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CPSU [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Close Protection Services Unit 1, record 1, English, Close%20Protection%20Services%20Unit
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Groupe des services de protection rapprochée
1, record 1, French, Groupe%20des%20services%20de%20protection%20rapproch%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- GSPR 1, record 1, French, GSPR
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Political Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Presidium of the Central Committee 1, record 2, English, Presidium%20of%20the%20Central%20Committee
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Presidium 1, record 2, English, Presidium
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
USSR. Name for the Politburo between the 19th and the 23rd Congress of the CPSU, from October 1952 to April 1966; its most powerful member was the first secretary. 1, record 2, English, - Presidium%20of%20the%20Central%20Committee
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Institutions politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Præsidium du Comité central 1, record 2, French, Pr%C3%A6sidium%20du%20Comit%C3%A9%20central
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Præsidium 1, record 2, French, Pr%C3%A6sidium
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom du Bureau politique entre le XIXe Congrès et le XXIIIe, d'octobre 1952 à avril 1966. 1, record 2, French, - Pr%C3%A6sidium%20du%20Comit%C3%A9%20central
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
1, record 3, English, Communist%20Party%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union arose from the Bolshevik wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party (RSDWP). The Bolsheviks, organized in 1903, were led by Vladimir I. Lenin, and they argued for a tightly disciplined organization of professional revolutionaries who were governed by democratic centralism and were dedicated to achieving the dictatorship of the proletariat ... 1, record 3, English, - Communist%20Party%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The major political party of Russia and the Soviet Union from the Russian Revolution of October 1917 to 1991. 1, record 3, English, - Communist%20Party%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Soviet Union Communist Party
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Parti communiste de l'Union soviétique
1, record 3, French, Parti%20communiste%20de%20l%27Union%20sovi%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- PCUS 2, record 3, French, PCUS
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Parti communiste de l'Union soviétique (PCUS) [...] était le seul parti politique autorisé dans l'Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques (URSS) entre 1925 et 1989. 2, record 3, French, - Parti%20communiste%20de%20l%27Union%20sovi%C3%A9tique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Political Systems
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- people’s democracy
1, record 4, English, people%26rsquo%3Bs%20democracy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of state in which the government is controlled by a single political party(the communist party) with possible insignificant participation of other(harmless) political parties in a form of coalition, and one that pursues policies, domestic and foreign, in accordance with directives provided by the Soviet Government and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union(CPSU). 1, record 4, English, - people%26rsquo%3Bs%20democracy
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This form of state was designed by former Premier of the Soviet Government and the Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union(CPSU), Joseph Stalin, for states that had fallen under Soviet control at the end of the Second World War, namely Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Rumania. The form of "people's democracy" is, according to Stalin, a transitory one, from capitalism to socialism, short of socialist revolution. 1, record 4, English, - people%26rsquo%3Bs%20democracy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Régimes politiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- démocratie populaire
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9mocratie%20populaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom générique des régimes politiques d'Europe Orientale nés après la 2e Guerre Mondiale dans les pays soumis à l'influence soviétique et s'inspirant plus ou moins du modèle stalinien de 1936. 1, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9mocratie%20populaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sont ou étaient des démocraties populaires : Albanie, Bulgarie, Hongrie, Pologne, République Démocratique Allemande, Roumanie, Tchécoslovaquie, Yougoslavie. 1, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9mocratie%20populaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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