Forward Вперёд | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Alexander Bogdanov |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Dissolved | 1912 |
| Split from | Bolsheviks |
| Succeeded by | Proletkult |
| Ideology | Left communism Anti-Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | RSDLP |
Vpered (Russian: Вперёд, IPA: [fpʲɪˈrʲɵt] , Forward) was a subfaction within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). Although Vpered emerged from the Bolshevik wing of the party, it was critical of Lenin. The group was gathered by Alexander Bogdanov in December 1909 and was active until 1912.[1] Other notable members of the group were Maxim Gorky, Anatoly Lunacharsky, Mikhail Pokrovsky, Virgil Shantser, Grigory Aleksinsky, Stanislav Volski, and Martyn Liadov.