Marco Di Maggio is assistant professor in Contemporary History at ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome. He focused his studies on the history of political cultures and political movements in Western Europe. Among his publications are Les intellectuels et la stratégie communiste. Une crise d’hégémonie (1958–1981), Paris, 2013; Alla ricerca della Terza Via al Socialismo. I Pc italiano e francese nella crisi del comunismo (1964–1984), Naples, 2014; (ed.) Sfumature di Rosso. La Rivoluzione Russa nella politica italiana del Novecento, Turin, 2017; The Rise and Fall of Communist Parties in France and Italy. Entangled Historical Approaches, Basingstoke, 2021.