soviet

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“China respects the sovereign status of the former soviet countries after the dissolution of the Soviet Union,” said foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Bavaria proclaimed itself a socialist republic; a soviet took over in Cologne.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018

Then they head the rumble of soviet tanks at the gates of the camp.

From BBC • May 6, 2015

Thousands of handwritten pages carefully numbered, they form one of the most precious acquisitions of Memorial, the institute and archive established to preserve the memory of the gulag and the crimes of soviet communism.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2012

When I spoke of the Russian soviet, and stated that I heard that the Roman Catholic church had spread in eight dioceses under the new government, the bishop nodded his head.

From What's the Matter with Ireland? by Russell, Ruth