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Shelepin

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[shuh-lep-in, shi-lye-pyin] / ʃəˈlɛp ɪn, ʃɪˈljɛ pjɪn /

noun

  1. Alexandr Nikolayevich 1918–1994, Soviet government official.


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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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