@article{article_419245, title={1956-66 Pre-Cultural Revolution period and Mao’s lack of self-criticism}, journal={OPUS International Journal of Society Researches}, volume={8}, pages={1734–1748}, year={2018}, DOI={10.26466/opus.419245}, author={Gönder, Hasan}, keywords={Kültür Devrimi,Mao Zedong,Öz-Eleştiri,Yüz Çiçek Dönemi,Entelektüeller}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <i> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:’Palatino Linotype’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">The Cultural Revolution
was one of the greatest destructions that world history has ever witnessed.
According to Frank Dikötter, a notable historian, ‘it was about loss, loss of
trust, loss of friendship, loss of faith in other human beings, loss of
predictability in social relationships. And that really is the mark that the
Cultural Revolution left behind.’ The Cultural Revolution was a period during
which children aged between 12 and 14 would call themselves ‘Red Guards’ and
carry out all manner of violence in the streets as Mao’s soldiers. In fact,
there was no power in the country that could stop these individuals.
Nevertheless, it is worth emphasising that the Cultural Revolution was not the
result of spontaneous destruction.  In
this study, the socio-political and cultural events that took place during the
period from 1956 to 1967 in China will be examined, and the factors that caused
the cultural revolution will be investigated. As a result of this study, it is
understood that the greatest factor which led to the formation of the Cultural
Revolution was the lack of self-criticism associated with Mao. </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i> <p> </p>}, number={15}, publisher={İdeal Kent Yayınları}