Name the majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party led by Lenin?

Name the majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party led by Lenin? Correct Answer Bolsheviks

The correct answer is 2 i.e. Bolsheviks.

Some facts about the Russian Socialist Democratic party(RSDP):

  • The formation was the party that happened in 1898.
  • The party followed Marxist ideas, believing the industrial working class, not peasants, would bring about revolution.
  • The party ideas were based on the philosophies of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, namely that despite Russia's agrarian life, the real radical potential extended with the industrial working class.
  • They played an important role in the politics of Russia at that time and they also won few seats in the elections.
  • It was mainly divided into two groups - Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.
  • The following table will help you to understand them better:
Groups Ideology and work
Mensheviks
  • The minority group of the Russian Socialist Democratic party formed in 1898.
  • They favored a parliamentary model of government like that of Britain and France.
  • They wanted a mass party with industrial workers as members and believed a socialist revolution could only happen much later.
Bolsheviks
  • The majority group of the Russian Socialist Democratic party led by Lenin based on the ideology of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
  • They wanted a small party with full-time revolutionaries and believed the revolution could be soon.
Jadidists
  • They were the group of Muslim reformers within the Russian empire.
  • They were activated in the Muslim dominated areas who wanted to modernize Islam to lead their societies to the next level.

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