Era of Stagnation
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The Era of Stagnation is a term used to describe the economic, political, and social era in the history of the Soviet Union that began during the rule of Leonid Brezhnev and continued under Yuri Andro
Scholars are generally unsure as to what effect the "Kosygin reform", named after its initiator Alexei Kosygin, had on economic growth.
Leonid Brezhnev
1973 Soviet economic reform
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The 1973 Soviet economic reform was an economic reform initiated by Alexei Kosygin, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. During Leonid Brezhnev's rule of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
Alexei Kosygin (right) shaking hands with Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu on 22 August 1974