Paris Commune
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The Paris Commune was a radical socialist and revolutionary government that briefly ruled Paris in 1871, emerging after France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and becoming a symbol of working-class uprising and communal self-governance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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radical socialist government → revolutionary government → working-class uprising → |
| analyzedIn |
The Civil War in France
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| capital |
Paris
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| casualties |
thousands of Communards killed
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| cause |
defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War
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resentment against the French government in Versailles → social inequality in Paris → |
| commemoratedBy |
Mur des Fédérés
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| commemoratedIn |
socialist and communist traditions
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| country |
France
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| describedBy |
Karl Marx
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| emergedAfter |
Franco-Prussian War
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Siege of Paris → |
| endCause |
military suppression by Versailles troops
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| endDate |
1871-05-28
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| establishedBy |
insurrection of 18 March 1871
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| executiveBody |
Commune Council
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| followedBy |
French Third Republic consolidation
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| governmentType |
communal council
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directly elected council → |
| ideology |
communism
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republicanism → revolutionary socialism → secularism → socialism → |
| inspired |
Russian Revolution of 1917
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council communist movements → later socialist movements → |
| language |
French
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| leader |
Charles Delescluze
NERFINISHED
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Gustave Courbet → Jules Vallès → Louis Auguste Blanqui → Louis Charles Delescluze NERFINISHED → Louise Michel → Raoul Rigault → Élisée Reclus → |
| legislativeBody |
Commune Council
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| locatedIn |
France
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Paris → Île-de-France → |
| notableEvent |
Bloody Week
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Semaine sanglante → |
| opposedBy |
Adolphe Thiers
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French Third Republic government → Versailles government → |
| partOf |
French revolutionary tradition
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| policy |
abolition of night work in bakeries
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election of officials subject to recall → free secular education → maximum salary for officials → remission of rents → separation of church and state → workers’ control of workplaces abandoned by owners → |
| precededBy |
Second French Empire
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| repression |
deportations to New Caledonia
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mass executions → |
| startDate |
1871-03-18
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| symbolOf |
communal self-government
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proletarian revolution → working-class self-governance → |
| timePeriod |
1870s
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19th century → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Champ de Mars Massacre
("Paris Commune authorities")
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authorizedBy |
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Père Lachaise Cemetery
("Communards of the Paris Commune")
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burialPlaceOf |
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Tuileries Palace
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damagedIn |
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Hôtel de Salm
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destroyedIn |
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The Internationale
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inspiredBy |
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Faubourg Saint-Antoine
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playedRoleIn |
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Gustave Courbet
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politicalInvolvement |
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Tuileries Palace
("Paris Commune fires of 1871")
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significantEvent |