V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v26
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

FOR THE REPORT ON THE PARIS COMMUNE
130?
EXTRACTS FROM HANOTAUX’S BOOK “CONTEMPORARY FRANCE” ON THIERS
IN THE YEARS 1870-1871
[First half of March 1905]*

Hanotaux. Histoire de la France contemporaine. I [volume]
Note:
p. 38. National Assembly in Bordeaux. 630 deputies!
p. 39: 200 republicans (100 moderates + 100 radicals) + 400 monarchists (200 Orleanists + 200 Legitimists) + 30 Bonapartists.
p. 63: Thiers’ conversation with Falloux: What will you do after peace? — I don’t know. Together with you we shall manage to find a way out. — Falloux: I am for the monarchy. — Thiers: Undoubtedly, we agree on that, but time is needed.
p. 61: Thiers said to d’Haussonville (4.X.70): I am for the Orleans princes, but not now, not immediately, while a “neutral ground” is necessary.
p. 65: The Left did not trust Thiers (the Socialists hated him outright), suspected him of wanting to return to Orleanism. Gambetta and Thiers: fou furieux! sinistre vieillard!**
pp. 66-7. From Thiers’ speeches (19.II.71): it is not the time to decide the dispute between monarchy and republic. First revive France, etc.
pp. 94-6. Thiers appoints monarchists as ambassadors and in the appointment of prefects pursues the motto: “the republic without republicans.”
p. 127: for peace on Bismarck’s terms + 546—107 ± 23.***
pp. 129-130. Hatred of the ruraux (National Assembly) for Paris.
p. 132: 427 against Paris (157—)**** “La droite de l’Assemblée [nationale] avait l’arrière-pensée que la restauration monarchique serait possible à Versailles et non à Paris”*****....
pp. 134-5. Majority for monarchy.
p. 142. Intensified preparation for fusion of Legitimists + Orleanists. Deal, pp. 144-5.
p. 147: Thiers for monarchie unie.******

* The extracts from Hanotaux’s book were made on sheets of paper in the interval between two entries, one of which is dated the end of February, the other March 18, 1905. On this basis the extracts from the book may be assigned to the first half of March 1905. — Ed.
** Raging madman! sinister old man! — Ed.
*** On February 26, 1871, the National Assembly ratified the peace treaty with Germany (on Bismarck’s terms) by 546 votes to 107, with 23 abstentions.
**** On March 11, 1871, the National Assembly decided by 427 votes to 154 to transfer its sittings from Paris to Versailles.
***** “The Right in the National Assembly had the ulterior motive that the restoration of the monarchy would be possible at Versailles and not at Paris.” — Ed.
****** A united monarchy. — Ed.