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Myths and realities

The apprentice. The foster child of the Bodhisattva ; On the threshold of a new world ; "I think, therefore, I am" ; The sound of footsteps in a deserted valley ; Dreams of a red chamber ; The Great Union of the Popular Masses ; Breathing world revolution, or, The magic of dictatorship ; "Following the Russian path" ; The lessons of Bolshevik tactics

The revolutionary. Entering the Guomindang ; Hopes and disappointments ; Playing with Chiang Kai-shek ; The collapse of the United Front ; The path to the Soviets ; Red banner over the Jinggang Mountains ; A single spark can start a prairie fire ; Under the Comintern's wing ; Dog eat dog, Communist-style ; The long march ; The Xi'an Incident ; The flirtatious philosopher ; Consolidating control over the CCP ; Stalin, Mao, and the new democratic revolution in China

The dictator. Visit to the Red Mecca ; The Korean adventure ; The contradictions of new democracy ; Socialist industrialization ; The Great Turning Point ; The emancipation of consciousness ; The Great Leap Forward ; Famine and fear ; "The dismissal of Hai Rui from office" ; To rebel is justified ; The Red Guard Tragedy ; The mystery of Project 571 ; Death of the Red Emperor

Appendix 1. Mao Zedong's chronology

Appendix 2. Mao Zedong's genealogy.

Heads of state > China > Biography.

China > Politics and government > 1949-1976.