Mossoviet

The Moscow City Council (Russian: Московский городской совет), in short Mossoviet (Russian: Моссовет), an abbreviation of Moscow Soviet (Russian: Московский Совет, romanized: Moskovskiy Sovet), was the local organ of municipal power established following the February Revolution8–16 March 1917[O.S.23 Feb. – 3 Mar.]. Initially it was a parallel, shadow city administration of Moscow, Russia run by left-wing parties. Following the October Revolution it became the city administration of Moscow throughout the Soviet period (1918–1991).