Lenin’s Thought On Party Newspaper And Its Contemporary Inspiration

Lenin,a great pioneer of Russian proletarian revolution,devoted his whole life to the Russian revolution and development.Based on the actual situation of Russia,he made vigorous and relentless efforts in establishing the proletarian revolutionary party newspaper,summed up the experience,and formed a systematic and profound thought on party newspaper.Lenin’s thought on party newspaper is an important part of Leninism.The values,scientific theory,rigorous internal logic and characteristics of advancing with the times enable the thought to play a vital role in the history of the Russian revolution and development,and still shed light of truth even today,offering important guidance for today’s party newspaper.In China,the party newspaper,as the party’s mouthpiece,with its unique authority and credibility advantages,has become an important instrument of ideological communication.In recent years,science and technology has been developing rapidly,new media continue to emerge,and the traditional pattern of public opinion has undergone revolutionary changes.The development of the party newspaper is facing new risks and challenges with the surge of western ideologies and various social trends of thought.Therefore,it is necessary to draw lessons from Lenin’s thought on party newspaper and seek ideological guidance and experience for China’s party newspaper under the new historical conditions.Lenin’s thought on party newspaper refers to the general and fundamental view of proletarian party newspaper formed by Lenin,a great pioneer of Russian proletarian revolution,during the Russian revolution and development.The thought cannot be separated from the historical context of the spreading of the various schools of thoughts from both within and outside Russia,and the progression of revolution.It cannot go without the inspiration of thought of marxist classical writers.It is also inseparable from Lenin’s profound knowledge and love for writing,his long-term experience of being exiled and his efforts to explore the newspaper publication business.From the establishment of a unified proletarian revolutionary party through the party newspaper,to the use of the party newspaper to expose the reactionaries’ separatist plot,and then to the contribution of the party newspaper to serving socialist production,Lenin’s thought on party newspaper experienced a long-term development process.Based on his efforts to found and improve the party newspaper,Lenin’s thought on party newspaper can be divided into three main stages:formation,development and optimization.The thought is comprehensive and rich,which discusses the principles of the party spirit,the people’s spirit and authenticity in publishing the party newspaper.It points out the important role of the party newspaper in inspiring the revolutionary masses,guiding the revolutionary activities,promoting the establishment of the revolutionary political parties and boosting the socialist construction.It is emphasized that the content of the party newspaper should include exposing the dark rule of the feudal aristocracy and the bourgeoisie,promoting the revolutionary strategy guided by Marxism,criticizing the wrong social trends of thoughts or factions,and reporting the achievements and problems of the socialist construction.It puts forward suggestions in areas including the writing method,style,layout to improve the design of the party newspaper;It points out the specific requirements of individual qualifications and team composition of the party newspaper workers.This paper expounds the views on the management of the party newspaper,such as the funds for running the newspaper,the management right and the issuing system.We must delve into the essence of Lenin’s thought on party newspaper while taking into account of China’s current national conditions in the new era.We must promote the principles that must be adhered to in developing the party newspaper,give full play to the publicity and supervision functions of the communist party newspaper,rigorously select the content of the party newspaper,present the content in the way that can keep up with the times.It is of paramount importance to built both full-time and part-time teams,advance the internal reform and external support to create new ways of party newspaper management,leverage the role of quality news in guiding public opinion,and cope with the risks and challenges in the field of ideology in the new historical period.