At the Sixth Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, convened by the Bolsheviks, the 4,000 strong Interdistrict Group (Mezhraiontsy), led by Trotsky and Lunacharsky, formally merges with the 240,000-strong Bolshevik Party, led by Lenin. Outside the congress, the counter-revolution continues to rage in Russia. Following the collapse of the Kerensky offensive and the … Continue reading August 7-13: Mezhraiontsy unite with the Bolsheviks