The Main Connotations and Contemporary Value of the Marxist Concept of History
The Marxist concept of history is a concrete application of dialectical materialism in the realm of history.It surpasses the problems that existed in the previous historical views and represents a scientific view of history.Therefore,it has epoch-making significance:it removes the dominance of idealism in the field of the historical views,and realizes the unity of materialism in the field of nature and materialism in the field of history.By applying the Marxist concept of history,it has unveiled the secrets of the universal laws of develop-ment of human history,identifies the fundamental driving force for the progress of society,and provides us with a powerful ideological weapon and scientific theoretical guidance to understand the world and transform it,which still holds great contemporary value today.
Marxismhistorical standpointthe materialist conception of history