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Soviet

2 stages from Russian to English.

Today it means an elected council in the former USSR; (Soviet) relating to the USSR

Where does the word "soviet" come from? It comes from Russian sovet, adopted directly into English (1917).

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Stage 1 of 2
sovet
Russian · 1905
"workers' council"
'council, advice'; workers formed the St Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Deputies in the 1905 Revolution, with Leon Trotsky among its leaders
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Stage 2 of 2
soviet
English · 1917
"revolutionary council"
entered English with the 1917 revolutions, when the Petrograd Soviet shared power with the Provisional Government; the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics followed in 1922
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Soviet’s story begins in Russian: sovet meant “workers' council.” 'council, advice'; workers formed the St Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Deputies in the 1905 Revolution, with Leon Trotsky among its leaders. It reached English by 1917 as soviet. Entered English with the 1917 revolutions, when the Petrograd Soviet shared power with the Provisional Government; the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics followed in 1922. Today, soviet means an elected council in the former USSR; (Soviet) relating to the USSR.