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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.
7 wrz 2024 · The Cultural Revolution was the upheaval launched by Mao Zedong during his last decade in power (1966–76). Though it was intended to renew the spirit of the Chinese Revolution, it instead had detrimental political, social, and economic consequences for China. Read more about the Cultural Revolution here.
9 lis 2009 · In 1966, China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese government.
14 maj 2016 · Fifty years ago, Mao Zedong unleashed the Cultural Revolution, a decade-long upheaval that had dramatic, often violent effects across China. Here is an overview of those tumultuous years:...
25 lut 2016 · A chronologically arranged general history of the Cultural Revolution, authored by a prominent Chinese party historian. Based on research conducted and primary sources available in the first decade after the closure of the Mao era.
Cultural Revolution, officially Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, (1966–76) Upheaval launched by Mao Zedong to renew the spirit of revolution in China.
This is important, as many in today’s China view the Cultural Revolution upheaval of 1966–68 as an exceptional breach of civilized behavior. Some of Dikötter’s arguments are carefully developed based on other Western scholars’ writings, and he gives them credit for it.
