The Red Guards were militant
Maoists dedicated to upholding
the revolutionary line of
Chairman Mao Zedong against
the perceived 'capitalist
roaders' in the Chinese
Communist Party, notably Deng
Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqui. The
'Great Proletarian Cultural
Revolution', as it came to be
known, lasted 10 years in all,
from 1966 - 19
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The Red Guards were militant
Maoists dedicated to upholding
the revolutionary line of
Chairman Mao Zedong against
the perceived 'capitalist
roaders' in the Chinese
Communist Party, notably Deng
Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqui. The
'Great Proletarian Cultural
Revolution', as it came to be
known, lasted 10 years in all,
from 1966 - 1976 until Mao's
death. However it's most
active years were from 1966 -
1969. This period is still
remembered and inspired
revolutionary Maoists in
Nepal, India and, in
particular, the 'Shining Path'
in Peru.This two part
documentary looks at the Red
Guards and features film and
images of rallies in Tiannemen
Square and the main
protagonists, including Mao,
Lin Biao, and Madame Mao Jiang
Quing.

Category News & Politics

Tags cultural, revolution, mao, zedong, red, guards, china, chinese, jiang, qing, lin, biao, maoism, communism