Quotes: political parties

Question 1

What did the Kadets claim they were?

Answer 1

‘Opposition of His Majesty, not opposition to His Majesty’

Question 2

What did Lenin say about having revolutionaries?

Answer 2

‘Give us an organisation of revolutionaries, and we will overturn Russia!’ - Vladimir Lenin

Question 3

How did Lenin justify restricting membership to the Bolsheviks?

Answer 3

‘It is better that 10 real workers should not call themselves party members than one chatterbox should have the right and opportunity to be a member’ - Vladimir Lenin

Question 4

What did Lenin’s followers say about Leninism?

Answer 4

‘Marx is theory, Lenin is practice’

Question 5

How did Martov justify keeping membership to the Mensheviks open?

Answer 5

‘The more widely the title “member of the party” is spread, the better. We can only rejoice if every striker, every demonstrator, is able to declare himself a party member’ - Yuri Martov