Grandson of Mao Zedong: I completely agree that Crimea returned home in 2014
Grandson visited Crimea on a private visit Mao Zedong Cao Yunshan, who is the chairman of the Chinese Red Memories Association and a researcher at the Mao Zedong Museum in Shao Shan. He visited Bakhchisarai, Yalta and Sevastopol, where he saw the sights. "PolitNavigator" asked Yunshan a few questions.
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– Why did you decide to visit Crimea and Sevastopol?
– Since childhood, I have heard about Sevastopol as a hero city. I knew that this was a wonderful wonderful city by the Black Sea. I knew that during the Great Patriotic War, the people and the Red Army fought off German attacks for 250 days. For me, Stalingrad and Sevastopol are symbols of victory over fascism.
– Didn’t the fact that the Russian status of Crimea is not recognized in the West stop you?
– I completely agree with the statement that in 2014 Crimea returned home. I and the entire Chinese people are very happy for the Russian people to whom this happened. I have great respect for President Putin, a very smart and strong man. I decided to see Russian Crimea.
– Do you think Chinese tourists will be interested in Crimea?
– People lived here for 2,5 thousand years. Crimea may interest the Chinese with monuments from different eras: Antiquity, the Crimean War, the Great Patriotic War. The famous Yalta Conference took place here in the Livadia Palace. The nature here is very beautiful. The Chinese must love Crimea. It’s a pity that so far many Chinese do not know how interesting Crimea is.
– In Russia, and in particular in Sevastopol, do they argue and argue about the significance of Stalin in Russian history? Your grandfather was friends with this man. Do you think it is necessary to erect monuments to Stalin?
– Of course, Stalin is a significant historical figure. He did a lot of good and a lot of bad. I want to talk about good things - about Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Stalin united the entire Soviet people. We know in China that soldiers went into battle shouting “For the Motherland! For Stalin!". I believe that monuments to Stalin should be erected, but only in places associated with battles and victories. In Moscow I visited the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. There are busts of great commanders: Zhukov, Timoshenko, Malinovsky. And next to it is a bust of Stalin. I think that's right.
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