I actually think it was Paul Revere
The Mandate of Heaven (or Tian Ming) is a political doctrine that the Zhou Dinasty implemented to justify the rule of the Emperor of China. The main idea was that there should only be one ruler of the country and he was on charge with the approval of the gods as the "<em>Son of Heaven</em>". If the ruler was unfair or didn't serve his people well, he could lose the Blessing of the gods and was consider to be bound to be removed from power (The cases in which the King was overthrown, or the people suffered any kind of natural disaster or famine were considered signs that the gods have removed the Mandate of Heaven).
There was little food and peasants food was taken from them and sent to the government to be shared as Russia had been made into a communist country. Many people were sent into gulags and the living and working conditions were very bad.