The Bolsheviks were a faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. The opposing faction was called the Mensheviks.
During the Russian Revolution in the early 1900's, the Mensheviks (which translated in Russian means the smaller ones or the tinier group). The Mensheviks were the rich elite of Russia and they fought against the Bolsheviks or the larger ones. The Bolsheviks were the serfs and peasants which rose up against the rich elite, similar to the earlier French Revolution. The Bolsheviks made up most of the Russian population and eventually won the civil war raging on in Russia based on their large numbers.
The communist Bolsheviks took over during the November Revolution.
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.
Bolsheviks, who took over in the Russian October Revolution of 1917. a very bad group indeed. Bolsheviks Bolsheviks Bolsheviks Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks, a smaller party than the Mensheviks, took over the official buildings, like banks and post offices, in the Russian capital of Petrograd. They then inavded the Kremlin and forced the Provisional Government to surrender.
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.
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.
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The Mensheviks were the anti-communists who fought against the Bolsheviks. The Mensheviks formed in 1904 under the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party.
The name of the followers of Lenin was "Bolsheviks" to be distinguished from the opposing group known as the "Mensheviks." Both groups were factions of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Party, but the Bolsheviks wanted more radical changes than the Mensheviks. After the Revolution, the Bolsheviks changed their name to the Communist Party.
The Bolsheviks were a faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. The opposing faction was called the Mensheviks.
During the Russian Revolution in the early 1900's, the Mensheviks (which translated in Russian means the smaller ones or the tinier group). The Mensheviks were the rich elite of Russia and they fought against the Bolsheviks or the larger ones. The Bolsheviks were the serfs and peasants which rose up against the rich elite, similar to the earlier French Revolution. The Bolsheviks made up most of the Russian population and eventually won the civil war raging on in Russia based on their large numbers.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
The leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russia Revolution was Vladimir Lenin.
The communist Bolsheviks took over during the November Revolution.