Leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982 (8)

I believe the answer is:
brezhnev
(Other definitions for brezhnev that I've seen before include "70s Soviet leader" , "He succeeded Kruschev as leader of the Soviet Union" , "Soviet leader 1964-82" , "Former president of the Soviet Union" , "President of the USSR, 1977-82" .)