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{{Infobox political party|name=Russian Social Democratic Labour Party|native_name=Российская социал-демократическая рабочая партия|logo=РСДРП.svg.png|founded=1 March 1898|abbreviation=RSDLP|leader=[[Vladimir Lenin]] ([[Bolsheviks|Bolshevik faction]])<br>[[Julius Martov]] ([[Mensheviks|Menshevik faction]])|banned=February 1923|merger=[[League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class]]<br>[[Emancipation of Labour]]<br>[[General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia]]|merged=[[RSDLP (Unified)]]|successor=[[White movement]] ([[Mensheviks]])<br>[[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] ([[Bolsheviks]])|headquarters=[[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]]|political_orientation=[[Marxism]]<br>[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Labour movement|Labourism]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]<br>[[Revolutionary socialism]]<br>[[Communism]]<br>[[Leninism|Bolshevism]] ([[Bolsheviks]])<br>[[Revisionism|Menshevism]] ([[Mensheviks]])|position=[[Centre-left]] to [[far-left]]|international=[[Second International]]}}
 
The '''Russian Social Democratic Labour Party''' ('''RSDLP''') was a [[Marxist]] [[political party]] in the [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Russian Empire]] that existed from 1898 to 1918. It had two factions known as the [[Mensheviks]], a more [[Revisionism|revisionist]] and [[Reformism|reformist]] faction, and the [[Bolsheviks]], a more [[Revolution|revolutionary]] faction led by [[Vladimir Lenin]].
 
== History ==
 
=== 1905 revolution ===
During the [[Russian revolution of 1905|1905 Russian revolution]], the Bolsheviks organized uprisings in [[Moscow]] and the [[Caucasus]].<ref>{{Citation|author=C. Allen|year=1950|title=Stalin: Slander and Truth, A review of Isaac Deutscher’s Biography of Stalin|publisher=[[Communist Party of Great Britain]]|mia=https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/sections/britain/periodicals/communist_review/1950/01/x01.htm}}</ref>
 
=== Factional disputes ===
Vladimir Lenin held a Bolshevik congress in Prague in 1912 and expelled the Mensheviks from his group. [[Leon Trotsky|Trotsky]] and the Mensheviks held a separate congress in Vienna and said that Lenin's actions were illegal. They joined with the [[Opportunism|opportunist]] [[Otzovism|Otzovists]] and [[Liquidationism|Liquidationists]] to form the [[August Bloc]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=ML-Theory|title=Trotsky vs. Lenin|date=2014-06-15|url=https://mltheory.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/37/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622142420/https://mltheory.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/37/|archive-date=2022-06-22|retrieved=2022-07-27}}</ref>
 
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:History of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Political parties in Russia]]
[[Category:Russian Revolution]]

Latest revision as of 16:19, 6 November 2024

Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Российская социал-демократическая рабочая партия
AbbreviationRSDLP
LeaderVladimir Lenin (Bolshevik faction)
Julius Martov (Menshevik faction)
Founded1 March 1898
BannedFebruary 1923
Merger ofLeague of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class
Emancipation of Labour
General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia
Merged intoRSDLP (Unified)
Succeeded byWhite movement (Mensheviks)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks)
HeadquartersPetrograd
Political orientationMarxism
Social democracy
Labourism
Democratic socialism
Revolutionary socialism
Communism
Bolshevism (Bolsheviks)
Menshevism (Mensheviks)
Political positionCentre-left to far-left
International affiliationSecond International


The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) was a Marxist political party in the Russian Empire that existed from 1898 to 1918. It had two factions known as the Mensheviks, a more revisionist and reformist faction, and the Bolsheviks, a more revolutionary faction led by Vladimir Lenin.

History[edit | edit source]

1905 revolution[edit | edit source]

During the 1905 Russian revolution, the Bolsheviks organized uprisings in Moscow and the Caucasus.[1]

Factional disputes[edit | edit source]

Vladimir Lenin held a Bolshevik congress in Prague in 1912 and expelled the Mensheviks from his group. Trotsky and the Mensheviks held a separate congress in Vienna and said that Lenin's actions were illegal. They joined with the opportunist Otzovists and Liquidationists to form the August Bloc.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. C. Allen (1950). Stalin: Slander and Truth, A review of Isaac Deutscher’s Biography of Stalin. Communist Party of Great Britain. [MIA]
  2. "Trotsky vs. Lenin" (2014-06-15). ML-Theory. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-07-27.