Quotes by Mao Zedong. "Quote": translation from Chinese into Russian

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Mao Zedong is one of the most cruel rulers not only of China, but of the whole world. No wonder he is often put on a par with Stalin. In addition to adherence to the Marxist-Leninist doctrine, they have in common the incredibly tough government of the country. Under his rule, China was completely transformed into a socialist state, and this transition was far from painless. He interpreted the Marxist ideology quite creatively, which led to the fact that the Chinese version of it began to be called Maoism. Mao Zedong's quotes, published as a separate book during his lifetime, give a complete picture of the personality of this ruler and his view of the communist way of organizing the state.

The start of the journey

Mao Zedong was born into a we althy peasant family in 1893. He received a classical Chinese education at school. Then he served in the army during the 1911 revolution, after which he entered the pedagogical school. In 1918, Mao founded the Newpeople . His goal was to find ways to transform China. It was at this time that the future Great Pilot became acquainted with the Marxist-Leninist ideology that determined the fate of Mao Zedong and the entire country.

Thanks to his activism, Mao Zedong is quickly becoming an influential political figure. In 1921, he became the chief delegate of the Chinese Communist Party, and in 1923 he joined the Nationalist Kuomintang Party. Throughout his entire journey to power, Mao had rather contradictory relations with this organization: almost immediately he had political disagreements with its leader, Chiang Kai-shek, and soon Mao Zedong separated from the Kuomintang, joining the extreme left current of the CPC. However, the Japanese invasion of China in 1936 forced the warring parties to reconcile for a while.

Rise to power

During the war with Japan, Mao Zedong paid much more attention to strengthening his political positions among the peasantry. He actively directed the purge program, writing a series of articles in which he identified the focus of the Chinese version of communism on the peasantry, and not on the urban working class. With the end of the war, the truce with the Kuomintang also ended. Violent clashes between the parties resulted in a bloody civil war that ended with the defeat of the Kuomintang, its flight to Taiwan and the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Mao Zedong (PRC): the path to happiness along the beaten track of the USSR

USA supporting Chiang Kai-shi, refused to recognize the new republic of Mao Zedong, unlike the Soviet Union. Between the countries was signed in 1950 an agreement on mutual assistance and friendship. Purges, collectivization, five-year plans, "catch up and overtake" - everything that was characteristic of the period of Stalinist repressions in the USSR, has now visited China. Mao Zedong, after Stalin's death, became the most influential communist leader in the world, encouraging the ever-growing cult of his personality in every possible way. However, it soon became clear that the policy of forced "Great Leap Forward" did not give tangible results. The standard of living of the peasantry fell sharply, inflation increased, production volumes decreased. Famine has begun in the country.

Cultural Revolution

In the 60s, China began an active persecution of dissidents. According to the worked out scheme, Yao Wenyun's article "On the new edition of the historical drama" The Demolition of Hai Rui" served as a signal shot. Chinese historian Wu Hanem was accused of anti-socialism and criticism of the political methods of the ruling party. After that, a series of bloody repressions began. targets the audience - immature youth, from which the Red Guard detachments were formed. Thousands of people were killed as a result of this "cultural revolution", hundreds of thousands were expelled from the country, even more fled. Many were forced to commit suicide. And it was at this time that the famous "Quote Book" was published "- a book in which Mao Zedong most fully reveals his views on government andmuch more.

New Bible for communists

The collection of key sayings of Mao Zedong was released by the government in 1966. Its circulation was so great that it can only be compared with the circulation of sacred books - the Koran, the Bible or the Torah. Actually, the almost religious worship of this edition was not only welcomed, but also implied by Mao's supporters. The first translation from Chinese into Russian of Chairman Mao Zedong's quotations was made in 1967. It contains excerpts from articles and speeches of the Great Pilot. In Western translation, this work has the somewhat ironic name "Red Book", since it was the pocket edition that was most widely used - so that you can always carry it with you. The translation from Chinese into Russian sounded much more detailed: "Collection of excerpts from the writings of Chairman Mao Zedong." The book has even been translated into Esperanto.

Quotes of Mao Zedong - to the masses

To study this collection, special circles were organized, which met even during working hours. It was believed that after such classes, the employee would be much more effective in coping with their duties. Posters were hung at every step depicting people holding the Quote Book in their hands. In the guide to reading this book, the leitmotif is two words - study and apply. It was recommended to memorize the main statements by heart. Newspaper articles had to regularly include quotes from Mao Zedong, and put them in bold so that no onethere was no doubt about their authorship.

Highlights

Mostly Mao Zedong's quotes touch on the political struggle between socialism and capitalism. He considered American imperialism to be the main enemy of free humanity. Calling him a paper tiger, Mao called on the peoples of the whole world to unite in the fight against him. His theory about the third world war is interesting. He makes it clear that, despite the condemnation of the possibility of unleashing another world conflict, if it occurs, he will only benefit. Indeed, after the First World War, the Soviet Union was born with a population of 200 million people, after the Second World War, a whole socialist camp was born, and this is already 900 million. After the Third, he hoped that the whole world would come to socialism in general.

Also in the "Quote Book" you can find statements of a more general nature, although their share is significantly less than attacks against imperialism. For example, such a philosophical judgment: “What is conceivable, exists” is a rehash of the famous aphorism of Descartes. Or the prescient opinion that politics is war without bloodshed, and war is politics with bloodshed.

In general, Mao Zedong's quotes given in the "little red book" give a fairly complete idea of what kind of person the Great Pilot was. You will not find any special revelations in it, but, perhaps, from a historical point of view, it will be interesting to familiarize yourself with them.