mar 16, 1917 - Mensheviks
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This was the political opposition to the Bolsheviks. Actually, these two groups were once both part of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party, but the groups split up over deciding how people should be let into the party in 1903. The Bolsheviks, the majority, wanted limited acceptance while the Mensheviks, the minority, wanted all to be part of it. The Mensheviks were led by Julius Martov and also believed that the proletariats, the working class, and the bourgeoisie, the wealthy class, should work together to create one working and capitalist society. Thus, this group also was not as popular with the peasants and common folk. In general, this group was more moderate than the Bolsheviks. This group made the mistake of siding with the widely unpopular Kerensky, and therefore went into hiding when the Bolsheviks took control of the government. This group helped play a major role in the 1905 revolution through their support of the revolution and the representation of the working people. The group also played a major role as the provisional government of Russia and is very known for being the opposition to the Bolsheviks here. Lean Trotsky and the entire provisional government were seen as Mensheviks and the opposition to the Bolsheviks and the Petrograd Soviet.
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