Az igazi Mao . Mao, the Real Man

This satirical Hungarian pseudo-documentary speculates upon the true identity of Chairman Mao. The fun begins as Jonathan W. Highstone, an art history professor at Michigan University, lectures upon Mao's early life. According to Highstone, Mao's older brother moved to Chicago in 1906 wher...

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Other Authors: Siklósi, Szilveszter
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
Published: Hungary 1995
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:972d11a7-87fb-4b2e-9ed2-ba0164b52c40
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description This satirical Hungarian pseudo-documentary speculates upon the true identity of Chairman Mao. The fun begins as Jonathan W. Highstone, an art history professor at Michigan University, lectures upon Mao's early life. According to Highstone, Mao's older brother moved to Chicago in 1906 where he immediately began a life of crime. He soon adopted the nickname Wasp and became involved in mob wars. In 1935, as Mao was embroiled in the Long March in China, Wasp suddenly disappeared. Using amazing film clips, Professor Highstone compares the pre-march Mao to the post-march Mao two years later. The latter Mao appears remarkably robust and healthy after the ordeal. On the basis of the photographs, Highstone concludes that the man in the photographs after the Long March is not Mao at all, but his older brother. The real Mao died en route. Therefore, the man who became China's leader was, in fact, a petty gangster. This explains how the Red Chinese got hold of military equipment (the Italian Mafia arranged it).
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spellingShingle Az igazi Mao . Mao, the Real Man
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title Az igazi Mao . Mao, the Real Man
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