Paris Commune

Special | From the Republic of Soviets to the Stalinist Counterrevolution

December 12, 2021 The experience of the Paris Commune, the first instance of proletarian revolution, brought Marx and Engels to a transformative conclusion regarding their understanding of the State. Unlike prior revolutionary processes, the conquest of political power by the revolutionary proletariat should not result in the adoption and application of the state apparatus, but […]

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150 years SINCE the Paris Commune

On its 150th anniversary, the Paris Commune inspired many books, articles and conferences, and still inspires many struggles around the world. It claimed to be a universal republic, and the word “socialism” was widely used. But the socialism of the Communards, though rather confused programmatically and debated, bore no resemblance to what later became known […]

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