cultural revolution

Does Xi Jinping Want to Bring Back the Cultural Revolution?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 14, 2023

( Pequim - China, 24/05/2019) Foto: Adnilton Farias/VPR I remain pretty well amazed at how Xi Jinping so openly wants to destroy the Chinese economy in order to bring back a Maoist cult of personality based around him. It seems that you don't have to...

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LGM Film Club, Part 109: Growing Up Under Mao

By Erik Loomis

On January 3, 2021

This is a somewhat interesting film about children in the early years of the Cultural Revolution. One can say it is propaganda; it probably actually isn't since it's not a.

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Li Zhensheng, RIP

By Erik Loomis

On July 5, 2020

The documentary photographer of the Cultural Revolution, Li Zhenshang, died recently. It's worth revisiting just how amazing his photographs are. I put one to head this post, but check out.