Without the help of the Russian tsar, the new Habsburg Emperor, Francz Joseph, would have been unable to crush the 15 March ...
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Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communist Revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working Men of All Countries, Unite!” (Marx & Engels, 1848) ...
A constitutional crisis in 1860s Prussia could teach Americans the importance of public participation in democracy.