A collection of three biographies on Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and V.L. Lenin has been released recently. Tsinghua University's philosophy professor Hu Rui believes the book is a good attempt to bring the three revolutionary pioneers from the pedestal to the Chinese public, to show that they were great men with flesh and blood.
The three thinkers, who have greatly influenced Chinese society, are the "most familiar strangers" to the public, Hu says.
With 2,000 pictures, including photos, sketches by celebrated painters, and their manuscripts, the collection gives a chronological account of the lives of the trio. The books will give readers a better understanding of the era when the three influential intellectuals lived.
- Mei Jia
