Discussion On Lenin’s Ruling Ethics Ideas

Lenin built the first socialist country in human history, and governed Russian Communist Party. When he led the Russian people boldly to join the socialist revolution and construction, Lenin formed the rich ruling ethics ideas.The first chapter mentions the general concept of ruling ethics,research significance, the present situation, research methods and the paper’s innovations. Ruling ethics refers to the code of ethics system,which forms in the current social and political life, and is obeyed by the ruling party when it uses the state power and deals with state affairs. At present the studies on Lenin’s party construction pay more attention on party construction both at home and abroad, one of the few truly does research on Lenin’s ruling ethics. From party politics, the necessity of Lenin’s ruling and the needs of ruling of the Communist Party of China to explore the ruling law show the theoretical and practical significance of the research of ruling ethics.The second chapter analyzes the background and conditions of Lenin’s ruling ethics ideas. Its realistic foundation is the tense and complicated political situation, the underdeveloped economy and thebenighted culture in Soviet Russian; Its theoretical basis lays on Marx’s and Engels’ ethics and other Marxists’ ideas, such as Плеханов,Luxemburg. Its internal driving force is Lenin’s rich experience and personal special qualities.The third chapter discusses the main contents of Lenin’s ruling ethic ideas, including: First, the principle of affinity to the people of ruling.Lenin’s “people-oriented” concept integrates into the whole ruling period He focuses on people’s suffering, makes great effort to improve the quality of people’s life and ensures citizens to enjoy extensive political rights. All what he does is for the people. Second, the democracy of ruling. He lets people exercise state power, participate in the management of state affairs, fully enjoy the right of vote, recalled and supervision. The ruling party should respect the opinions of the minority, adhere to the law that the minority is subordinate to the majority, and should treat those comrades putting forward the opposite ideas tolerantly. Third, the equality of ruling. The Bolshevik Party permits the people have the same right in politics, ethnics and equality of men and women, which is an important aspect of realizing man’s all-round development. Fourth, the justice of ruling. The Bolshevik Party led by Lenin attaches importance to maintaining the fairness and justice of the society in the aspect of system design and system operation, so as to properly maintain the common people’s fundamental interests, by handling the contradictions among thepeople and other social contradictions. Last, the virtue of the ruling body.The Bolshevik Party emphasizes the party members’ basic virtues, and tempers party members’ moral qualities from the two aspects of improving their individual morals and strengthening institutional constraints. Lenin sets a good example for the common people, possesses his unique human glamour. Thus, he deeply wins the people’s respect and affection.The fourth chapter summarizes the contemporary enlightenment of Lenin’s ruling ethics. It enlightens us that we must rule for people, serve the people heart and soul; we must rule democratically and let the people be the master; we must rule a clean and honest government and win the trust and love of the masses of the people; we must rule according to the law under the principle of fairness and responsibility, and establish a harmonious society with fairness and justice, stability and order, running the country by the law.