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Bolshevik Party


Russia, Political Org    (1912 to 1918)
• "Revolutionary" wing of the Russian socialists, led by Lenin
• Article on the Jewish leadership of the Bolshevik party (See: Mark Weber article)
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Lenin, Vladimir I. (Nicholai)   (Officer of, 1912 to 1918) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Lenin continues as leader of the Bolshevik faction, which splits off from the Menshevik faction
Trotsky, Leon   (Member of, 1912 to 1918) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1917-01 : Writer for "Novy Mir", a Russian-language Socialist newspaper in New York
• 1917-03-27 : Sailed from New York with money and men to launch Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Stopped in Canada, but then allowed to proceed.
Communist Party of the Soviet Union   (Spinoff of, 1918) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1918 : The Bolshevik party becomes the Communist Party
Bolshevik Revolution   (Player of, 1917-10) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Lenin and Trotsky lead military action to overthrow the Kerensky regime (See: Spartacus article)
• 1917-10-25 : Bolshevik Red Guards arrest the leaders of the provisional government
• 1917-10-26 : The "Soviet Council of People's Commissars", led by Lenin, takes command of the government
Social Democratic Labor Party (SDLP)   (Spinoff of, 1912) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• The Bolshevik wing becomes a separate party