- Absolute Monarchy vs. Parliamentary Democracy
- Bolshevik Party (led by Vladimir Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin) supported parliamentary democracy
Social Revolution
- Feudalism was abolished in the Russian empire only in the 1860s.
- The Tsar was the figurehead of the vast landowning aristocratic elite which controlled most of Russia's wealth.
- The Bolshevik party supported equality of all citizens regardless of social class.
Economic Revolution
- The Russian economy was dominated by the wealthy aristocratic class.
- The Bolshevik party supported equal distribution of wealth and resources among the population.