context: He was a principal player in the coup against Khrushchev in October 1964, obviously influencing the KGB to support the conspirators.
source: Shelepin probably expected to become First Secretary and de facto leader of the USSR when Khrushchev was overthrown.
reference_original: Quando Krusciov fu spodestato, Shelepin probabilmente era convinto di diventare Primo Segretario e leader de facto dell'Unione Sovietica.
reference_flipped: Quando Krusciov fu spodestato, Shelepin probabilmente era convinta di diventare Prima Segretaria e leader de facto dell'Unione Sovietica.