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Extraction Summary
6
People
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Organizations
15
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Report/publication page (likely freedom house report submitted to house oversight)
File Size:
2.57 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 33 of a Freedom House report discussing censorship and historical revisionism in authoritarian regimes, specifically focusing on China under Xi Jinping and Russia under Putin. It details how the Chinese Communist Party suppresses discussion of the Cultural Revolution, the Great Leap Forward, and the Tiananmen Square massacre, while promoting nationalism and Maoist imagery. It also draws parallels to Russia's rehabilitation of Stalin and contrasts these approaches with countries like Germany and South Africa that have confronted their difficult histories. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a congressional investigation.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Xi Jinping | Leader of China |
Leadership has forbidden talking about Mao's errors in classrooms; actively promotes Maoist images.
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| Mao Zedong (Mao) | Former Leader of China |
Referenced regarding the Cultural Revolution, Great Leap Forward, and current revival of his personality cult.
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| Jamil Anderlini | Writer/Journalist |
Quoted from the Financial Times regarding the perception of Mao.
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| Vladimir Putin | Leader of Russia |
Leadership praises achievements of Stalin.
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| Joseph Stalin | Former Soviet Leader |
Referenced regarding purges and rising approval ratings in Russia.
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| Adolf Hitler | Historical Figure |
Referenced for comparison regarding moral condemnation.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Freedom House |
Header and footer URL indicating the source of the document.
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| Communist Party |
Refers to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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| Financial Times |
Publication where Jamil Anderlini wrote.
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| Levada |
Polling center/organization in Russia providing statistics on Stalin.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (15)
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Primary subject of the text.
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Location of 1989 protests and crackdown.
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Compared to China regarding historical memory.
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Historical reference.
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Mentioned as the focus of Chinese historical persecution narratives.
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Cited as a country that confronted its past.
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Cited as a country that confronted its past.
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Cited as a country that probed its history of conflict.
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Cited as a country that probed its history of conflict.
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Cited as addressing complex legacies.
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Cited as addressing complex legacies.
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Victims of persecution.
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Victims of persecution.
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Victims of persecution.
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Victims of persecution.
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Relationships (2)
Xi and his colleagues have actively promoted Maoist images... used Mao-style tactics.
Putin leadership praises the achievements of Stalin.
Key Quotes (4)
"According to the policies set down under Xi Jinping’s leadership, talking in classrooms about Mao’s errors is now forbidden."Source
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Quote #1
"Mao has come to be seen as a symbol of a 'simpler, fairer society—a time when everyone was poorer but at least they were equally poor.'"Source
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Quote #2
"In Russia today, 26 percent of those polled by Levada believe that Stalinist repression was necessary; a decade ago, the figure was just 9 percent."Source
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Quote #3
"As long as Stalin and Mao, two of history’s worst mass murderers, escape similar opprobrium in their own countries, a reckoning with historical truth and an understanding of its lessons will be postponed."Source
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Quote #4
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