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Why did the Bolsheviks rename their party their party the communist party?
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∙ 7y ago
The Bolshevik Party under Vladimir Lenin renamed itself the Communist Party in March 1918 after the Russian Revolution. They did this because Lenin had outlawed all other political parties, especially the other Marxist/Communist ones. He felt that since the Bolsheviks were the only political party espousing communism and since there was no further reason to differentiate themselves from the Mensheviks, they should call themselves the Communist Party. So they did.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoThey didn't, the Russian communist party had had a major disagreement over the issue of if the Bousquise (i.e. capitalist) revolution had to happen before the Socialist revolution or not in Russia as it had in England. This resulted in a split into the Bolsheviks (majority party, who said the Bousquise revolution could be skipped) and Mensheviks (minority party, who said the Bousquise revolution was necessary as Marx had said). Both parties were still communists.
The very odd thing is that on that specific issue the Bolsheviks were actually in the minority and the Mensheviks were actually in the majority of the voting, it was on other issues of lesser significance that the Bolsheviks came out in the majority of the voting at the meeting of the Russian communist party where the split happened.
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When did the Bolsheviks rename themselves?
In March 1918, the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party.
What happened to the Bolsheviks?
The Bolsheviks became the Communist Party in March 1918.
What were the communist in Russia first called?
They were originally called Bolsheviks (Russian for "One of the Majority.") The were originated in 1903, and gradually became the dominant political party. Organized and led by Lenin, they seize full control of the government in 1917. They became the Russian Communist Party (of Bolsheviks) in March 1918, then the All-Union Communist Party (of Bolsheviks) in December 1925; and finally the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in October 1952.
What other name where the Bolsheviks known as?
its actually the communist party
What single party once ruled the soviet union?
Communism
What did the Bolsheviks rename themselves in 1918?
Communist Party
When did the Bolsheviks rename themselves?
In March 1918, the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party.
What happened to the Bolsheviks?
The Bolsheviks became the Communist Party in March 1918.
When was All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks created?
All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks was created in 1991.
Which army was communists the Mensheviks or the Bolsheviks?
The Bolsheviks were communist and went on to form the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Mensheviks were socialists with different ideals who split from the Bolsheviks.
What were the communist in Russia first called?
They were originally called Bolsheviks (Russian for "One of the Majority.") The were originated in 1903, and gradually became the dominant political party. Organized and led by Lenin, they seize full control of the government in 1917. They became the Russian Communist Party (of Bolsheviks) in March 1918, then the All-Union Communist Party (of Bolsheviks) in December 1925; and finally the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in October 1952.
What other name where the Bolsheviks known as?
its actually the communist party
New name for the Bolsheviks after they seized power?
After seizing power, the Bolsheviks became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
What Russian political party was renamed the communist party?
The Bolsheviks, who originated from a split in the Social-Democrats.
What type of government did the Bolsheviks set up?
they set up a communist party
What single party once ruled the soviet union?
Communism
Were the Bolsheviks later referred to as Communists?
Yes, they were known as Bolsheviks but after they came into power and abolished all other political parties and factions, the changed their name to the Communist Party in March 1918. Their reasoning was that while before the revolution there were several Marxist political parties, now that all of them had been eliminated, the Bolsheviks were the only Marxist party in existence. Thus it had the sole right to call itself the Communist Party.
