The Paris Commune ( , ) was a radical socialist and revolutionary Change_of_leadership government that ruled Control Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871 .

On 18 March , soldiers of the Commune 's National Guard killed Killing two French army generals , and the Commune refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to accept the authority of the French government .

On 18 March , soldiers of the Commune 's National Guard killed Killing two French army generals , and the Commune refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to accept the authority of the French government .

The Commune governed Control Paris for two months , until it was suppressed Hindering by the regular French Army during `` La semaine sanglante '' ( `` The Bloody Week '' ) beginning Process_start on 21 May 1871 .

Debates over the policies and outcome of the Commune had significant influence on the ideas of Karl Marx , who described Statement it as an example of the `` dictatorship of the proletariat '' .

Local populations feared Change_sentiment that workers were rising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in revolution such as the Paris Commune of 1871 .