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Who was the main leader in the Soviet Union during the cold war?
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The Cold War, meaning the continued state of political conflict and military tension without a direct military confrontation between the US and the USSR, lasted from 1947 until 1991. It is hard to pinpoint the "main" leader of the Soviet Union during this era.
Joseph Stalin (in power from 1924 until 1953) was the Soviet leader known more for his rule of terror at home than for an aggressive foreign policy. He can be considered the main Soviet figure in the Cold War in that he presided over its onset. Under his rule, the Berlin Wall was built and the Korean war was fought.
Nikita Khruschev (1953-1964), was responsible for precipitating the Cuban missile crisis, and for his menacing rhetoric aimed at the West (see "We will bury you!"). He could be called the main Soviet leader in the Cold War, considering that the world has never before or since come closer to an open nuclear confrontation than in 1962.
Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982) had the longest tenure as the Soviet Cold War leader. He also sent Soviet troops to Afghanistan in 1979. But his rule caused stagnation and eventual demise of the USSR, so it's hard to call him "main" anything.
Mikhail Gorbachev (1985-1991) is widely credited with ending the Cold War by declaring the policy of glasnost and perestroika, opening the USSR to the West, conduction negotiations with Reagan, allowing the Berlin Wall to come down and, eventually, presiding over the breakup of the Soviet Union. He was the main, if not sole, positive Soviet force in the Cold War.
Take your pick. If I had to choose, I would say Khruschev. Or Brezhnev.
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Who were the soviet union leader during the cold war?
Joseph Stalin
Who presided over the Soviet Union during the Cold War and just prior to its breakup?
Several men presided over the Soviet Union during the Cold War; the last leader of the Soviet Union was Boris Yel'tsin.
Longest leader of soviet union during cold war?
Leonid Brezhnev had the longest tenure (18 years) as the Soviet leder during the Cold War.
Who were the Russian presidents during the cold war?
- Joseph Stalin -- leader of the Soviet Union, until 1953. - Nikita Khrushchev -- leader of soviet Union until 1964. - Leonid Brezhnev -- leader of the Soviet Union until 1982. - Yuri Andropov -- leader of the Soviet Union until 1984. - Konstantin Chernenko -- leader of the Soviet Union until 1985. - Mikhail Gorbachev -- leader of the Soviet Union until 1991
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union towards the end of the Cold War?
Gorbachev
What was the soviet union during the cold war?
Russia
What did Nikita Khrushchev where?
Nikita Khrushchev was responsible for the partial de-stalinization of the Soviet Union and for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program. He also led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War.
What was the Soviet Union's rise and fall during the cold war?
no the fall of the soviet union was actually the cause of the end so it is not actually considered to have occurred during the cold war
Who was the US main adversary during the cold war?
US Verses USSR.
The leader of USSR Russia?
At the fall of the Soviet Union the president of the Soviet Union was Mikhail Gorbachev. And the prime-minister of Russia was Boris Yeltsin.
Who was khrushcev?
He was the Soviet Unions leader during the Cold- War
What country was the soviet union during the cold war?
Russia
