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"Yes, we were totally the ones that overthrew the Tsar!" - Red fash bootlickers spreading bullshit (thelemmy.club)
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[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago

Does calling them Soviets solve this? I’ve never liked the anti-communist implications of trashing the corrupt and flawed Soviet system.

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 17 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Bolsheviks.

Lenin et co actually stripped power from the Soviets (Workers' Councils), 'funny' enough, once the Bolsheviks had overthrown the legislature.

this post was submitted on 19 May 2026
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