This reform, along with his more open stance on solving the Prague Spring, made Kosygin one of the most liberal members of the top leadership. FULL ARTICLE AT WIKIPEDIA.ORG.

“Chairman Kosygin’s only proposal was for a return in effect to the situation of belligerency maintained up to June 4 by the Arab states. This situation led to the recent hostilities.

Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin, addressing an audience at the Guildhall here on current international affairs, ... From Notre Dame to Prague, Europe’s anti-Semitism is literally carved in stone.