Social security is a form of redistribution of national income, which must be guaranteed through a certain system. The specific content of the social security system is very rich, but with a common point, is to meet the needs of different levels of social members, so that the masses benefit. As an important part of people’s livelihood construction, social security system has been paid more and more attention. Social security is generally composed of social insurance, social welfare and social relief. In today’s society, social security is related to the survival and development of people, and the improvement of economic level, social progress has an important impact. So the study of social security issues, the establishment of the social security system as far as possible, by more and more countries have paid attention to, it is worth in-depth study.China is a socialist country, China in the early period after the founding of new China, the initial establishment of the social security system and the present social security system development perfect, are largely in learning and draws on the theory and practice of Lenin’s social security. Study of Lenin’s social security thought and practice, not only to better understand the important significance of the establishment of the social security system of our country and the basic principles and the development of the present social security system still has important guiding significance. But the current academic research on this topic is still relatively weak. This article from the theory and reality of social security theory and the actual conditions, content and principles, the effectiveness of the problem and the impact of the construction of social security system in China and the enlightenment and so on to do a detailed study in this paper.Lenin’s thought of social security is the inheritance and development of Marxist social security thought, he according to the condition of Russian history, combined with the reality of the Soviet Union, the Marxist social security thought is applied in the concrete practice of the Soviet society, and continuous innovation. Lenin as the first socialist country in the first major leaders, really care about the living conditions of the majority of the people, for the people interests, in the Soviet Union and gradually establish a social security system. His social security thought content include:the establishment of national insurance as the main body of the social security mode, take flexible and diversified forms to raise social security funds, protecting laborers’ right to employment and to meet the basic needs of life of the people. At the same time, the development of the cause of social security must adhere to certain principles:the development of social security to and the level of productivity development, adapt to social security rights combining with the working class liberation and social security and distribution according to work is associated.Lenin established the Soviet social security system, has an important influence on the time of the Soviet union. It maintains the interests of the working people, improves the people’s living standard, promotes the people’s solidarity and social stability, but also provides experience for other countries to establish the cause of social security of the proletariat. Lenin’s social security theory and practice, to our country social security system start-up in legislation, employment, health care and the elimination of illiteracy etc. played important influence, the same to us today the development of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics of social security perfect still has important guiding significance. |