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minus-squareWillStealYourUsername@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours ago 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.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 hours agoSoviets 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.
minus-square∞🏳️⚧️Edie [it/its, she/her, fae/faer, love/loves, ze/hir, des/pair, null/void, none/use name, kitty]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 hours agoYes. Soviet does mean council. I misinterpreted what you were saying.
Ah, I misremembered. I thought soviet meant council as in a union.
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.
Yes. Soviet does mean council. I misinterpreted what you were saying.