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The term '''revolutionary martyr''' usually relates to those dying in [[revolution]]ary struggle. This theme is as old as revolution itself.<ref>''The French Revolution'' Page 95 Linda Frey, Marsha Frey - 2004 "He was immortalized by the painter David in the famous painting of the death scene that became the icon of the Revolution and an emblem of revolutionary propaganda. The revolutionary martyr was commemorated not only in painting and in ..."</ref><ref>Revolutionary Mexico: The Coming and Process of the Mexican ... - Page 250 John Mason Hart - 1987 "They popularized Ricardo Flores Magon as a revolutionary martyr who was harassed by the American and Mexican ..."</ref> During the 20th century, it was particularly developed in the culture and propaganda of communist or socialist revolutions, although it was and is also used in relation to nationalist revolutions.
The term '''revolutionary martyr''' usually relates to those dying in [[revolution]]ary struggle. This theme is as old as revolution itself.
<ref>''The French Revolution'' Page 95 Linda Frey, Marsha Frey - 2004 "He was immortalized by the painter David in the famous painting of the death scene that became the icon of the Revolution and an emblem of revolutionary propaganda. The revolutionary martyr was commemorated not only in painting and in ..."</ref><ref>Revolutionary Mexico: The Coming and Process of the Mexican ... - Page 250 John Mason Hart - 1987 "They popularized Ricardo Flores Magon as a revolutionary martyr who was harassed by the American and Mexican ..."</ref> But during the 20th Century, it was particularly developed in the culture and propaganda of communist or socialist revolutions, though it was and is also used in relation to nationalist revolutions..


==Examples==
==Examples==
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* In Vietnam those who died in the independence struggle, such as [[Nguyễn Thái Học]] and schoolgirl [[Võ Thị Sáu]], then in the war are honoured as martyrs, ''liệt sĩ''.<ref>Vietnam At War Mark Philip Bradley - 2009 "As the concept of 'sacrifice' (hi sinh) came to embody the state's narrative of sacred war (chien tranh than thanh), the ultimate sacrifice was considered to be death in battle as a 'revolutionary martyr' (liet si)."</ref>
* In Vietnam those who died in the independence struggle, such as [[Nguyễn Thái Học]] and schoolgirl [[Võ Thị Sáu]], then in the war are honoured as martyrs, ''liệt sĩ''.<ref>Vietnam At War Mark Philip Bradley - 2009 "As the concept of 'sacrifice' (hi sinh) came to embody the state's narrative of sacred war (chien tranh than thanh), the ultimate sacrifice was considered to be death in battle as a 'revolutionary martyr' (liet si)."</ref>
* In India, such as motivated [[Guru Radha Kishan]]
* In India, such as motivated [[Guru Radha Kishan]]

==See also==
==See also==
* [[Martyrdom in Chinese culture]], [[:Category:Maoist China martyrs]]
* [[Martyrdom in Chinese culture]]
* [[Martyrdom in Iran]]
* [[Martyrdom in Iran]]
* [[:Category:Maoist China martyrs]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 04:21, 14 May 2016

The term revolutionary martyr usually relates to those dying in revolutionary struggle. This theme is as old as revolution itself.[1][2] During the 20th century, it was particularly developed in the culture and propaganda of communist or socialist revolutions, although it was and is also used in relation to nationalist revolutions.

Examples

See also

References

  1. ^ The French Revolution Page 95 Linda Frey, Marsha Frey - 2004 "He was immortalized by the painter David in the famous painting of the death scene that became the icon of the Revolution and an emblem of revolutionary propaganda. The revolutionary martyr was commemorated not only in painting and in ..."
  2. ^ Revolutionary Mexico: The Coming and Process of the Mexican ... - Page 250 John Mason Hart - 1987 "They popularized Ricardo Flores Magon as a revolutionary martyr who was harassed by the American and Mexican ..."
  3. ^ Vietnam At War Mark Philip Bradley - 2009 "As the concept of 'sacrifice' (hi sinh) came to embody the state's narrative of sacred war (chien tranh than thanh), the ultimate sacrifice was considered to be death in battle as a 'revolutionary martyr' (liet si)."