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What did the Paris Commune do in 1871?

In 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War, the Parisian workers revolted against the bourgeois government and established the Paris Commune. Extolling it as the first workers' government, classical Marxist writers took it as an exemplary--though embryonic-- model of the dictatorship of the proletariat.

Who wrote a book about women in the Paris Commune?

Eichner, Carolyn J. Surmounting the barricades: women in the Paris Commune (Indiana UP, 2004). Gluckstein, Donny (2006). The Paris Commune: A Revolution in Democracy. London: Bookmarks. ISBN 978-1-90-519214-4. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

What newspapers were published in Paris during the commune?

At the same time, the number of pro-Commune newspapers and magazines published in Paris during the Commune expanded exponentially. The most popular of the pro-Commune newspapers was Le Cri du Peuple, published by Jules Vallès, which was published from 22 February until 23 May.

Who wrote the first poem about the commune?

Among the first to write about the Commune was Victor Hugo, whose poem "Sur une barricade", written on 11 June 1871 and published in 1872 in a collection of poems under the name L' Année terrible, honours the bravery of a twelve-year-old Communard being led to the execution squad.