Ep. 90 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 8)
In this final episode of the Cultural Revolution overview we look at the events that went down in 1976 as well as the massive mopping-up operation that took place after the fall of the Gang of Four. ...
2 Heinä 201230min
Ep. 89 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 7)
In this week's episode, we get all the way up to the end of 1975. With Zhou Enlai ailing and Mao Zedong also not long for the world, there is a sudden urgency to find a successor to the chairman. Now ...
25 Kesä 201241min
Ep. 88 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 6)
In this episode we finish off 1969, a year that not only saw internal revolt and anarchy but also saw armed border confrontation with the Soviet Union in the freezing northeast. Chairman Mao Zedong pu...
19 Kesä 201235min
Ep. 87 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 5)
In the fifth installment of our China History Podcast overview of the Cultural Revolution we look at the milestone events of 1967: The February Countercurrent, 8 Point Program, 10 Point Program and th...
13 Kesä 201247min
Ep. 86 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 4)
The second half of 1966 and into 1967 saw some of the worst excesses of the Cultural Revolution. In this episode the violence spreads throughout China and anyone with something to hide about their cla...
4 Kesä 201236min
Ep. 85 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 3)
In this third episode of Laszlo's Cultural Revolution Overview, we only advance 18 days in August of 1966. Momentous and shocking events happen one after another, day after day. With the announcement ...
28 Touko 201232min
Ep. 84 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 2)
This week Laszlo takes us up to August 1966 with this Cultural Revolution overview. After a nine-month hiatus down in Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Wuhan, Mao is now back in Beijing and ready to mount his a...
21 Touko 201240min
Ep. 83 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 1)
By popular demand, Laszlo begins to trace the history of the Cultural Revolution. This week's episode looks at the events leading up to the moment in 1966 when Mao called for the people to Bombard the...
13 Touko 201233min
