3. Social Democrats Flashcards
Where was the social democrats found?
Minsk in 1898
What happened in Minsk 1989?
All Russian Social democratic workers party founded
What was he group founded in 1898 influenced by?
Marx’s work by George Plekhanov
What was significance of George Plekhanov?
Translated Marxs work into Russian influencing the newly made party
What did George Plekhanov translation of Marx’s work emphasise?
Working class consciousness Class struggle formed over history known as “dialectic”
What piece of work emphasised working class consciousness?
George Plekhanov translation of Marx’s work
What is a dialectic?
Class struggle formed over history
What is the word for a class struggle formed over history?
Dialectic
What did Marc believe was the last stage of the dialectic class structure
Industrial revolution as there would be a proletariat revolution and they will be above the bourgeoisie. Reactionaries killed and utopia formed
Who had no interest in Marxists theory
Workers
What did workers have no interest in?
Marxists theories
Because workers were not interested in Marxist theories what did the party focus on?
Practical concerns
Improving pay
Lowering working hours
Who were the main instigators of the Social democrats?
Julius Martov
Lenin
Who were Julius Martov and Lenin?
Instigators of Social democrats
What did Julius Martov and Lenin attempt to do?
Improve conditions for workers
Who tried to improve the conditions for workers?
Julius Maratov and Lenin
Who left because there was a lack of action and called for more revolutionary tactics?
Lenin
What did Lenin call for?
More revolutionary tactics
What did Lenin release in 1901
What is to be done
What was contained in the pamphlet ‘What is to be done’
Outlined the idea that the complete overthrow of Tsarist can be achieved by the workers if they were lead by the politically educated or vanguard
When did Lenin release the pamphlet ‘what is to be done’
1901
What is the name of the pamphlet that Outlined the idea that the complete overthrow of Tsarist can be achieved by the workers if they were lead by the politically educated or vanguard?
Lenin’s pamphlet ‘What is to be done’
When did the Social Democrats split into 2 groups?
Party conference 1903
What happened during the second conference in 1903?
Social democrats split into 2
What were the 2 groups the Social Democrats split into in the second party conference in 1903?
Bolsheviks
Mensheviks
What did Nicholas form in 1902?
Creation of legal workers interest group, Zubatov union,
When was there a Creation of legal workers interest group, Zubatov union,
1902
What did the Zubatov creation mean?
Quell workers fears
Given the workers the notion that they could negotiate with the state officials to improve their plight
When was the Zubatov plan abandoned?
Summer 1903 as it became unruly and unmanageable
What did Zubatov indicate?
Workers unrest needed to be taken seriously.
What was the police opinion?
Didn’t report them as being a state security
