Li Yueran

Li Yueran (1927 – 11 July 2003) was chief Russian-language interpreter and translator of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. From August 1949 to May 1965, Li served successively as translator for Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yun, Peng Zhen, Chen Yi, Bo Yibo and Li Fuchun, and in 2001 he published his memoirs A Record of the Personal Experiences of the Sino-Soviet Diplomacy (Beijing: World Knowledge Publishing House). He joined Beijing International Studies University as professor of Russian Studies in 1965, and later served as vice president.