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They were originally called Bolsheviks (Russian for "One of the Majority.")

The were originated in 1903, and gradually became the dominant political party. Organized and led by Lenin, they seize full control of the government in 1917.

They became the Russian Communist Party (of Bolsheviks) in March 1918, then the All-Union Communist Party (of Bolsheviks) in December 1925; and finally the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in October 1952.

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