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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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During a tour of Kilmarnock, Shelepin fleetingly made contact with a real, live British auto worker, producing a less-than-historic exchange.

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After Nikita's ouster, Shelepin was rewarded with full Politburo membership and several key party jobs.

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He's an active participant in the plot, along with Shelepin, Podgorny and others.

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Thus did Alexander Nikolayevich Shelepin, the Kremlin's star ascendant of the 1950s and '60s, plummet last week into the particular oblivion reserved for disgraced Soviet leaders.

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That soured Nikita on Shelepin, who then began plotting against his former mentor.

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