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Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

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U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet In Session (1960)

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Soviet Supreme Council Meets (1949)

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UNUSED 28 10 80 SUPREME SOVIET OF USSR SESSION IN MOSCOW

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Supreme Soviet In Session (1958)

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How did Soviet Elections Work? (Short Animated Documentary)

The Soviet of Nationalities was the upper chamber of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot in accordance with the principles of Soviet democracy. Until Glasnost and the 1989 elections, however, only candidates approved by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were permitted to participate in the elections. It was briefly succeeded by the Soviet of the Republics from October to December of 1991.
    • Soviet of Nationalities prior to 1938