Opposition Flashcards
1
Q
Who where the Social Revolutionaries?
A
They believed Russia’s future lay with the peasantry, but there were many factions, including a terrorist wing
2
Q
What did the anarchists want to do?
A
Establish peasant communes with no central government
3
Q
Name two Liberal groups
A
The Union of Liberation, formed in 1904, and groups within the Zemstva
4
Q
What were the aims of the Liberal groups?
A
To share power with the Tsar and convert Russia into a Liberal democracy
5
Q
What was the difference between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks?
A
Bolsheviks-believed a small group of committed social revolutionaries could bring about revolution.
Mensheviks-believed the timing was not right for a revolution
6
Q
When did the split in the party happen and what did it cause?
A
- The split weakened the party
