Question

How could many of the leaders of the Soviet Union, prior to the 1980s, be described?

A. pro-Western
B. hard-line Communists
C. modernists
D. revolutionaries

Answer 1

Many of the leaders of the Soviet Union, prior to the 1980s, could be described as "B. hard-line Communists," since this was before the time when it became clear that at least some amount of moderation was needed.