Politics

Soviet

Russian for "council". The workers' and soldiers' soviets that arose in the 1905 revolution and again in 1917 became the basis of the Bolshevik state.

Mentioned in

• Chapter VI The Year of Revolutions Overview§3 Russia: The February Revolution and the Dual Power§6 Russia's Summer: Kerensky's Offensive, the July Days and Kornilov§9 Peace Moves, the October Revolution and the Armistice in the East
• Chapter VII The Last Gamble §2 Brest-Litovsk: Peace in the East