The Reconstruction Magazine And The Dissemination Of The Socialisms Thought In May 4th

The Reconstruction Magazine which had lasting for four years from founded in September 1919 to ceased in September 1922 is not only an important publication but also a major feat of intellectuals of Yan Jiu-xi who applied themselves to New Culture during the May 4th period.Owing to weaker study on this magazine in academic circles, this paper elaborated the general situation of The Reconstruction Magazine at first,then analysis the socialist articles which had published on The Reconstruction Magazine and the schools of socialism that The Reconstruction Magazine had main introduced. After that we will give an new interpretation for polemic on the socialism during the May 4th period from the medium of The Reconstruction Magazine,and analysis characteristics at last.After the research we can found:Firstly,for the purpose of better study of intellectual,The Reconstruction Magazine assert an open attitude for all schools of socialism.Secondly,we can know that The Intellectuals of Yan Jiu-xi wanted to search for the third road which between capitalism and socialism.Thirdly,the Reconstruction Magazine was an important stage for propaganda of socialism in the May 4th period, while it could provide the latest news and theoretical works at the same time.Fourthly,the Reconstruction Magazine had introduced many theories to Chinese people for the first time,just as Chang Dong-sun first introduced Bertrand Russell' s social ideology;Jin Lv-qin who translated the works of Lenin for the first time,and so on.