Would a Menshevik Communist Government in Russia be Less Likely to be Totalitarian?

If the Mensheviks triumphed over the Bolsheviks at the Bolshevik-Menshevik Split at the Second RSDLP Party Congress in 1903, making it, rather than Bolshevism, the dominant current in world communism, (although of course, the names would be reversed), would a later Menshevik communist government in Russia, with its basis of a mass party, be less likely to be fully totalitarian, than a Bolshevik government? Of course, wether a government actually becomes totalitarian is dependent on a multitude of factors other than sub-ideology, but would it be less likely to do so overall?
 
Of course they would, that was pretty much the distinction between Mensheviks and Bolsheviks.

Although Bolsheviks could overthrow them and become totalitarian.
 
That's making the assumption it doesn't butterfly away the Russo-Japanese (1905) or it being a debacle and leading to the 1905 Revolution or Bloody Sunday or WW1 or even how the February Revolution played out. If the Mensheviks aren't as disruptive as the Bolsheviks, and actually work with the mess that is the Provisional Government it's gonna be chaotic. Whether or not they go authoritarian depends on how the February revolution plays out, if they play along with the Provisional Government they could work with allies such as the SR's to eventually gain power.
 
The thing is that a "Menshevik government" is almost by definition impossible--the Mensheviks, believing (on orthodox Marxist grounds) that economically backward Russia was not ready for socialism, would make no attempt to govern Russia by themselves. Rather they favored a coalition with the peasants (represented by the SR's) and the liberal bourgeoisie (represented by the Kadets).

In any event, the Mensheviks getting a majority at the Second RSDLP Congress would not prevent a split or guarantee their future dominance among Russian Marxists. Despite their name, at various times in the history of the RSDLP the Mensheviks *had* a majority. That simply made no difference to the Bolsheviks, who cared nothing for party discipline except when they themselves had control. Who would prevail in 1917 would have nothing to do with their respective numbers at the beginning of the year (at first the Bolsheviks were heavily outnumbered by the SR's and Mensheviks in the soviets).
 
Despite their name, at various times in the history of the RSDLP the Mensheviks *had* a majority
For those who didn't take Russian "Menshevik" means minority, "Boshevik" means majority. (Or, perhaps a person from the minority/majority). In a brilliant feat of propaganda, the Bolsheviks labelled themselves a the majority based on predominance in the ?party newspaper board? rather than in the party/movement. Somehow the Mensheviks let that stick.
 
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