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Lenin's party was known as the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. The Bolsheviks began as one faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Party, but then split off from it to become its own party and then to become the Communists in March 1918.
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∙ 14y agoLenin called the Bolshevik Party the Communist Party after the Bolshevik's Seventh Party Congress in March 1918.
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∙ 13y agoThe Bolsheviks renamed Russia the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic in 1918.
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∙ 13y agoThe Bolshevik Party took the name 'The Communist Party' in March 1918.
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Lenin was leader of the Bolshevics which means majority, even though his group was a small minority of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party that split because of Lenin, the majority of people that left the group were called menshevics meaning minority.
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What was the Bolsheviks' new name after they seized power?
The Communists was the Bolsheviks new name after seizing power in 1917. In March 1918 the officially changed the name.
What was the radical communist group that took over Russia in the Russian Revolution?
The Bolshevik Party was the radical communist group that took over Russia in the October Russian Revolution. In 1918, the Bolshevik Party changed its name to the Communist Party.
What group did Vladimir Lenin lead?
The Bolshevik Party (later renamed the Communist Party) led the Russian Revolution of October 1917. The previous revolution in that year, the February Revolution, was not ed by any particular political party.
Is a Bolshevik a person?
Yes, a Bolshevik is a person who believes in Bolshevism or who was a member of the Bolshevik Party founded by Vladimir Lenin.
What is Bolshevik in Russia?
Bolshevik is the name of the ruling communist party - more radical and with fewer members than the pre-revolution Mensheviks.
What party did Vladimir Lenin control?
Lenin controlled the Bolshevik Party, which changed its name to the Communist Party in 1918.
What was the name of the leader of the Bolshevik party who seized power in the name of the workers?
Vladimir Lenin
Who was the founder of the Bolshevik Party?
Vladimir I. Lenin founded the Bolshevik Party in 1903.
When was Bolshevik Communist Party created?
Bolshevik Communist Party was created in 1963.
When was National Bolshevik Party created?
National Bolshevik Party was created in 1992.
When was Bolshevik Samasamaja Party created?
Bolshevik Samasamaja Party was created in 1948.
When was Bolshevik Party of India created?
Bolshevik Party of India was created in 1951.
What communist party took over Russia after the Revolution?
The Bolshevik Party took power after the October Revolution in 1917. After the February Revolution, power was vested in the Provisional Government with no particular political party in sole power.
What was Joseph stalins party?
Stalin's political party was initially the Bolshevik Party. In March 1918, it changed its name to the Communist Party.
What was the name of the leader of the temporary governing body that was replaced by the Bolshevik party?
Lenin.
What was the Bolsheviks' new name after they seized power?
The Communists was the Bolsheviks new name after seizing power in 1917. In March 1918 the officially changed the name.
During the Russian Revolution what was Lenin's communist group?
Lenin's Communist group was known as the Bolshevik Party. After the revolution, in March 1918, the Bolshevik Party changed its name to the Communist Party and from then on were known as communists instead of Bolsheviks.
