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In the Chinese Revolution of 1949, the elements of communism and nationalism were discernible. Explain the statement in the light of Mao’s strategy which was different from that of Lenin.

  • UPSC 2018
  • Revolution and Counter-Revolution

The Chinese Revolution of 1949 was never a pure application of Marxist class struggle; it fused communist ideology with a powerful current of anti-imperialist nationalism, and this fusion is precisely what separated Mao Zedong's revolutionary strategy from Lenin's.

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  • The Communist Element
  • The Nationalist Element
  • Mao's Strategy versus Lenin's: The Structural Divergence
  • Social Base: Peasantry versus Proletariat
  • Method: Urban Insurrection versus Protracted Rural War
  • The United Front and "New Democracy"
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