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Burish councilism is a form of council socialism originating in Burland, a Weranian-speaking autonomous republic in eastern Valduvia. The ideology combines elements of Burish nationalism, Sotirian councilism, democratic socialism, and agrarian socialism, and is a major ideological faction within the Valduvian Section of the Workers' International.

The ideological foundation of modern Burish councilism was laid in the late 19th century by the Diehlites, a radical social and political movement of Burish farmers led by Werner Diehl.  The Diehlites were closely connected to the Church of Burland, whose radical theology had long conflicted with the more conservative denominations of western Valduvia. The Diehlites were opposed to what they considered to be the marginalization of Weranian speakers by the Valduvian Empire, and sought to create a society based around self-sufficient agrarian communes. The Diehlites were incorporated into the broader Valduvian councilist movement after the Great Collapse, and the Diehlite Uprising of 1921 is widely considered to mark the start of the Valduvian Revolution.  Following the Revolution, the Diehlites were largely excluded from positions in Valduvia's new councilist government, as their professed Sotirian faith and ties with the church were viewed with hostility by anti-clericalists within the councilist leadership.  By the outbreak of the Great War, the Diehlites had largely been pushed into the political underground.  The Valduvian-Weranian War further