The '''Politburo''' (<u>polit</u>ical <u>bur</u>eau) is the highest ruling body in Socialist entities, including the former [[USSR]].[http://www.encyclopediaproject.net/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev#Early_life_and_political_career] It combines the functions of a legislature, supreme court, executive, and God under Socialist theory. | The '''Politburo''' (<u>polit</u>ical <u>bur</u>eau) is the highest ruling body in Socialist entities, including the former [[USSR]].[http://www.encyclopediaproject.net/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev#Early_life_and_political_career] It combines the functions of a legislature, supreme court, executive, and God under Socialist theory. |