A session titled “Icons: From Marilyn to Mao, and some more” was held on the third day of the 10th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest. Dominic Ziegler, author of “Black Dragon River”, Florence Noiville, ...

Mao Zedong at a banquet in 1956, and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy in 1957. Contributor/Bettmann via Getty Images, and J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 2023-12-08T03:33:31Z ...

Henry Kissinger said Mao Zedong was the "most dangerous" leader he ever met, citing his role in the deaths of 90 million people in China. ... An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

Red Guards hold aloft booklets containing the writings of Mao Zedong as they lead a demonstration of some 200,000 people in front of the Soviet Embassy in Beijing on August 29, 1966. AP.

Souvenirs bearing the images of the late Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong and current Chinese President Xi Jinping are seen at a shop in Beijing on April 5, 2023.

Since the days of Mao Zedong, smooth leadership transitions have mostly eluded the Chinese Communist Party. Though it is one of the world’s largest political entities, it lacks an ...

Seduced by Mao Zedong: Novel imagines one of his teenage lovers, navigating communist treachery and the Cultural Revolution In a new book by East Bay author Vanessa Hua, a peasant girl travels to ...