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Political Tensions within the USSR: The “Gerontocracy”

February 21st, 2010
Posted in 1900-2000 (GCSE History), GCSE / IGCSE History

Students investigate the “Rule by Geriatrics” – Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko – and how this lack of flexibility led to the tragedy of the Korean Airliner incident of 1983.

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    This entry was posted on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at 5:41 pm and is filed under 1900-2000 (GCSE History), GCSE / IGCSE History.

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