Old soviet joke: “There was Russia before Peter (dopetrovskaya), then there was Russia under Peter (petrovskaya), and now there’s Russia under Dnipropetrovsk (dnepropetrovskaya)." This joke referred to the new makeup of the Politburo, where former Party leaders from Dnipropetrovsk - the Brezhnev "mafia" - played a decisive role.
After dissolution of the Soviet Union the "Dnipropetrovsk clan" became most prominent clan of Ukraine. So, theoretically, if the Soviet Union didn't collapse, Yulia Tymoshenko (also a product of the ''Dnipropetrovsk clan'') could become a leader of the USSR.
After dissolution of the Soviet Union the "Dnipropetrovsk clan" became most prominent clan of Ukraine. So, theoretically, if the Soviet Union didn't collapse, Yulia Tymoshenko (also a product of the ''Dnipropetrovsk clan'') could become a leader of the USSR.