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Soviet republic, a republic ruled by sovietsSoviet (council)

A soviet originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia....
 (workers' councils), may refer to one of the following:

  • Bolshevik Russia and the Russian SFSR after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and during the Russian Civil War.
  • Any of the Republics of the Soviet UnionRepublics of the Soviet Union

    In its final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics , often called simply ...
    .
  • Any of several short-lived communistCommunism

    Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a future classless, stateless social organization, based upon common owners...
     revolutionary governments that were established after the Russian Revolution under its influence:
    • Arbeiter- und Soldatenräte (Workers' and Soldiers' Councils) established throughout Germany, beginning in Kiel, during the German RevolutionGerman Revolution

      The German Revolution is a series of events that occurred before and after the end of World War I in 1918-1919, culminating ...
       of November 1918, including Bremen, Braunschweig, Würzburg, Munich) and Alsace).
    • Chinese Soviet Republic, also known as the "Jiangxi Soviet" (1931–1934): led by Mao Zedong's faction of the Communist Party of China.
    • Commune of the Working People of EstoniaFacts About Commune of the Working People of Estonia

      The Commune of the Working People of Estonia was a short-lived socialist republic in Bolshevik-occupied parts of Estonia d...
       (November 1918–February 1919).
    • Finnish Socialist Workers' RepublicFinnish Socialist Workers' Republic

      The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic was a short-lived socialist state created after a socialist revolution on January 18...
       (January–April 1918) in the south of Finland only: Social Democratic Party of Finland.
    • Galician Soviet Socialist RepublicGalician Soviet Socialist Republic

      Galician Soviet Socialist Republic existed from July 8, 1920 to September 21, 1920 during the Polish-Soviet War within the a...
       (9 July–21 September 1920), created in Soviet-occupied territory during the Polish-Soviet WarPolish-Soviet War

      in the late 18th century, to secure territories which she had lost at the time of partitions or earlier and by the Soviets, who ...
      .
    • Hunan Soviet (ca. 1927): Communist Party of China.
    • Hungarian Soviet RepublicHungarian Soviet Republic

      The Hungarian Soviet Republic was the political regime in Hungary from March 21, 1919 until the beginning of August of the s...
       (1919): Hungarian Communist Party.
    • Limerick SovietLimerick Soviet

      Founded on April 15 1919 by the Limerick Trades and Labour Council, as a protest against the declaration a "Special Military Area"...
       (15–27 April 1919) established by Limerick trade union council during a general strike against British military rule.
    • Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicLithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

      Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was a Soviet controlled republic, that existed within the territories of m...
       (February–August 1919).
    • Persian Soviet Socialist Republic also known as the Soviet Republic of Gilan (June 1920–September 1921).
    • Republic of UžiceRepublic of Užice

      The Republic of U?ice was a short-lived military mini-state that existed in Autumn 1941 in the western part of Nazi-occupied...
       (1941), a PartisanPartisans (Yugoslavia)

      The Yugoslav Partisans were the main resistance movement engaged in the fight against the Axis forces in the Balkans during ...
      -governed military state during World War IIWorld War II

      World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers ,...
      .
    • Slovak Soviet RepublicSlovak Soviet Republic

      The Slovak Soviet Republic comprised a short-lived communist state in south and eastern Slovakia from 16 June to 7 July 1919...
       (16 June–7 July 1919), directly supported by the Hungarian one.
    • Soviet Republic of NaissaarSoviet Republic of Naissaar

      Soviet Republic of Naissaar|-| align="center" colspan="2" |...
      , on an island in the Baltic Sea (1917–1918).
  • The Soviet republic (system of government)Soviet republic (system of government)

    A Soviet Republic is a system of government in which the whole state power belongs to the Soviets - councils of employees....
     implemented in the USSR and other soviet republics.


See also: Socialist republic, Communist stateCommunist state

A Communist state is a state which declares its allegiance to the principles of Marxism-Leninism....