During the hardships of the Franco-Prussian War, working-class radicalism grew among soldiers. In March 1871, soldiers of the National Guard seized control of the city. They refused to accept the authority of the French government instead of attempting to establish an independent government. These events entered history under the name of the Paris Commune of 1871. The Commune governed Paris for two months. Their policies were directed toward a progressive, anti-religious system of social d...

Citation :« D'où jaillirent les inconnus du 18 mars 1871 ? Qui a provoqué cette journée ? Qu'a fait le Comité Central ? Quelle a été la Commune ? Comment tant de milliers de Français patriotes, républicains, ont-ils été, par des Français, massacrés, jetés hors de leur patrie, longtemps reniés par des républicains ? Où sont les responsabilités ? Les actes vont le dire. » (Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray).D’après l’édition originale du grand classique de Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray...

« D’où jaillirent les inconnus du 18 mars 1871 ? Qui a provoqué cette journée ? Qu’a fait le Comité Central ? Quelle a été la Commune ? Comment tant de milliers de Français patriotes, républicains, ont-ils été, par des Français, massacrés, jetés hors de leur patrie, longtemps reniés par des républicains ? Où sont les responsabilités ? Les actes vont le dire. »

In "History of the Commune of 1871," author Lissagaray presents a meticulously detailed and passionate account of the Paris Commune, exploring the revolutionary fervor that gripped France during this tumultuous period. The work is characterized by its journalistic prose and historical rigor, blending firsthand accounts with insightful analyses of the socio-political structures at play. Lissagaray contextualizes the Commune within the broader narrative of French revolutionary history, illum...

In 1871, the working class of Paris, incensed by their lack of political power and tired of being exploited, seized control of the capital. This book is the outstanding history of the Commune, theheroic battles fought in its defence, and the bloody massacre that ended the uprising. Its author, Lissagaray, was a young journalist who not only saw the events recounted here first-hand, but fought for the Commune on the barricades. He spent the next twenty-five years researching and writing thi...

Son auteur, acteur et témoin de la Commune de Paris, se mit au travail au lendemain de la défaite et ce travail dura vingt-cinq ans. Il a enquêté avec acharnement auprès de tous les survivants, dans l’exil à Londres, en Suisse, puis consulté tous les documents disponibles à l’époque.Le résultat est cette « somme », qui n’est pas seulement un récit historique événementiel, de l’insurrection à la répression : elle est un tableau de tous les courants de la pensée sociale, de tous les a...

Esta es la historia de una rebelión, de las batallas libradas en su defensa y de la sangrienta masacre que puso fin al levantamiento. En 1871, la clase obrera de París, enfurecida por su falta de poder político y cansada de ser explotada, tomó el control de la capital. La Comuna —es decir, el gobierno revolucionario que se hizo del poder— gobernó París durante dos meses y estableció políticas que tendían hacia un sistema progresista y antirreligioso de su autodenominado socialismo; además,...

In "History of the Commune of 1871," Lissagaray provides a vivid and detailed narrative of the Paris Commune, a pivotal yet often overlooked moment in the history of revolutionary movements. His writing combines a journalistic immediacy with scholarly rigor, drawing on firsthand accounts, political analysis, and an array of contemporary sources that reflect the tumultuous atmosphere of post-Francophonic France. Lissagaray's perspective as a participant in the events lends authenticity to h...

The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter of the following titles:THE CIVIL WAR IN FRANCE – Karl MarxHISTORY OF THE PARIS COMMUNE OF 1871 – Karl Marx and Prosper Olivier LissagarayThe Civil War in France is a principal source for understanding Marx's theory of communism and is an official statement of the General Council of the International on the character and significance of the struggle of the Pa...

This book is an excellent history of the Paris Commune. Its author Lissagaray was a direct participant and fought for the Commune on the barricades. He collected testimonies from the survivors in exile in London, Switzerland and consulted all documents available at the time to ensure accuracy. He was assisted by Karl Marx in the writing of this classic, which was translated to English by Eleanor Marx.

En marzo de 1871, la clase trabajadora de París, indignada por su falta de poder político y cansada de ser explotada, tomó el control de la capital. Este libro es la excepcional historia de la Comuna, las heroicas batallas libradas en su defensa y la sangrienta masacre que acabó con el levantamiento. Un apasionante experimento revolucionario que en pocos meses logró sustituir al ejército por una milicia ciudadana, acabar con la injerencia eclesiástica en los asuntos estatales, introducir e...

History of the Commune of 1871 is a daily anatomy of Paris's revolutionary spring, set against the collapse of the Second Empire and the siege's aftermath. Lissagaray reconstructs the ascent from National Guard insurgency to municipal experiment, tracking debates, decrees, and command failures through committees, clubs, and barricades that culminated in the Semaine sanglante. His style fuses investigative reportage with republican indignation, marshaling minutes, dispatches, and testimony ...