Historical Exploration of the Nature of Socialism——Comparison of Deng Xiaoping to Other Marxist Researchers

Deng Xiaoping's theories about the nature of socialism have been regarded as the foundation of Marx- ism with Chinese characteristics.Although these theories carry different features comparing to the classical works of Marxism,they are relative to each other.Different social and historical background,different points of arguments,and different rebutting to incorrect thoughts make the theories about the nature of socialism of Deng Xiaoping not only a creation and development of scientific socialism,but also an achievement of Marxism with Chinese characteristics in modern times.