Thirty-four years ago today, the revolving door that had become the entry point to leadership of the Soviet Union stopped when Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party. On that day, he became the fourth Soviet leader in under three years (Brezhnev died in November 1982, Andropov in February of 1984, Chernenko… Continue reading 34 Years Ago Today: Politburo Selects Gorbachev as Soviet Leader
All Purls. No Swine.