Soviet Russia

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noun

a conventional name of the Soviet Union.

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Copies of the letter were sent to senior members of the church hierarchy and to the Soviet government.
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Free discussion—never a very free thing in Russia—has now on any general scale become quite impossible.
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British Dictionary definitions for Soviet Russia

Soviet Russia

noun

(formerly) another name for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union

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