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The Gutian Resolution (End of 1929) (Part One)
Season 1 Episode 123
On the importance of the Resolution, and a beginning discussion of the actual text.
Further reading:
Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: F…
1 year, 1 month ago
Two Letters and “On Correcting Mistaken Ideas in the Party” (November to December 1929)
Season 1 Episode 122
We look at two letters written by Mao on November 28, 1929, and introduce our discussion of “On Correcting Mistaken Ideas in the Party” and the other…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Battle for Shanghang (mid-September 1929)
Season 1 Episode 121
The Communists take the fortified city of Shanghang in southwestern Fujian.
Further reading and watching:
Agnes Smedley, The Great Road: The Life and T…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Politburo in Shanghai Discusses the Line Struggle in the Red Army and Issues the September Instruction
Season 1 Episode 120
The Central Committee turns out to support centralized leadership. Also, the Comintern publishes Mao’s obituary.
Further reading:
Pang Xianzhi and Jin …
1 year, 2 months ago
Mao gets Kicked from Party Leadership, and Organizes a Land Reform in Western Fujian
Season 1 Episode 119
The line struggle continues and does not go Mao’s way. Plus, comments on the historiography.
Further reading:
Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong:…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mao’s 14 June 1929 Letter to Lin Biao
Season 1 Episode 118
We continue our close reading of Mao’s letter to Lin Biao. In this episode, Mao discusses the roving rebel band mentality and the organizational stat…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Line Struggle Between Mao Zedong and Zhu De (May to June 1929)
Season 1 Episode 117
The Party Center’s intervention in the Fourth Red Army combines with a string of military victories to bring a simmering dispute between Mao and Zhu …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Red Army Victorious: The Conquest of Several Counties in Jiangxi and Fujian in the Spring of 1929
Season 1 Episode 116
The conquest of Yudu, Xingguo, Ningdu, Longyan, and Yongding counties by the Fourth Red Army. Zhu De reminisces. Also, poetry.
Further reading:
Pang Xi…
1 year, 8 months ago
Mao Tells Zhou Enlai about Guerrilla Warfare
Season 1 Episode 115
Mao’s April 5, 1929 reply to Zhou Enlai.
Further reading:
Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949
Stuart Schram, ed., M…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Party Center Attempts to Assert Control over the Red Army and Orders Mao and Zhu to Report to Shanghai
Season 1 Episode 114
A close look at Zhou Enlai’s February 7, 1929, letter to Mao Zedong and Zhu De.
Further reading:
Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography,…
1 year, 11 months ago