Recently got a temp ban from KiA2 for very mildly acknowledging this fact. Just testing the waters here.
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...Bolshevik means majority.
Yes, the Bolsheviks declared themselves the majority of the Russian Social Democratic Party, even though they were the minority, and labeled the majority Martov/Plekhanov faction as the Mensheviks - which later on stuck.
It was a crafty move, because 'Majority' carries a prestige, especially in a party where 'party discipline' reigned - and party members believed in carrying out the wishes of the majority, even if they disagreed.
As for October/November, that's because the Bolsheviks changed the calendar of course. The February Revolution was in March according to the Gregorian calendar.