A Study On The Spreading Marxism Through The Shanghai Newspapers Of The Communist Party Of China(1921-1927)

In the early days of the founding of the party,the Chinese society changed and the social situation was turbulent and changeable.Inside,there are warlords fighting against each other,and outside,imperialist forces are watching.In such an environment,Shanghai developed rapidly by virtue of its superior geographical location and became China’s largest city at that time.With its leading economic position and open humanistic environment,Shanghai became the center of China’s modern new culture.Shanghai is the place where the Chinese and Western cultures converge.New trends of thought from the West are continuously introduced into China through Shanghai.At the same time,Marxism is also introduced into China through the window of Shanghai.The Communist Party of China was born in Shanghai in 1921,and it has continued to grow and develop in the practice where the Chinese people urgently need the guidance of revolutionary struggle theory.In the early days of its establishment,the Communist Party recognized the significance of spreading Marxism and it’s necessary.In order to better guide the revolution and contact the masses,the Communist Party of China established a series of newspapers in Shanghai.As an important front for spreading Marxism,the Shanghai newspapers of the Communist Party of China disseminated a large number of Marxist theories in great detail,Not only propagating Marxist philosophy,disseminating economic theory and scientific socialism,but also introducing Leninism.The Shanghai newspaper presents the characteristics of class nature,mass nature and diversity,its language style is easy to understand,the column setting is rich and colorful,and the article content is close to the public.In the process of spreading Marxism,the Shanghai newspapers of the Communist Party of China publicized a large number of classic works of Marxism,set up the columns and issued special issues to disseminate Marxism,and corrected the wrong views of Marxism by means of debates,so as to push the dissemination of Marxism to a new height in China.The dissemination of Marxism by the Shanghai newspapers of the Communist Party of China has achieved considerable results,which not only enhanced the ideological consciousness of the broad masses,made them deeply aware of the correctness of Marxist theory and the urgency of revolution,but also broadened the effects of the Communist Party among the masses and made it develop and grow continuously.Meanwhile,it also combined Marxism with mass movement,enriched and developed Marxism.As the public opinion front,the Shanghai newspapers of the Communist Party of China has the unique ability and function of disseminating information,and is an important force of disseminating Marxism.Moreover,in the process of spreading Marxism and guiding Chinese revolution,the newspapers play a pivotal role.Exploring the essential experience of the newspapers facilitating the propagation of Marxism has important reference significance for propelling the latter-day newspapers to better spread Marxism.Therefore,modern newspapers and periodicals should adhere to the leading role of Party newspapers,attach importance to the mass nature of newspapers and periodicals,seize the discourse power of newspapers and periodicals,actively promote the propaganda of Marxism,and spread the positive energy of society.At the same time,we should grasp the function of guiding public opinion,persist in combining theory with practice,speak with facts,eliminate erroneous ideas and thoughts,and uphold and defend Marxism.