维护毛泽东同志的历史地位和毛泽东思想的指导地位,是改革开放以来党中央一以贯之的坚定立场。党的十八大报告从党90多年历史的宏大视野,对毛泽东的伟大功绩和历史地位做了一段沉甸甸的论述:“以毛泽东同志为核心的党的第一代中央领导集体带领全党全国各族人民完成了新民主主义革命,进行了社会主义改造,确立了社会主义基本制度,成功实现了中国历史上最深刻最伟大的社会变革,为当代中国一切发展进步奠定了根本政治前提和制度基础。在探索过程中,虽然经历了严重曲折,但党在社会主义建设中取得的独创性理论成果和巨大成就,为新的历史时期开创中国特色社会主义提供了宝贵经验、理论准备、物质基础。”党的十八大从中国特色社会主义来龙去脉的角度,评价了毛泽东的伟大贡献和历史地位,无疑是一个崭新的角度, Maintaining the historical position of Comrade Mao Tse-tung and the guiding status of Mao Tse-tung’s thought are the firm stance the CPC Central Committee has consistently adhered to since the reform and opening up. The report of the 18th CPC National Congress made a heavy headway from Mao Zedong’s great achievements and historical status from the grand vision of the 90-year history of the party: “The first generation of the central collective leadership of the party with Comrade Mao Zedong at the core leads the entire party and the people of China The people of all ethnic groups completed the new-democratic revolution, carried through socialist transformation, established the basic socialist system, successfully implemented the deepest and greatest social revolution in Chinese history, and laid the fundamental political premise and system for all development and progress in contemporary China In the process of exploration, despite the severe twists and turns, the ingenious theoretical achievements and great achievements made by the party in building socialism have provided valuable experience, theoretical preparation, and material foundation for creating socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new historical period . ”From the point of view of the ins and outs of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the 18th CPC National Congress appraised Mao Zedong’s great contribution and historical status as a brand new point of view.