The Bolsheviks were a faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, led by Vladimir Lenin, that advocated for a radical, Marxist approach to revolution. They played a pivotal role in the Russian Revolution of 1917, seizing power from the provisional government and establishing a socialist state. The Bolsheviks aimed to represent the working class and implemented significant changes in Russian society, economy, and governance, ultimately leading to the formation of the Soviet Union. Their ideology and actions significantly shaped the course of 20th-century history.
the Bolshevisk revolution in Russia and subsequent formation of the USSR.
It allowed the Bolshevik socialists to gain power and eventually establish the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union).