Word: politburos
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...extraordinary concession, the Politburo, at Brezhnev's urging, agreed to the suspension of the tax-though it could be reinstated at any time. In April, Brezhnev personally assured a group of seven American Senators visiting Moscow that he would not allow the tax to stand in the way of better relations. The White House fears the amendments would limit the President's flexibility in foreign affairs and set a precedent of interference in the domestic affairs of a foreign country...
Barring some unpredictable and unlikely disaster, the Washington summit will almost certainly enhance Brezhnev's prestige and position in the Soviet Union. Until recently the Moscow hierarchy was a determinedly collective leadership. Brezhnev's dealings are still sharply defined within the perimeters set by the Politburo. But since the last summit, when he shared the spotlight with President Nikolai Podgorny and Premier Kosygin, he has handled the show alone. In a major Politburo shake-up in April, he dispatched two of the strongest opponents of his policies. His official job - General Secretary of the Communist Party - does...
...cleverly fielding questions. His main, rectangular office, on the third floor of the Council of Ministers block, is larger but less elegant than the Oval Office in the White House. Pointing to his intercom, he proudly noted that he can use it to contact any member of the ruling Politburo...
Brezhnev appeared a little tired as he sat down to conduct a press conference in a large room that is used for meetings by the Politburo every Thursday afternoon. Sipping black coffee and alternately smoking Russian and American cigarettes (Philip Morris multifilter), he seemed to revive as the translated questions and answers progressed across a 50-ft.-long, green-felt-covered table. Among his comments...
...POLITBURO. Our decision making is collective. Ninety-nine point nine percent of the time we decide by discussion, not by vote. But if discussion fails, we postpone the issue, or set up a small group of members to talk it over further...