“文化大革命”初期震惊世界的“红卫兵运动”,今天很少有人提它了。在一些受过红卫兵冲击的成年人看来,那是一段荒唐的历史,不必再提;一些当过红卫兵的青年觉得,那是一段不光彩的历史,不愿再提。 可是,这毕竟是中国青年运动史上客观存在的一页。历史不是一部可以修改的文稿。一个马克思主义者应当善于从历史中学习。不论这段历史是令人神往的,还是使人难堪的;是正确的,还是错误的,都应当、也可以从中找出有益的启示。因为“历史就是我们的一切,我们比任何一个哲学派别……都更重视历史”(恩格斯)。 Few people mentioned it today as the “Red Guards Movement” that shocked the world in the early days of the “Cultural Revolution.” In the eyes of some adults who had been hit by the Red Guards, it was a ridiculous history that no longer had to be mentioned; some youth who had been Red Guards felt that it was a shameful history and did not want to mention it again. However, this is after all an objective page in the history of the Chinese youth movement. History is not a manuscript that can be modified. A Marxist should be good at learning from history. Whether this history is enchanting or embarrassing; whether it is true or not, it is both appropriate and possible to find helpful revelations. Because “history is all for us, we attach more importance to history than any other philosophical school ...” (Engels).