Original Source: Contemporary World and Socialism
A bimonthly academic publication sponsored by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CCP Central Committee and the Chinese Society for the History of International Communist Movements. The journal publishes materials on socialism in international contexts, socialism with Chinese characteristics, global politics, and other related topics.
Hu Zhongyue, a scholar of Marxism, examines the collapse of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) to distill cautionary lessons for the CCP. He argues that by opening its legacy—particularly under Lenin and Stalin—to reevaluation and critique, the CPSU undermined its political legitimacy and public trust in socialism. As a prognosis, Hu emphasizes the gravity of ideological work and urges vigilance to such trends in Chinese society, especially as new technologies disrupt the traditionally unidirectional flow of information.