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Identify The Meaning And Significance Of The Mensheviks

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Please identify the meaning and significance of the following terms: Mensheviks: The Mensheviks were those who believed Russia needed to industrialize and needed to have a large working class before a socialist revolution took place. Bolsheviks: The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (also known as Lenin), were more radical than the Mensheviks. They believed that a small party of professional revolutionaries could use force to create a socialist society. Soviets: Soviets were workers’ councils that formed to voice the workers’ (negative) opinions. This was significant because it helped lead, along with the riots, to Nicholas signing the October Manifesto. Duma: The Duma was a legislature (people who create laws) that Nicholas
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