Cultural revolution
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The cultural revolution is a theory in Marxism–Leninism–Maoism which seeks the continuation of the proletarian revolution under socialism and is launched to suppress attempts at capitalist restoration. It is carried out against backward societal customs and institutions, as well as corrupt, reactionary, or incompetent officials within the government or party, who represent the capitalist line. A socialist state will undergo multiple cultural revolutions in the course of its existence.[1]
The theory of the cultural revolution was applied in China from the period of 1966 to 1976, known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
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- ↑ Interview with Chairman Gonzalo (1988).
"We think that there is a third kind of revolution. By studying Chairman Mao Tsetung and the resolutions of the CPC, we are increasingly understanding the importance of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution as the continuation of the revolution under the dictatorship of the proletariat. It is indispensable—without it the revolution cannot continue its march towards communism. We believe there will be successive cultural revolutions, but we think that those cultural revolutions will have to be forged in practice."