what is the difference between bolsheviks and mensheviks

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Mensheviks Bolsheviks

1.It was a minor party formed under the leadership of Alexander Kerenskii 1. It was a major party of the Socialists under the leadership of Lenin.

2.It believed in the slow and gradual transformation and set up of a Parliamentary form of government like Britain and France. 2.It believed in bringing about change through a revolution.

3.The party was broad based and open to all and it favoured in working within the system to bring change. 3. The party was limited to a few with revolutionary spirit and it was used as a tool to bring revolution.

4.It favoured democracy and capitalism to be established first before bring a socialist revolution. 4.It believed in transforming Russia from absolute monarchy to a communist state.

5.It was more pro- Marxist and believed in idea of running a nation by the workers.It did not believed in establishing Marxism through violence but capitalist means. 5.It believed in revolution and violence to bring industrialisation.

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