In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, Zheng Yifan gradually - TopicsExpress



          

In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, Zheng Yifan gradually came to the conclusion that the historical judgments made upon Trotsky were far from fair. “The claim that he was the mortal enemy of Leninism was unfounded,” Zheng said. In both China and the Soviet Union, the declining importance of dogmatic Stalinist and Maoist ideology led to a reassessment and even subtle rehabilitation of former pariahs. Descriptions of Trotsky calling him “spy” and “bandit” ceased to appear in official literature. litci.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2419:trotsky-in-china&catid=11:china&Itemid=114
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 02:44:38 +0000

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