Mao Zedong Collected Works (4)

Author: Compiled by the Documentation and Research Center of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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Publishing Date: 1999-07-01
Features: The Collected Works of Mao Zedong includes 803 drafts of Mao Zedong's writings, serving as a comprehensive multi-volume collection of Mao Zedong's works that reflects the scientific system of Mao Zedong Thought. It fills the gap left by the absence of a selected collection of Mao Zedong's writings during the socialist period. The editorial work of the Collected Works spanned eight years and was published in three installments. The Collected Works only selects drafts that are factually correct or substantially correct. For manuscripts and previously published speeches or records of conversations, the editorial work primarily involved verifying historical facts and correcting text and punctuation. For unpublished speeches or records of conversations, significant effort was devoted to technical textual editing. The annotations in the Collected Works primarily focus on explaining people, events, quotations, documents, and introducing Mao Zedong's ideological viewpoints related to the main text through annotations. Annotations also correct inaccuracies. We extensively researched materials, consulted experts, and conducted rigorous verification to ensure the annotations were as complete as possible. The Collected Works of Mao Zedong is another comprehensive multi-volume collection of Mao Zedong's works that reflects the scientific system of Mao Zedong Thought, following the Selected Works of Mao Zedong Volumes 1 to 4. The editorial work of this Collected Works began in 1992 and was fully completed by 1999, lasting eight years. The Collected Works consists of eight volumes, published by the People's Publishing House and released in three installments. Volume 1 and Volume 2 were published in 1993 on the centennial of Mao Zedong's birth, Volume 3, Volume 4, and Volume 5 were published in 1996 on the 20th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death, and Volume 6, Volume 7, and Volume 8 were published on July 1, 1999. Volumes 1 to 5 contain works from the democratic revolution period, while Volumes 6 to 8 contain works from the socialist period. The total selected drafts amount to 803, with 504 from the democratic revolution period and 299 from the socialist period.