In Defence of October

Study the lessons of the Russian Revolution

About us 1917 Live

Political Parties in Russia and the Tasks of the Proletariat

Index

1) WHAT ARE THE CHIEF POLITICAL PARTY GROUPINGS IN RUSSIA?

A. (to the right of the C.D.). Parties and groups to the right of the Constitutional-Democrats.

B. (G.D.). The Constitutional-Democratic Party (Cadets, or the people’s freedom party) and kindred groups.

C. (S.D. and S.R.). The Social-Democrats, the Socialist- Revolutionaries and kindred groups.

D. ("Bolsheviks"). The party which properly should be called the Communist Party, but which at present is named the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party united under the Central Committee or, popularly, the “Bolsheviks”.