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No actually. The Soviet Union was a union of national republics, hence the name.

Ah, I misremembered. I thought soviet meant council as in a union.

[-] Edie@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Yes. Soviet does mean council. I misinterpreted what you were saying.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Soviets were "units." Not the same as unions, they were horizontal units that elected delegates from among themselves to participate in soviets of soviets vertically. I have a diagram linked in my other comment.

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