Sentence examples for soviet council from inspiring English sources

The revolutionary movement reached its climax in October 1905, with the declaration of a general strike and the formation of a soviet (council) in St . Petersburgitself.

Soviet, council that was the primary unit of government in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and that officially performed both legislative and executive functions at the all-union, republic, province, city, district, and village levels.

He became a leading spokesman of the St. Petersburg Soviet (council) of Workers' Deputies when it organized a revolutionary strike movement and other measures of defiance against the tsarist government.

In fact, it was from the outset exercised by the Petrograd Soviet ("Council"), a body that claimed to represent the nation's workers and soldiers but actually was convened and run by an executive committee of radical intellectuals nominated by the socialist parties.

1937 Soviet Councils to Fight Spies MOSCOW — Far-reaching measures to combat espionage and place Soviet life under military domination were announced in a government decree signed here today [May 17].

Under the constitution adopted in the 1930s and modified down to October 1977, the political foundation of the U.S.S.R. was formed by the Soviets (Councils) of People's Deputies.

A provisional government under Prince Lvov, a moderate, tried to continue the war effort, but was opposed by the soviets (councils) of workers and soldiers.

Over the next several months, despite the objections of centrist and right-wing parties, the new leaders transferred government power to Bolshevik-controlled soviets (councils of workers), and began nationalizing Russia's economy, industry and agriculture.

At the time, these councils were, in the words of Hannah Arendt, "the only free and acting soviets (councils) in existence anywhere in the world".

He told delegates to a Soviet youth council that he would meet on Saturday with his 16-member executive council and the presidents of most of the 15 Soviet republics to discuss the package of measures.

This government's accession to power was made possible only by the assent of the Petrograd Soviet, a council of workers' deputies elected in the factories of the capital.