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Summary:The new leaders of the USSR: former President Leonid Brezhnev and planning expert Alexei Kosygin seen together earlier this year when Mr Kosygin received high awards on his sixtieth birthday. Kosygin took over the Premiership, Brezhnev the Party Leadership. One of their first public appearances afterwards was the official welcome to the Russian three-man space team.
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Location:USSR CCCP RUSSIA MOSCOW MOSKVA
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