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Party Conflicts
- Internal conflicts arose within the Communist Party regarding how to address the problems facing Soviet Russia.
- These conflicts led to factional disputes, which Lenin saw as a sickness threatening the party and the revolution.
Workers Opposition
- The Workers Opposition criticized the Communist Party's increasing bureaucratization and its control over labor unions.
- They argued for greater worker control over factories and the independence of unions from state control.
Democratic Centralists
- The Democratic Centralists argued that the Communist Party leadership was becoming detached from its rank-and-file members.
- They advocated for more open decision-making processes within the party and greater accountability of leaders to members.