Viktoria Brezhneva
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Viktoria Petrovna Brezhneva was the wife
of Soviet
politician and longtime General Secretary
Leonid Brezhnev
. She was the mother of Yuri Brezhnev
and Galina Brezhneva
.
for the first time in 1925. It took some time, but after three years of dating, Brezhnev and Viktoria got married in 1928. The following year Viktoria gave birth to their first child, Galina
. Four years later, their fourth child was born, Yuri
. Victoria's relationship with Brezhnev was described as "old fashioned" and "without exaggeration be called gentle".
According to the memoirs of Brezhnev's relatives, it was Viktoria who gradually infected Brezhnev's love of material things. During Brezhnev's General Secretaryship
Victoria remained at the sidelines; she didn't like attracting public attention. Her last appearance in public was at Brezhnev's state funeral
. When Brezhnev died in 1982 Victoria lived on for another 13 years, dying after struggling for several years with diabetes. She lived in Brezhnev's old apartment for the remainder of her life. Her own daughter, Galina, did not show up for the funeral, the rest of the family did however.
Wife
A wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.-Origin and etymology:...
of Soviet
Soviet people
Soviet people or Soviet nation was an umbrella demonym for the population of the Soviet Union. Initially used as a nonspecific reference to the Soviet population, it was eventually declared to be a "new historical, social and international unity of people".-Nationality politics in early Soviet...
politician and longtime General Secretary
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the title given to the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. With some exceptions, the office was synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union...
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
. She was the mother of Yuri Brezhnev
Yuri Brezhnev
Yuri Leonidovich Brezhnev is the son of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva.-Life and career:By Konstantin Chernenko's death Yuri had become a chronic alcoholic...
and Galina Brezhneva
Galina Brezhneva
Galina Leonidovna Brezhneva was the daughter of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva.-Life and death:...
.
Life
Viktoria was born in 1908 into a Jewish family. She met Leonid BrezhnevLeonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
for the first time in 1925. It took some time, but after three years of dating, Brezhnev and Viktoria got married in 1928. The following year Viktoria gave birth to their first child, Galina
Galina Brezhneva
Galina Leonidovna Brezhneva was the daughter of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva.-Life and death:...
. Four years later, their fourth child was born, Yuri
Yuri Brezhnev
Yuri Leonidovich Brezhnev is the son of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva.-Life and career:By Konstantin Chernenko's death Yuri had become a chronic alcoholic...
. Victoria's relationship with Brezhnev was described as "old fashioned" and "without exaggeration be called gentle".
According to the memoirs of Brezhnev's relatives, it was Viktoria who gradually infected Brezhnev's love of material things. During Brezhnev's General Secretaryship
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the title given to the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. With some exceptions, the office was synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union...
Victoria remained at the sidelines; she didn't like attracting public attention. Her last appearance in public was at Brezhnev's state funeral
Death and funeral of Leonid Brezhnev
On 10 November 1982, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, the third General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the fifth leader of the Soviet Union, died a 75 year-old man after suffering a heart attack following years of serious ailments. His death was officially acknowledged on 11...
. When Brezhnev died in 1982 Victoria lived on for another 13 years, dying after struggling for several years with diabetes. She lived in Brezhnev's old apartment for the remainder of her life. Her own daughter, Galina, did not show up for the funeral, the rest of the family did however.