当前,世界的政治与经济形势正在发生很大的变动,呈现出错综复杂的景象。世界向何处去,这一严肃的课题再一次提到了人们的面前。应该怎样认识我们现在所处的时代,已成为非常迫切的、必须加以解决的问题。我们这里所谈论的时代,是指“历史上的大时代”,它应该根据“哪一个阶级是这个或那个时代的中心,决定着时代的主要内容、时代发展的主要方向、时代的历史背景的主要特点等等”来确定(《列宁全集》第21卷,第123页)。那种仅仅从生产力发展的角度,把我们的时代描绘为电子时代、信息时代等等的观点,且不论其是否准确,至少不是我们这里所说的“历史上的大时代”或人类 At present, the political and economic situation in the world is undergoing great changes and presents a complex picture. Where the world goes, this solemn subject once again mentions. How to recognize the times we are in now has become a very pressing issue that must be solved. The time we are talking about here refers to “the great era in history”. It should be based on “which class is the center of this or that age, which determines the main content of the age, the main direction of the development of the times, the historical background of the times Main features, etc. ”(Lenin, volume 21, page 123). The view of our time as a mere electronic age, the information age, etc., from the point of view of the development of the productive forces, and whether it is accurate or not, at least not what we call the “great era in history” or the human being