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Programma I Ustav Rsdrp 〈UPDATED · 2025〉

The documents underwent significant changes as the political landscape shifted:

Required members to personally participate in one of the party organizations. This aimed for a disciplined, professional vanguard party. programma i ustav rsdrp

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 The documents underwent significant changes as the political

Introduction of an 8-hour workday and legalization of strikes and trade unions. This allowed for a broader, less centralized membership

Required only "regular personal assistance" under the guidance of an organization. This allowed for a broader, less centralized membership.