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Commissar

Commissar (комисса́р) was an official title used in post-revolutionary Russia and the Soviet Union. The usage of the title has been associated with a number of administrative and military functions in Bolshevik government. During the Russian Civil War, the White Army widely used the collective term bolsheviks and commissars for their opponents.

There are two well established titles: People's Commissar (government) and political commissar (military).

Since these times comes the English usage of the term commissar for a person who tries to control public opinion.

See political commissar for use in the Soviet and Chinese military.

See Commissar (movie) for movie. Better yet, see the movie.

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