On the Cultivation of Communist Party Members from the Perspective of "Two Comunations"

The "two combinations" is a summary of the historical experience of the Chinese Communist Party's century-old struggle, and it is also the key to a century of brilliant achievements. It contains rich and profound ideological connotations. In the history of the party, the Chinese Communists represented by Comrade Mao Zedong consciously explored the theory and practice of "two combinations" in the process of creating the Sinicization of Marxism. Comrade Liu Shaoqi's "on the cultivation of Communist Party members" (hereinafter referred to as "cultivation") is one of the important documents.

"Self-cultivation" directly faces the problems within the party and realizes the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality of China.
Judging from the background of "self-cultivation", it is directly related to the subjectivism existing in the party at that time and the ideological education of party members. The mistakes of the "left" and right line in the early days of our party show that it is a very urgent problem to strengthen the cultivation of Party members and leading cadres. After the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made the "Resolution on the Development of a Large number of Party Members" in March 1938, the party's ranks expanded rapidly, the composition of party members became more diverse, and the thinking was complex. In this regard, Liu Shaoqi pointed out: "Educating and reforming the number of non-proletarian ideological party members who have joined the party is an important and regular task in our party." It is based on solving the practical problem of "thinking to join the party" that "self-cultivation" came into being.

The concept of "self-cultivation" is exquisite and explores the combination of the basic principles of Marxism and the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
In his early years, Liu Shaoqi systematically studied Confucian classics such as "Four Books and Five Classics", which laid the foundation for his skillful use of traditional culture to explain the theory of self-cultivation. When "Cultivation" expounds the possibility and necessity of the cultivation of Communist Party members, it is possible to use "everyone can be Yao and Shun" to explain that it is possible to achieve a higher level of cultivation; using Confucius' famous sentence "I have five out of ten and aspire to learn", It shows that Confucius' ideological cultivation is also a process of gradual improvement. In the "self-cultivation", the reference to the traditional cultural elements is very much. Based on Marxism, Liu Shaoqi makes full use of the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture in a broad cultural space, creatively puts forward the theory of self-cultivation, so that the broad masses of Communist Party members can better understand their responsibilities and missions, and make the cultivation of party spirit a practical theory accepted, understood and recognized by the broad masses of party members and even the people.

As an innovative achievement, "self-cultivation" has had a wide and far-reaching impact.
"Combination" itself is innovation, and at the same time it opens up a broad space for theoretical and practical innovation. "Cultivation" is based on China's specific reality and makes full use of traditional cultural resources. It is both theoretical and practical. It has become a future-oriented theoretical innovation and has had a profound impact. General Secretary Xi Jinping praised Comrade Liu Shaoqi, "On the Cultivation of Communist Party Members" and "On the Struggle within the Party" and other works have enriched the theory of party building and educated generations of Communists ". Since its birth, "self-cultivation" has been highly respected, indicating that as long as the innovative theory combines the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality of China and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, it will be full of vigor and lasting charm.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is the only way to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the basis of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, and to combine the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture. The theoretical and practical exploration of the older generation of revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi combined the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, which provided rich spiritual nourishment for the innovative theory of "two combinations" in the new era. The proposal of "two combinations" provides scientific and theoretical guidance for our party to master the initiative of propaganda, ideology and culture on the new journey, which is conducive to promoting Marxism to present more Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style.

Source: New Xiang Review