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Kosygin

American  
[kuh-see-gin, kuh-si-gyin] / kəˈsi gɪn, kʌˈsɪ gyɪn /

noun

  1. Aleksei Nikolayevich 1904–80, Russian politician: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1964–80.


Kosygin British  
/ kaˈsiɡin /

noun

  1. Aleksei Nikolayevich (alɪkˈsjej nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1904–80, Soviet statesman; premier of the Soviet Union (1964–80)

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In 1964, Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev was toppled from power; he was succeeded by Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and by Alexei Kosygin as Premier.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2020

Occasionally the PDB noted who spoke with whom — a snippet of Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield’s conversation with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin showed up in the Nov. 23, 1965, PDB.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2016

To be fair to Kosygin, he probably needed to unwind.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2011

They had a videophone conversation, and Kosygin was crying.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2011

As you will remember, I met with Chairman Kosygin at Glassboro and we achieved if not accord, at least a clearer understanding of our respective positions after 2 days of meeting.

From State of the Union Address by Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)

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