Mensheviks
Mensheviks means minority, who also wanted to implement communism but believed in educating the population and slowly gain popular support.
Importance: Had much support but less than the Bolsheviks. The Mensheviks along with the Bolsheviks got people on their feet to fix the country.
The Mensheviks took the calmer approach as the Bolsheviks took a more radical approach. The Mensheviks were willing to give away time as long as they got the outcome they wanted. The Bolsheviks wanted to take action right away and wanted to speed the process. There was more support for the Bolsheviks because of that reason, the people wanted industrialization and modernization quicker.
Grass Roots Movement.