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‘Die Reaktion in Deutschland. Ein Fragment von einem Franzosen’ first appeared in Arnold Ruge (ed.), Deutsche Jahrbücher fur Wissenschaft and Kunst, nos. 247–51 (Leipzig, October 17th-21st, 1842) under the pseudonym “Jules Elysard”. Die Reaktion was written in response to Ruge’s call set forth in the Preface to the first edition of Deutsche Jahrbücher for all Hegelians to enter into political struggle.