Council of People's Commissars
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The Council of People's Commissars was the highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia (and later the USSR) in the early Bolshevik period, functioning as the government cabinet headed by Vladimir Lenin.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Council of People's Commissars Context triple: [People's Commissar for Nationalities, partOf, Council of People's Commissars]
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A.
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
The Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative, administrative, and supervisory body of state power in the USSR before it was replaced by the Supreme Soviet.
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B.
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union was the highest executive and administrative authority of the USSR, responsible for implementing state policies and managing the government’s day-to-day operations.
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C.
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the collective head of state and highest permanent governing body in the Soviet Union, empowered to issue decrees, interpret laws, and oversee key state functions between sessions of the Supreme Soviet.
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D.
Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top policymaking and executive committee that effectively governed the Soviet state throughout most of its existence.
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E.
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Council of People's Commissars Target entity description: The Council of People's Commissars was the highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia (and later the USSR) in the early Bolshevik period, functioning as the government cabinet headed by Vladimir Lenin.
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A.
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
The Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative, administrative, and supervisory body of state power in the USSR before it was replaced by the Supreme Soviet.
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B.
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union was the highest executive and administrative authority of the USSR, responsible for implementing state policies and managing the government’s day-to-day operations.
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C.
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the collective head of state and highest permanent governing body in the Soviet Union, empowered to issue decrees, interpret laws, and oversee key state functions between sessions of the Supreme Soviet.
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Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top policymaking and executive committee that effectively governed the Soviet state throughout most of its existence.
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E.
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive body
ⓘ
government cabinet ⓘ state council ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
ⓘ
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic ⓘ Soviet Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| cameIntoForceAfter |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
October Revolution
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| country |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1946 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
People's Commissariat for Agriculture
ⓘ
People's Commissariat for Education ⓘ People's Commissariat for Finance ⓘ People's Commissariat for Food ⓘ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs
NKVD ⓘ
surface form:
People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs
People's Commissariat for Justice ⓘ People's Commissariat for Labour ⓘ People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the RSFSR ⓘ
surface form:
People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs
People's Commissariat for Nationalities ⓘ People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs ⓘ |
| hasRole |
highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia
ⓘ
highest executive and administrative authority of the USSR ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Alexei Rykov
ⓘ
Joseph Stalin ⓘ Vladimir Lenin ⓘ Vyacheslav Molotov ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| inception |
1917
ⓘ
November 1917 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | executive council of people's commissars ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Congress of Soviets of the USSR
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Moscow ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Council of People's Commissars
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Совет народных комиссаров
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| partOf |
Soviet government
ⓘ
surface form:
government of Soviet Russia
Soviet government ⓘ
surface form:
government of the Soviet Union
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| politicalIdeology |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russian Provisional Government ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of the RSFSR
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of the USSR
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| seat | Moscow ⓘ |
| shortName |
Council of People's Commissars
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sovnarkom
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| significantEvent |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
October Revolution
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| subordinateTo |
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
All-Russian Central Executive Committee
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Central Executive Committee of the USSR
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| usedFor |
centralized economic planning
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implementation of Bolshevik decrees ⓘ |
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Subject: Council of People's Commissars Description of subject: The Council of People's Commissars was the highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia (and later the USSR) in the early Bolshevik period, functioning as the government cabinet headed by Vladimir Lenin.
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