Era of Stagnation

The "Era of Stagnation" (Russian: Пери́од засто́я, romanizedPeríod zastóya, or Эпо́ха засто́я Epókha zastóya) is a term coined by Mikhail Gorbachev in order to describe the negative way in which he viewed the economic, political, and social policies of the Soviet Union that began during the rule of Leonid Brezhnev (1964–1982) and continued under Yuri Andropov (1982–1984) and Konstantin Chernenko (1984–1985).[1][2] It is sometimes called the "Brezhnevian Stagnation" in English.

  1. ^ "The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. ^ Bacon & Sandle 2002, pp. 1–2.