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13 lis 2023 · Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda posters, 1960s-1970s “Speed Up Agriculture Using Modern Machinery.” 1971. In 1966 Mao Zedong, the Communist leader of China, started a political campaign that became known as the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).
The Cultural Revolution is a series of campaigns, initiated by Mao, intended to transform China into a 'truly revolutionary' country and eliminate his rivals in the Party leadership, such as Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping. Big-character posters are used to denounce people as opponents of the Revolution.
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his death in 1976.
The posters show political adversaries crushed by giant workers, determined volunteer soldiers carry machine guns and seem ready to use them. The smiling image of Mao overshadows all, hovering above crowds carrying red flags and Little Red Books.
12 gru 2022 · A Window into Mao’s China, 1959-1970. By Elidor Mëhilli onDecember 12, 2022. Sino-Soviet squabbles in the early 1960s. The Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong. The future of communism from Brazil to Indonesia. Border clashes between China and the Soviet Union in 1969. History and Public Policy Program. Cold War International History Project.
The Wuhan incident (Chinese: 七二零事件; pinyin: Qī èrlíng shìjiàn; lit. 'July 20th Incident') was an armed conflict in the People's Republic of China between two hostile groups who were fighting for control over the city of Wuhan in July 1967, at the height of the Cultural Revolution.
A depiction of Dong Cunrui, who sacrificed his own life in 1949 during the Chinese Civil War while detonating explosives in an enemy bunker. Image: David Pollack/Corbis via Getty Images c....
