1. The role of the masses in historical development: the position and role of the masses in social and historical development. It is believed that all material wealth and spiritual wealth of human society are created by the masses in the final analysis, historical activities are the cause of the masses, and the masses are the masters of history. Representing the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people is the essential feature of proletarian political parties, and it is a remarkable sign that proletarian political parties are different from other political parties. The proletarian revolutionary teachers combined the historical materialism principle that the masses are the creators of history with the proletarian revolutionary practice, and clarified that the proletarian revolution is the cause of millions of people, thus pointing out that proletarian political parties must trust the masses, rely on them, unite with them and lead them to victory. The immortal work of Marxism, the Manifesto of * * *, has clearly pointed out: "All movements in the past were movements of a few people, or movements for the benefit of a few people. The proletarian movement is an independent movement for the benefit of the overwhelming majority of people. " The proletarian political party guided by Marxism has always worked tirelessly for the interests of the people. It serves the class goal of the proletariat, that is, it serves the overwhelming majority of the people. It has no self-interest except the interests of the people.

2. The practical significance of people in historical development.

The working class is the main force of the most advanced modern productive forces in China and the representative of the most advanced relations of production in China. In old China, the working class was oppressed by imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism, and was at the bottom of society. The exploitation and oppression suffered by the working class is more serious than that of any other class in China, and it maintains natural ties with the peasants, who account for the vast majority of our population. This class status determines that the working class in China must closely link its own liberation with the liberation of other working people, and must regard the liberation of all exploited and oppressed classes as the premise of its own liberation. As the vanguard of the working class in China, China naturally reflects and represents the interests of all the people in China, and every party member cadre naturally takes it as his bounden duty to realize and safeguard the interests of all the people in China. Secondly, this is determined by the party's purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly. China * * * works for the interests of the people, except the interests of the working class and the broadest masses of the people, and has no special interests of its own. At all times, the Party puts the interests of the masses first, shares weal and woe with the masses, maintains the closest ties, and does not allow any party member to be divorced from and above the masses. Without the sincere support and strong support of the broad masses of the people, it is impossible for the party to grow from small to large and from weak to strong, and it is impossible to complete various tasks of revolution, construction and reform and create brilliant achievements.

The fundamental opposition between historical materialism and historical idealism is manifested in the problem of historical creators, that is, the broad masses of the people or individual heroes are the creators of history.

Historical materialism insists that the people are the creators of history and opposes the view that historical idealism heroes create history.

When studying this section, we should understand that there are two fundamentally opposing views in the historical view, that is, the people are the creators and heroes of history, and we should specifically understand the role of the people and the role of historical figures in historical development, and master the mass views and mass lines of proletarian political parties.

Consolidating the social foundation of the Party's governance and realizing the historical task of the Party's governance require us to: we must closely rely on the people, unite all forces that can be United, mobilize all positive factors that can be mobilized, give full play to the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the people and all sectors, and strive for the grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way; We must correctly understand and properly handle contradictions among the people and other social contradictions, coordinate the interests of all parties, constantly meet the growing material and cultural needs of the people on the basis of development, and ensure that the people share the fruits of reform and development; We must pay close attention to solving the outstanding problems and difficulties in the production and life of the people, consolidate the class foundation and mass foundation of the party's governance, and maintain the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people; It is necessary to strengthen social construction and management, create a good interpersonal environment, maintain a good social order, maintain social stability, and ensure that the broad masses of people live and work in peace and contentment.