In Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the November Revolution

#PUBLICATION NOTE

This edition of In Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the November Revolution has been prepared and revised for digital publication by the Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism under the Central Committee of the Communist Party in Switzerland on the basis of the following editions:

  • In Celebration of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, in the Selected Works of Mao Zedong, First English Edition, Vol. 3, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, 1965.
  • Celebrating the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, in Mao's Road to Power, First English Edition, Vol. 8, Routledge, New York and London, 2015.

#INTRODUCTION NOTE

This is an editorial written by Comrade Mao Zedong in Yan'an, Shaanxi, China. It was first published in the Jiefang Ribao (7th of November, 1942).

#Workers and oppressed people of the world, unite!

#IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NOVEMBER REVOLUTION

#Mao Zedong
#6th of November, 1942

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It is with the greatest optimism that we celebrate the anniversary of the November Revolution this year. I firmly believe that this anniversary marks the turning point, not only of the Soviet-German War, but also of the victory of the world anti-Fascist front over the Fascist front.

Hitler was previously able to keep up the offensive without being defeated, because the Red Army was alone in resisting Fascist Germany and its accomplices in Europe, and because the second front had not yet been opened up. Now, the Council Union has grown more powerful in the course of the war and Hitler's second summer offensive has failed as a result of the Red Army's heroic independent fighting. From now on, the task of the world anti-Fascist front is to take the offensive against the Fascist front and inflict final defeat on Fascism.

The warriors of the Red Army at Stalingrad have performed prodigies of heroism which will affect the destiny of humanity. They are the children of the November Revolution. The banner of the November Revolution is invincible, and all the forces of Fascism are doomed to extinction.

In celebrating the victory of the Red Army, we, the Chinese people, are also celebrating our own victory. Our War of Resistance Against Japan has been going on for more than five years, and although there are still difficulties ahead, the dawn of victory is already in sight. With the smashing of Hitler's offensive plan by the Council Union, the daily growth of the fighting capacity of Britain and the United States, and the efforts of 450'000'000 Chinese people, victory over the Japanese Fascists is not only certain, but is not far off.

It is the task of the Chinese people to concentrate every effort on beating the Japanese Fascists.