succession; accession; inheritance
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
taking dictation; note-taking
most part; greater part; majority
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
leading members of a party; party executive; party leadership; senior party members
to approach; to draw near
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to happen to have on hand or in stock
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
People's Commissar (in the early Soviet Union)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
the people; citizens; the populace
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal