With Jin Chongji as the editor-in-chief, the Literature Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, after several years' efforts, consulted a large number of files, manuscripts and meeting minutes, and referred to the memories of people who had direct contact with Mao Zedong, and wrote a 750,000-word biography of Mao Zedong (1893- 1949). After the release, the response was huge.
The fly in the ointment is that the biography ended shortly after the founding of New China. It's a pity for a reader who wants to know all about great men.
A few days ago, regret can be over-the biography of Mao Zedong (1949- 1976) was published.
The Central Literature Research Office made persistent efforts, this time edited by Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji. The book consists of 43 chapters, 1.3 million words. Two big books. Integrity and accuracy are the requirements of editors.
It has a pointer-"the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Resolution on Several Historical Issues of the Party since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", which still uses reliable first-hand materials-a large number of manuscripts, speeches and conversation record, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China documents and relevant meeting records kept by the Central Archives after the founding of New China, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and other materials, and memoirs of comrades who had direct contact with Mao Zedong and their visiting records.
As can be seen from the book, how to carry out socialist transformation and construction after the founding of New China is an important issue for Mao Zedong to think about. Mao Zedong has made great efforts to explore these two issues. He worked hard and made historic contributions.
Mao Zedong's mistakes, such as the Cultural Revolution, can also be seen in the book. These editors make no secret of it. However, they did not stop at the mistake itself, but objectively described the historical background at home and abroad at that time, the thinking process of Mao Zedong's decision-making and the reasons for the mistake.
Mao Zedong's life is magnificent. There is an interview with a good name, called Endless Mao Zedong. But I have to say that the merits and demerits of future generations should be judged. The premise of making a judgment is to know and understand first, otherwise it is hearsay or even nonsense. Therefore, this book is worth reading.