Assertion: soviet | /r/HasProperty | council
Facets:
value: in russian
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Of course, the Soviet Union was not a union of soviet republics (soviet is "council" in Russian, referring to a democratically-elected workers council), but a one-party dictatorship.[note 2]
text: The revolution did in fact prove to not yet be over, as tensions between the social forces aligned with the soviets (councils) and those with the provisional government now led by Alexander Kerensky (1881-1970, in power 1917), came into explosive tensions during that summer.
text: The revolution did in fact prove to not yet be over, as tensions between the social forces aligned with the soviets (councils) and those with the provisional government now led by Alexander Kerensky (1881-1970, in power 1917), came into explosive tensions during that summer.
text: To proceed with reforms opposed by the majority of the communist party, Gorbachev aimed to consolidate power in a new position, President of the Soviet Union, which was independent from the CPSU and the soviets (councils) and whose holder could be impeached only in case of direct violation of the law.