but literally translates to "Little Red Book" — a historically laden phrase in China, where that was the title of a book of quotations by People's Republic China founder and longtime leader Mao ...

"I am a young man and a people's fighter ... and the Red Guards were born. The Red Guard movement merged naturally with Mao's purge of undesirable Party members. Mao had been quietly weeding ...

The man is the late Chairman Mao Zedong ... Listen to the documentary Mao's Little Red Book Goes West on Radio 4, Friday 5 February at 11am and then online.

During the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s Chinese people had to carry their Little Red Books, which contained Mao Zedong ideas about Communism. The Cultural Revolution was led by Mao to turn ...

During the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s Chinese people had to carry their Little Red Books, which contained Mao Zedong ideas about Communism. The Cultural Revolution was led by Mao to turn ...