KnowraKonstantin ChernenkoLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Konstantin Chernenko, each with the reason it gives.All 5Related 5Mikhail GorbachevRelated: His brief rule ended with Gorbachev’s selection as party general secretary.Leonid BrezhnevRelated: His brief succession followed the late Brezhnev-era pattern of aging leaders.Yuri AndropovRelated: Their brief successions framed the final years of the Soviet leadership before Gorbachev.Era of StagnationRelated: His short tenure continued the late-era pattern of aging leadership before Gorbachev.Nikolai PodgornyRelated: Chernenko succeeded Podgorny as chairman of the Presidium in 1977.