Shelepin
Americannoun
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According to one scenario, Shelepin was caught organizing a faction that would have seized power when the ailing Brezhnev retired or died.
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That soured Nikita on Shelepin, who then began plotting against his former mentor.
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Shelepin hastily summoned reporters to Prestwick Airport as he prepared to leave.
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By training and temperament, Mazurov, Shelepin and the others appear no more inventive or flexible than Brezhnev.
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"Shelepin said that you got your doctor-of-science degree without defending it."
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