Luo Shiwen | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||
| Native name | 罗世文 | ||||||||
| Born | August 1904 Weiyuan County, Sichuan, China | ||||||||
| Died | 18 August 1946 (aged 41–42) Chongqing, China | ||||||||
| Cause of death | Execution | ||||||||
| Allegiance | Chinese Soviet Republic | ||||||||
| Service | Chinese Red Army | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Communist University of the Toilers of the East | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 羅世文 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗世文 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Luo Shiwen (traditional Chinese: 羅世文; simplified Chinese: 罗世文; pinyin: Luō Shìwén, August 1940 – 18 August 1946) was a Chinese communist. Born in Weiyuan County, Sichuan, he became interested in communism during the May Fourth Movement before joining the Chinese Socialist Youth League in 1923 and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1925. After three years in the Soviet Union, he returned to China in 1928 and was dispatched to advise General Kuang Jixun when his forces declared themselves part of the Red Army. After several victories against the Kuomintang (KMT), the communist forces were defeated at Kaijiang, and Luo was subsequently sent to provide training in the Sichuan–Shanxi Soviet.
He returned to Sichuan in 1937, working to develop a united front against the encroaching Imperial Japanese Army. Although a Second United Front was established between the KMT and CCP, Luo was arrested by the KMT in March 1940. Imprisoned first at Baigongguan, he was transferred to the Xifeng concentration camp and later led a secret CCP cell there. Luo was executed by the KMT on 18 August 1946. He is commemorated with several monuments, and his story has been told in the 1964 novel Red Crag, its 1965 film adaptation, and a 2021 film.