1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1894- 1971
1893- 1976
1887- 1975
East Asia
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1905- 1954
China
May 5, 1966
Mao Zedong, Mehmet Shehu, Hysni Kapo, and others have a conversation, coincidentally, on Marx’s birthday. They discuss Khrushchev’s legacy, the history of the Chinese Communist Party, and the story of Liri Belishova.
December 21, 1955
Mao Zedong discusses the progress of collectivizing agriculture in China as well as the state takeover of private industries in cities.
April 5, 1956
Soviet Ambassador Yudin discusses the 20th Congress of the CPSU with Mao, including Khrushchev's "secret speech" denouncing Stalin and his cult of personality. Mao had already seen a copy and discusses mistakes in Stalin's policy towards China at length.