Social:Defencist Bloc

Defencist Bloc was a term used by Vladimir Lenin and others to refer to the coalition of Mensheviks and Socialist-Revolutionaries who dominated the Soviets. After the February Revolution of 1917, the coalition wished to continue Russia's war effort.

The term was applied to a variety of different groups, from those on the right who had been in favour of the war effort since 1914, to those on the left who had adhered to the Zimmerwald anti-war movement before 1917, but supported defensive war after the revolution.

See also

• Internationalist/Defencist Schism