Mao Zedong

The name of Mao Zedong is firmly associated in the popular consciousness with the horrors of the Cultural Revolution and the absurd decisions of the Great Leap Forward era. The destruction of sparrows and forcing peasants to smelt steel at home led to catastrophic consequences. The number of victims of terror is in the tens of millions and has not yet been established precisely. However, in China itself, although the great Helmsman is allowed to be criticized, but not too much. Who was one of the most cruel tyrants of the 20th century? As a young man who ran away from home and devoted himself to the study of classical Chinese literature, he became first a fiery revolutionary, then a treacherous politician, and, ultimately, a bloody dictator. A new book in the “The Most Complete Biography” series will tell about the life path of the Great Helmsman.