1911
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"In his book Political Parties, written in 1911, Robert Michels argues that most representative democracies deteriorate towards an oligarchy or particracy. This is known as the iron law of oligarchy." --Sholem Stein |
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1911 is the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 911th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1910s decade.
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Art and culture
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Film
- L'Inferno by Italian film director Giuseppe de Liguoro
- The Lady of the Camellias by André Calmettes and Henri Pouctal
- Baron Munchausen's Dream by Georges Méliès
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Literature
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Fiction
- Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician by Jarry
- First Fantômas by Allain and Souvestre published
- The Phantom of the Opera is translated into English
- The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
- What a Life!, satirical fiction by Edward Verrall Lucas and George Morrow
- The Quest for Fire by J.-H. Rosny
- The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood
- Alraune by Hanns Heinz Ewers
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Non-fiction
- Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
- The Birth of the Sixth Art by Ricciotto Canudo
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Visual culture
- Palais Stoclet (1905 to 1911) by Josef Hoffmann
- Me and my Village by Marc Chagall
- Blue Horse by Franz Marc
- Mona Lisa stolen in Paris
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Births
- Martin Denny, American musician (d. 2005)
- Bernard Herrmann, American composer (d. 1975)
- Emil Cioran, Romanian philosopher, essayist (d. 1995)
- Mervyn Peake, British writer, illustrator (d. 1968)
- Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author (d. 1980)
- Spike Jones, American musician (d. 1965)
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Deaths
- Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836 – 1911)
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