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It would be good to know the context of your question. When you say "based on the passage," perhaps you could attach a screen shot of the passage you're looking at.
Nevertheless, even without such context, I would lean toward saying the answer is that "the Soviet government would do whatever it could to stay in power." I'm guessing you're talking about events as the Soviet Union was nearing its dissolution and Boris Yeltsin was leading Russia in a move to declare its own sovereignty separate from the USSR. The Soviet leadership did not give in to that movement willingly.
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The Mongol model of government placed the Khan as its center at all times. At dinners he was the one who stood out, since the whole structure of the dining environment was arranged to leave him in that position where all the individuals could see him.
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They were limited by the absence of federal authority to regulate slavery.