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Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893- 1976

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Sino-Soviet Relations

Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Long Live Mao Zedong Thought (1968)

Photograph of Zhou Enlai in 1972.

Zhou, Enlai

1898- 1976

Aerial view of National Mall

North America

United States

Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1950-1959

Trade agreement between European Economic Community and China

China-Europe Relations

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Eastern Europe

Albania

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Shi, Zhe

1905- 1998

Photograph of a US POW during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam War

Presidential Office Building of Taiwan

East Asia

Taiwan

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2012.

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Official Chinese Communist Party portrait of Liu Shaoqi.

Liu, Shaoqi

1898- 1969

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Wang, Ming

1904- 1974

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Stalin, Joseph

1879- 1953

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October 3, 1967	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with the Prime Minister of Congo (Brazzaville) [Ambroise] Noumazalaye Noumazalaye praises the effects of the Cultural Revolution, noting that he and others in Congo will study its theories and global significance.
June 24, 1967	[Mao Zedong's] Conversation with the President of Zambia (Excerpt) Mao argues countries that won their independence early should help other countries later. If they cultivate the next generation and help each other, then the global revolution will continue.
May 1, 1967	[Mao Zedong's] Conversation with Distinguished Guests from Albania during the "May First" [Labour or International Workers' Day] Holiday In a meeting with visitors from Albania, Mao explains that China needs to "criticize, struggle, and achieve the 'Three Combinations' [for reorganizing the government] as soon as possible.
May 1, 1967	Remarks from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with an Albanian Military Delegation In a meeting with Albanian military officials, Mao explains his reasons for starting the Cultural Revolution. He emphasizes that the purpose is to solve current problems in the world and dig out the roots of revisionism [within the Chinese Communist Party].
February 3, 1967	[Mao Zedong's] Conversation with [Hysni] Kapo and [Beqir] Balluku Mao explains that he started the Cultural Revolution to purge revisionist and bourgeois elements from the Chinese Communist Party in an open and comprehensive way.
January 17, 1967	[Mao Zedong] and Foreign Guests Discuss How to Read Big-Character Posters Mao explains that not all big-character posters are revolutionary ones. Readers should understand that the posters will present different sides of various issues.
July 10, 1966	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Japanese, Cuban, Brazilian, and Argentinian Friends Mao calls for the people of Asia, Africa, and Latin America to unite against American imperialism.
September 18, 1965	A Conversation about Labor Reform That Occurred during [Mao Zedong's] Audience with a Delegation from the Albanian Ministry of Internal Affairs Mao acknowleges flaws in the Chinese labor reform system.
September 14, 1965	[Mao Zedong's] Conversation with a Delegation from the African Student Union in France (Excerpt) Mao reminds visiting students that they should use their knowledge to serve the people of their home countries.
August 8, 1965	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with an Guinean Educational Delegation and the [Guinean] Attorney General Mao meets with Guinea's Minister of Education, Seydou Conté, and Prosecutor General Fadiala Keita. They primarily discuss China's efforts to reform intellectuals and counter-revolutionaries through education and labor.