Social Democrats

Who were key individuals in the Social Democrats?

George Plekhanov

Julius Martoc

Vladimir Vlyanov (Lenin)

What were aims of SD?

Need to encourage working class consciousness

Some SD supporters focused on more practical concerns, improved pay and lowering working hours

What did Lenin’s view cause?

A division

What was the SD divided into?

Mensheviks and Bolsheviks

What did the B’s want to do?

Continue to work for political, economic and social change

Argued workers were capable of being politically educated to create a revolution

Who were the main instigators of the SD?

Julius Martov and Lenin

What tactics did Lenin call to employ?

Revolutionary tactics

What pamphlet did Lenin produce in 1901? (SD)

‘What Is To Be Done?’

What did the pamphlet entail? (SD)

Outlined the idea that a complete overthrow of tsarist system of rule can be achieved by workers if led by an educated elite vanguard

What methods did the B’s employ? (SD)

Used terrorism and wanted to overthrow Tsar and rule by party elites

How many members did the B’s have? (SD)

5000-10000 members before 1914

Who did the M’s work with? (SD)

The system and with other groups, develop capitalism

Which path did the M’s follow? (SD)

Marx’s path to communism