Cultural Revolution
1966–1976 Maoist sociopolitical movement in China
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Summary
Cultural Revolution is a revolution[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of revolution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,741 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Mao Zedong[3], Jiang Qing[4]
- Country: People's Republic of China[5]
- Instance of: cultural revolution[6], culture change[7]
- Commons category: Cultural Revolution[8]
- Start time: May 16, 1966[9]
- End time: October 6, 1976[10]
- Point in time: 1966[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cultural Revolution[12]
- Topic has template: Template:Cultural Revolution[13], Q20690285[14]
- Official name: 无产阶级文化大革命[15]
- Has effect: political repression[16], political violence[17], assassination[18]
- Short name: 文革[19], 문혁[20], Bûn-kek[21], Ùng-gáik[22], Văn cách[23]
- Different from: Chinese Communist Revolution[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[25], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- Related category: Category:People of the Cultural Revolution[27]
Why It Matters
Cultural Revolution has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]