What did Vladimir Lenin write in 1901 to argue for professional leadership?
Vladimir Lenin wrote What Is to Be Done? in 1901. This pamphlet argued that a revolution requires strong professional leadership rather than loose worker groups.
Questions about Bolsheviks
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did the Bolshevik faction officially split from the Mensheviks at the Second Party Congress?
The Second Party Congress met in Brussels and London during August 1903. Lenin's faction won votes on most issues and became known as Bolsheviks from bolshinstvo meaning majority.
How many members did the Bolshevik party have by 1907 according to the script text?
Total membership reached eight thousand four hundred in 1905 and grew to forty-six thousand one hundred by 1907. The faction recruited heavily from young industrial workers and disaffected peasants to build a professional cadre.
At which conference did the Bolshevik factions permanently break relations with other groups in January 1912?
The factions permanently broke relations in January 1912 at the Prague Party Conference. Police infiltration prevented reunification attempts in January 1910 before this final split occurred.
What name did the party adopt in 1918 after renaming itself from the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party?
In 1918 the party renamed itself the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) at Lenin's suggestion. This name remained until 1925 when it became All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).