What are the Soviets?

Question: Who/What are the Soviets!?
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Soviet is the Russian word for "committee!." "Soviets" as a concept of a governmentalunit first arose in the 1905 Revolution, when a committee of workers in St!. Petersberg became the primary mouthpiece for resistance to csarist actions in the capitol!.

When revolution again broke out in the spring of 1917,committees (soviets) of workers and soldiers/sailors sprang up as an alternative to the power network which surrounded the government bureaucracy supporting the Duma!.

Much of the difficulty which faced the post-Csarist period from the spring of 1917 until November revolved around how much power would actually be exercised by the centralized (and largely conservative) goverment and the various soviet organizations!. The position articulated by Lenin was one of "all power to the soviets" even though, when that position was first articulated, the Bolshevik party was a minority party within the structure of the largest (Petrograd & Moscow) soviets!.

After the November revolution, and even more after the assassination attempt on Lenin by a member of the erstwhile politically allied "Left SR" party, the "soviet" structure remained (indeed, the principal legislative group in the Soviet Union was the "Soviet of Soviets" until the 1990's), but real power moved from the various "committees" to the "cpommunist party" leadership!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Soviet is a word in the Russian language, literally it can be translated as symphony(not in the music sense)!.Its means to offer advice and council!.

Now it refers to anything or anybody to do with Russia (the Soviet Union)!.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, or the СССР), was also called the Soviet Union, and was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eastern Europe or Eurasia from 1922 to 1991!.

Emerging from the Russian Empire following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War of 1918–1921, the USSR was a union of several Soviet republics!.

Initially established as a union of just four Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR grew to contain 15 constituent republics by 1956: Armenian , Azerbaijan , Belorussian , Estonian , Georgian, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Moldavian, Russian, Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, and Uzbek S!.

With the break up of the USSR many of these states claimed independence!.

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A Soviet was either a governing official or person living in the Soviet Union, the socialist state that emerged from the Russian Empire!. Those Soviets supporting the USSR (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) were influenced by Vladimir Lenin, who sparked revolutions in attempt to put Marxist ideas about a workers' state into practice!. These supporters, the Bolsheviks, gained power after the Russian Civil War (1917-1922)!. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 due to decline in economic and political structures!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think the definition of "the Soviets" that you want is:

The governing officials or people living in the Soviet Union: Example - "The Soviets put the first man into space!."

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) also known as the Soviet Union was a group of 15 countries or republics which joined together, they were:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan

The Soviet Union was in existence from 1917 to 1991!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) also called the Soviet Union was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991!. The Soviets are the union that make up the USSR!. They emerged from the Russian Empire!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's been awhile since I read about this, and if I understand your question!. I think they are mostly Europeon peoples, and some Arabs, since they border them!. Jews!. Probably close to the USA!. I added this since the other answers had Russia's politics!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Governmental local councils from the former Soviet Union which broke up in 1989 which consisted of Russia, Ukraine, and other small countries surrounding!.

more info
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The former United Soviet Socialist Republic or U!.S!.S!.R!., now known as Russia!. It was a communist government, or socialist republic as suggest by their name!.

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the soviets were people from the Soviet Union!. (aka the USSR)!. both terms refer to communist RussiaWww@QuestionHome@Com

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