soviets
part of speech
noun (a soviet, soviets; the Soviets); plural form of soviet; adjective Soviet
meaning for a pupil
1) (history) The Soviets were the people, government or army of the Soviet Union (USSR), a large country that existed from 1922 to 1991, led from Moscow. tree →
2) (history) A soviet (small s) was a council of workers or soldiers in Russia around 1917; "soviet" is the Russian word for "council". tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons it appears with the Russian Revolution, the Second World War, the Cold War, the Space Race (the Soviets sent the first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957 and the first person, Yuri Gagarin, into space in 1961) and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The USSR included Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic countries and others, many of which did not choose to join. Phrases: "the Soviets", "the Soviet Union", "Soviet times".
examples
- The Soviets launched the first satellite in 1957. tree →
- The Soviets and the Americans raced to reach space. tree →
- In 1917, workers formed soviets in Russian cities. tree →
- Ukraine was ruled by the Soviets until 1991. tree →
- The Cold War was a long rivalry between the USA and the Soviets. tree →
- My grandad remembers Soviet times. tree →
- The Soviets lost millions of people in the Second World War. tree →
note
"Soviets" with a capital S means the people or government of the USSR; with small s it is the councils. The Soviet Union is not the same as Russia: it was 15 republics, and Ukraine and others became independent countries in 1991.
Trees and pragmatics
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