The Galina Brezhneva Affair: Diamonds for a Princess

The last ruler of the country—under whom Russia was truly Great—was unlucky with his children. Brezhnev’s daughter Galina was as all-powerful as she was spoiled by her father’s position and power. Her name became a household word for nepotism and corruption in the highest echelons of power in the late Soviet era. Journalist Yevgeny Dodolev was the first to lift the veil of secrecy over the family of the General Secretary in the Soviet press. Communicating with Galina Brezhneva and her husband, General Churbhanov, Dodolev accumulated truly unique material about the family, the father, and Galina’s tragic fate.