Bolshevik Party
Russian revolutionary communists
The Bolshevik Party was the revolutionary communist faction that seized power in Russia in 1917, led by Vladimir Lenin.
Bolshevik comes from a Russian word meaning "one of the majority," reflecting the group's claim to represent the larger faction of Russian socialists.
The party became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and ruled until 1991.
The Bolsheviks promised peace, land, and bread.
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