The 1871 Paris Commune as a Model of Revolt

The 1871 Paris Commune as a Model of Revolt

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S1 E4: Investigate the violent upheaval of the Paris Commune in 1871: a political experiment that lasted a mere 10 weeks. The Paris Commune would make Marx one of the most feared and hated men in the world; although it failed, Marx considered it a living example of the “dictatorship of the proletariat.”