All 50 Uses
communism
in
Mao’s Last Dancer
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- These were especially aimed at teaching the uneducated peasants Mao's communist ideas.†
Chpt 1.2communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- But this was an old tradition now, a threat to communist beliefs.†
Chpt 1.3
- They tore down temples and shrines: Mao wanted communism to have no competition from other religions.†
Chpt 1.4 *communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Communism was to be our only faith.†
Chpt 1.4
- A few days later, however, the communist revolutionary leader led a big crowd to the head villager's house.†
Chpt 1.4communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- She told the communist leader that her husband was so sick he couldn't even get off the bed.†
Chpt 1.4
- The Red Guards said they were killing the class enemies, which included the landlords, factory owners, successful businessmen, Guomindang Party members and army officers, intellectuals and anyone who might pose a threat to the communist government.†
Chpt 1.4
- We heard the communist leader read out the sentences for about fifteen landlords, factory owners and counterrevolutionaries.†
Chpt 1.4
- I didn't think of it as another propaganda campaign to secure our loyalty to Mao and his communist state.†
Chpt 1.6
- We must study harder to strengthen our resolve so we, the next generation of communist young guards, could carry the communist red flag forward.†
Chpt 1.6
- We must study harder to strengthen our resolve so we, the next generation of communist young guards, could carry the communist red flag forward.†
Chpt 1.6
- Chairman Mao's communist theory about the so-called "three classes of people" was crucial when selecting us.†
Chpt 1.7
- Tiananmen Square was our great symbol of communism.†
Chpt 2.8communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Confucius' society sounded beautiful, just like the ideal communist society.†
Chpt 2.9communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- There was also the Reference Paper, but this was only available to a certain level of Communist Party member, and it included slightly more international news and slightly less propaganda.†
Chpt 2.9
- Under the guidance of our political heads we discovered several major issues we hadn't even thought of before: we were too young to digest the contents of this newspaper so we could get the wrong impression and our communist faith could be affected; stealing was a serious crime; reading something that was restricted only to Communist Party members and knowingly passing it around to others was dishonest; and finally, we had broken the academy rules.†
Chpt 2.9
- Under the guidance of our political heads we discovered several major issues we hadn't even thought of before: we were too young to digest the contents of this newspaper so we could get the wrong impression and our communist faith could be affected; stealing was a serious crime; reading something that was restricted only to Communist Party members and knowingly passing it around to others was dishonest; and finally, we had broken the academy rules.†
Chpt 2.9
- I still couldn't think of anything that would affect my belief in communism.†
Chpt 2.9communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- All of the foreign films were from other communist countries.†
Chpt 2.10communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- A North Korean movie that I remember particularly well was about a young man who had lost his ambitions for the communist cause, and a beautiful girl, a Communist Youth Party member, who helped him and fell in love with him.†
Chpt 2.10
- A North Korean movie that I remember particularly well was about a young man who had lost his ambitions for the communist cause, and a beautiful girl, a Communist Youth Party member, who helped him and fell in love with him.†
Chpt 2.10
- This visit by Nixon was confirmation that Mao's communism had won the final battle against capitalism.†
Chpt 2.10communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- I thought he must have been a great communist, just like Chairman Mao.†
Chpt 2.10communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- We had a new teacher for our politics class too that term, Chen Shulian, but we really only studied communist history and Mao's political ideas.†
Chpt 2.12
- Our Chairman Mao is the one who has brought Marx's communist philosophy to life!†
Chpt 2.12
- He is leading us to the first stage of communism.†
Chpt 2.12communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- "Are we in the first stage of communism now?" a student asked.†
Chpt 2.12
- What is the final stage of communism like?†
Chpt 2.12
- He had to write a weekly self-criticism and progress report to the Communist Party Monitoring Committee in our academy.†
Chpt 2.12communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Proudly wearing Mao's army uniform, in January 1974— aspiring to become a true and faithful follower of the communist ideal.†
Chpt 2.12
- On the steps of the Vaganova Ballet School in Leningrad—my first trip to another communist country.†
Chpt 2.12
- I had memorized so many of his sayings from his Red Book and I had four large volumes of his communist theories by my bedside, the guiding principles of my life.†
Chpt 2.13
- In the second half of that year the head of the Communist Youth Party at our academy asked me to apply for membership.†
Chpt 2.13
- I also had to read a thick party manual, full of communist ideals, which were already familiar to me from the Red Book.†
Chpt 2.13
- After the final vote of all the Communist Party members, five new members, including me, found ourselves standing under the flag of China with Mao's Red Book raised by our faces, pledging our allegiance to the Communist Youth Party: "I willingly and proudly join the Communist Youth Party.†
Chpt 2.13
- After the final vote of all the Communist Party members, five new members, including me, found ourselves standing under the flag of China with Mao's Red Book raised by our faces, pledging our allegiance to the Communist Youth Party: "I willingly and proudly join the Communist Youth Party.†
Chpt 2.13
- After the final vote of all the Communist Party members, five new members, including me, found ourselves standing under the flag of China with Mao's Red Book raised by our faces, pledging our allegiance to the Communist Youth Party: "I willingly and proudly join the Communist Youth Party.†
Chpt 2.13
- I swear to love ChairmanMao, love the Communist Party, love my country, love my people and love my fellow colleagues.†
Chpt 2.13
- From that moment on I officially became a Communist Youth Party member.†
Chpt 2.13
- My life now had true purpose—to serve glorious communism.†
Chpt 2.13communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Once again I felt a powerful sense of belonging, of being closer to our beloved Chairman and Madame Mao, of being wholeheartedly embraced by the Communist Youth Party and of feeling a new beginning from that day forward.†
Chpt 2.13communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- I took my role as a Communist Youth Party member very seriously.†
Chpt 2.13
- I was one step closer to becoming a full Communist Party member, my ultimate political dream.†
Chpt 2.13
- He told me that his political mentors in the navy wanted him to apply for Communist Party membership.†
Chpt 2.13
- Many new works had to have a Communist Party leader as one of the main creators or it would never get off the ground.†
Chpt 2.14
- He was labeled an old rightist whose motive was to corrupt the communist system and eventually overthrow it.†
Chpt 2.14
- This was the same year that I was elected as one of the three Communist Youth Party committee members and vice captain of my class.†
Chpt 2.14
- Then one day a Communist Party official at the academy called me into his office.†
Chpt 2.14
- Cunxin, you have done a good job at the Communist Youth Party.†
Chpt 2.14
- Communist Party members are the purest and strongest communist believers.†
Chpt 2.14
Definitions:
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(1)
(communism) an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)