In 1949, however, the Soviet Union and its minions in Mongolia began a revisionist campaign to tarnish him as a "reactionary" figure who damaged the "productive forces" during his wars of expansion.
She argues that such results have little application for campesinos who are struggling to make damaged land productive.
All it has done is drive the country deeper into recession, hurting its population and damaging its productive capacity, possibly permanently.
"Further loss of productive soils would severely damage food production and food security, amplify food-price volatility, and potentially plunge millions of people into hunger and poverty.
Riverbanks overtop more frequently, and valuable bottomland, often extremely productive, is damaged by flooding.
However, there is a growing recognition that the injudicious use of chemical fertilizers may have adverse environmental consequences including toxic algal blooms and damage to productive ocean fisheries.
"Teachers are generally reluctant to take on such 'policing' roles - particularly given the potential for damage to productive relationships between staff and young people; and the increased potential for litigation if a member of staff chooses or fails to search a pupil who later commits an offence," said general secretary Christine Blower.
These numbers will rise as the water recedes and the extent of the damage to productive, agricultural and fisheries infrastructure and assets becomes clear, many of which have been completely wiped out.
As oil wealth dried up, Venezuelans became aware of how years of socialist policies, including expropriations, had damaged the country's non-oil productive capacity, making them over-reliant on imports and increasingly short of foreign exchange.
It is on the surface of these macroalgae that ciguatera-causing dinoflagellates grow, and damaged coral ecosystems may therefore be particularly productive of toxic fish.
