The article gives an updated look at the most important event in the history of China - the May 4th Movement of 1919. Both the causes and consequences of the Movement are presented against the backdrop of the Movement for a New Culture (1915-1925) and taking into account the influence of Westernization ideas on China, as well as the theory and practice of the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia. The interrelation of internal events and external influences on China is shown. The author emphasizes that in no country in the world did a social movement have such power and such a wide resonance for the further course of history as in China. The May 4th Movement developed against the backdrop of an intellectual upsurge across a wide spectrum. As history has shown, it was a turning point in the public life of China and raised the question of the further path of development of the country. Higher than before, the assessments of the “Movement for a New Culture” and the “May 4 Movement” of 1919 update the earlier understanding of the causes and content of the May 4 Movement of 1919.
文章对中国历史上最重要的事件—1919年的五四运动进行了更新的审视。本文以新文化运动(1915-1925)为背景,结合洋务思想对中国的影响,结合在俄国的十月革命理论和实践,阐述了这场运动的原因和后果。揭示了中国内部事件与外部影响的相互关系。作者强调,世界上没有任何一个国家的社会运动像中国那样具有如此强大的力量和如此广泛的共鸣。“五四运动”是在最广阔的光谱中智力提升的背景下发展的。历史证明,这是中国公共生活的一个转折点,也提出了国家进一步发展道路的问题。对“新文化运动”和1919年“五四运动”的评价比以往更高,更新了对1919年五四运动的原因和内容的早期认识。