Eight articles of instruction from the CCP CC concerning the Cultural Revolution (summary)

中共中央关于文化大革命的八条指示

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Jun, 1966

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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution, was a social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to preserve...

刘少奇主持中央政治局常委扩大会议拟定关于运动的“八条规定”。当时,中央曾指示各级党委“不仅参加运动,而且要负起领导责任”,但由于各校党组织普遍受到冲击,月初,中央决定向大中学校派出工作组,力求使运动有领导地进行。3日,又作出了“八条规定”,其中主要内容是:内外有别;大字报不要上街;开会要在校内开,不要开大规模的声讨会;不要上街示威游行;不要串联;不要包围黑帮住宅;防止坏人破坏;注意保密。这八条规定没有形成成文的规定,而是口头传达下去。在这期间,毛泽东在杭州,刘少奇多次给毛泽东打电话请示汇报,没有得到明确答复。4日,刘少奇、邓小平乘专机去杭州向毛泽东汇报情况,并请毛泽东回京主持工作,毛泽东委托刘少奇相机处理运动问题。