关于“毛泽东时代”在20世纪的中国百年史上,有过一个“毛泽东时代”。那是一个民族主义高涨的时代,是近代以来中华民族饱经西方列强欺凌的苦难终于结束的时代;那是一个理想主义高扬的时代,是亿万中国人以空前的激情投身于社会主义运动、共产主义试验的时代:那还是一个毛泽东思想(西方人称之为“毛主义”)大普及的时代。 About “Mao Zedong’s Era” In the centennial history of China in the 20th century, there was a “Mao Zedong era.” It was an era of rising nationalism and an era in which the Chinese nation had been thoroughly humiliated by the Western powers in modern times. It was an era of high idealism. It was a time when millions of Chinese people devoted themselves to the socialist movement with unprecedented passion. The era of communist experimentation: It was also a time of great popularity of Mao Zedong Thought (what Westerners called “Maoism”).