“But the powerful and respected party right, particularly Stalin, went so far in the direction of moderation as to support a merger of Bolsheviks and Mensheviks - the proposal of Irakli Tsereteli, the outstanding Menshevik intellect and orator, recently returned from Siberian exile and now in charge of the Petrograd Soviet.” RussiaStalinOctober RevolutionTsereteli Book:October: The Story of the Russian Revolution Source: October: The Story of the Russian Revolution