Communist Party of the Soviet Union

:For other usage of the initials CPSU see CPSU (disambiguation).

History

Main article: History of the CPSU

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With some exceptions, the course of the CPSU (and the history of the whole Soviet Union) was largely determined by its leader. The history of the CPSU since the death of Lenin can thus be divided into the eras of Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev and Gorbachev.

Related Topics:
Lenin - Stalin - Khrushchev - Brezhnev - Gorbachev

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