Definitions for Menshevik
ˈmɛn ʃə vɪk; -ˌvɪk i, -ˌvi kimen·she·vik

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1. Mensheviknoun

   a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution

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1. Mensheviknoun

   A member of the gradualist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution.

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1. menshevik

   The Mensheviks (Russian: меньшевики́, from меньшинство 'minority') were one of the three dominant factions in the Russian socialist movement, the others being the Bolsheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries. The factions emerged in 1903 following a dispute within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) between Julius Martov and Vladimir Lenin. The dispute originated at the 2nd Congress of the RSDLP, ostensibly over minor issues of party organization. Martov's supporters, who were in the minority in a crucial vote on the question of party membership, came to be called Mensheviks, derived from the Russian меньшинство ('minority'), while Lenin's adherents were known as Bolsheviks, from большинство ('majority').Despite the naming, neither side held a consistent majority over the course of the entire 2nd Congress, and indeed the numerical advantage fluctuated between both sides throughout the rest of the RSDLP's existence until the Russian Revolution. The split proved to be long-standing and had to do both with pragmatic issues based in history, such as the failed Revolution of 1905 and theoretical issues of class leadership, class alliances and interpretations of historical materialism. While both factions believed that a proletarian revolution was necessary, the Mensheviks generally tended to be more moderate, and more positive towards the liberal opposition and the peasant-based Socialist Revolutionary Party.

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1. Menshevik

   The Mensheviks, or sometimes called Menshevists, were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1904 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party. The dispute originated at the Second Congress of that party, ostensibly over minor issues of party organization. Martov's supporters, who were in the minority in a crucial vote on the question of party membership, came to be called "Mensheviks", derived from the Russian word меньшинство, whereas Lenin's adherents were known as "Bolsheviks", from bol'shinstvo. Neither side held a consistent majority over the course of the congress. The split proved to be long-standing and had to do both with pragmatic issues based in history such as the failed revolution of 1905, and theoretical issues of class leadership, class alliances, and bourgeois democracy. While both factions believed that a "bourgeois democratic" revolution was necessary, the Mensheviks generally tended to be more moderate and were more positive towards the "mainstream" liberal opposition.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Menshevik in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Menshevik in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Menshevik
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Menshevik
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menshevik
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Menshevik