Research On Marx And Engels’ View Of Youth And Its Contemporary Value

“A far-sighted nation always looks to its youth;A far-sighted party always roots its organizational base in the youth.” The General Secretary in his 2023 New Year message pointed out: Youth is full of vigor,youth gives birth to hope.China’s Youth in the New Era,a white paper first published on April 21,2022,begins by pointing out that “Youth are the most lively and dynamic social force,and the hope of the nation lies in them.China’s youth are the hope and future of the country and the main force for national rejuvenation.” But in the process of social progress and development,new problems and contradictions among young people keep emerging.However,young people who should be full of passion and brave struggle are “lying flat” and “Buddhas”.The outlook on life,world outlook and values of contemporary young people have undergone profound changes.Therefore,the correct understanding of youth,education and guidance of youth,fully mobilize the important role of youth in the new era,has become an important issue in the current era,scholars need to explore and study.This article through in-depth research and systematic review of Marx and Engels’ relevant texts,this paper specifically analyzes the current research status of Marx and Engels’ youth view at home and abroad.On this basis,it analyzes and explores the conditions for the formation of Marx and Engels’ youth view from the aspects of social and historical background,practical basis and ideological origin,and comb through Marx and Engels’ classic works.Sort out the detailed process of Marx and Engels’ youth view from the beginning to the in-depth development,and then to the continuous improvement;This paper systematically expounds the core connotation of Marx and Engels’ view of youth,deeply explores the characteristics,status,education,occupation,emotion and other contents of Marx and Engels’ young people and analyzes the characteristics of his view of youth on this basis.Finally,it puts his thoughts under the background of The Times,analyzes the contemporary value of Marx and Engels’ youth view in detail,and summarizes the theoretical guiding value of his thoughts on the youth work in the new era and the practical value in guiding,educating and cultivating the youth in combination with the new requirements of the new era for the contemporary youth.