Mao Zedong Collected Works (1)

Author: Compiled by the Documentation and Research Center of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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Publishing Date: 2004-05-01
Features: ] "The Collected Works of Mao Zedong" includes 803 documents by Mao Zedong, serving as a comprehensive multi-volume collection of Mao's works that reflects the scientific system of Mao Zedong Thought, following the first to fourth volumes of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong." It fills the gap left by the absence of a selected works collection for Mao 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 documents with correct or basically correct content. For manuscripts and previously published speeches and records of conversations, the editorial work primarily involved verifying historical facts and correcting text and punctuation. For speeches and records of conversations that had not been previously published, significant effort was required for technical textual editing. The annotations in the "Collected Works" primarily focus on explaining people, events, quotations, and documents, as well as introducing Mao Zedong's ideological viewpoints related to the main text through annotations or correcting 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's works that reflects the scientific system of Mao Zedong Thought, following the first to fourth volumes of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong." 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. The first and second volumes were published in 1993 on the centenary of Mao Zedong's birth, the third, fourth, and fifth volumes were published in 1996 on the 20th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death, and the sixth, seventh, and eighth volumes were published on July 1, 1999. The first to fifth volumes are works from the democratic revolution period, while the sixth to eighth volumes are works from the socialist period. The total selected works amount to 803 pieces, with 504 from the democratic revolution period and 299 from the socialist period.