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Cultural Revolution — 1966, from Chinese, translation of Wuchan Jieji Wenhua Da Geming Proletarian Cultural Great Revolution … Etymology dictionary
Cultural Revolution — n. a movement (1966 76) in the People s Republic of China initiated by MAO TSE TUNG to strengthen his position and reduce elitism in social and cultural institutions: it resulted in social and economic chaos, political purges, etc … English World dictionary
Cultural Revolution — This article is about the People s Republic of China. For Iran s Islamic Cultural Revolution, see Iranian Cultural Revolution. Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Cultural Revolution propaganda poster. It depicts Mao Zedong, above a group of… … Wikipedia
Cultural Revolution — a radical sociopolitical movement in China c1966 71, led by Mao Zedong and characterized by military rule, terrorism, purges, restructuring of the educational system, etc. Cf. Gang of Four, Red Guard. Also called Great Proletarian Cultural… … Universalium
Cultural Revolution — With little agreement on when it began (1964, late 1965 or mid 1966), how long it lasted (three years, 1966–9, or a decade, 1966–76), what it was about (culture, revolution, power struggles, or simply Mao Zedong’s monomania), or what it achieved… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
Cultural Revolution — (1966–1976) A violent campaign of epic proportions demanded by Mao Zedong in China to renew the atmosphere and ideals of the 1949 Chinese Revolution, the Cultural Revolution was a campaign against privilege, party bureaucracy and revisionism.… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
Cultural Revolution — noun a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos •… … Useful english dictionary
Cultural Revolution — Cultural Rev|o|lu|tion, the a period in China, from 1966 to 1969, when its leader Mao Zedong tried to continue and develop the ↑revolution that brought the Communists to power in China in the 1940s … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cultural Revolution Group — The Cultural Revolution Group (CRG) (Chinese: 中央文革小组) was formed in May 1966 as a replacement organisation to the Central Committee Secretariat and the Five Man Group , and was initially directly responsible to the Standing Committee of the… … Wikipedia
Cultural Revolution, education — Schooling in China during the period 1968–76 underwent radical changes, to an extent rarely witnessed elsewhere in modern times. In the 1960s, China’s school structure had largely resembled the educational structures of other late developing… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
cultural revolution — social and political revolution in China led by Mao Tse Tung during the years 1966 1969 … English contemporary dictionary
