Early revolutionary activity Beijing, anarchism, and Marxism: 1917–1919 left|thumb|Mao Zedong in 1924 Mao moved to Beijing, where his mentor Yang Changji had taken a job at Peking University.; . Yang thought Mao exceptionally "intelligent and handsome",; . securing him a job as assistant to the university librarian Li Dazhao, who would become an early Chinese Communist.; . Li authored a series of New Youth articles on the October Revolution in Russia, during which the Communist Bolshevik Party under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin had seized power. Lenin was an advocate of the socio-political theory of Marxism, first developed by the German sociologists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and Li's articles added Marxism to the doctrines in the Chinese revolutionary movement.; .
early revolutionary activity beijing anarchism and marxism 1917–1919 left|thumb|mao zedong in 1924 mao moved to beijing where his mentor yang changji had taken a job at peking university;  yang thought mao exceptionally "intelligent and handsome";  securing him a job as assistant to the university librarian li dazhao who would become an early chinese communist;  li authored a series of new youth articles on the october revolution in russia during which the communist bolshevik party under the leadership of vladimir lenin had seized power lenin was an advocate of the socio-political theory of marxism first developed by the german sociologists karl marx and friedrich engels and li's articles added marxism to the doctrines in the chinese revolutionary movement; 