Introduction. Michelet discovers Vico
Michelet and the Middle Ages
Michelet and the revolution
Michelet tries to live his history
Michelet between nationalism and socialism
Decline of the revolutionary tradition : Renan
Decline of the revolutionary tradition : Taine
Decline of the revolutionary tradition : Anatole France
Origins of socialism : Babeuf's defense
Origins of socialism : Saint-Simon's hierarchy
Origins of socialism : the communities of Fourier and Owen
Originsof socialism : Enfantin and the American socialists
Karl Marx : Prometheus and Lucifer
Karl Marx decides to change the world
Friedrich Engels : the young man from Manchester
The partnership of Marx and Engels
Marx and Engels : grinding thelens
Marx and Engels take a hand at making history
The myth of the dialectic
Marx and Engels go back to writing history
Historical actors : Lassalle
Historical actors : Baknin
Karl Marx : poet of commodities and dictator of the proletariat
Karl Marx dies at his desk
Lenin : the brothers Ulynov
Lenin : the great headmaster
Trotsky : the young eagle
Trotsky identifies history with himself with Lenin
Lenin identifies himself with history
Lenin at the Finland station.
