Marx's Worst Enemy Nov 19, 2009
They didn t even agree about the two communes that were created in Lyon and Paris in the wake of the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, both of which Marx ignored, both of which Bakunin went to in support of what he saw as the start of replacing the state with spontaneous self-organized associations of the people. Bakunin s last salvo against the Marxists was Statism and Anarchy, written in 1873, where he denounced the authoritarianism in Marx s vision, argued that it was folly for revolutionaries to use... (The American Conservative)
Andy Declares War on War Nov 9, 2009
"War is not necessary. By now, we should have understood and learned that lesson well. by livchief November 8, 2009 11:49 PM EST Andy As an American and a veteren I am insulted by your comments tonight. You especially insult the memory of your eight classmates. If not for them, and others like them you, would have delivered your diatribe in German, Japanese or with a British accent tonight. It seems you have forgotten the reason some wars have been fought - FREEDOM! I will never again watch you... (CBS News)
Jeff Schultz's weekend predictions Sep 25, 2009
He wants everybody to know that if the Gators struggle with Kentucky, it s because 27 players have lingering hamstring injuries suffered in a previous life during the Franco-Prussian War. So don t ask about the Tennessee game again, OK. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Strongest Guy Doesn't Always Win Sep 15, 2009
For most of human history, from Neolithic hunting bands up to the Franco-Prussian War, militaries were massively profitable enterprises. Genghis Khan s soldiers were just poverty-stricken pastoralists until they got on their ponies and sacked more civilized folk. (The American Conservative)
History, again Sep 13, 2009
The two wars increasingly are viewed not as separate conflicts but as a long struggle for dominance in Europe that began perhaps as early as 1898, spiked in 1914 and 1939 and ended in 1945 -- unless, of course, you believe it started with the Franco-Prussian War three decades earlier. Let's leave that argument for another morning. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
GROWING CONTROVERSY OVER OPERATION TO FREE NY TIMES REPORTER IN AFGHANISTAN... Sep 11, 2009
In 1908, the NYTimes European Reporter had an interview with Imperial German Kaiser Whilhelm, in which the Kaiser incautiously revealed Imperial Germany's plans to conqueeer the Entire World, which it began planning in 1870, upon the Franco-Prussian War Victory, and the subsequent unification of all German states, except Austria, under the King of Prussia. Had the Interview been Published, the World's Nations would have taken steps to prevent Germany from accumulating what it needed to carry out... (The Drudge Report)
Degas exhibit at New Orleans home where he lived Aug 19, 2009
Degas was 38 and not yet famous when he arrived in 1872 in New Orleans, the city of his mother's birth, after service in the Franco-Prussian War. He remained in New Orleans for 4 1/2 months. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Art and The Caf Jul 29, 2009
He studied art in Paris after the Franco-Prussian War and succeeded in mingling within both Russian and French social circles. Beraud developed a reputation for painting scenes of everyday Paris like patisseries, outdoor concerts and boulevard views, and in Beraud s Au Caf;, a couple sits and focuses on something or someone out of view. (Suite101.com)
Napoleon III and French Foreign Pol... Jul 17, 2009
As Bismarck consolidated the recalcitrant German duchies and kingdoms into the Prussian state, the stage was set for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. France, Italian Unification, and Russia. (Suite101.com)
Importance of Versailles Jun 22, 2009
In January 1871, adding to the humiliation of French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck proclaimed the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors. Versailles after Louis XIV. (Suite101.com)
Whither African Unity May 28, 2009
Bismark said in 1848 upon the failure of the Frankfort Assembly and the proposed unity of the German states), led the Prussian army to victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War. Italian unification was finally completed in 1871 when Rome was made the capital of Italy with the defeat of the Papal forces, and the defeat of France by Prussia. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Most visited religious destinations Apr 12, 2009
Planned as a kind of national morale booster after France's 1870 defeat in the Franco-Prussian war, the Sacr Coeur Basilica in Montmartre was completed in 1914 and contains one of the world's largest mosaics. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
Historic envelope breaks Aussie record Mar 26, 2009
The envelope, or so-called balloon post cover, was flown out of Paris in 1870 by hot air balloon when Paris was under siege from the Prussian army in the Franco-Prussian war. It was addressed to a French millinery importing business on George St, Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'OUR NATIONAL TREASURE': State Museum premieres American Red Cross exhibit Mar 19, 2009
A short multi-screen video presentation provides an introduction to the exhibit, which includes such artifacts as a Red Cross armband worn by Clara Barton in 1870-71 on the battlefield in Alsace-Lorraine during the Franco-Prussian war, and a letter Barton wrote to President Abraham Lincoln requesting permission to aid released prisoners and relatives of the dead and missing at the close of the Civil War ... They will see such artifacts as a 1917 canteen wagon, along with a coffee and doughnuts... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Remembering Lincoln Feb 17, 2009
In the late 19th century, Prussia's defeat of Austria and France in the Franco-Prussian War paved the way for the formation of the German Empire. Unification deepened our admiration for Lincoln. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Korach: Bill King was a master, too Feb 8, 2009
He was no fan of Napoleon and was angered by the Franco-Prussian war, but he was fascinated by the U.S. Civil War battle off the French coast, and "The Kearsarge" (1864) and his paintings depicting the battle and his view of the Kearsarge are action-packed, play-by-plays of war. Even though Manet influenced and was influenced by the Impressionists -- especially Monet and Manet's sister-in-law, Berthe Morisot -- he didn't want to be represented as part of a group identity. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Unification of Germany and Otto von... Feb 7, 2009
The conservative Bismarck followed the principles of Realpolitik, enabling him by 1971 to proclaim the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles outside of Paris following the successful Franco-Prussian War. Prussian Expansion Up to the Franco-Prussian War ... The Franco-Prussian War. (Suite101.com)
