In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

Q: on 8 november 1917 , lenin was elected the chairman of the council of people 's commissars by the russian congress of soviets.

A: on 8 november 1917 , the russian congress eclected lenin as a chairman of the council of people 's commissars.
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Q: in his book " russia at war 1941 to 1945 " , alexander werth reported that while visiting gdansk / danzig in 1945 shortly after its liberation by the red army , he saw an experimental factory outside the city for making soap from human corpses.

A: in his book " russia at war 1941 to 1945 " , alexander werth wrote that while visiting gdansk / danzig in 1945 soon after it was freed by the red army , he saw an experimental factory outside the city for making soap from human corpses.
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Q: the montreal canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in montreal , quebec , canada.

A:
the montreal canadiens are a ice hockey team based in montreal quebec.
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