ABSTRACT
The penetration of Bolshevism into China after the October coup d’état in Russia, coupled with the defeat of the CCP in the National Revolution of 1925-27, marked the first period in the development of communist thought on Chinese soil. The political processes then taking place in the CCP reflected the situation inside the Bolshevik party and the Comintern. The Chinese Communists slavishly followed the ideological lead of their Russian idols, directly borrowing their theoretical experience. Only at the start of their movement in 1920-22 did they disobey ECCI instructions concerning their tactical course. That is why the 1919-27 history of Bolshevism in China can be divided into three sub-periods which mirror the transformation of the Russian Communist leadership’s views on the Chinese revolution.
