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Haven't checked the code or anything, but a basic mechanic seems to be that your popularity (as anyone but the bolsheviks) will automatically decrease as long as there is food shortages, high inflation or war weariness.

Don't you also need Juchacz as an advisor?

The all-socialist government that's based on the soviet is (understandably) quite janky. I was playing as (internationalist) SR, and as the soviet government was formed I walked out. Nonetheless, not being a part of the Soviet Executive or the Provisional Government I could decide the governments answer to the peace offer from the Central Powers.... After that, I formed a new Soviet Executive with the Bolsheviks, got _all_ the ministerial positions, but there was no 'Provisional Government' deck on the main screen, I could implement government policy only through advisor actions.
 

Possible bug: Trying to support the Kornilovite coup as the Kadets, never have good enough relations with conservatives even though I've improved relations +5 times and pursue right-wing policies consistently... At least would be good to have the relationship with conservatives visible outside code?

A pretty minor thing: when trying to form a minority government, the Center party routinely votes for no-confidence even if I give them the Chancellorship and have neutral relations, which feels a bit weird.

This is a controversial subject in economics, one paper is not really proof of anything. More importantly, what the abstract is suggesting is contrary to the Marxist-to-proto-Keynesian economic convictions of SPD of this era and the game is from their perspective.

It's possible to get Weimar coalition from the May 1928 election if you focus on increasing popularity among the working class (and get lucky with card draws in the harder difficulties); increase in middle class support is mostly away from DDP and Zentrum, which is useless in trying to get to 50% total support for the Weimar parties.

Suggestion: while Shuffling Cabinet, reducing the amount of Ministries you control shouldn't increase coalition dissent (since you're effectively giving more power to your coalition partners).

This is mostly cosmetic, but DVP is shown as having cabinet positions in a Weimar coalition, at least in the Shuffle Cabinet card and Austrian Customs Union event.

On historical mode I had given up on Prussia, had Braun chosen as President, but got Braun blocked from becoming a Chancellor because of leading Prussia.

Doesn't the 'Coalition Affairs' card currently do this?