Reflection of an Era -- Moving Beyond Cult of Personality

Author: Feng Jianhui
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Publishing Date: 2001-01-01
Features: In the primitive age of humanity, due to the inability to understand and certain natural phenomena, people hoped for the protection of magical forces in fear, thus giving rise to the earliest beliefs and worship of gods. It is worth reflecting that, in the revolution of the proletariat which claims to "liberate all humanity," a phenomenon that was highly inconsistent with its own mission also emerged: the deification of leaders and the promotion of personality cults. As an important phenomenon in the history of the international communist movement, the personality cults have repeatedly appeared in many socialist countries and proletarian parties, and have even reached the point of widespread chaos at times. This book provides a targeted study of this issue, offering a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the problem of personality cults in the history of the Communist Party of China and its profound historical roots.