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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.
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What group did Vladimir Lenin represent?
Lenin represented the Bolsheviks. After they succeeded in the Revolution, they changed their name to Communists.
What are the Bolsheviks called now?
The Bolsheviks are now called Communists, if they are still in business. The Bolsheviks changed their name to Communists in March 1918.
Bolsheviks are another name for what?
Bolsheviks are another name for Communists. Actually Bolsheviks was their name prior to March 1918 when they changed it to Communists.
What were Vladimir Lenin's followers in Russia known as?
The Bolsheviks were also known as "Communists" but not until the Seventh Party Congress of the Bolshevik Party in March 1918, when the party officially changed its name from Bolshevik to Communist.
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.
