PC 24 March - The Municipality of Paris: the first proletarian revolutionary political power in the history of humanity


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Description: From China Pictorial Magazine, March 1971, a brief look illustrated to the Municipality of Paris in its centenary: on March 18, 1871 the proletar ...
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From China Pictorial Magazine, March 1971, a brief look illustrated to the Municipality of Paris in its centenary:

On March 18, 1871 the proletariat and other workers in Paris overthrow the reactionary domain of the traitor government of the French bourgeoisie ... and established the Municipality of Paris, the first power proletarian revolutionary politician in the history of humanity. It was one Epocal revolution of great flow for the whole world. Was the first attempt by the proletariat to overturn the bourgeoisie and to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.

During the Franco-Prussian war, France had undergone one Disastrous defeat. The French bourgeois government, traitor, had transferred territories to the enemy and paid large sums of money for the war allowance, while implementing a cruel repression of the people at home. It is in this situation, in which the entire nation was tormented by a growing misery and class contradictions yes they acute every day, that the proletariat and the other workers of Paris launched an armed insurrection.

After its foundation, the Municipality of Paris adopted a series of measures aimed at abolishing the old permanent army, to build the forces Armies of the people, to completely destroy the old system bureaucratic politician who enslaved the people and to create a system of universal suffrage. It is just as Marx underlined: the Municipality of Paris is "the dawn of the great social revolution that will free Forever humanity from the regime of the classes ".



However, since at the time the French proletariat was not sufficiently mature and powerful and was missing from the guidance of a party Marxist politician, the leaders of the Municipality of Paris were unable to give following the victory of 18 March obtained by chasing and annihilating completely the reactionary forces of Thiers, piled up in Versailles. Did not carry out a firm and decisive repression of the counter -revolutionaries. They did not expropria the capitalist bank of France. Nor managed to form an alliance with the farmers. All of these factors led to the final strangulation of the great proletarian revolution by the joint forces of the enemy in homeland and abroad. But in front of the frenetic counterattacks of the enemy, The heroic sons and daughters of the Municipality of Paris fought valiantly in a spirit of maximum devotion to the revolution. For Defending the Municipality fought to the last drop of blood. Their brave and heroic deeds will always shine with a light dazzling.

At the time of the revolution of the Municipality of Paris, Karl Marx yes He found in London. He actively supported the revolutionary initiative of Parisian proletariat. Two days after the defeat of the Municipality of Paris, Marx, in his brilliant work The civil war in France , described the great achievements obtained by the heroes of the Municipality e he summarized the experience and lessons of this revolution. In light of the attempt by the Municipality of Paris to establish the dictatorship of proletariat, Marx stressed: "La working class cannot take possession purely it's simply of a car state already ready e motorcycle per his proper Fini ".


A flag of the Municipality of Paris. Breaks: Battalion 117, Legion 9, Municipality of Paris, Republic of France.

On March 18, 1871 the proletariat and other workers in Paris they launched an armed insurrection and completely defeated the troops reactionary.


The establishment of the first proletarian revolutionary political power of the History of humanity - the Municipality of Paris - was proclaimed between applause Fragorosis and shouts of "Long live the Municipality!" who shook the square.






Members of the Municipality of Paris in Sitting


The Municipality of Paris, keeping the great flag high of proletarian internarationalism, he demolished the "victory column" of Place Vendome, symbol of militarism and Napoleonic eggput,, And he renamed the "International Square" place. Fighters of the Municipality in the square.


The fighters of the Municipality of Paris erected barricades on the street, determined to defend the municipality at all costs.


After its foundation, the Municipality of Paris issued a series of decrees aimed at destroying the old state apparatus and improving the working and working conditions of workers. Above, in the center: On the abolition of the old permanent army and its replacement with the National Guard. Below, in the center: on the improvement of working conditions of the bakers. Left: "To the workers of the Campaigns ". On the right: on the separation between state and church.


The fighters of the Municipality of Paris defend their revolutionary political power.


The heroic fighters of the Municipality of Paris are firmly decided to defend their position.


Louise Michel, a heroine of the Municipality of Paris, was inflexible later The arrest. In the reactionary court he said to the judges: "If you leave me living I will never stop shouting revenge. " forced labor and banned by the reactionary government on the island of New Caledonia, in the Pacific Ocean.


The poet Eugene Pottier, a member of the Municipality of Paris, wrote the famous International . The worker composer Pierre Degeyter, once a member of the volunteers of reinforcement of the Municipality of Paris, music this immortal poetry as A battle song of the proletarian revolution. The song expresses the revolutionary will and the high militancy of the proletariat and the workers from all over the world.


After a fierce battle against the enemy, the last group of fighters of the Municipality heroically sacrificed his life at This wall of the Pere Lachaise cemetery. It has been called since then "The Comunardi wall" with revolutionary masses. It will always inspire the proletariat from all over the world to keep the principles of the Municipality of Paris and to fight to the end for the emancipation of all humanity.
Michael Laxer | theleftchapter.com
Translation for Resistenze.org By the Center for Culture and Popular Documentation Center

Source: https://proletaricomunisti.blogspot.com/2024/03/pc-24-marzo-la-comune-di-parigi-il.html