Did Vietnam have something like the Cultural Revolution?

Nice question! IMO, Vietnam didn’t have anything like the Cultural Revolution. The closest movement we had was “Nhan Van - Giai Pham" (1954–1958) where progressive artists were put into jail because they asked for freedom of speech instead of creating pure propaganda to serve the communist party. read more

” The answer is definitely NO if you fully understand what is the Cultural Revolution in China. People who mentioned about Land Reform thinking that it looks similar to the Cultural Revolution are wrong. There is nothing ‘Cultural’ in Land Reform. read more

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in China. Beginning in 1966, Mao Zedong, who had withdrawn somewhat into the background of the Chinese leadership in the previous years, marshaled the youth of China in a new campaign against supposed party deviationists and class enemies. read more