Party Members' Ideological Education And The Popularization Of Marxism In The Early Days Of New China

The Marxism popularization is to return the Marxism coming from people’s practice to themasses, and make the Marxism become people’s living language and the theoretical weapon, sothat they are able to consciously use it to guide the practice of production and living. In a word,Marxism popularization is the process of people understanding, accepting and using Marxisttheory, which is also the process of China Communist Party leading the people to work hardperseveringly. The popularization of Marxism keeps pace with the growth of the ChinaCommunist Party.In the early years of China’s founding, The domestic and international situation is complex,people thought disorder, diversity and needs guidance and integration, coupled with theCommunist Party of China has just become the ruling party. The party breeds bureaucracy,hedonism and has a sign of impurity in Party spirit. The Party faces a severe test. Therefore, it isimportant for the Party to strengthen the ideological education.The China Communist Party actively promotes the popularization of Marxism. Itstrengthens education in Marxist theory though promoting the basic principle of Marxism andthe latest theoretical achievements of sanitization of Marxism, conducting propagandamaterialism and opposing idealism education. It promotes education of Party’s style by theeducation of work style, Communist Party’s member and Party unity. And by the education ofthe national economy’s recovery and its achievement, the transitional line to promote thesocialist revolution and construction. So the popularization of Marxism extends from the innerParty to non-party and from the liberated areas to the whole country in just seven years.In the early years of China’s founding，the exploration about the way of ideological andpolitical education of the Party members achieving the popularization of Marxism expends thepopularity of the practice mode. It adds new contents to the practice of Marxism popularizationthrough carrying the party rectification campaign, leading the media to strengthen public opinion,propagating to establish the authority of Marxist theory and targeted education of Party members.And the combination of the old and establishing the new, the contrast of positive and negativebecome important means of popularization of Marxism.The ideological education of Party member effectively in the early years of China’sfounding promotes the popularization of Marxism. Marxism and Mao Zedong thought becomethe mainstream of ideology. The quality of Party members improves and the relationshipbetween the masses and the Party members becomes more closer. It improves the Party conduct and sets up the Party’s authority. It promotes the construction of the inner-party democracy, leadsand promotes the people’s democracy. Insisting on arming the whole party and all the peoplewith the development of Marxism, using a variety of flexible education, safeguarding thefundamental interests of the people, party members playing a pioneering role, building a fullrange of Marxist propaganda system. all of these provide useful inspiration for promoting thepopularization of Marxism today.