The Early Theory Of Kautsky's Contribution To The Research And Dissemination Of Marxism

It has great significance for us to correctly understand someone's view and evaluate his status in the study of a complex historical figure.As the main theorist of the Second International and German Social Democratic Party,Kautsky's early view made a great contribution to the development of Marxism.In the analysis of Kautsky's early view,we should throw out the inherent thinking mode analysis and stand in an objective angle to re recognize his historical position.For us to study the spread and development of Marxism is of great significance.Kautsky as an orthodox Marxist,he played an important role for the spread and contribution of Marxism in four aspects.Firstly,he interpreted and defended Marx's economic theory.Early Kautsky explained Marx's theory of economic theory through publication of Marx's books and writing Marx economics books in early time.Promoted the spread of Marx's economic theory.With the debate with revisionist,he developed the Marxist ideology of agriculture.He explained the theory of surplus value and capitalist development trends and other issues,so as to defend the Marxist economic theory.Secondly,he maintained and promoted the development of scientific socialism theory.Kautsky supported Engels published"Critique of the Gotha Program",actively with the Second International in the struggle against opportunism.He drafted and explained "Erfurt Programme",wrote a number of books,he discussed the system of proletarian revolution for social reasons and necessity,further developed the Marxist theory of social revolution.To some extent,he ensured that the international workers' movement in the direction of the correctness of the theory.Thirdly,he had carried on the exploration of Marxism party construction theory.On the problem such as the party's nature,Kautsky emphasized the revolutionary party of the proletariat and independence.He defined the Social Democratic Party to lead a social revolution to seize power,independence and other advocates in the class struggle.On the problem of ideological construction of the party,he analyzed the conditions of socialist consciousness,and puts forward to socialist consciousness into the mind of the proletariat.He let the "Indoctrination Theory" Thought systematic.On the party's policy-making,he use of class analysis,put forward different policy proposals for different classes.The great changes in the capitalist,Kautsky exploration and development of the proletarian party construction thought.Fourthly,he promoted the development of Marxism humanities and social sciences.Kautsky applied Marxist research methods to the socialism ideology,ethics,religion,literature and art thoughts of the humanities and social science research,opens up a new idea of humanities and social science research.Early Kautsky spread and development of Marxism made an important contribution,but in the course of the study there are insufficient.He affected by economic fatalism,separates the theory and practice.These defects led him finally on the road to eclecticism.Kautsky on the research and spread of Marxism,for today's Chinese society into perspective and developing Marxism provides valuable experience and lesson.