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October 26, 1905
The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers.
Saint Petersburg Soviet
The Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Delegates was a workers' council, or soviet, in Saint Petersburg in 1905.
Soviet (council)
A soviet is a workers' council that follows a socialist ideology, particularly in the context of the Russian Revolution. Soviets were the main form of government in the Russian SFSR and the Makhnovshchina.