Required members to personally participate in one of the party organizations. This aimed for a disciplined, professional vanguard party.
Focused on the long-term goal of a Socialist Revolution . This included the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat to build a socialist society.
The party (now the RCP(b)) adopted a new program reflecting their position as the ruling party after the October Revolution. 4. Summary Table of the 1903 Split Bolsheviks (Lenin) Mensheviks (Martov) Party Model "Vanguard" of professional revolutionaries Mass-based party like Western Social Democrats Membership Requirement Strict: Personal participation in a cell Flexible: General support and guidance Organization Highly centralized and disciplined Decentralized and democratic programma i ustav rsdrp
Return of land ("otrezki") to peasants that had been taken during the 1861 reform. 2. The RSDRP Charter (Ustav)
Overthrow of the Tsarist autocracy and establishment of a democratic republic with universal suffrage. Required members to personally participate in one of
This guide outlines the key components and historical significance of the and Charter (Ustav) of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP/RSDRP), which formed the foundation of Russian Marxism and the eventual Bolshevik-Menshevik split. 1. The RSDRP Program (Adopted 1903)
Focused on immediate democratic reforms within the existing Tsarist system: This included the overthrow of capitalism and the
The documents underwent significant changes as the political landscape shifted: