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Re:Reading Soviet Sci-Fi at the End of the World by omega3 on Monday September 26, 2022 @11:40AM (#32984542)
Even if he was a communist it still wouldn't make him soviet.
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Re:Reading Soviet Sci-Fi at the End of the World by thriftwy on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @03:43AM (#32992545)
The issue here is "Soviet" is not a given name but (supposedly) a mode of government.

One like Democracy and Republic and the literal translation is "Council".

So, you can surely be democratic outside of (hypothetical) Democratic Union, much like you may be soviet outside of USSR.

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