hagiographies

He talked only to sycophantic journalists and his appeal in the West came mainly from hagiographies written by reporters whose careers were built on the access they had to him.

毛泽东只接受马屁精记者的采访，他对西方的魅力也大多来自这些记者神化过的传记，而这些记者就是靠和毛泽东打交道吃饭的。