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On 18 March 1871, the people of Paris opened the door to utopia. Over 72 days, the workers built new institutions and advanced the practice of democracy. The forces of counter-revolution regrouped, marched on the city, and defeated the Commune on 28 May. Two days later, Karl Marx delivered an address to the International Workingmen’s Association, a text later published as The Civil War in France. Almost fifty years later, as the Soviet Republic was being formed, Lenin reflected on Marx’s text to consider how to smash the inherited state institutions and to build socialist institutional forms. The Commune was reborn in a higher form as the Soviet. This book collects Marx’s address, Lenin’s chapter in State and Revolution on the Commune, Bertolt Brecht’s poem on the communards, and Manifesto of the Paris Commune’s Federation of Artists.

Paris Commune 150 - Left Shop Paris Commune 150 commemorates the 1871 Paris Commune with Marx’s address, Lenin’s reflections, and key revolutionary texts on democracy and socialism.

“As long as we sing his songs, as long as his courage can inspire us to greater courage, Víctor Jara will never die.” – Pete Seeger

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Víctor Jara - An Unfinished Song - Left Shop Víctor Jara - An Unfinished Song is a powerful biography by Joan Jara, telling the story of Chile’s beloved poet, singer, and activist whose legacy of courage and art endures.

‘An excellent anthology by Urdu’s foremost women writers.’ -Muneeza Shamsie

KAHANI: Short Stories by Pakistani Women - Left Shop KAHANI: Short Stories by Pakistani Women showcases a diverse anthology of contemporary Pakistani women writers, reflecting history, culture, and society.