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Kosygin

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

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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The economic reforms that were proposed by Alexei Kosygin, who initially shared power with Brezhnev, were left, unfortunately, on paper.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

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

The college, about 25 miles south of Philadelphia, was most famous as the locale of a summit meeting in 1967 between President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Soviet premier, Aleksei Kosygin.

From New York Times Dec. 13, 2015

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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