Chapter 74 Correct the direction and win over all possible intellectuals

(December 22, 1958) Comrade Lu Dingyi[1]: It is recommended that this document [2] be printed and distributed to the party committees, general branches, and branch committees of all colleges and universities and scientific research institutions across the country to read, discuss once, correct the direction, and strive for all possible professors, lecturers, teaching assistants, and researchers to become proletarians. What do you think of the educational and cultural and scientific services? Literary and artistic groups, newspaper offices, magazine offices, and party committees and party branches of publishing organizations should also send it to the party and discuss it once.Please use discretion.

Mao Zedong December 22, 1958 According to the "Selected Letters of Mao Zedong" published by People's Publishing House in 1983. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Lu Dingyi, was an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, head of the Central Cultural and Educational Group, and head of the Central Propaganda Department. [2] Refers to the material published in the 165th issue of "Propaganda and Education Trends" compiled and published by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on December 19, 1958.The material pointed out that when discussing the Party’s policy on intellectuals, the Party members of the Physics Teaching and Research Group of Tsinghua University reflected some incorrect understandings, manifested in: (1) They believed that intellectuals were the object of revolution during the socialist revolution, and they were even more revolutionary when they passed the communist hurdle. object. (2) It is believed that senior intellectuals are fundamentally opposed to the party's education policy, and all the targets of the united front are those who promote retreat. They are placed here just to set up an opposition. (3) It is inappropriate to think that the class line should be followed in order to proceed from the interests of the working class, and it is inappropriate to mention the mass line in schools.In order to draw a clear line, I would rather be "left". (4) I believe that the prestige of the party and the awareness of the masses have improved, and it is time for party members to replace them.Because of these misunderstandings, this party branch has adopted some wrong practices in its work.The Party Committee of Tsinghua University discovered and corrected these erroneous practices in time.On December 27, 1958, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China forwarded this comment written by Mao Zedong to Lu Dingyi and the materials of Tsinghua University to various places.