Question

Who were bolsheviks? What did they believe?

Answer 1

Hint:The October revolution was led by them in russia. It was founded by lenin.
The communist party was the developed version of it.

Complete answer:
Bolsheviks were a radical, far left and revolutionary marxidst group founded by Lenin and bogdanov.
They were splitted from the menshevik faction in the 2nd congress vote where Lenin's party gained major support to his important issues. The october revolution of russia also known as bolshevik revolution 1917.
They later formed their communist party of soviet union .

October revolution and reasons behind it--
1. It is Also called the great october socialist revolution.or october uprising or red october.
2. It took place through an armed insurrection in St.Petersburg .
3. It led to--the bolshevik victory and the end of dual power .
4. The Proclamation of soviet Republic .
5. The Beginning of Civil war.

Reasons-
The Impoverished nature of russia in europe.
The Huge population,poverty,menial work jobs.,landless agricultural labourers.
Than Rise in Poor and exploited workers also have some effect
Hence the communist main focus was heavy industrialisation and economic and social development.

Their believe was -
1. To focus on highley ,centralised and disciplined parties .
2. To boycott the elections to the first duma(russian parliament) in 1906 and refused the cooperation with the government.
3. They Focussed on revolutionary activities to bring changes in society like exerting control over workers
4. They believed in socialist intelligentsia as in marxist theory.
5. They followed Marxist ideology like ceasing social classes,withering of state.

Note:The February revolution in Russia toppled the tsar's government. Resulting in a provisional government. The civil war of Russia lasted until 1923 and created the soviet union. The revolution of Russia made the first communist government in Russia and large scale socialist state in the world.