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Россия и Восток. К 100-летию политических и культурных связей новейшего времени. Т. 1 289 Источниковедение и историография Китая “everyday resistance” inMaoist China. Starting offwithmy research findings, this paper will therefore illustrate the different interpretations of this still little-known phenomenon as well as the implications of its discovery on Chinese contemporary historiography. Vickers Edward (Kyushu University, Japan) Celebrating the Humane Superpower China, the Holocaust and Transnational Heritage Politics — the case of Shanghai’s Jewish Refugees Museum This article examines the portrayal of the Nazi Holocaust in Chinese public culture today, focusing on the case of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum (SJRM). It begins by critiquing the overarching official narrative of modern Chinese history, with its stress on victimhood at the hands of foreign 'colonialists' and ‘imperialists’. It is argued that a more balanced understanding of the history and politics of race and colonialism in China is essential to an analysis of the Communist Party's efforts to project power and influence abroad, and reinforce its legitimacy at home. The case of the SJRM shows how these efforts extend to fierce competition with Japan (in particular) for UNESCO recognition of war-related heritage, as each country seeks to trumpet its role in saving Jews from Nazi terror during World War Two. The paper analyses the representation of the history of the Jewish Refugee Zone in the SJRM, looking at how the exhibition there has evolved, and interpreting its emphases and omissions in the light of recent shifts in official historiography and heritage diplomacy. It concludes that the Chinese state's interest in the Holocaust as heritage has remained overwhelmingly instrumental, focused on enhancing Shanghai's civic profile, and burnishing China's international image. Beyond this, there is a notable lack of interest in deriving broader lessons from the Holocaust. Zavidovskaia E. A. (Bryansk State University, Briansk), Maiatskii D. I. (St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg) Court Case Stories and Plays in the Chinese Illustrated Woodblock Editions and Popular Prints nianhua 1 The paper aims to analyze different types of illustrations — in the woodblock editions and popular woodblock prints nianhua from various Russian collections 1 This study was funded by the Russian Fund of the Fundamental Research (RFFI) № 19–59–52001 МНТ_а «Commerce, folk beliefs, arts on the traditional Chinese woodblock pictures from little studied collections of Russia and Taiwan».