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Shelepin

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[shuh-lep-in, shi-lye-pyin] / ʃəˈlɛp ɪn, ʃɪˈlyɛ pyɪn /

noun

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


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He took the brunt of a barrage of umbrellas, milk cartons, bricks and Passover cookies, as the real Shelepin slipped into T.U.C. headquarters through the tradesmen's entrance.

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Numerous others�including the dynamic opportunist Alexander Shelepin, the Ukrainian strongman Pyotr Shelest and the moderate reformer Gennady Voronov�have been expelled from the Politburo and denounced for political sins.

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One, the relatively youthful Alexander Shelepin, 58, was dismissed from the Politburo almost two years ago and has not been heard of since.

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But Shelepin, an extreme hardliner, is so wily that he cannot be discounted as a contender even if he is less powerful than before.

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

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