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The Civil War in France (Address of the General Council of the International Working Men's Association)

Karl Marx · International Working Men's Association · 1871

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Karl Marx
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2026-09-01
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Contemporary partisan interpretation; chapter 5 describes the Commune's structure.

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EstablishedA council of 92 members was elected on 26 March 1871; the Commune had no president or mayor, worked through commissions, and combined executive and legislative functions.DisputedInterpretations diverge: Marx's The Civil War in France called the Commune the working-class political form 'at last discovered', anarchists such as Bakunin read it as a rebellion against the state, and Victor Hugo criticised its conduct while urging amnesty.