Soviet Union: Leading Personalities in Soviet Union

A file of correspondence and reports concerning leading Soviet personalities. The documents cover discussions on the health of the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, and his possible successors; the awarding of military honours to Brezhnev and other leading Soviet politicians; the publication of a new book on speeches and articles written by Brezhnev; and visits by Brezhnev to Siberia and Bonn. Other documents in the file cover the death and funeral of the politburo member Fedor Kulakov; the assassination of the Azerbaijani minister of internal affairs; changes within the Estonian communist party's Central Committee; and the removal of the director-general of TASS, Leonid Zamyatin. The file also includes details of changes within the Soviet leadership; a list of politburo members; and U.S. and Canadian reports speculating on future Soviet leaders.