HISTORY 318 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mensheviks, The Communist Manifesto, War Communism
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20c / russian rev: russian political party active in the early 20th century, during the era of the. Socialist: believed that the peasants were the power base for revolution in russia, but. Not marxist because: mensheviks and bolsheviks who believed the proletariat was the power, as predicted by marx"s communist manifesto. Land and terrorism: wanted all land to be confiscated and redistributed amongst the peasants and believed in the use of terrorism to achieve its aims. 1898: social democratic labor party (1898) the mensheviks, the bolsheviks. Marxists: proletariat was the power base for revolution. Lenin and civil war: means minority-class, white army. Communism: by reform and democracy, working class gain power by organizing parties. 1905 rev: with failure of this revolution some left the party and some joined bolsheviks. Beliefs: tries to say peace is coming, negotiate with the allies, rely on army bureaucracy.
