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Vive La Révolution (group)
Long live the revolution (french: Vive la révolution, VLR) was a French libertarian Maoist group which appeared in 1968, led by Roland Castro and Tiennot Grumbach and founded by 40 people, mostly from the Maoist UJC (ml) and the 22 March Movement of Nanterre. Unlike many revolutionary Marxist-Leninist groups, VLR was distinguished by its festive and libertarian aspect. History Founded by Maoist dissidents from the Union of Marxist-Leninist Communist Youth (UJC (ml)) and the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of France (PCMLF), Vive le Communisme (VLC) appeared in October 1968 in the University of Nanterre. In the 1969 French presidential election, VLC called for votes for the candidate of the Revolutionary Communist League, Alain Krivine. In July 1969, VLC changed its name to Vive la révolution (VLR). VLR dissolved itself in April 1971 but ''Tout!'' continued to appear until the July issue. ''Tout!'' In 1970-1971, VLR published ''Tout!'' ( en, All!), a French language new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Castro
Roland Castro (born 16 October 1940) is a French architect and political activist. Biography Roland Castro was born on 16 October 1940 in Limoges. By the end of 1966 he was a member of the editorial committee of ''Melp!'', the École Normale Supérieure student association's review, along with Jacques Barda, Hubert Tonka, Pierre Granveaud and Antoine Grumbach. ''Melp!'' helped to articulate the dissatisfaction of students in the lead-up to the protests of 1968. His thinking integrates political ideas with urban architecture. He belongs to the concrete utopia movement, which he describes as "an attempt to rebuild and renovate politics around revolutionary values." He is also the father of Elizabeth Castro, alias Zazon, comedian and actress. From 2008 to 2009, Roland Castro was appointed by the President of the Republic to lead a multidisciplinary team on the future of Greater Paris. He argues for the implementation of symbolic high places of the republic and of culture, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |