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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by gatherhunterer on Monday November 04, 2019 @04:13PM (#21446575)
A soviet is a local official (elected, I think) in Communism. It is not necessarily tied to the USSR. The soviet system was in place at this time, as is mentioned throughout the article.
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by varjag on Monday November 04, 2019 @04:14PM (#21446582)
Soviet is a council, as in a governing committee.
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by Frondo on Monday November 04, 2019 @04:31PM (#21446713)
As in the Russian word совет, lit. advice or council.
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by varjag on Monday November 04, 2019 @04:54PM (#21446930)
When Lenin pushed the motto вся власть Советамъ it was as I outlined above. In neither sense it means a person/official.
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