XIAO SAN AND THE ORIGIN OF REVOLUTIONARY LITERATURE OF CHINA

Literary work of famous Chinese revolutionary and poet, the author of Chinese text of “The Internationale” Xiao San is considered. The main theme of his creative work was revolutionary and national liberation struggle of Chinese people. Basing on archive materials which were not published yet, analysis of his creative work and memoires of contemporaries, the personal way of becoming of Xiao San as a revolutionary poet and writer, the growth of his self-cognition under the influence of Soviet proletarian literature and active work in cultural life of the Soviet Union in 20-30-s of XX century are viewed. It is proved that new literature is considered as a part of revolutionary deed, being effective mean of propaganda both in the USSR and in China; the translation, literal and enlightener activity of Xiao San and the influence made on the arise in China of new revolutionary literature, mainly translating the Soviet authors, firstly of all, V.V. Mayakovsky. The research is interesting from point of view of literature development of this period and from the position of Soviet-Chinese relations thinking both in the context of socialistic revolutionary movement and interaction of two communist parties and the history public diplomacy and cultural contacts.

Xiao San, Emi Xiao, Chinese revolution, Chinese revolutionary literature