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The Mensheviks lost because they lacked the leadership of Lenin and were less radical in using force.

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The leader of the mensheviks was?

Jules Martov led the Mensheviks (:


How were the menshevikes diffrent from the Bolsheviks?

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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.


Who split from the Mensheviks in 1906?

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What were the Mensheviks for?

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