| Mensheviks | Bolsheviks | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Mensheviks were in minority | The Bolsheviks were in majority |
| 2. | The Menshviks wanted to establish socialism through the spread of education and reforms among the workers | The Bolsheviks wanted to spread socialism through revolution i.e. by uprooting autocratic ruler. |
| 3. | Alexander Kerensky was the leader of the Menshevik group | Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks |
(a) Other Parties : The Menshevik and the Bolshevik parties were the political parties of industrial workers. There was also a party of the peasants which was known as the Socialist Revolutionary Party. The non-Russian nationalities of the Russian empire had their own parties, which were working to free lands from colonial oppression.
(b) Bolshevik Party and Lenin : Lenin was most important leader of the Bolsheviks. He is regarded as one of the greatest leaders of the socialist movement after Marx and Engles.
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