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.
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The Mensheviks and Bolsheviks were the main factions in the soviet councils and the main factions involved in the March 1917 overthrow of the czar. The Mensheviks established the Provisional Government which the Bolsheviks wrested power from in the November Revolution.
Mensheviks and bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks were a faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. The opposing faction was called the Mensheviks.
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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.