Shen Zemin (; June 23, 1900 – November 20, 1933) was one of the earliest members of the

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(CCP), elected to the

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in 1931. He was the younger brother of the prominent novelist

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(Shen Yanbing) and a member of the

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. He was married to Zhang Qinqiu, one of the three female members of the 28 Bolsheviks.

Early life

From 1916 to 1919, Shen Zemin attended school in

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with

Zhang Wentian Zhang Wentian; 30 August 1900 – 1 July 1976), also known as Luo Fu ( zh, c=洛甫, w=Lo Fu (30 August 1900 – 1 July 1976) was a Chinese politician who was a high-ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Born in Nanhui District, ...

, who became another member of the 28 Bolsheviks. He taught at the left-wing

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, and married his student Zhang Qinqiu in 1924. In late 1925 and early 1926, Shen and Zhang went to the

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to attend

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. In

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, they had a daughter, who they left behind when they returned to China in 1930. In January 1931, at

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Province, Shen Zemin was made a

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for the

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. He died there of a lung ailment two years later.

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沈泽民，荆楚网，2009-07-31
{{Heads of the CCP Publicity Department 1900 births 1933 deaths People from Tongxiang Moscow Sun Yat-sen University alumni Heads of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party Academic staff of Shanghai University Chinese Communist Party politicians from Zhejiang Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang Educators from Jiaxing Alternates of the 6th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party