menshevik
/ˈmɛnʃəvɪk/
noun
- A member of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which opposed the Bolsheviks and favored a more gradual approach to socialism.
- During the Russian Revolution, the Mensheviks were often at odds with the more radical Bolsheviks.
- The Mensheviks believed in working within the existing political system to achieve change.
- Many Menshevik leaders were forced into exile after the Bolsheviks took power.
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