An interview with Michèle Audin***Version française ci-dessous*** “It was the only time in the history of France that the ‘vile masses’ took centre stage and even took power for a few weeks.” With its 150th anniversary just around the corner, the indefatigable Michèle Audin explains why the Paris Commune was and remains important, for the construction of the French state as well as the imaginary of the international Left. Ethan Earle: You are a mathematician and author, and you have a blog on the Paris Commune that has become an invaluable ...
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