Brezhnev (disambiguation)
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Brezhnev or Brezhneva (feminine) is a Russian
family name
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Those bearing it include:
The name was applied from 1982 to 1988, in honor of Leonid Brezhnev, to the city of Naberezhnye Chelny
in Tatarstan
.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
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Those bearing it include:
- Leonid BrezhnevLeonid BrezhnevLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
(1906–1982), a General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union - Viktoria BrezhnevaViktoria BrezhnevaViktoria Petrovna Brezhneva was the wife of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. She was the mother of Yuri Brezhnev and Galina Brezhneva.-Life:...
(1907–1995), wife of Leonid Brezhnev - Vladimir BrezhnevVladimir BrezhnevVladimir Brezhnev was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965. He was born and died in Moscow....
(1935–1996), Russian ice hockey player - Galina BrezhnevaGalina BrezhnevaGalina Leonidovna Brezhneva was the daughter of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva.-Life and death:...
(1929–1998), daughter of Leonid Brezhnev - Yuri BrezhnevYuri BrezhnevYuri Leonidovich Brezhnev is the son of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva.-Life and career:By Konstantin Chernenko's death Yuri had become a chronic alcoholic...
(b. 1933), son of Leonid Brezhnev - Lyubov BrezhnevaLyubov BrezhnevaLyubov Yakovlevna Brezhneva was a niece of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev . She was hounded by the KGB for many reasons including being somewhat liberal in her political philosophy and for being in love with a soldier from East Germany.She wrote a book about her experience called The World I Left...
, niece of Leonid Brezhnev - Vera BrezhnevaVera BrezhnevaVira Viktorivna Halushka , better known by her stage name Vera Brezhneva , is a Ukrainian pop-singer and television presenter.- Family :...
(b. 1982), Ukrainian pop-singer
The name was applied from 1982 to 1988, in honor of Leonid Brezhnev, to the city of Naberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It serves as the administrative center of Tukayevsky District, although it is not...
in Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
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