The Bolsheviks were a radical faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, led by Vladimir Lenin. They seized power in the 1917 October Revolution, establishing the Soviet state. Used to advance Marxist ideology, their methods benefited the proletariat and peasantry by promising land, peace, and workers' control, though in practice, the party elite held ultimate authority.
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