马克思主义是西欧资本主义生产方式趋于成熟的历史产物。它的科学原理传入俄国之后，必然带来一系列不同于西欧社会主义运动的新特点。必须看到，十月革命的胜利首先是这些新特点在俄国的体现。这是列宁主义的精髓。只有研究这一精髓，才能把握十月革命对世界东方乃至世界历史进程的影响。区分十月革命的政治属性与它的社会内容，是揭示后来“苏联模式”实质性弊病的唯一“入口”。研究十月革命，不能仅仅限于十月革命前后的短暂历史，还要较系统地研究产生列宁学说和布尔什维克党的整个历史背景和社会环境，否则，就很难把握前苏联社会主义历程的经验教训 Marxism is the historical product of the maturation of the capitalist mode of production in Western Europe. After its scientific principles were introduced into Russia, it inevitably brought about a series of new characteristics different from those of the socialist movement in Western Europe. It must be observed that the victory of the October Revolution is above all the manifestation of these new traits in Russia. This is the essence of Leninism. Only by studying this essence can we grasp the impact of the October Revolution on the historical process of the world as well as the world at large. To distinguish the political nature of the October Revolution from its social content is the only “entrance” to reveal the substantive ills of the “Soviet model.” To study the October Revolution can not be confined to the short history before or after the October Revolution, but also systematically studies the entire historical context and social environment that led to the Leninist theory and the Bolshevik Party. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to grasp the lessons learned from the socialist course in the former Soviet Union