Saturday Nov 28, 2020
Paris Commune Part 2: The Siege of Paris
The formidable Prussian army lays siege to Paris for months on end. When the Government of National Defense fails to address the steadily deteriorating conditions in the capital, popular discontent threatens to boil over into revolution.
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Cover Image: Photograph of communards manning a barricade in Paris, March 18th, 1871.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "La Varsovienne" performed by Catherine Ribeiro.
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