The Rise of Communism: From Marx to Lenin
The 1871 Paris Commune as a Model of Revolt
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.”