Word: chernenko
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Goldman, a widely noted expert on the Soviet economy said that in running the country, Chernenko will probably "tall back on cronies...
...within the context of this self-per-petuating oligarchy's development that Chernenko, once former leader I could I Brezhnev's right hand man, rose to power, the experts agreed...
...Grim Grom," as he is known in Western diplomatic circles, has not built a political power base at home. Gromyko has never appeared overly ambitious to hold his nation's highest office. A dark horse, he is more likely to stay in the stable or to find himself, like Chernenko, hitched to a troika...
...white-haired, grandfatherly Chernenko might still be the nostalgic favorite of entrenched and aging bureaucrats who remember the old days under Brezhnev. But Chernenko's experience outside the cumbersome party machine is limited, and he has failed to project an image of strong leadership. The impression has no doubt been reinforced by his unfortunate tendency to stumble over long words while reading prepared speeches...
...powerful Central Committee Secretariat that had been left vacant by the death of Ideologist Mikhail Suslov. It was seen as a move to "launder" Andropov for the top party post. When Brezhnev died six months later, Andropov had lined up enough support to beat back the challenge of Konstantin Chernenko, who was widely believed to be Brezhnev's personal choice for the post of party General Secretary...