▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Ren ▁B ishi ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁rural ▁Hun an ▁to ▁a ▁teacher ' s ▁family . ▁He ▁entered ▁Hun an ▁First ▁Normal ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Russian ▁Research ▁Center ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁youth ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁soon - to - be ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁in ▁Shang hai . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Ren ▁and ▁five ▁others ▁- ▁including ▁Li u ▁Sh ao qi ▁and ▁X iao ▁J ingu ang ▁- ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁char tered ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁going ▁around ▁Nag as aki , ▁Vlad iv ost ok ▁and ▁the ▁White ▁movement ▁block ade . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁six ▁of ▁them ▁entered ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁To ilers ▁of ▁the ▁East . ▁Ren ▁joined ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁replaced ▁Qu ▁Q i ub ai ▁as ▁the ▁transl ator ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Western ▁revolution ary ▁movements . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁after ▁a ▁train ▁ride ▁through ▁Si ber ia ▁and ▁a ▁char tered ▁boat ▁from ▁Vlad iv ost ok . ▁Under ▁the