Mao Zedong Part 3: The Cultural Revolution
Real Dictators
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Real Dictators explores the hidden lives of tyrants such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. In this episode we return to China, and the story of the peasant son turned supreme leader, Mao Zedong. The Communist Party of China are gathered in the mountain resort of Lu Shan. They've been summoned here by their leader, Chairman Mao, to sign off on the expansion of his great leap forward. But unbeknownst to the Chairman, a man called Liu Xiaoche is preparing to make a decision of extraordinary personal bravery. He's about to do the unthinkable and challenge the supreme leader.
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