Russia from 1850 to 1917 was littered with numerous political views that ranged across the whole political spectrum. The vast bulk of Russians in the 19th century were extremely poor; a few were extremely rich. The educated middle class were small in number and invariably outside of politics. Though small in number, the middle class did have one great advantage it was an educated class and many in the middle class saw that Russia could not carry on as it was before Alexander III. Revolutionaries such as Lenin came from the middle class. It was in fact the middle class that caused most of the changes in Russia's political views. The majority was split into two groups.
Those on the right of politics wanted reform