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RossLenin was apart of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party but Lenin was a far-left violent part of the group and the majority of the group refused to work with Lenin. The group split apart and the much smaller of the 2 groups was led by Lenin. Lenin named his group the Bolshevics because it means the majority and called the other group the mensheviks or minority, this was done as propoganda to convince more people to join his group and to convince people that he had the more common oppinion.
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What was the Marxist faction in Russia headed by Lenin called?
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.
Did the whites take over Russian government in 1917?
No, the Red faction took over the government in 1917.
Who were the Bolsheviks led by?
Bolsheviks were a faction of Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. They came to power as a result of October revolution in 1917. Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov were the founders of Bolshevik faction. However, Bogdanov was expelled from the party in 1909 over differences with Lenin.
Did Coolidge lead the Bolsheviks?
No, Calvin Coolidge did not lead the Bolsheviks. Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks.
What does Bolshevik mean?
The actual word is derived from the Russian word 'bolshe', which means more. Originally, the Bolsheviki (or Bolsheviks in English) were a radical faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP), a Marxist political party. The less radical faction of the RSDLP was called Mensheviki, derived from the word 'menshe', less. The Bolsheviks, of course, became the Russian Communist Party (the soviet union). The word "soviet" means "council" in Russian.
