Are there any historians saying that Mao Zedong was a follower of Stalin?

Or what's your opinion about this statement? Anyone agree?

well, i know this statement is quite ridiculous but plz i need some clues showing that this statement is agreed by someone..., best if it's a historian = =
 
Mao always respected Stalin, in fact on of the main motives of the Sino-Soviet split was the soviet abandonment of Stalinism.
 
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