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Soviets (councils)

  • Petrograd SovietOn the 27th of January 1917, the entire leadership of the Central Workers' Group was arrested and taken to the Peter and Paul Fortress.
  • Soviet (council)The word soviet comes from a Russian root meaning council, assembly, advice, harmony, or concord. It traces back to the Proto-Slavic verbal stem *vět-iti…