Topic - Politburo

Politburo, from German Politbüro, short for Politisches Büro des Zentralkomitees (literally the Central Committee's Political Bureau), (Russian: Политическое Бюро; Politicheskoye Byuro, abbreviated Политбюро; Politbyuro), is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties. - Source: Wikipedia

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