Theoretical Acceptance and Practical Exploration of Marxism in the Work-Study Group in France

Since 1919, on the eve of the birth of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a group of aspiring young people travelled across the ocean to France to study and work, and to explore ways to save the country and make it strong. During their stay in France, they worked hard and studied thriftily, and at the same time penetrated into the French society, understood the workers' movement and came into contact with Marxism. They were the first group to turn their attention to Marxism, study and accept it, and spread it to China. They promoted the spread of Marxism in China and expanded the path of spreading it, which provided the theoretical basis for the establishment of the CPC; they actively carried out practical explorations, which influenced the establishment of the early organisations of the CPC, and at the same time, they set up CPC the European Branch of the CPC and the Chinese Socialist Youth League, which solidly formed the organisational basis of the CPC; they cultivated a large number of excellent Chinese Communists such as Cai Hesen and Zhou Enlai and enriched the early leadership force of the Party, laying the foundation for the Party's establishment and development. All of the above made indelible contributions to the origin and development of the CPC. However, their acceptance and exploration of Marxism also had historical limitations due to the limitations of social and historical conditions and the lack of their own understanding. At present, our country is in the critical period of realising the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the study of Party history is of great and far-reaching significance for summing up the historical experience, understanding the laws of history, grasping the initiative of history, passing on the red genes, bearing in mind the mission of the original heart and adhering to the correct direction.