@thejollyleftist: Trotsky left the Mensheviks in September 1904 over their insistence on an alliance with Russian liberals and their opposition to a reconciliation with Lenin and the Bolsheviks. From 1904 until 1917, Trotsky described himself as a "non-factional social democrat"....social democrat wasn't a bad word then ☠️ #lenin #trotsky #bolsheviks #sovietmemes #ussr #soviethistory #marxism #socialism #vanguardparty #russianhistory #commietok #communism #leftisttiktok #marxismleninism