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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 1976. Its stated goal was to preserve Chinese socialism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society.
Some argued that, since the late 1980s, China has experienced "at first a fitful and then a nationwide revival in Mao Zedong", including aspects of the Cultural Revolution. [10]: 6–7 Maoist hold that the Cultural Revolution "cleansed" China from superstitions, religious dogma, and outdated traditions in a "modernist transformation" that later ...
[7] [8] By striking a balance between criticizing and preserving the legacy of the Mao-era, the Resolution helped solidify Deng's leadership. [3]: 6 The Resolution was followed by a three-year campaign to "totally negate" the Cultural Revolution.
The Daoxian massacre (simplified Chinese: 道县大屠杀; traditional Chinese: 道縣大屠殺; pinyin: Dào Xiàn Dàtúshā), or Dao County massacre, was a massacre which took place during the Cultural Revolution in Dao County, Hunan as well as ten other nearby counties and cities. [1]
The notification formalized the decisions that had been reached in late April. It was the first major political declaration of the Cultural Revolution [3]: 117 and summarized Mao's justifications for the Cultural Revolution. [1]: 40 It emphasized the need to defeat bourgeois representatives in the party, government, and army. [4]: 145
The Continuous Revolution Theory is closely related to but not identical with the Cultural Revolution. More specifically, it was the guiding ideology of the Cultural Revolution, with the latter thus being how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attempted to implement Continuous Revolution Theory. [ 3 ]
Works about the Cultural Revolution (3 C, 1 P) ... Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party since the Founding of the People's Republic of China;
The Truth about the Mongolian Genocide during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Asian Studies, Special Issue 6, Shizuoka University. March 2017. Kerry Brown. The Purge of the Inner Mongolian People's Party in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1967–69. Global Oriental Ltd., May 2004. Paul Hyer and William Heaton. The Cultural Revolution in Inner ...