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The nomenklatura were a small, élite subset of the general population of Party members in the Soviet Union, having more authority and claiming higher privileges as precisely the same kind of ruling class which Communist doctrine denounced in the "Capitalist" West. Trotskyists acknowledged this distinction, although they preferred the term caste rather than class (see New class).

Etymology

The Russian term nomenklatura (Russian: номенклатуÌ�ра IPA: [nÉ™mʲɪnklʌˈturÉ™]) derived from the Latin nomenclatura meaning a list of names. It was originally the list of powerful positions or jobs whose occupants needed to be approved by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. By extension or metonymy, the term started to be used figuratively, to designate people who effectively occupied these positions[citation needed]. Party Printable Invitations.

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The nomenklatura were a small, élite subset of the general population of Party members, which was essentially composed of blue-collar workers.

The nomenklatura system was a self appointed group running the administration of a country of more than 300 million people. It allowed the Party to control through stringent procedures the selection of candidates for administrative positions. After the nomenclature was abolished around 1990, the standards in Russia became more lenient.