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PartyHistorical period · 1903–1922Tsarist Russian Empire

Mensheviks

Minority wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, of Martov and Plekhanov. It defended an open party, a bourgeois revolution before a socialist one, democracy and alliance with liberals, took part in the Provisional Government and was repressed by the Bolsheviks.

Predominant spectrum
Left
Closest ideology
Techno-Progressivism
Closest personality
Friedrich Engels

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Balanced
    Federal44%
    Unitary56%
  • Representation

    Very strong · Democracy
    Democracy89%
    Autocracy11%
  • Power

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security33%
    Liberty67%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation18%
    Multiculturalism82%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Pacifist
    Militarist36%
    Pacifist64%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist60%
    Nationalist40%
  • Economy

    Strong · Public
    Public83%
    Private17%
  • Control

    Strong · Planning
    Planning81%
    Free market20%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Globalism
    Protectionism31%
    Globalism69%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Irreligious
    Irreligious93%
    Religious7%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive67%
    Traditionalist33%
  • Technology

    Strong · Technology
    Technology77%
    Biology23%

What sets Mensheviks apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Leans further toward irreligious than 94% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.

Party median 40Mensheviks 93

Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Control

On Control, it sits close to the catalog median.

Party median 65Mensheviks 81

Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.