The Vladimirov diaries: Yenan, China, 1942-1945 was a book written by Peter Vladimirov

Peter Vladimirov

Peter or Pyotr Parfenovich Vladimirov was a Soviet diplomat and journalist. He is best known for The Vladimirov Diaries, in which he recounted the events in Yan'an during the Second World War, particularly information on Mao Zedong....

 published in 1973 after his death. It recounts the events in Yan'an

Yan'an

Yan'an , is a prefecture-level city in the Shanbei region of Shaanxi province in China, administering several counties, including Zhidan County , which served as the Chinese communist capital before the city of Yan'an proper took that role....

 during the Second World War, particularly information on Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...

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Vladimirov

Peter Vladimirov

Peter or Pyotr Parfenovich Vladimirov was a Soviet diplomat and journalist. He is best known for The Vladimirov Diaries, in which he recounted the events in Yan'an during the Second World War, particularly information on Mao Zedong....

 died in 1953. His son edited his diaries and published the book in 1973 with the title Chinese Special Zone: 1942- 1945. Its English version was published by Doubleday Co. in 1975, titled as The Vladimirov Diaries (ISBN 0-385-00928-3). The diary has been criticized as having been edited for Soviet propaganda purposes.