In this third episode of Laszlo’s Cultural Revolution Overview we only advance 18 days in August of 1966.  Momentous and shocking events happen one after another, day after day.  With the announcement of the 16 Points, now the Cultural Revolution has a purpose and guidelines to follow.   Today’s episode will show that Mao had continue reading >>

This week Laszlo takes us up to August 1966 with this Cultural Revolution overview.  After a nine month hiatus down in the Hangzhou, Shanghai and Wuhan, Mao is now back in Beijing and ready to mount his attack on the party leadership and unleash the Cultural Revolution on the entire country. Terms used in this continue reading >>

By popular demand Laszlo begins to trace the history of the Cultural Revolution.  This week’s episode looks at the events leading up to the moment in 1966 when Mao called for the people to Bombard the Headquarters and to tear down the government. Terms used in this episode: Dazibao 大字报 Big Character Poster Paoda Silingbu continue reading >>