Contemporary Interpretation of the Communism Concept by the Western Left since the 21st Century

Author: Liu Qingyun

Source: “Research on Socialism”, Issue 5, 2020.

The idea of communism is an important topic discussed by left-wing scholars in the West, and it has gone through a development process from affirmation to negation, and then to reversion. The disintegration of the Soviet Union made the left wing lose its vitality or submerge in the criticism of consumption and entertainment culture, and the international history of communism also fell into a downturn.The disintegration of the Soviet Union made the left wing lose its vitality or submerge in the criticism of consumption and entertainment culture, and the international History of communism also fell into a downturn.

However, since entering the 21st century, especially after the 2008 capitalist economic crisis, left-wing scholars have reignited their research enthusiasm for the concept of communism, attempting to However, since entering the 21st century, especially after the 2008 capitalist economic crisis, left-wing scholars have reignited their research enthusiasm for the concept of communism, attempting to explain the era value and implementation path of contemporary communism from a new perspective. It is of great significance to conduct in-depth research on the practical conditions, and theoretical foundations, and practical paths of the emergence and development of the communist concept by foreign It is of great significance to conduct in-depth research on the practical conditions, and theoretical foundations, and practical paths of the emergence and development of the communist concept by foreign scholars, in order to comprehensively understand the communist concept and promote the development of communism theory in China.

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