Soviet

political organizations and governmental bodies, primarily associated with the Russian Revolutions and the history of the Soviet Union, and which gave the name to the latter state
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Summary

Soviet ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,659 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: workers' council[2], political organization[3], council[4]
  • Commons category: Soviets[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Soviets (councils)[6]
  • Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[7]
  • Different from: Soviet[8]

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Influence

Things named for Soviet include Soviet Union[9], a federal republic[10], in Soviet Union[11], founded in 1922[12]; Sovetskaya Gavan[13], a city or town[14], in Russia[15], founded in 1853[16]; Supreme Soviet[17], a committee[18]; Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic[19], a historical event[20], in Weimar Republic[21], founded in 1918[22]; Shamilsky District[23], a municipal district[24], in Russia[25], founded in 1929[26]; Ghafurov[27], a posyolok[28], in Tajikistan[29]; Almaly District[30], a district of a city of republican significance in Kazakhstan[31], in Kazakhstan[32], founded in 1936[33]; and Kazybek Bi District[34], a district of a city of regional significance in Kazakhstan[35], in Kazakhstan[36], founded in 1932[37].

Why It Matters

Soviet has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Soviet is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Soviet include Soviet Union[9], a federal republic[10], in Soviet Union[11], founded in 1922[12]; Sovetskaya Gavan[13], a city or town[14], in Russia[15], founded in 1853[16]; Supreme Soviet[17], a committee[18]; Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic[19], a historical event[20], in Weimar Republic[21], founded in 1918[22]; Shamilsky District[23], a municipal district[24], in Russia[25], founded in 1929[26]; and Ghafurov[27], a posyolok[28], in Tajikistan[29].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  21. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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