Siberian Social-Democratic Union (russian: Сибирский социал-демократический союз) was a

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n organization of Social Democratic groups. It was formed in the spring of 1901, by the initiative of the

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Social-Democrats, including Social-Democratic groups from

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, Irkutsk, and the

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. In the end of 1901 the union adopted a programme which defined its mission as fighting for political freedom of the proletariat, and for

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. The union was initially dominated by '

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Сибирский союз РСДРП
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, Petropavlovsk and other locations. In 1903, an Omsk committee was formed. In January 1903 the union was affiliated to the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, and changed name to Siberian Social-Democratic Union - RSDLP Committee. The union now had begun adhering to the ''

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'' line. The 1st conference of the union held in the summer 1903 reaffirm the commitment of the organization to the ''Iskra'' line. However, the delegates of the union at the 2nd RSDLP congress,

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and V. E. Mandelson, took a Menshevik position. The union later condemned their behaviour at the congress.

References

Factions of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party Political parties established in 1901 Political parties in the Russian Empire Social democratic parties in Russia 1901 establishments in the Russian Empire Politics of Siberia Defunct socialist parties in Russia {{Russia-party-stub