Mao Zedong

The Helmsman who steered a quarter of humanity through the violent storms of revolution, famine, and cultural upheaval. Mao believed that "power grows out of the barrel of a gun" and that constant struggle was the only way to purify the soul of a nation. He represents the "Radical Transformation"—the terrifying and awe-inspiring force of a peasant uprising that sought to erase the past to build a communal future. He is the Little Red Book in a sea of blue uniforms.