Characteristics of dissemination of Marxism during the May 4th Movement in China

There were three outstanding characteristics about dissemination of Marxism during the May 4th Movement period in China. First, Marxism was accepted as an ideological weapon which could truly reveal the revolutionary tendency in China rather than an ideology with no truth. It entailed the thorough revolutionary spirit which was required in the struggle against imperialism and feudalism. Secondly, Marxism was scientifically open in that it actively absorbed excellent elements of other cultures and kept self-improving. Thirdly, Marxism played a great role in helping the intellectuals to acquire the primary knowledge of communism rather than forcing them to accept the backward peasants' ideas. Marxism was applied soon in the workers' and peasants' movements in China, thus it was proved that Chinese people had really mastered the core of Marxism.