Mao Zedong Collected Works: Volume 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 Selected Works of Mao Zedong volumes 1 to 4. It fills the gap left by the absence of a selected works collection for Mao Zedong during the socialist period. The editorial work of The Collected Works of Mao Zedong spanned 8 years and was published in three installments. The collection only includes documents with correct or fundamentally correct content. 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 For unpublished speeches or records of conversations, significant effort was devoted to technical textual editing.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 of Mao Zedong primarily focus on explaining people, events, quotations, documents, and introducing Mao Zedong's ideological viewpoints related to the main text through annotations, or correcting inaccuracies. We extensively consulted materials, sought advice from experts, and conducted rigorous research 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 Selected Works of Mao Zedong to volume four. The editorial work of this Collected Works began in 1992 and was fully completed by 1999, lasting 8 years. The collection consists of eight volumes, published by the People's Publishing House and released in three installments. Volumes 1 and 2 were published in 1993 on the centennial of Mao Zedong's birth, volumes 3 to 5 in 1996 on the 20th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death, and volumes 6 to 8 were published on July 1, 1999. Volumes 1 to 5 contain works from the democratic revolution period, while volumes 6 to 8 cover the socialist period. The total selection includes 803 documents, with 504 from the democratic revolution period and 299 from the socialist period.