Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik followers split from the Menshevik dominated Russian Social Democratic Workers Party in 1906. In other words, the Bolsheviks did not "split from the Mensheviks." Lenin created the Bolshevik faction within the RSDLP in 1903. Then the remaining members began calling themselves Mensheviks. This was a bad tactical move on the part of the Mensheviks, because "mensheviks" means "minorityites" when in fact those members were in the majority.
The Bolsheviks and Mensheviks split essentially because the Mensheviks were reformists and the Bolsheviks were revolutionaries. The Bolsheviks said that when the revolution finally came, the Mensheviks would sooner or later only hinder it and would betray the revolution.
Mensheviks and bolsheviks
Lenin led the Bolshevik faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. The RSDLP was split into two factions, Lenin's Bolsheviks and the majority faction Mensheviks. Both Bolsheviks and Mensheviks were Marxist. The Mensheviks were just not as radical as the Bolsheviks. Lenin led the Bolshevik faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Party. The RSDLP was split into two factions, Lenin's Bolsheviks and the majority faction Mensheviks. Both Bolsheviks and Mensheviks were Marxist. The Mensheviks were just not as radical as 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.
Always controversial, even during the Civil War following the Bolshevik Revolution, it was Joseph Stalin who parted ways with the Mensheviks in 1903 and found a home with the Bolsheviks.
Jules Martov led the Mensheviks (:
Mensheviks were not in favor of withdrawing from World War I. The Bolsheviks were. Also, the mensheviks were a majority.
The Mensheviks lost because they lacked the leadership of Lenin and were less radical in using force.
After the revolution, the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party became ineffectual and was subsequently split into two factions. The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, insisted all power and decisions be reserved for the revolutionaries while the Mensheviks, led by Marton wanted an all inclusive party whose members could differ and debate on certain points.
In the 1903 meeting of the Social Democratic Party, the ideological split between the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks centered on party organization and the role of the proletariat in revolution. The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, favored a disciplined, centralized party of professional revolutionaries who would lead the working class. In contrast, the Mensheviks advocated for a more democratic structure that allowed broader participation and believed in a gradual approach to socialism, emphasizing the need for a larger, more inclusive mass party. This divergence laid the groundwork for future conflicts between the two factions.
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No, the Mensheviks were led mostly by Jules Martov. Trotsky was part of the Menshevik faction and one of its best theoreticians, but he wasn't their leader. Shortly before the October Revolution, Trotsky left the Mensheviks and joined the Bolsheviks.