Word: presidium
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Some two months ago M. Christian G. Rakovsky, then Soviet Ambassador to Great Britain, and M. Leonid Krassin, who occupied the same office in France, ware exchanged between these two posts by order of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union...
...Supreme Economic Council, as its name suggests, is concerned with industry, finance and commerce. In its Presidium, which consists of 12 members, M. Trotzky will take charge of the electrotechnical branch and will, doubtless, attempt to give effect to the late Lenin's aphorism: "Socialism plus electrification means Communism." "He will also be in charge of the scientific technical department and last, but not least, Chairman of the Concessions Committee, which supervises, gives (and takes away) foreign concessions...
...faded War Lord was received in silence but, at the same time, there was no mistaking the fact that he was the cynosure of the auditors assembled to witness the elections to the Presidium or Standing Committee of the Congress, which, while the Congress is not in session, is the highest authority in the Union. Elections began. "Stalin," sounded a voice. Stalin stood up (cheers) and took his place at a long table on a platform. Kalinin, Kamenev, Rykov, Zinoviev were similarly elected. "Trotzky," boomed a voice and up jumped the ex-War Lord. A tremendous ovation greeted him. Cheer...
...This is not the same as the all-highest presidium of the Union Central Executive Committee, of which Kalinin is Chairman; nor is it the same as the Union Council of Peoples' Commissars (corresponding to a European Cabinet) of which Rykov is President
...Secretary of the Internationale called the roll of the "presidium," each member answered his name, took his seat at the red-clothed table on the stage, was greeted by hand-clapping. When Trotzky's name was mentioned, there was no response. The Secretary was about to pass on to other business when the War Lord stole in, silently took his seat...