Quotations of Mao Zedong. "Quotation": Chinese-Russian translation

Mao Zedong is one of the most brutal rulers of not only China, but the whole world. It is not without reason that he is often placed on a par with Stalin. In addition to adherence to the Marxist-Leninist doctrine, they are closely related to the incredibly tough management of the country. Under his rule, China was completely transformed into a socialist state, and this transition was far from painless. He interpreted Marxist ideology quite creatively, which led to the fact that the Chinese version of it was called Maoism. The quotes of Mao Zedong, published as a separate book even 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 beginning of the way

Mao Zedong was born into a well-to-do peasant family in 1893. Classical Chinese education he received at school. Then he served in the army during the revolution of 1911, after which he entered the pedagogical school. In 1918, Mao created the society "New People". His goal was to find ways to transform China. It was at this time that the future Great Helmsman became acquainted with the Marxist-Leninist ideology that determined the fate of Mao Zedong and the whole country.

Due to his active work, Mao Zedong is rapidly becoming an influential political figure. In 1921 he became the main delegate of the Chinese Communist Party, and in 1923 he joined the nationalist Kuomintang Party. With this organization, throughout his journey until coming to power, Mao was connected with rather contradictory relations: almost immediately he had political disagreements with its leader Chiang Kai-shek, and soon Mao Zedong separated from the Kuomintang, joining the extreme left of the CCP. However, the invasion of China by Japan in 1936 caused 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 supervised the cleansing program, wrote a series of articles in which he determined the orientation of the Chinese version of communism to the peasantry, and not to the urban working class. With the end of the war, the truce with the Kuomintang ceased. Fierce clashes between the parties resulted in a bloody civil war that ended in 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 well-trodden road of the USSR

The US, which supported Chiang Kai-shek, 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. Cleansing, collectivization, five-year plans, "catching up and overtaking" -all what was characteristic of the Stalinist period of repression in the USSR, was now visited by China. Mao Zedong after Stalin's death became the most influential Communist leader in the world, in every possible way encouraging the increasingly evolving cult of his personality. However, it soon became clear that the policy of the forced "Great Leap Forward" did not yield tangible results. The living standards of the peasantry have sharply dropped, inflation has increased, and the volume of production has decreased. The country began to starve.

The Cultural Revolution

In the 60s, China began an active pursuit of dissenters. According to the fulfilled scheme, the signal shot was the article by Yao Wenyun "On the new edition of the historical drama" Degradation of the High Hui. "Chinese historian Wu Hanem was accused of antisocialism and criticism of the political methods of the ruling party.Then a series of bloody repressions began.Man supporters relied on the most grateful for such The target audience - the immature youth from which the units of the Red Guards formed, thousands of people were killed as a result of this "cultural revolution", hundreds of thousands were deported from the country, flew even more. e they were forced to commit suicide and it was at this time comes the famous "Quotations." - a book in which Mao Tszedun most fully reveals his views on the state administration, and more.

New Bible for Communists

A collection of key statements by Mao Zedong was issued 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. In fact, almost religious worship of this edition was not only welcomed, but also implied by Mao's supporters. The first translation from Chinese to Russian of Chairman Mao Zedong's quotation was made in 1967. It contains excerpts from the articles and speeches of the Great Helmsman. In the Western translation, this work has a somewhat ironic title "Red Book", since the most widespread is the pocket edition - so you can always carry it with you. Translation from Chinese to Russian sounded much more detailed: "Collection of excerpts from the works of Chairman Mao Zedong." The book was translated even into Esperanto.

Quotes of Mao Zedong - in the masses

To study this collection, special circles were organized, gathered even during working hours. It was believed that after such employment, the employee will be much more efficient at coping with his duties. At every step posters with the image of people holding the "Citadel" were hung. In the guide to reading this book the leitmotif is played by two words - to study and apply. It was recommended to memorize the main statements by heart. In newspaper articles, it was necessary to include Mao Zedong's quotes on a regular basis, and to make them bold, so that no one doubted their authorship.

The most vivid statements

Basically, Mao Zedong's quotations touch upon the political struggle of socialism with capitalism. The main opponent of free humanity he considered American imperialism. Calling him a paper tiger, Mao called on the peoples of the world to rally in the fight against him. His theory about the third world war is interesting. He unambiguously makes it clear that, despite the condemnation of the possibility of unleashing another world conflict, it will only benefit from its appearance. After all, after World War I the Soviet Union was born with a population of 200 million people, after the Second - a whole socialist camp, and this is already 900 million. After the Third, he hoped that the whole world would come to socialism.

Also in the "Citator" you can find more general statements, although their share is much smaller than the attacks against imperialism. For example, a philosophical proposition: "What is conceivable, it exists" - a rehash of the famous aphorism of Descartes. Or the shrewd opinion that politics is a war without bloodshed, and war is politics with bloodshed.
In general, the quotes of Mao Zedong, quoted in the "little red book", give a fairly complete idea of what kind of man the Great Helmsman was. You will not find any special revelations in it, but, perhaps, from a historical point of view, it will be interesting to get acquainted with them.