This book "Historical Figures in the Eyes of Mao Zedong" is published by Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House. The author is Sheng Xunchang.
Mao Zedong (1893-1976): a great Marxist, proletarian revolutionist, strategist and theorist, the main founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan. Born on December 26, 1893 in a peasant family. After the Revolution of 1911 broke out, he served as a soldier in the uprising New Army for half a year. From 1914 to 1918, he studied at Hunan First Normal School. On the eve of graduation, he organized the revolutionary group Xinmin Society with Cai Hesen and others. He came into contact with and accepted Marxism before and after the May 4th Movement. In 1920, he founded a communist organization in Hunan.
The great leader Comrade Mao Zedong loved Chinese history and was good at introducing and criticizing historical figures. He read "Twenty-Four Histories" and liked to read biographies. In the biographies, he paid special attention to reliable documents including "Shang Shu" and gave unique comments. Although many of these comments are examples, metaphors, and some are even phrases, they are thought-provoking and wise. They are a key for us to read and study history, and are also a precious cultural heritage for understanding Mao Zedong's thinking and behavior. Mr. Sheng Xunchang, after years of research, has compiled Comrade Mao Zedong's comments on Chinese historical figures, from Xuanyuan Huangdi to Sun Yat-sen, into this book. He strives to use easy-to-understand yet rigorous words to allow readers to gain a deeper understanding of this great people's leader who has a profound influence on Chinese history.
