HyperDic: great_proletarian_cultural_revolution

English > 1 sense of the expression Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution:
NOUNeventGreat Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Cultural Revolutiona radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard
English > Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos.
SynonymCultural Revolution
RegionChina, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, CathayA communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia
BroaderrevolutionA drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
Spanishrevolución cultural

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