What is it about?
This essay introduces Brezhnev's heretofore little-known diaries to a larger readership, with emphasis on how they reflect his attitudes toward and concern with foreign policy.
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Why is it important?
The importance of the essay lies in the detail it provides on Brezhnev's role in Soviet foreign policy and on his commitment to securing and maintaining peace.
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This page is a summary of: “Soviet” Man of Peace: Leonid Il´ich Brezhnev and His Diaries, Kritika Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History, January 2016, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/kri.2016.0051.
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