Paris Commune Day is celebrated by the world's workers to commemorate the victory of the first proletarian revolution on March 18, 1871.
The decision to mark March 18 as the first successful attempt by workers to seize political power was made on February 20, 1872 by the General Council of the 1st International.
The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris) was the name given to the revolutionary government formed in Paris during the revolutionary events of 1871. After the establishment of a truce between France and Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War, unrest began in Paris, which escalated into revolution.
As a result of the revolution, self-government was established, which lasted from March 18 to May 28, 1871. The Paris Commune was headed by representatives of the socialist and anarchist parties. The leaders of both movements proclaimed the Paris Commune the first model of the dictatorship of the world proletariat.
Despite the fact that the revolution was defeated on May 28, Paris Commune Day became a symbol of the victory of the proletariat in the struggle for power. This date went down in history as the accomplishment of the world's first proletarian revolution.
Until 1917, Paris Commune Day was celebrated in Russia at illegal meetings of workers and revolutionary organizations. This revolutionary day first began to be widely celebrated after the Central Committee of the International Organization for Assistance to Revolutionary Fighters (IOPR) in March 1923 declared Paris Commune Day its holiday (celebrated until 1990).