Cultural Revolution

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noun

a radical sociopolitical movement in China c1966–71, led by Mao Zedong and characterized by military rule, terrorism, purges, restructuring of the educational system, etc.Compare Gang of Four, Red Guard.

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Also called Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.

Origin of Cultural Revolution

Translation of Chinese wénhuà gémìng

Words nearby Cultural Revolution

cultural imperialism, culturalize, cultural lag, cultural pluralism, cultural relativity, Cultural Revolution, Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian, cultural sociology, cultural universal, culturati, culture

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How to use Cultural Revolution in a sentence

The author dives deep into the hardships that his father, Ai Qing, endured during China’s Cultural Revolution—and how that familial history shaped his own childhood and artistry.
Here Are the 10 New Books You Should Read in November|Annabel Gutterman|November 1, 2021|Time
The essay, picked up by China’s state media outlets, prompted comparisons with a 1965 article that launched China’s chaotic decade-long Cultural Revolution, and left even some in the party establishment worried.
Xi Jinping’s crackdown on everything is remaking Chinese society|Lily Kuo|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
After China’s Cultural Revolution, Weiwei’s father, the celebrated poet Ai Qing, was sentenced to hard labor in a remote area called “Little Siberia,” with his family—including young Weiwei—in tow.
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When China’s Cultural Revolution ended, Zhong got a degree in journalism from a local university and worked as a reporter in the early 1980s.
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These generally come from the outside, from cultural pressures and messages.
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What had been the greatest asset of the paperback revolution,” observes Rabinowitz, “became its greatest danger.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Is it anti-Semitism, or are less insidious cultural forces at work?
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So my way to point out his cultural cluelessness is to be even more clueless?
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.
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All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He will tell you about the success he had in America; it quite makes up for the defeat of the British army in the Revolution.
Confidence|Henry James
He joined the army at the outbreak of the revolution, and continued in it until it was disbanded.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
This may be called the first day of the revolution, although the object of the meeting was to prevent such a catastrophe.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Among the middle class there was a strong party which had accepted the doctrines of the French Revolution.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cultural Revolution

Cultural Revolution

noun

(in China) a mass movement (1965–68), in which the youthful Red Guard played a prominent part. It was initiated by Mao Tse-tung to destroy the power of the bureaucrats and to revolutionize the attitudes and behaviour of the peopleAlso called: Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

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