Soviet politician Leonid Brezhnev died on this day, November 10, in 1982. Brezhnev was the leader of the Soviet Union for 18 years, serving as General Secretary of the Central Committee and of the Communist Party. He apparently told Karsh he would sit for a portrait if Karsh made him look as good as Audrey Hepburn…

Karsh photographed several people on his visit to the USSR in 1963. See a list.