A revolutionary poster from communist China c. 1966, near the start of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) featuring (left to right): Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Ilych Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong. 'Mao Zedong Thought', generally shortened to 'Maoism', played a central part in the politics of the 'Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution' and is most famously reflected in the 'Little Red Book'.