Icon of Mao Zedong in China's image policy

Abstract

The history of the development of the icon of Mao Zedong in China's image policy was investigated in the master's thesis. The process of the emergence and establishment of the cult of the personality of Mao is analyzed. The theme of the immortalization of Mao Zedong in various architectural and monumental places is revealed. The mentions of eyewitnesses of the Cultural Revolution and the reflections of modern Chinese on Mao's account are elaborated. Influence of material relics of the Communist Party on Chinese society was discovered ins this paper.