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Sino-soviet Cultural Association Study

Posted on:2011-05-15Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:J H WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1116360305969025Subject:Chinese Communist Party
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The Sino-Soviet Cultural Association which was an important and special cultural organization in1930sand1940s.Its research has vital significance in the Chinese politics history, parties and groups history, Chinese Communist Party history and Sino-Soviet relations history. Which also has certain practical significance for Chinese folk culture diplomacy organization. But, because of deficient material, this topic has not entered researcher's vision for a long time. On the basis of massive material, this paper divides Sino-Soviet Culture Association into four stages, including the origin, preliminary development, reorganization development and difficult years. Which analysis its nature, elaborates its historical function and exist question, discusses its relation with the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party. The goal is to analyze how the special folk cultural organization survives and develops.This paper consists of introduction and body of five chapters.In the introduction, the author states the research significance from different angles, points out the present research situation and limitations. Then she elaborates the framework, clarifying the content focus, difficulties and innovation of the research.Chapter One clarifies the realistic reason and possibility of the Sino-Soviet Culture Association. 918 emergency posed serious threat to China and Soviet Union. Along with national crisis deepening, the national government had to consider the change of Soviet policy. In December, 1932, China and Soviet Union restored diplomatic relation officially. The Chinese populace hoped Soviet Union help China, simultaneously promote the exchange of Sino-Soviet culture. This kind of desire became reality on the basic of Sino-Soviet culture exchange in 1920 and 1930s.The Sino-Soviet Culture Association was founded, its Objective was to promote cultural exchange and friendship.Chapter Two studies the development reason and main characteristics of Sino-Soviet Culture Association from 1935 to 1939.Sino-Soviet relation promoted rapidly after the signature of Sino-Soviet Treaty of mutual nonaggression. Soviet Union helped China in morality, military and economy aspects. Sino-Soviet Culture Association developed widely. During this time, the main characteristic were propagandizing resistance against Japan and developing branches. Simultaneously, the association migrated successively to Wuhan, Chongqing and the work was restricted in certain degree because of the environment influence.Chapter Three analyzes the main propaganda way, propaganda content and effect after reorganization from 1939 to 1945. Association agencies increased and the form of action became more colorful. The written propaganda, direct-viewing propaganda and oral propaganda played an important role in promoting Sino-Soviet friendship. Simultaneously, the association received influence from South Bureau of Chinese Communist Party day by day and became an important activities Location for the propaganda and union of Chinese Communist Party in Kuomintang's area.Chapter Four elaborates difficult years of the Sino-Soviet Culture Association in Nanjing from 1945 to 1949.Along with the formation and promotion of cold war, as well as the intensification and expansion comprehensively of civil war between Kuomintang and Communist Party. Chiang Kai-Shek implemented gradually pro-American policy and raised counter-Soviet tide. The Sino-Soviet relation became cold, even worsened, which greatly reduced the existing space of Sino-Soviet Culture Association. In 1946, the association was announced illegal organization by Kuomintang. Though the funds were deficient and people were mobile, it continued to organize the magazine"Sino-Soviet Culture"and editor Soviet Union books. The Sino-Soviet Culture Association became closer to Communist Party. After the foundation of new China, it was replaced by the Sino-Soviet Friendship Association.Chapter Five discusses several questions about the study of Sino-Soviet Culture Association. Mainly including the Sino-Soviet Culture Association's nature, the influence appraisal and its association with Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang. The article believes that Sino-Soviet Culture Association, a special folk association, played a positive role in the war of resistance against Japan and civil war. Which promoted cultural exchange and friendship between China and Soviet Union, stimulating people to resist Japan. But, the association also beautified the foreign policy and construction achievement of Soviet Union. During this period, Kuomintang supported it mainly at first, then suppressed day by day. Because this association lost value used by Kuomintang, and the principles of founding a nation were different. The Sino-Soviet Culture Association also received positive influence from South Bureau of Chinese Communist Party. As response, the Chinese Communist Party successively established Sino-Soviet Culture Association branch in Yanan and southeast Shanxi. Because of the instruction of Communist Party and endeavor of progressive people, the Sino-Soviet Culture Association moved towards democracy day by day.
Keywords/Search Tags:the Sino-Soviet Culture Association, the Sino-Soviet friendship, cultural exchange, Kuomintang, the Chinese Communist Party
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