Mao Zedong put forward in The Direction of Youth Movement:? May 4th Movement? What role did young people in China play since then? Played a vanguard role, what is the vanguard role? Is to charge, is to stand in front of the revolutionary ranks. Young intellectuals and students in China must be mobilized and organized together with the workers and peasants, who account for 90% of the country's population. ".

"The Direction of Youth Movement" is Mao Zedong's speech at the 20th anniversary conference of Yan 'an youth commemorating the May 4th Movement.

Focusing on the theme that intellectuals and young students must be combined with workers and peasants, Mao Zedong expounded four issues: First, on the basis of systematic investigation and comprehensive study of China's national conditions, he formed his thoughts on China's revolution. Namely: (1) The object of China Revolution was imperialism and feudalism, and now it is Japanese imperialism and traitors in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression stage; (2) The motive force of the revolution in China is the proletariat, the peasant class and all other classes willing to oppose imperialism and feudalism, among which workers and peasants, who account for 90% of the national population, are the fundamental force and backbone of the revolution; (3) The nature of China's revolution is bourgeois-democratic revolution, and its goal is to overthrow imperialism and feudalism and establish a people's democratic republic, for which young people throughout the country should work hard; (4) The future of China revolution is to develop into socialism through people's democracy; (5) This revolutionary bourgeoisie can no longer be completed, and it must be completed by the efforts of the proletariat and the broad masses of the people. Based on the above analysis, Mao Zedong used it for the first time? People's democratic revolution? 、? People's democracy? This concept has been put forward? The people's democratic revolution against imperialism and feudalism? The basic formula of.

Secondly, the position and role of the youth movement in the China Revolution were correctly evaluated. Mao Zedong pointed out that since the May 4th Movement, young people in China? Standing in front of the revolutionary ranks? ,? Played some kind of pioneer role? ,? Is to take the lead . Emphasize that young people are anti-imperialist and anti-feudal? An army and an important army? . Thirdly, it summarizes the historical experience and lessons of the youth movement in China since the May 4th Movement. Mao Zedong believes that the decades-long experience and lessons of the China Revolution have not fully mobilized the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country. Young people must know that the main force of China's revolution is workers and peasants who account for 90% of the country's population. ? Without workers and peasants as the main force, it is impossible to win the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal victory only by relying on the army of young intellectuals and students? . Therefore, Mao Zedong called on intellectuals and young students to join the masses of workers and peasants, unite them and carry the war to the end. Here, Mao Zedong also stressed that the only criterion to judge whether a young man is revolutionary is whether he is willing to combine with workers and peasants.

Fourthly, it points out the direction of youth movement in China. Mao Zedong further analyzed that War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression now is a new stage of China revolution, the greatest, most active and most vivid stage. At the present stage, young people shoulder great historical responsibilities, but the youth movement in China is still not unified, which is a big shortcoming. To this end, the whole party must continue to strengthen the unity of youth work, and only unity can have strength. We must make the youth of the whole country understand the situation clearly, stick to unity and carry the war to the end. Mao Zedong praised? The youth movement in Yan 'an is a model of the national youth movement. The direction of Yan 'an youth movement is the direction of the national youth movement? . This is mainly because the young people in Yan 'an are United and United, and they are combined with the broad masses of workers and peasants. The political direction and working methods of Yan 'an youth are correct. The youth of the whole country should learn from the youth of Yan 'an, adhere to the correct direction of the youth movement, unite the people of the whole country, and strive for victory in the Anti-Japanese War. The Direction of Youth Movement is a programmatic document guiding the youth movement in China, which has played an important role in the history of the youth movement in China and had a far-reaching positive impact.