Research On Mao Zedong’s Views Of Freedom

Mao Zedong has been struggling for freedom all his life. As early as before liberation, Mao Zedong once said, we must let the sunshine of freedom shines all over the motherland. Mao Zedong’s idea of freedom is an important part of Mao Zedong thought. Comprehensively combing the source and formation of Mao Zedong thought on liberty and conducting in-depth exploration into its main content and concrete practice has important theoretical significance and practical value for the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.The main contents of this paper include: Firstly, it studies the source of Mao Zedong thought on liberty, mainly includes Marxism idea of freedom, idea of freedom in Chinese traditional culture and idea of freedom in western culture. Secondly, it studies the formation process of Mao Zedong thought on freedom and combs Mao Zedong’s understanding of freedom during his youth as well as the period of new-democratic revolution and socialist construction and his practice in details. Thirdly,the main content of Mao Zedong’s idea of freedom. The main body of freedom is the people, and the essence of freedom includes the struggle for national independence, a full range of national autonomy and people’s liberation in the true sense. It summarizes the characteristics of Mao Zedong’s idea of freedom on this basis. Fourthly, the realization of Mao Zedong’s idea of freedom includes the condition, guarantee, method and path to realize freedom. Fifthly, the significance of Mao Zedong’s idea freedom.Mao Zedong’s idea of freedom is an important part of Mao Zedong thought. It is the inheritance and development of Marxism idea of freedom in contemporary China. It is conducive for us to correctly understand the scientific connotation of socialism core values,and scientifically recognize and consciously resist the hypocrisy of western liberalism. There is still important theoretic value and practical significance for us to study it today.