Russian election, 1917?

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(I know the SR split hadn't occurred at the elections, but thought it would be interesting regardless)

fwiw the SR were non-Marxist agrarian socialists and land reformers popular amongst the peasantry (who had been associated with a mid-level terrorist campaign against the state). They would split into a right faction, who supported the Provisional government, and an anti-war left faction which became the Bolshies junior coalition partner until they were split, tried to start a revolution and were promptly liquidated.

The Bolshies and Mensheviks were the factions that had split from the Social Democratic Party, the official Marxist organisation. They fell apart due to the very exciting reason of internal party structure, but mused aabout getting back together after the Feb revolution, a plan ruined by the Bolsh leader Lenin. At this point, the Mensheviks were controlled by their Right, who joined the Provisional government, causing a split within the organisation and their relative marginisation everywhere except their strongholds in the Transcaucasus. They spent the Civil War in a weird mode of officially on two different sides, but not really accepted by either. The Bolsheviks main stronghold were with soldiers, who were opposed to the war.

The kadets were a liberal party that drew a lot of support from the educated elite and certain minorities. They had done very well in the first Duma election, mainly because of all the leftists boycotting the election; but found the experience frustrating and enthusiastically joined in with the February Revolution. Soon to be liquidated.

[Lechasseur]

Kadets

[America Needs R'hllor]

Kadets

[Zuza]

At this point, the Mensheviks were controlled by their Right, who joined the Provisional government, causing a split within the organisation and their relative marginisation everywhere except their strongholds in the Transcaucasus.

Their stronghold was not the whole Transcaucasus, but specifically Georgia, where they somehow became a leading national party (like Dashnaktsutyun in Armenia), which is very bizarre since they weren't nationalists and were ambiguous on the Georgian independence issue. 75 % of Georgians voted for Mensheviks.

Outside of Georgia, it seems, Mensheviks lost their social base entirely. Bolsheviks were supported by industrial workers, soldiers and some peasants, SRs by peasants and some workers, Kadets by upper and middle classes. Mensheviks... maybe by a minority of intelligentsia and workers.

[Kingpoleon]

1. Kadets

2. Mensheviks
3. Right SR

4. Left SR

5. Bolsheviks

[JA]

Bolsheviks, which I would've supported until the rise of Joseph Stalin to power.

[Intell]

Left Socialist Revolutionary.

[smoltchanov]

Kadets. Easily.

[darklordoftech]

Kadets because my family is Jewish and I believe in liberal democracy.

[wxtransit]

Kadets