Research On Ideological And Political Work Of The Red Fourth Front Army On The Long March

In early May 1935,in response to the entry of the Party Central Committee and the First Front Army into Sichuan,the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army began its long March until October 1936,when it joined forces with the First and Second Front Armies of the Red Army,Shaanxi and Gansu provinces,and successfully ended the long march.During the long march of one year and five months,although the Red Fourth Front Army experienced the mistakes of Zhang Guotao’s splitting the Red Army and self-reliance on the "Central Committee",the broad masses of political and industrial cadres of the Red Fourth Front Army resolutely carried out the Party Central Committee’s line,principles and policies on political work,and made painstaking and meticulous political work on the Red Army’s commanders and soldiers,the masses in the White Area,the White Army and ethnic minorities,so as to win the final victory for the Red Fourth Front The victory of the Long March provided a strong political guarantee.This paper concentrates on the ideological work and the political work of the Red Fourth Front Army during the Long March.This paper studies the ideological and political work carried out by the Red Fourth Front Army in different ways for different targets during the Long March.It analyses,discusses and summarizes the contents and means of Ideological and political work during the Long March,grasps its characteristics and proves its practical meaning.This paper includes the following five parts:Chapter Ⅰ: Introduction.It mainly amply introduces the research background,significance,research ideas,methods,content and framework of the paper.It analyses and defines the specific concepts of the Red Four Fronts Army and the Long March and ideological and political work.Chapter Ⅱ: Ideological and political work for the Red Army commanders.Ideological and political work is the behavior of the Communist Party of China to change its ideology and guide its action in order to achieve certain political goals and exert ideological influence on the Red Army’s commanders and soldiers purposefully.Under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism,the Red Army was educated with communist ideology so that the soldiers could understand the political responsibility,the significance of war and class friendship and hatred.Its purpose is to consolidate and improve the fighting capacity of the Red Army,so that its commanders and soldiers can give full play to their initiative and creativity under the control of proletarian ideology,and strive hard to accomplish the tasks undertaken by the Red Army.Chapter Ⅲ: Ideological and political work of the masses and the White Army in the White Area.Mass work is one of the main contents of the political work of the Red Army.During the Long March,the Fourth Front Army attached great importance to carrying out mass political work in the White Area.Its task is to propagate,organize and arm the masses and help them build a revolutionary regime.The active propaganda and education of the Red Army expanded the influence of the Red Army,dispelled the fear of the people in the White Area,and received the warm and sincere help of the people in the White Area.Chapter Ⅳ: It introduces the ideological and political work which is for the masses and religious personages in the minority areas.When entering ethnic minority areas,the Red Fourth Front Army carries out its work on the religious minority masses,propagandizes the Party’s religious policies,respects religious customs,protects religious sites,unites religious elites,combats and divides reactionary religious personages and armed forces.Separation of religions and abolition of religious privileges and oppression.It not only pays attention to friendly diplomatic relations with ethnic minorities,but also helps ethnic minorities to establish autonomous regimes.It has issued relevant plans and requirements,which have received strong support from ethnic minorities.Chapter 5: The characteristics and Enlightenment of the ideological and political work of the Red Fourth Front Army during the Long March.This part is divided into two parts: characteristics and enlightenment.Through the analysis and induction of the contents of Ideological and political work carried out by the Red Fourth Front Army under special circumstances,different targets and different means,the Enlightenment of Ideological and political work in Colleges and universities is extended in the light of reality.