A collection of previously unknown working papers written by French revolutionary Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre leads Wednesday's sale. They include rough drafts of speeches, articles and letters that reveal the thoughts of a man who largely dominated France's ruling Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror (1793-94). His supporters honored Robespierre as incorruptible, while his opponents saw him as a bloodthirsty dictator. The purpose of the Reign of Terror was to purge those seen as enemies of the revolution. Masses of people were labeled as internal enemies of France and sent to the guillotine. Eventually, Robespierre went too far; and the Reign of Terror ended with his arrest and execution.
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |