[Data sharing] 'Red Flag' magazine and others

Beixi曾经分享过一批资料,不知道里面有没有红旗杂志。我搞这个也是满足自己小资虚荣心的行为,疯狂囤书,可是都没怎么看。

我从BannedThought网站上下载了整个社会主义时期的《红旗》杂志。因为所有年份全部打包成压缩包体积太大,所以我按年份拆开来发,其中压缩包没有密码:
1958.7z (35.6 MB)
1959.7z (79.6 MB)
1960.7z (36.3 MB)
1961.7z (29.3 MB)
1962.7z (27.3 MB)
1963.7z (31.2 MB)
1964.7z (33.8 MB)
1965.7z (20.1 MB)
1966.7z (20.5 MB)
1967.7z (24.9 MB)
1968.7z (5.2 MB)
1969.7z (19.6 MB)
1970.7z (28.1 MB)
1971.7z (30.7 MB)
1972.7z (30.1 MB)
1973.7z (27.6 MB)
1974.7z (33.8 MB)
1975.7z (31.4 MB)
1976.7z (26.8 MB)

Tip: The issues 22-24 of 1962 are missing because no PDF was found. Issues 11 and 12 of 1976 and subsequent magazines are not included because they were published after the Baohengtan coup (not read and unsure if they contain “fragrant flowers”). There are fewer magazines in 1968 because the magazines were not published in the first half of the year, only resuming after July. The PDFs titled “Hongqi19XXNX” refer to issues of that year, with some years also having “Hongqi19XXIndex1toXX” PDFs, which are the complete index of all magazines for that year; some years also have “Hongqi19XXSupplementXX” PDFs, which are supplements for that year. The index PDFs are not available for every year, so I also found the “Hongqi Magazine Index 1958-1978” to supplement, but this book was published in 1979 and includes some toxic articles after issue 10 of 1976—please be careful (all marked with issue number and year for easy identification). The first volume contains the index and article categories, the second volume is sorted by author name.
红旗杂志索引 1958-1978 总第1-328期 上.pdf (15.2 MB)
1958-1978年红旗杂志索引 总第1期-328期 下.pdf (14.8 MB)

Finally: some articles moved me deeply:

  • Issue 5, 1972, page 14, “Present the facts, reason with reason.” This article discusses methods of ideological struggle.



    Yesterday, when I saw the fallacies of Onshore6412, I wanted to curse him directly, but shortly after, I saw comrades rebutting him with reason and evidence. Compared to that, my abusive language was dull and unnutritious, making me feel like a clown and unable to persuade others. Ultimately, it’s because I’ve learned too little; when I see reactionary remarks, my mind fills with anger, but I can’t say anything meaningful, so I resort to a harsh abstract conclusion: “Your xx behavior is counterrevolutionary!” Why is xx behavior counterrevolutionary? I don’t know.

    This reminds me of previous comments on “The Kite Runner” — the same kind of thinking. Thinking I am already advanced enough to boss around newcomers on the forum, so I show off my authority and abilities.

  • Issue 12, 1972, page 19, “Can we rely on ‘strict suppression’?” This also discusses methods of ideological struggle.


    When writing self-criticism, I also harshly conclude and slap a big hat on myself, thinking that saying “Confused, your xx behavior harms the revolution” is enough. I don’t analyze how my indulgent, opportunistic, or lying behaviors might endanger the revolution. After finishing the self-criticism, it’s just a bunch of big hats, with no real effect—everything remains the same. There’s also a factor of not wanting to reveal my wrong thoughts, believing these “small details” don’t affect my support for the revolution’s main direction, so I avoid detailed analysis and think that writing some abstract words can “pass.”

  • Issue 6, 1973, page 48, “Promising or hopeless.” This discusses different views of different classes on success and failure.


    My self-deception is serious; I think I’ve let go of discrimination against the proletariat, but when I really contact workers in factories, I worry about my parents’ opinions on this matter, thinking that such actions are not promising. My parents think success means becoming civil servants or teachers, having a “iron rice bowl” that earns a lot with little effort. When I indulge, I also wonder if my previous decision to drop out and work in a factory was reckless, and I envy my sister’s salary of over 8,000 yuan as a history “old nine.” Still, I am submissive to spontaneous tendencies, wanting to ride on the people’s heads and live a crazy life of indulgence. If I keep thinking this way, I estimate I will soon drift away from comrades. But I was beaten by Lao Jiu, used as free labor, and pressured in opportunistic studies and high school standards (raising the head rate). These things shattered the false peaceful image I painted for myself, exposing reality nakedly. I feel very conflicted: on one hand, I want to indulge; on the other, I want revolution. I am nostalgic for those bourgeois pure music (like “Daylight,” “Flickering Light”) and rock (Wan Qing’s “Big Stone Shattering Chest” and Cao Dong’s “But”) and virtual singers (which JQR might be more familiar with, I saw his materials on Henein in People’s Square). I also often fantasize about oppressing women, wanting to have a household slave, pursuing so-called “pure love,” etc.

Comrades, please feel free to give suggestions and criticisms. I welcome criticism and don’t want to muddle along aimlessly.

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Maybe this could be placed in the theoretical discussion section?

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At first, I thought this post was just resource sharing. Only at the end did I realize it was a cry for help. Mimang’s thoughts should be very shaken and conflicted because, under oppression, he wants to seek collective help and escape from the muddled capitalist life; but he is also addicted to pleasures and pornography, which are part of capitalist culture, and is comfortable in this muddled life. So he engages in metaphysics, using spiritual opium to numb himself, avoiding thinking that these are also links in capitalist oppression; when indulging in pornography, he doesn’t think about oppressing women, which also makes him a maintainer of the capitalist system.

I suggest you start a new post to directly communicate your personal struggles with everyone. You can copy and paste what you’ve written here, or explain in more detail. Once others see it, they will definitely help you. Actually, the situation you’re facing is a path many people have walked. As long as you are willing to persist in ideological struggle, no difficulty is insurmountable.

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Why does having more books sometimes become ineffective?
I’m currently looking for e-books, planning to print my own.

When will you stop being an ostrich?

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Reading books is for learning theories, not just to serve as a vase for decoration. The act of hoarding books crazily is a manifestation of the idea that knowledge in one’s mind is private property. Even if all the books are downloaded but not read, and just left somewhere gathering dust, it is of no real use.

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I have a complete collection of Red Flag magazine (October 1958 - 1976). I’ll post it here. It might be too troublesome for some people to download each issue separately, so if you want to download the entire collection directly, you can get it here.

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