Not really the case - calling all centrists "far-right" and cancelling them is why they broke for the far-right in recent years. Good ol' tent-shrinking, nothing beats that.
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Here's a (GREATLY oversimplified) table of the four parties:
Terms:
The main issue was the war - when there's a difference between factions of a party, it's usually over this:
- Defeatist - The war should end, even if it means a revolution or a civil war.
- Internationalist - The war should end
- Revolutionary Defencist - The war should continue, so we can protect the revolution from the Germans!
- Social Patriot - We should continue the war until we win!
- Conquest - We should win the war, and get territory from Austria or Turkey!
The parties had different ideas as to how to interact with the Provisional Government.
- Overthrow - Basically, red October
- All-Socialist Government - the Provisional Government should be replaced by a coalition of only socialist parties (basically, anyone who wasn't a Kadet).
- Coalition - We should participate in the Provisional Government - even if that means a coalition with other parties we don't agree with.
| Issue | Bolsheviks | Menshevik-Internationalist | Menshevik-Defencist | Left-SR | Right-SR | Left-Kadets | Right-Kadets |
| The War | Defeatist | Internationalist | Revolutionary Defencist | Internationalist | Revolutionary Defencist | Social Patriot | Conquest |
| Provisional Government | Overthrow it! | All-Socialist Government | Coalition | All-Socialist Government | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition |
| Land Reform/Industry | Nationalizations | Workers' councils; no rural policy at the start of the game | Workers' councils; no rural policy at the start of the game | Workers' councils; Full land reform | Workers' councils; Full land reform | Allows trade unions, but no councils; maybe a little land reform | Maybe trade unions, but no councils; No land reform |
| Base of support | Soldiers, workers | Workers | Workers | Peasants | Peasants | The middle class | The middle class |
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The war
The more I play this, the more I start to think that it's better to simply try to stop the war than it is to continue it.
Doing an armistice boosts the government's legitimacy, and demobilizing soldiers can help your budget. Plus, refocusing industry on other things like food is REALLY useful.
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