A Study Of Lenin 's Diplomatic Thought

The victory of the October revolution in1917made the Soviet Russia stands on the east of the world, At the same time, the capitalist countries launched a serious threats and challenges to the new regime. In order to protect the new regime, Lenin led Soviet Russia launched a series of diplomatic struggle to the capitalist countries, and obtained a lot of significant achievements. Its diplomatic thoughts produced and developed in practice.Lenin’s diplomatic thoughts is a main content of Lenin’s thoughts, It is including three aspects, Firstly is about diplomacy target to achieve, In the aspect of political, we should keep peace with capitalism countries, and provide relatively peaceful external environment for the consolidation of Soviet power; In the aspect of economy, we should make economy with the capitalist countries as well as exchange of needed goods, and develop economic and trade vigorously to promote the Soviet economic recovery;At the same time, we should build up our strength unceasingly, and to prepare for a world revolution. Secondly is about foreign policy, Lenin pointed out in the diplomatic struggle with capitalist countries we have to flexibility use of diplomatic strategy, learn to use the contradiction between the imperialist countries to obtain the biggest diplomatic interests, We should have foresight too, in order to better develop when necessary we should also make some compromises and concessions. Thirdly is about the right diplomatic principle, mainly including the proletarian internationalism principle, principle of equality and mutual benefits, and the agreement of the firmness of principle and flexibility of the principle of combining. Adhere to the basic principles are the fundamental standpoint of Soviet diplomacy.Lenin’s diplomatic thought Created the peaceful diplomacy of socialist countries, it is the inheritance and development of Marxism; It guided the Soviet Russia’s diplomatic practice; Inspired the poor countries struggle for the national independence and liberation. In addition, the idea also have important reference value and guiding significance, We should unswervingly adhere to the independent foreign policy of peace, Insist on opening to the outside world, actively carry out foreign trades, strengthen the political and economic ties with the other countries. And flexibility use of diplomatic strategy to maintain national security interests and sovereignty.