Yan'An Literary And Artistic Activities Promote The Study Of The Value Of Marxism Popularization

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China,there was an unprecedented development of artistic activities in the Yan'an period several decades ago.And as a result,there emerged countless artistic works which were close to the people's life and welcomed by the people.In the Yan'an period,arts gradually developed into an effective carrier for popularization of Marxism.Whether in the contents,themes,or forms,the artistic works created by writers who were deeply involved with the lives of the broad masses of workers,peasants and soldiers at this time had a higher artistic value.They were the best artistic works,and made great contributions to the popularization of Marxism.When it comes to popularization of Marxism in the contemporary times,studying the historical role played by artistic activities in promoting the popularization of Marxism in the Yan'an period may serve as an important reference for us today.The paper focuses on contributions made by the artistic activities to the popularization of Marxism in the Yan'an period.Studying the particular historical period reveals that artistic activities contributed greatly to the publicity of Marxist theory in China.After analyzing the historical background,as well as the mastery of Marxist theory by various circles of people at that time,we can see that artistic activities were one of the most effective means to popularize Marxism.The paper firstly recalls and analyzes the historical period.Secondly,it makes an analytic demonstration of the effects produced by the artistic activities in promoting the popularization of Marxism in the Yan'an period.Beginning by expounding the significance of the topic,as well as the status quo of research,the paper has a general understanding of the topic: I.It analyzes the necessity for promoting the popularization of Marxism through artistic activities in the Yan'an period in four aspects: the necessity for improving the level in mastery of Marxist theory by all circles of people the necessity of politicizing artistic creations the necessity for publicizing the guidelines and policies of the Communist Party of China,and carrying out related works the necessity of inciting the people's national feelings and love of the nation After analyzing the necessity of promoting the popularization of Marxism through artistic activities in the Yan'an period,the paper points out the popularization of Marxism was an irresistible historical trend in the time.II.The paper introduces the conditions for popularization of Marxism through artistic activities in the Yan'an period.Because the organizational conditions,the political conditions,and human conditions were basically mature,it was feasible to promote the popularization of Marxism through artistic activities.III.The paper introduces the contributions – which is the major part of the paper-made by the artistic activities to the popularization of Marxism: As a result,the basic theory of Marxism was understood by the broad masses of workers,peasants and soldiers,and a united front of artists was shaping up against Japanese invaders,thus laying a solid foundation for finally establishing Marxism as the mainstream ideology for new China.IV.The paper introduces the implications the artistic activities in the Yan'an period have for promoting the popularization of Marxism in the contemporary times in three aspects: It's necessary to strengthen the paths of artistic creation.It's necessary to consolidate the base for believers in Marxism.It's necessary to stick to Mao Zedong's instruction that “arts is for the service of the people,as well as socialism”.After analyzing the necessity and feasibility of popularizing Marxism through artistic activities,the paper turns to their historical contributions,as well as the implications for the contemporary times,which has a positive value as the reference for enriching the means to effectively promote the popularization of Marxism in the contemporary times.