Zhou Yang
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Zhou Yang was a Chinese literary theorist and Marxist
thinker, active from the founding of the League of the Left-Wing Writers
in 1930. His report On the Military Tasks of Philosophy and Social Science Workers, delivered to Mao Zedong
in 1963, was one of the catalysts for the Cultural Revolution
.
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
thinker, active from the founding of the League of the Left-Wing Writers
League of the Left-Wing Writers
The League of the Left-Wing Writers was an organization of writers formed in China in 1930, at the instigation of the Chinese Communist Party and the influence of the celebrated author Lu Xun. Other members included leaders of the Sun Society and the Creation Society, and the later-infamous...
in 1930. His report On the Military Tasks of Philosophy and Social Science Workers, delivered to Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
in 1963, was one of the catalysts for the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
.