# Talk:Pyotr Masherov

The article claimed that "Masherov published a book in which he openly criticized Soviet leadership as arrogant and conceited. The book showcased his dedication to Marxism Leninism and his opposition to Brezhnev." While there isn't much info on it in English, its name was Sovetskaya Belorussiya (aka Soviet Belarus, confusingly also the name of a newspaper at the time) and what info I was able to find argued that the book contained a veiled criticism of Brezhnev's personality cult and consolidation of power (as opposed to the principle of collective leadership sought after Stalin died.) The basis of this speculation is because Masherov mentions "Comrade Brezhnev" relatively little and there's no passages dedicated to praising Brezhnev. It's entirely possible that was the case, but it certainly isn't open criticism nor necessarily evidence of "dedication to Marxism Leninism." Not to mention the idea that a book published in the Brezhnev-era USSR could openly denounce Brezhnev is absurd. Hence I removed the paragraph, which has no source. --Ismail (talk) 15:19, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

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