Xin Li (19 18 ~2004) was originally named Li. 19 18 September 15 was born in Anfu Town, Rongchang County, Sichuan Province (now Chongqing). 1934 was admitted to Chongqing East Sichuan Normal School (formerly known as Southwest University East Sichuan Normal School), and actively engaged in the progressive student movement and national salvation activities.

Chinese name: Xin Li.

Alias: Li

Nationality: China.

Place of Birth: Rongchang County, Sichuan (now Chongqing)

Date of birth: 19 18 September 15.

Date of death: February 5, 2004

Occupation: revolutionary, educator, scholar, historian.

Graduation school: Chongqing Chuandong Normal School (predecessor of Southwest University)

Main achievements: As a student, he was the leader of the student movement in Sichuan.

Participated in the preparation of China Renmin University, and served as the provost and deputy secretary of the Party Committee of China Renmin University.

Former Deputy Director of the Central Party History Research Office

A pioneer in the study of the history of the Republic of China

Representative works: A Brief History of China's New Democratic Revolution, Several Problems of China's Revolutionary History, China's Speech on the History of New Democratic Revolution, etc.

all one's life

19 18 September 15 was born in Anfu Town, Rongchang County, Sichuan Province (now Chongqing).

From 65438 to 0934, he was admitted to Chongqing Chuandong Normal School, and actively engaged in the progressive student movement and national salvation activities.

At the beginning of 1938, Li Xinyue gathered several comrades, resolutely walked from Wanxian to Yan 'an, and entered the Northern Shaanxi Public School. Later, he served as secretary of the Youth Committee of the Central Bureau of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan, lieutenant colonel of the whole army of the Peiping Executive Department of the Military Adjustment Department, and director of Zhengding Branch of North China University. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he did not seek power, but volunteered to enter the field of education, assisted Wu in preparing for the establishment of China Renmin University, and served as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the school.

1956 to give a lecture in Vietnam.

1960 to 1962 served as Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary of the Party Group of China Language and Literature Reform Commission.

1960 was awarded the title of professor.

From 65438 to 0962, he worked as a researcher in the Institute of Modern History of China Academy of Sciences, and served as the leader of the Modern History Group and the General History Group.

1976, he served as deputy secretary and deputy director of the Party Committee of the Institute of Modern History of China Academy of Social Sciences, director of the Research Office of the History and Modern History of the Republic of China, deputy director of the Research Office of the Party History of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, concurrently vice president of the National Party History Society of the Communist Party of China, vice president of the People's Research Institute of Party History of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and chairman of the Modern History Society of China.

1979 visited the United States as a member of the social science delegation of China to give lectures.

From 65438 to 0980, he was a member of the fifth, sixth and seventh sessions of China People's Political Consultative Conference.

198 1 was invited to give lectures in France.

1986 was invited as a member of the Asian Historical Society. Xin Li is rigorous in his studies, brave in innovation and has unique views on many academic issues. He has made great achievements in the history of China's revolution, the history of the Communist Party of China and the history of the Republic of China.

pioneer

From 1960s to 1980s, Li Xin served as a leader in the Institute of Modern History of China Academy of Social Sciences for a long time, and made many important contributions to the development of the Institute of Modern History. 1972 was appointed to set up a research group on the history of the Republic of China in the Institute of Modern History. 1978 changed its name to the research room of the history of the Republic of China, and started a new discipline-the study of the history of the Republic of China. However, the historical circle has never stopped ups and downs. At the beginning of the research on the history of the Republic of China, there were many opponents.

Some people say that writing the history of the Republic of China is to sing a hymn for the Kuomintang. Some people say that writing the history of the Republic of China means recognizing "two China's". Li Xin resolutely opposed these opinions and once argued with an opponent. Li Xin said that the compilation of the history of the Republic of China was based on Zhou Enlai's instructions and the State Council's decision, and both the Academy of Sciences and the Department of Education had written instructions. Lao Guo also instructed that since the compilation of the history of the Republic of China should be stopped, there should be clear written instructions and that the previous instructions were invalid.

The most difficult part is actually that at the beginning, Li Xin worked hard with his colleagues to overcome many difficulties in all aspects related to the study of the history of the Republic of China. At present, the research object, principle, framework and style of the history of the Republic of China have been decided by many colleagues under the leadership of Xin Li, and have been used by the academic circles ever since. In recent years, the research on the history of the Republic of China has become the most active and eye-catching topic in the research on the history of China. Li Xin wrote a book and made great achievements. It's not an exaggeration to describe it as "writing for the body". Presided over the compilation of the history of the Republic of China 10. Biographies of the People's Republic of China, Memorabilia of the Republic of China, General History of China's New Democratic Revolution, General History of China's New Democratic Revolution, and a large number of books on China's modern history and the history of the Republic of China. , tens of millions of words, praised by academic circles at home and abroad, and had a great influence.

As a historian, Li Xin attached great importance to Shi De and wrote history directly. He said: since ancient times, it has been very difficult to write a historical portrait. First of all, it will encounter great political difficulties. "Bamboo slips in Qi Taishi, Hu Bi in East Shanxi" means that photo history will be killed. China's historiography, on the other hand, has formed a glorious and great tradition, that is, writing history has no truth, which is contrary to historians' morality and historians' conscience.

magnum opus

A Brief History of China's New Democratic Revolution, Several Problems in the History of China's Revolution, Lectures on the History of China's New Democratic Revolution, The Past Years: Memoirs of Li Xin, etc. Co-author and editor-in-chief of General History of China's New Democratic Revolution (four volumes).

At the end of 1980s, he edited two sets of large-scale history books: History of China Revolution (12) and History of the Republic of China (13), which were published one after another. "General History of China's New Democratic Revolution" won the first prize of excellent textbook issued by the State Education Commission, and "History of the Republic of China" won the 1988 National Excellent Book Award.

He died in Beijing on February 5, 2004.

Posterity evaluation

Chen Tiejian, a famous party history expert, said: "Mr. Li Xin is my mentor; From study to life, I am a lifelong mentor and friend. I feel proud and honored to have such a teacher. I will follow their example of words and deeds and carry forward their legacy. "

To commemorate Mr. Li Xin, Chen Tiejian also asked calligraphers to write an elegiac couplet in big characters: "Lead the student movement in eastern Sichuan, participate in the national war of resistance, implement land reform in southern Hebei, call for political innovation, oppose autocracy, strive for democracy, strive for national prosperity and struggle for 80 years;" I devoted myself to university education, participated in the reform of writing, studied the history of the Republic of China in depth, worked hard for cultural rejuvenation, refused dogma, and followed blindly except superstition. "