“Like Taking a Bath in a Toilet” (May and June 1927)

The Comintern’s guidance falls short in response to the ongoing massacre of peasants.Further reading:C. Martin Wilbur, The Nationalist Revolution in China, 1923-1928Donald Jordan, The Northern Expedition: China’s National Revolution of 1926-1928Alexander Pantsov, The Bolsheviks and the Chinese Revolution, 1919-1927 Some names from this episode:Tang Shengzhi, Hunan warlord who sided with the National Revolutionary Army and contested leadership with Chiang Kai-shekYe Ting, Communist general and garrison commander who defended Wuhan against a right-wing mutinyM. N. Roy, Indian Comintern agentWang Jingwei, Leader of the Guomindang LeftMikhail Borodin, Comintern agent and head of Soviet mission to aid the GuomindangChen Duxiu, General secretary of the Communist PartyZhang Guotao, General secretary of Hubei branch of Communist PartySupport the show