Soviet
noun
A council or local authority in the former Soviet Union.
The Leningrad Soviet was one of the main revolutionary centres in 1917.
Often appears as...
- soviet union
- leningrad soviet
Usage tips
Historical
adjective
Related to the former Soviet Union or its people.
Soviet architecture has a distinct style.
Often appears as...
- soviet era
- soviet russia
noun
A citizen of the former Soviet Union.
He is a Soviet by birth.
Often appears as...
- soviet people
- soviet citizen
noun
A council or local authority in the former Soviet Union.
The Leningrad Soviet was one of the main revolutionary centres in 1917.
Often appears as...
- soviet union
- leningrad soviet
Usage tips
Historical
adjective
Related to the former Soviet Union or its people.
Soviet architecture has a distinct style.
Often appears as...
- soviet era
- soviet russia
noun
A citizen of the former Soviet Union.
He is a Soviet by birth.
Often appears as...
- soviet people
- soviet citizen
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
The term 'soviet' is historical and often linked to the era before 1991.
The Ural Soviet was active before the dissolution of the USSR.
Pro Tip 2/3Revolutionary Origin
Originally, 'soviet' referred to revolutionary councils during the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Workers' soviets played key roles during the October Revolution.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Russian
While commonly associated with Russia, soviets existed in various Soviet Union republics.
The Tbilisi Soviet convened in present-day Georgia.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
The term 'soviet' is historical and often linked to the era before 1991.
The Ural Soviet was active before the dissolution of the USSR.
Pro Tip 2/3Revolutionary Origin
Originally, 'soviet' referred to revolutionary councils during the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Workers' soviets played key roles during the October Revolution.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Russian
While commonly associated with Russia, soviets existed in various Soviet Union republics.
The Tbilisi Soviet convened in present-day Georgia.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
The term 'soviet' is historical and often linked to the era before 1991.
The Ural Soviet was active before the dissolution of the USSR.
Pro Tip 2/3Revolutionary Origin
Originally, 'soviet' referred to revolutionary councils during the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Workers' soviets played key roles during the October Revolution.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Russian
While commonly associated with Russia, soviets existed in various Soviet Union republics.
The Tbilisi Soviet convened in present-day Georgia.
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IN Finalist PIPE National...
religious significance still for me as a Catholic my favorite world leader is Margaret Thatcher but i'm not sure if i'd actually switch places with her because she seems to have found a very admirable job helping to bring down the soviet union without an 8th grader from indiana trying to steal her job so i think that probably switched places with
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The Surprising...
that's more known for its intelligence and the military actually had some experience trying to use animals as bombers during world war ii they had looked at sending bombs along with fine animals like bats or pigeons with time these animal training efforts became more dangerous later on in the cold war the soviet
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DIY - The Pattern Game PIPE...
got in my mind with my back turned I'm gonna try to track where it is every time you switch it it'll be up to you and I won't influence you okay at the end of it I'm gonna try to tell you exactly where the hundred dollar bill is and if I'm wrong the money is yours okay Soviet okay good to me okay here we go
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What game theory teaches...
soviet-style communism has been replaced by Islamic extremism and the economic tension the Soviet Union has been replaced by China we don't fear nuclear war with China but the point is as all three tensions are alive and well and you see the problem is is they all know
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Reinventing the...
in between those two landmarks in ham's life he flew into space he experienced weightlessness and re-entry months before the first human being to do it Soviet cosmonaut yuri gagarin when i click on you in agra gardens page i get this guy who was surprisingly short in
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Portraits of Afghanistan...
fighters devolved into civil war chaos that paved the way for the rise of the taliban the initial core of the taliban were former mujahideen afghan holy warriors who you know with u.s and pakistan support fought against the soviets and kicked
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I'm a Marxist PIPE Killing...
hurting this is not an emotional decision I have studied Marx I don't even know what life is like here in six months you're gonna regret what I told the Soviet said I know things I had a very high security clearance I was a radar
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Yuval Noah Harari...
not necessarily all people but if you lived say i don't know in the soviet union in the 1930s life was very grim but when you looked at the propaganda posters on the walls that depicted the glorious future
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CIA Mind Control PIPE CIA...
typed which said in so many words volunteers wanted to help find a cure for the common cold by volunteering ken earl becomes an unsuspecting guinea pig in the war against the soviets
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
mountains i think it's the phantom who's there but you never see it after the fall of the soviet union in 1991
Video examples
IN Finalist PIPE National...
religious significance still for me as a Catholic my favorite world leader is Margaret Thatcher but i'm not sure if i'd actually switch places with her because she seems to have found a very admirable job helping to bring down the soviet union without an 8th grader from indiana trying to steal her job so i think that probably switched places with
Video examples
The Surprising...
that's more known for its intelligence and the military actually had some experience trying to use animals as bombers during world war ii they had looked at sending bombs along with fine animals like bats or pigeons with time these animal training efforts became more dangerous later on in the cold war the soviet
Video examples
DIY - The Pattern Game PIPE...
got in my mind with my back turned I'm gonna try to track where it is every time you switch it it'll be up to you and I won't influence you okay at the end of it I'm gonna try to tell you exactly where the hundred dollar bill is and if I'm wrong the money is yours okay Soviet okay good to me okay here we go
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
soviet-style communism has been replaced by Islamic extremism and the economic tension the Soviet Union has been replaced by China we don't fear nuclear war with China but the point is as all three tensions are alive and well and you see the problem is is they all know
Video examples
Reinventing the...
in between those two landmarks in ham's life he flew into space he experienced weightlessness and re-entry months before the first human being to do it Soviet cosmonaut yuri gagarin when i click on you in agra gardens page i get this guy who was surprisingly short in
Video examples
Portraits of Afghanistan...
fighters devolved into civil war chaos that paved the way for the rise of the taliban the initial core of the taliban were former mujahideen afghan holy warriors who you know with u.s and pakistan support fought against the soviets and kicked
Video examples
I'm a Marxist PIPE Killing...
hurting this is not an emotional decision I have studied Marx I don't even know what life is like here in six months you're gonna regret what I told the Soviet said I know things I had a very high security clearance I was a radar
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
not necessarily all people but if you lived say i don't know in the soviet union in the 1930s life was very grim but when you looked at the propaganda posters on the walls that depicted the glorious future
Video examples
CIA Mind Control PIPE CIA...
typed which said in so many words volunteers wanted to help find a cure for the common cold by volunteering ken earl becomes an unsuspecting guinea pig in the war against the soviets
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
mountains i think it's the phantom who's there but you never see it after the fall of the soviet union in 1991
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Quote examples
Mikhail Baryshnikov
American Dancer
Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the Yalta agreement he was sent to teach in military academy in Riga, and I was born then.
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Richard Corliss
American Writer
Soviet moviegoers gazed enviously on the jalopy that took the Joads from Oklahoma to California. The message Russians took from 'The Grapes of Wrath': even the poorest capitalists have cars!
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M. Stanton Evans
American Journalist
Soviet expansionism in Europe, the battle for control of China, and the 1950 invasion of South Korea would shatter once-euphoric dreams of post-war cooperation with the Kremlin.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.
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Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
Reagan did not wait out the Soviets; he beat them.
Quote examples
Mikhail Baryshnikov
American Dancer
Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the Yalta agreement he was sent to teach in military academy in Riga, and I was born then.
Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
Soviet moviegoers gazed enviously on the jalopy that took the Joads from Oklahoma to California. The message Russians took from 'The Grapes of Wrath': even the poorest capitalists have cars!
Quote examples
M. Stanton Evans
American Journalist
Soviet expansionism in Europe, the battle for control of China, and the 1950 invasion of South Korea would shatter once-euphoric dreams of post-war cooperation with the Kremlin.
Quote examples
Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.
Quote examples
Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
Reagan did not wait out the Soviets; he beat them.
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