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Why Did the Paris Commune Fail? The Paris Commune, as an entity and individual revolutionary body, failed. It can be argued that the Republic, which the Commune had demanded, was implemented and therefore it had some success. But the defeat that the Commune suffered, while the Parisian streets were overrun by Versailles soldiers, is undeniable. Paris would never again hold such power or autonomy and, though it found its place in the history of revolutions, …

…he outset. The Paris Commune was not a true revolution in the sense that it did not succeed in changing the people in power. Despite this it is seen as an important chapter, and indeed final act in the history of revolutions in France. The reasons for its failure are complex and subject to debate. However the arguments put forward in this essay are perhaps the most common and also widely accepted.