Kosygin

Ko·sy·gin

(kə-sē′gən, -gyĭn), Aleksei Nikolayevich 1904-1980.

Soviet premier (1964-1980) who succeeded Nikita Khrushchev and was often overshadowed by party secretary Leonid Brezhnev.

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Kosygin

(Russian kaˈsiɡin)

(Biography) Aleksei Nikolayevich (alɪkˈsjej nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1904–80, Soviet statesman; premier of the Soviet Union (1964–80)

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Ko•sy•gin

(kəˈsi gɪn)

n.

Aleksei Nikolayevich, 1904–80, Russian premier of the U.S.S.R. 1964–80.

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In 60s, President Ayoub visited Russia and met with the then Soviet Prime Minister of Russia Alexei Kosygin. Both exchanged and extended hands of cooperation and in economic and defence fields.

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Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in New Jersey in 1967 resulted in little of consequence, but five years later, a meeting between President Richard Nixon, Kosygin and Leonid Brezhnev, general-secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, resulted in the signing of multiple agreements, including the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.

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But by the time President Johnson requested a bottle to present to Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin during their Glassboro Summit Conference in 1967, everyone knew this exchange was a big deal.