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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 Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-194…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks 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: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949
Stuart Schram, ed.,…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks 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 state of affairs in the army, party, and mass organiza…
Published on 11 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 to a head.
Further reading:
Pang Xianzhi and Jin Cho…
Published on 11 months, 1 week 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 Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vo…
Published on 1 year, 4 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., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: From the Jinggangshan …
Published on 1 year, 6 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, vol. 1: 1893-1949
Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road t…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Mao’s March 20 Letter to the Central Committee, and the 5th Red Army’s Retreat from the Jinggangshan (January to April 1929)
Season 1 Episode 113
Mao plans to expand guerrilla warfare, and meets up with Peng Dehuai in Ruijin.
Further reading:
Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949
Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road t…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
On the Experience of the National Bourgeoisie in the New Democratic Revolution
Season 1 Episode 112
Some reflections on the experience of Shanghai capitalists after 1949 prompted by the ‘Notice to Merchants and Intellectuals’ that Mao issued after taking Changting in 1929.
Further reading:
Stuart Sch…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
A New Communist Order in Changting (March 1929)
Season 1 Episode 111
Looking at what Mao and Zhu De did to install a new Communist order after conquering Changting.
Further reading:
Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949
Agnes Smedley, T…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago