For further study, you can access the original documents in the Marxists Internet Archive or research the Resolutions and Decisions of the RSDLP for detailed amendments made between 1898 and 1917.
Return of land ("otrezki") to peasants that had been taken during the 1861 reform. 2. The RSDRP Charter (Ustav) programma i ustav rsdrp
Overthrow of the Tsarist autocracy and establishment of a democratic republic with universal suffrage. For further study, you can access the original
Lenin’s "April Theses" proposed updating the program to transition directly toward a socialist revolution. The RSDRP Charter (Ustav) Overthrow of the Tsarist
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 principle that while party members are free to discuss and debate policy, once a decision is made by the majority, all members must follow it. 3. Key Evolution Points