No he gave up having loyal ties to the Union because he had heritage in the South.
Well, sadly, it is effective when it doesn't result in disaster.
Brinksmanship refers to the negotiation practice of letting a situation edge right up to disaster before finding a solution.
It is, however, wildly irresponsible, shortsighted, and often leads to people getting hurt and unnecessary stress.
The Mesheviks and the Bolsheviks were two totally different movements in Russia from ideological perspective and their actions. The Mesheviks wanted a gradual, peaceful change in the country, with progressive methods used, and by including the Middle class in the process, with the end goal being modernization of the country. The Bolsheviks, on the other side, wanted radical changes, and that was supposed to be done by the elites, not by the middle class people. Also, instead of modernizing the country, the Bolshevkis wanted to establish communism in the country.
