Comparison and Reference - The Theories and Practices of Socialism in the East and West

Author: Lin Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: In the 19th century, Marx and Engels, based on a scientific analysis of the fundamental contradictions and development trends of Western capitalist society, proposed a principle framework for the future socialist society. When Marx and Engels shifted their focus to the East, they also put forward the idea that "socialism, in its triumphant march around the world, could bring backward countries into a new world," as well as the notion that the Russian rural commune could directly enter a new society "without passing through the Carthusian Gap of capitalism." In the 20th century that has already passed and the beginning of the new 21st century, socialism has been practiced both in the East and the West of the world, but its paths and outcomes have been vastly different. The development of science and technology has not only left deep marks on nature and human society but has also become a tremendous driving force for modern social transformation. After World War II, the scientific revolution and technological revolution converged into an unprecedented trend. Since then, the entire world has entered a new era of dramatic technological revolution. The transformation of capitalism and the evolution of socialism are all closely linked with the new technological revolution.