How Did the Soviet Union REALLY Work?

FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: https://nojrants.substack.com/p/how-d... Join the Noj Rants discord:   / discord   Download the music: https://nojrants.bandcamp.com/album/b... How did the Soviet Union really work? For the anniversary of the October Revolution, today we’ll do a deep dive into Soviet governmental structure, overviewing all the major offices of state and party from the ground up, how they were created, how they interacted, and ultimately how they worked to govern the country. We’ll be taking a look behind the curtain, directly examining the laws, minutes, and declassified documents from the archives to unveil the innerworkings of Lenin’s Government. ------------------------------------------------------------ Timestamps – 0:00:00 - Introduction – 0:00:35 - Theoretical Background – 0:08:43 - Designing the State – 0:20:19 - State Structure – Soviet Hierarchy – 0:20:19 - Substate – 0:24:44 - Congress of Soviets – 0:31:25 - Central Executive Committee (CEC) – 0:34:39 - Presidium of the CEC – Ancillary organs – 0:38:19 - Sovnarkom – 0:44:54 - Admin Department – 0:48:02 - Misc Organs – 0:51:03 - Theory vs. Practice – 0:54:45 - Shliapnikov Incident – 0:58:38 - Decline of Collegiality – 1:01:55 - Party Structure – 1:02:24 - Local Cells – 1:04:53 - Regional Conferences – 1:10:03 - Party Congress – 1:17:52 - Central Committee (CC) – 1:22:14 - Central Control Commission (CCC) – 1:23:13 - Orgburo and Secretariat – 1:26:04 - Politburo – 1:37:25 - Analysis and Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------ Links: Discord:   / discord   Twitter: https://x.com/nojrants Instagram:   / nojraps   Patreon:   / nojrants   Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/nojrants Music Channel:    / @nojraps   Other links: linktr.ee/nojraps ------------------------------------------------------------ #history #sovietunion