ABSTRACT
The chapter discusses the dynamic relations between the Russian-Soviet model and the Chinese Revolution. It argues that despite being a model, inspiration and paymaster for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Soviet Union provided China with an ambiguous paradigm, which comprised Leninist theory, the Russian Revolution model and inner-party struggle pattern, the Soviet Union’s geopolitical concerns, the Cold War strategy and other state interests. The adaptation and application of this paradigm by the CCP involved a complicated process of communication and negotiation between the two parties. The chapter examines the evolution of the relationship in a historical context from the period under Moscow’s tutelage to Mao’s rise with new military and economic capital, from the conflicts between nationalism and geopolitics to the Sino-Soviet honeymoon and, finally, it analyzes the profusion and ubiquity of Soviet influence in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The chapter reveals that during different historical periods, the CCP’s needs and negotiation power varied, which determined the CCP’s policy orientation and revolutionary practice under the shadow of the Russian-Soviet influence.
