Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet UnionThe Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union was the highest body of state authority of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991. BackgroundThe Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union was created as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform agenda, and was enabled by Gorbachev's first constitutional change.
Congress of Soviets of the Soviet UnionThe All-Union Congress of Soviets (Russian: Всесоюзный съезд Советов, IPA:) was formally the supreme governing body of the Soviet Union from its formation (30 December 1922) until the adoption of its second constitution in 1936.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicThe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR) was a revolutionary, and later, communist state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest and most populous constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1922 to 1991, until becoming a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with priority of Russian laws over Union-level legislation in 1990 and 1991, the last two years of the existence of the USSR.
Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve other countries.
Treaty on the Creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsThe Declaration and Treaty on the Formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Декларация и договор об образовании Союза Советских Социалистических Республик) officially created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union.
Republic of China (1912–1949)The Republic of China established its governance over mainland China on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history. The Beiyang government in Beijing was the internationally recognized government of the ROC from 1912 to 1928, with regional warlords occupying parts of the country after the death of Beiyang leader Yuan Shikai in 1916.
ProletariatThe proletariat (; from Latin proletarius 'producing offspring') is the socioeconomic class of wage laborers, members of a capitalist society whose most significant economic value is their labour power (their capacity to work). A member of such a class is a proletarian or a worker.
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BourgeoisieThe bourgeoisie are a social class of business owners, merchants and wealthy people, in general, which emerged in the Late Middle Ages, originally as a "middle class" between the peasantry and aristocracy. They are traditionally contrasted with the proletariat by their wealth, political power, and education, as well as their access to and control of cultural, social, and financial capital.
Communist-controlled China (1927–1949)Territories of China controlled by the Communist Party during the civil war Soviet Zone(1927–1937)蘇區Anti-Japanese Base Areas(1937–1946)抗日根據地Liberated Zone(1946–1949)解放區1927–1949 Flag of the Chinese Red Army;Left: 1928–1934 and Right: 1934–1937Motto: "Proletarians and oppressed peoples of the world, unite!"(Chinese: 全世界無產階級和被壓迫的民族聯合起來！)Anthem: "The Internationale"(Chinese: 國際歌)Map showing the Communist-controlled China 1934 to 1949: CCP in 1934–1945 CCP expansion in 1945-mid…
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