Is reading history applicable to modern times

Absolutely. All history is contemporary. Croce.

Croce's phrase "all history is contemporary" has been quoted I don't know how many times, and the meaning of this sentence is even comparable to that of a monograph. The development of human beings lies in the fact that they are no longer blind to anything, but engage in something rationally, that is, people have to ask why, and consider logic and rationality before acting. The progress of mankind is related to people's understanding and interpretation of history, because history contains all the rules of success and the lessons of failure in the process of human development.

If a nation does not allow the history of failure to repeat itself, then it is possible not to roll out its progress. History, like a case in law, can give us a certain reference and a yardstick for judging our current life. A nation that forgets history must be a nation that can never get out of childhood, although childhood has its innocent and lovely side, but it also has an ignorant and barbaric side.

Tang Taizong said: Taking copper as a reference, you can be dressed properly; Taking people as a reference, you can know the gains and losses; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall.

By reading history, we can know what happened in the past, and we can learn from experience and avoid detours and wrongful paths.

The two upstairs have said so much, and I'll just say it with my own feelings. I think that studying history will first change your perspective and vision of the problem, that is, the perspective of history; The second is analytical ability, which is the ability to sift through the key points and understand the key points from a large amount of information; Then it's about expanding your knowledge. And....I can't think of it right now...

Yes, history is always repeated, but this repetition is not a simple repetition, that is, the essence of historical development has not and will not change, while the form of historical development is constantly changing. People who understand history can always look down on society from the height of an era.

The two main contradictions in modern Chinese society are the contradiction between imperialism and the Chinese nation, and the contradiction between feudalism and the masses of the people. The two major historical tasks of Chinese society in modern times are to quietly strive for national independence and the people's liberation, and to realize the prosperity and strength of the country and the prosperity of the people.

It is precisely because of the two pairs of principal contradictions in modern Chinese society that the fundamental task of the modern Chinese revolution is to overthrow the rule of imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism and to seek national independence and the liberation of the people.

The nature of modern Chinese society is that of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, and the two main contradictions in modern Chinese society have determined that the main enemies of the Chinese revolution are imperialist and feudal forces.