The Paris Commune has become a battlefield for French politicians contesting next year’s elections. The anniversary has likewise united the country’s equally fragmented right, whose denizens come not ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, known as essentially the first successful Communist revolution. For two months in 1871, the people took over the city, and photographs ...

IN 1871, the working class in Paris rose up against their rulers and proclaimed the Paris Commune. It was the first example in history of ordinary people taking control of society and running it ...

Critically, the Commune rejected the militarism and nationalism of the failed regime of Napoleon III. With 100,000 immigrant workers and political refugees from across Europe living in Paris ...

The Paris Commune of 1871 was an exciting time for the workers’ movement and provided valuable lessons for the class struggle after its fall. However, whilst the event was spectacular and many social ...

The Paris Commune received more worldwide media attention than probably any other event of the period except the American Civil War. A city that had served as a glittering showcase for modern ...

On high the red flag was flying as it had done ever since 18 March and guns saluted the proclamation of the Paris Commune. The composition of the Commune The commune finally numbered 81 members, the ...

Paris Commune, written by Steven Cosson and J. Michael Friedman, directed by Steven Cosson, and performed by The Civilians at the Public Lab Series Workshop at the Public Theater in New York City ...

At the Paris City Council on Tuesday, Raphaëlle Primet, a Communist councilor, said her party would “perceive this move as a profound attack against the action of the Commune members and our ...