Bolsheviks

The Bolsheviks were originally a faction of the Marxist Socialist party in Russia. They split apart from the party in 1903 and went on to seize power in Russia in the October Revolution (1917). They renamed themselves the Communist Party and proclaimed Lenin their leader. Their slogan was “Bread, Land, Peace”, promising food, land reform, and peace. Signed the treaty of Brest Litovsk with Germany, ending the fight between the two nations in World War I. Lenin went on to shut down Parliament and replaced it with a Bolshevik-dominated Congress of Soviets. Believed in the rule of the most intelligent, making their system similar to an oligarchy.

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Created by: Charlie and Dirk (May 21, 2009)