Georges Marchais: The Man Who Chose His Side - Political History Documentary - 2KF

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One man. One voice. One era. This is the story of a life where commitment became destiny. 👋 More history documentaries 👉 http://bit.ly/3lqyFpY 🙏 Subscribe! 00:00 – Introduction: A Man of Change 01:52 – Norman Childhood and Family Roots 06:08 – The Call of Paris and Entry into the Working Class 07:47 – Departure for Germany: Controversy and Requisitions 10:10 – Return, Union and Political Engagement 12:46 – Training, Rising Through the Ranks, and First Internal Struggles 17:46 – At the Helm: The Marchais Era and the Transformation of the French Communist Party 20:58 – The Invention of French-Style Socialism 24:37 – Family, Daily Life, and Activism 26:32 – The Media Figure: Language, Presence, and Confrontations 30:44 – Caricature, Symbolic Power, and Popularity 35:14 – Contested Political Choices: Afghanistan, the Soviet Union 37:57 – 1981: The Presidential Election and the Historic Turning Point 41:37 – Decline, Isolation, and Controversies 47:10 – Succession and Withdrawal 50:09 – Death, Memory, and Legacy A political narrative as much as a psychological reflection, this film seeks to understand the personal logic that led the son of a quarry worker and a peasant woman from Calvados, born just after the First World War, to become the last great figure of the French Communist Party and to profoundly mark the history of his country. 👉 Also see on Our History: General Paoli: The Story of the Corsican Revolutionary Admired by Europe    • Général Paoli : L'histoire du Révolutionna...   The UN: From Utopia to Disillusionment – 50 Years of Crises and Hopes    / qoofrzagrnc   France and the United Kingdom: From Rivalry to Alliance, the Story of the Entente Cordiale    • France et Royaume-Uni: de la rivalité à l’...   👉 Discover our playlist dedicated to Political History    • HISTOIRE POLITIQUE   A film by Gérard Miller VOLTAIRE & CO (2022) #GeorgesMarchais #PoliticalDocumentary #CommunistParty #ContemporaryHistory #OurHistory #HistoricalDocumentary #20thCenturyFrance #PoliticalEngagement #HistoricalMemory