| The communist forerunner has a historical process of development, which has different meanings in different ages and under different social conditions. However, its essence is comparatively stable through the development of the party. The dialectical unity between forerunner and stability is embodied in all the following aspects: in Marxism and Engels's forerunner theory and the implementation of the three representatives, in Soviet Russia's failure and Chinese Communist Party's great achievements, in the overall embodiment of the communist forerunner and the individual performance of every communist member, in the ministerial concept of ministering for the people and the scientific design of the system. Studying from the combination of the theoretical development, the practical experiences, the ministerial concepts and the designing of system, we can find that the essence of the communist forerunner lies in serving the people.An appropriate understanding of the essence of the communist forerunner is the premise of keeping the party's forerunner and the base of developing it. It is also the need to strengthen the construction of the communist forerunner. |