Animated video: Bolshevik

After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, the Communist Party of China faced an unprecedented crisis when its official publication was shut down.

Yet, a new theoretical journal — Bolshevik — was secretly launched in Shanghai. To escape ruthless cultural suppression by the Kuomintang, the journal was disguised as different kinds of ordinary books and quietly distributed across the country.

These hidden pages carried a powerful stream of ideas that broke through blockades and inspired countless people to change China's future.

Click to watch the animated video and uncover how this early Party publication concealed its identity to spread truth and hope. [Video by China Cultural Relics News]