▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁" an ▁app alling ▁cat ast rop he " ▁and ▁" the ▁most ▁severe ▁set back ▁to ▁[ the ] ▁social ist ▁cause ▁since ▁[ 1 9 4 9 ] ." ▁The ▁Chinese ▁government ' s ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁Resol ution ▁on ▁C ertain ▁Question s ▁in ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Our ▁Party ▁Since ▁the ▁Found ing ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Six th ▁Pl en ary ▁Session ▁of ▁the ▁Ele vent h ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China . ▁This ▁stated ▁that ▁" Com rade ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁Marx ist ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁pro let arian ▁revolution ary , ▁strateg ist ▁and ▁the or ist . ▁It ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁gross ▁mistakes ▁during ▁the ▁" c ult ural ▁revolution ", ▁but , ▁if ▁we ▁judge ▁his ▁activities ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁revolution ▁far ▁out we igh ▁his ▁mistakes . ▁His ▁mer its ▁are ▁primary ▁and ▁his ▁errors ▁secondary ." ▁As ▁political ▁ide ology ▁was ▁down grad ed , ▁numerous ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Ma o ▁were ▁removed ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁port ra its ▁of ▁Marx , ▁Eng els , ▁Len in , ▁and ▁St alin ▁were ▁taken ▁down ▁from ▁T ian an men ▁Square . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁many ▁emb old ened ▁people ▁began ▁st aging ▁r al lies ▁and ▁protest s ▁in