Maoism in the political theory of L. Althusser

The attitude of Louis Althusser towards Mao Zedong and Maoism is determined by the philosopher’s intolerance to the “humanistic” revisionism of the fundamental principles of Marxism. Althusser characterizes Mao Zedong as a great Chinese communist leader, whose theoretical and political practice was in strict accordance with Marxism-Leninism. The philosopher draws conclusions about the continuity of Maoism in Leninist theoretical and political practice, as well as the possibility of the existence of a Marxist-Leninist alternative to Soviet socialist development.