Shelepin
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
In March 1970, he reportedly joined fellow Politburo Members Mikhail Suslov and Aleksandr Shelepin in criticizing Brezhnev for his handling of the economy.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Shelepin said that you got your doctor-of-science degree without defending it."
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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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At 40, Shelepin was appointed by Khrushchev to head the dreaded KGB.
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