Lenin’s Thought Of Cultural Construction And Its Contemporary Enlightenment

Lenin’s thought of cultural construction is the theoretical guide and practical guideline for the development of Soviet Russian culture.After the October Revolution,Lenin raised culture to the same level of construction as economy and politics,and tried to reverse the backward situation of Soviet Russian culture by leading the direction of socialist construction and shaping the new fashion of the people with socialist culture.Lenin’s thought of cultural construction went deep into the history of Russia,in which there were not only traces of traditional culture,but also the essence of other theorists(Marxists,Russian revolutionary democrats),which pioneered the cultural construction in socialist countries.Lenin’s thought of cultural construction is displayed with dynamic "theoretical picture" and "practical pattern ",which runs through the whole process of " before the October Revolution "," after the October Revolution " and " the period of new economic policy ".In theory,Lenin attached importance to cultural construction,pointing out that the proletarian ruling party must lead cultural construction,rely on the cultural forces of workers,peasants and intellectuals,and complete the basic task of socialist cultural construction through the principles of cultural cultivation and cultural indoctrination,cultural inheritance and cultural criticism.In practice,Lenin insisted on the important position of cultural construction,put culture in a position that is related to the future and destiny of the country,and pointed out that when socialist countries raise labor productivity and focus on the task of socialist economic construction,cultural construction is equally indispensable.It is necessary to combine economic construction with "cultural revolution" to create new experience in building socialism in economically and culturally backward countries.Lenin’s thought of cultural construction has an important theoretical reference for the development of socialist cultural construction with Chinese characteristics in the new era.Through combing Lenin’s thought of cultural construction,based on the needs of China’s cultural development today,Lenin’s thought of cultural construction is placed in the process of socialist cultural development with Chinese characteristics in the new era.Through the dialogue between history and reality,it has certain enlightenment and reference function for our country to further realize cultural self-confidence and building a cultural power.