Word: politburo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Politburo. He did not take kindly to criticism of any kind. "They have vilified me!" he once bellowed. "They have crucified me. Yes, they have even criticized...
...meantime, an acting mayor will be selected by the city council. Daley's successor will not have comparable clout since he will undoubtedly be denied the top party job that Daley held. Says Political Scientist Milton Rakove of the University of Illinois' Circle Campus: "The politburo takes over now. They won't let anyone have that kind of power again." For better or worse, Richard Daley was probably the last of his kind...
Acknowledging such criticism, Politburo Member Le Due Tho at the Congress attacked party cadres who have been so lacking in devotion as to "degenerate, abuse their powers, commit fraudulent acts, violate the law, bully the masses and so forth." Le Due Tho also lashed out against "corruption, bureaucracy, arbitrariness and autocracy." Some foreign observers thought his wording might be the prelude to a purge...
...would be reasonable to look for Brezhnev's heir among leaders now in their middle or late 50s. In this age group, though, the Kremlin's cupboard is nearly bare. Only three of the 15 Politburo members are under 60; only one of these. Fyodor Kulakov, 58, appears to be correctly positioned for a run at the top job. Kulakov, an agronomist and highly visible Brezhnev protege, delivered the keynote speech at this year's traditional observation of the Bolshevik Revolution...
Brezhnev did not make the mistake of moving all the way toward one-man power, as Khrushchev did during his last days. Therefore, responsibility for success or failure could be shared with other members of the Politburo. Brezhnev-praised by Richard Nixon more than once as the shrewdest of shrewd politicians-accomplished "collegia!" rule with astonishing success. He has nonetheless had mixed results in foreign policy, his principal achievement having been to convince his colleagues that detente with the West is desirable and necessary. The thriving state of Communist parties in Italy, France and elsewhere is taken by Moscow...