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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution ( | The '''Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution''' (Chinese: 无产阶级文化大革命 ''wúchǎnjiējí wénhuà dàgémìng''), also known simply as the '''Cultural Revolution''' or '''GPCR''' (Chinese: 文革 ''wéngé''), was a series of policies enacted by the [[Communist Party of China]] with the stated goal of eliminating latent [[bourgeois]] and [[feudal]] influence in the [[People's Republic of China]]. The struggle lasted from May 1966 until the death of Chairman [[Mao Zedong]] in 1976. It was and continues to be highly controversial. It had some positives such as increased equality for women and young people and greater political participation on the part of the working class and peasantry, but it also led to political instability, violence and many deaths. The current CCP considers it a mistake.[http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0517/c98649-9059031.html]{{stub}}[[category:china]][[category:maoism]][[category:20th century]][[category:issues]] | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 6 November 2023
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (Chinese: 无产阶级文化大革命 wúchǎnjiējí wénhuà dàgémìng), also known simply as the Cultural Revolution or GPCR (Chinese: 文革 wéngé), was a series of policies enacted by the Communist Party of China with the stated goal of eliminating latent bourgeois and feudal influence in the People's Republic of China. The struggle lasted from May 1966 until the death of Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976. It was and continues to be highly controversial. It had some positives such as increased equality for women and young people and greater political participation on the part of the working class and peasantry, but it also led to political instability, violence and many deaths. The current CCP considers it a mistake.[1]