Paris Commune

The Paris Commune was a short-lived left-libertarian society that existed in Paris, France for two months in 1871.
== Law and Order ==
Crime was absent in the Commune. According to one Communard:We hear no longer of assassination, theft and personal assault.Karl Marx (1871) The Civil War in France
== Cultural Changes ==
According to one participant of the commune:Paris is fighting and singing...Paris does not only have soldiers, she has singers too. She has both cannons and violins; she makes both Orsini bombs and music. The clash of cymbals can be heard in the dreadful silence between rounds of firing, and merry dance airs mingle with the rattle of American machine-guns.Stewart Edwards (1973) The Communards of Paris
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