Jamie and Jorge begin their mini-series on the Paris Commune. They start by recapping the events leading up to the Franco-Prussian War and explain what life was like during the Second French Empire. Tune in to to this mini-series to understand this history and why Lenin thought it was so important to address in Chapter Three of The State and Revolution.

The content of the episode draws from Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune by John Merriman.

New Yorker Review of the book: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/22/fires-paris

Produced and Edited by Paul (@aufhebenkultur)

Intro: Everybody Hates Chris theme song.

Image: The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning by Camille Pissarro

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