Soviet (disambiguation)
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Soviet is a word in the Russian language meaning both advice or counsel and council (a group of advisors). Literally it can be translated as co-voice (symphony). It may also refer to:
  • The Soviet Union
    Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

     or anything related to the Soviet Union, including:
    • Any of the republics of the Soviet Union
      Republics of the Soviet Union
      The Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were ethnically-based administrative units that were subordinated directly to the Government of the Soviet Union...

  • Soviet (council)
    Soviet (council)
    Soviet was a name used for several Russian political organizations. Examples include the Czar's Council of Ministers, which was called the “Soviet of Ministers”; a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia; and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union....

    , a council:
    • A workers' council
      Workers' council
      A workers' council, or revolutionary councils, is the phenomenon where a single place of work or enterprise, such as a factory, school, or farm, is controlled collectively by the workers of that workplace, through the core principle of temporary and instantly revocable delegates.In a system with...

    • Specific councils in Russian history:
      • The State Council of Imperial Russia
        State Council of Imperial Russia
        The State Council was the supreme state advisory body to the Tsar in Imperial Russia.-18th century:Early Tsars' Councils were small and dealt primarily with the external politics....

         (1810–1917)
      • The St. Petersburg Soviet
        St. Petersburg Soviet
        St. Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Delegates was a workers' council, or soviet in St. Petersburg in 1905.-Origins:The idea of a Soviet as an organ to coordinate workers' strike activities arose during the January–February 1905 meetings of workers at the apartment of Voline during the abortive...

         (1905)
      • The Petrograd Soviet
        Petrograd Soviet
        The Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies , usually called the Petrograd Soviet , was the soviet in Petrograd , Russia, established in March 1917 after the February Revolution as the representative body of the city's workers.The Petrograd Soviet became important during the Russian...

         (1917)
      • The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
      • The Supreme Soviet of Russia
        Supreme Soviet of Russia
        The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR , later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR in 1938–1990; in 1990–1993 it was a permanent parliament, elected by the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation.The Supreme Soviet of...

         (1938–1993)
      • The Supreme Soviet
        Supreme Soviet
        The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...

         of other Soviet republics
      • The State Council of the Soviet Union
        State Council of the Soviet Union
        The State Council of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , but also known as the State Soviet, formed on 5 September 1991 and was one of the most important government offices in Mikhail Gorbachev's Soviet Union...

      • The State Council of the Russian Federation
        State Council of the Russian Federation
        The State Council of the Russian Federation is an advisory body to the Head of State, which deals with issues of the highest importance to the state as a whole. The council was established by a decree of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on September 1, 2000.The current State Council is the...

        , since 2000

See also

  • Soviet Republic (disambiguation)
  • Sovetsk (disambiguation)
  • Sovetsky (disambiguation)
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