Word: viktor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...occupied the pre-eminent place at Brezhnev's right hand during Kirilenko's absence, was also seated at two removes from the President on May Day. At Brezhnev's right was Premier Nikolai Tikhonov, 76, a dark horse in the Kremlin sweepstakes. Moscow Party Chief Viktor Grishin, 67, at Brezhnev's left, is widely regarded as a front runner...
...tension in the hall was palpable. The door opened. A murmur raced through the vast theater: "He's there!" And he was, emerging behind Moscow Party Boss Viktor Grishin, 67, who as chairman of the ceremonies was first out the door. Brezhnev walked stiffly across the stage, only a bit more slowly than before his disappearance. Many in the audience were smiling now that the mystery that had gripped the country was happily resolved. As applause mounted, Brezhnev applauded back in a display of mutual appreciation of his powers of survival...
...favorite who has not been seen in public since mid-February. The most visible contender for the succession is Konstantin Chernenko, 70, a longtime Brezhnev aide who has consistently appeared standing next to the President in recent months. Other Politburo members vying for the succession include Moscow Party Chief Viktor Grishin, Leningrad Party Boss Grigori Romanov and KGB Chief Yuri Andropov...
...Politburo after Brezhnev, more likely to take over following Brezhnev's resignation or death, Kirilenko has been absent from recent state functions. But whether Kirilenko or Chernenko wins out, either one of the septuagenarians could end up serving only as a caretaker while such "younger" Politburo members as Viktor Grishin, 67, and Grigori Romanov, 59, vie for position. If so, neither the power struggle nor the rumormongering in Moscow will cease for long...
...understandable then that Cosmonaut Vladimir Kovalyonok, 39, got a little sentimental last month when he and his rookie sidekick, Viktor Savinykh, 41, headed back to earth in an advanced Soyuz T spacecraft after 75 days in space. Theirs was the final visit of cosmonauts to Salyut, although it could be used for unmanned missions. The Soviets have indicated that they may dock an unmanned Cosmos satellite on Salyut soon, perhaps this week. After looking back at the ship for the last time, Kovalyonok rhapsodized: "It was so beautiful it gave my heart a pang...