Paris Commune | Vibepedia

The French National Guard had defended Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, and working-class radicalism grew among its soldiers. The Commune established a system of free education, abolished the death penalty, and promoted the rights of women. The Commune also established a system of worker self-management. The Commune's economic policies were influenced by the ideas of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and Karl Marx. The Commune inspired socialist and anarchist movements across Europe and played a key role in the development of the modern labor movement. The Commune's influence can be seen in the Russian Revolution and the Spanish Civil War.