Red Memory: Stories of 70 Famous People: Stories of 70 Famous People

Author: Xu Yan
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Before the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China last summer, The Stories of 80 Communist Party Members created a sensation in Beijing's book market, using little-known vivid stories to portray the personalities and charm of many prominent leaders and outstanding figures of the Communist Party of China. After its release in the Beijing book market, the book became a bestseller for a time. At the request of a large number of readers, Beijing Youth News launched its sequel, Red Memory, in a serialized format. Now collected and published, it tells the equally moving stories of 70 famous figures both within and outside the Party, as well as international friends, and answers many historical questions—What was the tragic fate of the two Shandong delegates who attended the first national conference of the Communist Party of China? Why was there a saying that "Chen Duxiu from the south and Li Dazhao from the north vowed to found the Party," yet another saying emerged about "Li Dazhao from the north and Yang Shengtao from the south"? Why did a commander of the Anti-Japanese United Front only have his Party membership restored 40 years after his death? Who was the "Party outsider Li Dingming"? How did the secret intelligence of the Japanese cabinet reach Yan'an so quickly? Why was there a female "Foreign Major" in the Eighth Route Army? Who was the only foreign national general in the People's Liberation Army? What was the fate of the chief Soviet military and political advisor who came to China? Who came up with the name "Sun Yat-sen"? Who was the only person at the Central Committee meeting during the Cultural Revolution who opposed the expulsion of Liu Shaoqi from the Party? By lifting the heavy veil of history, the book tells the touching details of the grand narrative of the Chinese Revolution with solid historical materials and a realistic and vivid writing style. Many newspapers' columns on this topic once attracted hundreds of thousands of readers. People of all age groups reported being deeply moved after reading it and reflecting endlessly, sparking boundless thoughts and imaginations.