Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks during the Bolshevik Revolution.
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Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. Leon Trotsky was the leader of the Red Army, but was still under Lenin's command.
The Balsheviks were Marxist revolutionaries in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin.
No, the Bolsheviks were not followers of Rasputin. The Bolsheviks were a political group led by Vladimir Lenin who sought to overthrow the Russian Provisional Government, while Rasputin was an influential figure in the Russian court and associated with the Romanov dynasty. The Bolsheviks ultimately came to power after the October Revolution in 1917, while Rasputin was assassinated in 1916.
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.
Under the leadership of Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov, also known as V.I. Lenin
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.