Mao Zedong - Kaiser, Dichter, Massenmörd...

Ludwig Schwanthaler - ausgerechnet der Meister der klassizistischen Plastik konnte mit den alten Griechen nichts anfangen. Er liebte die Ritterseligkeit, und so trägt seine Münchner Bavaria über dem antiken Gewand ein Bärenfell. 

Der eine macht Komplimente, die andere besorgt Geschenke. Das Konzept der "Fünf Sprachen der Liebe" besagt, dass jeder einen bevorzugten Weg hat, Liebe zu zeigen. Dieser Ansatz hilft seit Jahrzehnten Paaren und ihren Therapeuten, erfährt jedoch in letzter Zeit auch Kritik - zu Re ... Show More

Homosexuelles Verhalten ist im Tierreich bei mindestens 1.500 Arten nachgewiesen. Und auch Geschlechtergrenzen verschwimmen in der Tierwelt. Nachdem es lange ein Tabu war, wissen Forschende heute immer mehr darüber, welche Vorteile gleichgeschlechtliche Paarung und Co. für Tiere ... Show More

In 1957 the Chinese Communist leader Chairman Mao made a speech encouraging criticism of his Communist system saying 'Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend'. We hear from Harry Wu, who made his views known and ended up in prison for nearly twenty y ... Show More

Now in total control, Mao Zedong had a nation to build. But his ambition to transform China into a global superpower led to one of the worst crimes ever committed against humanity. Forced to retreat from his failure, Mao’s attempt to recapture power would send China into ten more ... Show More

In the centre of China’s capital city, Beijing, lies a corpse that no one dares remove. It’s been 44 years since Mao Zedong’s body was laid to rest in the grandiose Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. He may be gone but he is not forgotten. To some, he’s the father of modern China. To ma ... Show More

Xi Xinping, the leader of China, has dramatically consolidated power and extended his reign indefinitely. What does he think and what does he want? Steve Tsang is the Director of the SOAS China Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He is the author of ... Show More

The Qing Dynasty fell in 1911, ending imperialism in China. But the instability created a power struggle over the country’s future. Between the Warlords, the Nationalists, the Communists, and even the Japanese, one man seized control of China and turned it into the second largest ... Show More

A small group of revolutionaries formed the Chinese Communist Party in July 1921. Led by Chairman Mao, they fought their way to power in the world's most populous nation and have stayed in control since the end of China's civil war in 1949. Zhu Zhende was a young recruit in the P ... Show More

In 1968, Jingyu Li and her parents were among hundreds of thousands of Chinese people sent to labour camps during Mao Zedong’s so-called cultural revolution.The aim was to re-educate those not thought to be committed to Chairman’s Mao drive to preserve and purify communism in Chi ... Show More

In 1966, the collected thoughts of China's communist leader became an unexpected best-seller around the world. A compendium of pithy advice and political instructions from Mao Zedong, it was soon to be found on student bookshelves everywhere.(Photo: Front cover of Mao's Little Re ... Show More

Mao Zedong's Communists come down from the mountains to do battle with the Nationalists. After clinching victory, Mao is greeted by many as a hero. But life under the new Chairman is about to get a whole lot worse. Installed as Supreme Leader, Mao sets about revolutionising the w ... Show More