April days on earth, good time to read. Under the epidemic situation, travel presses the "pause button", but reading at home and meditating will not stop.
Under the guidance of the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, the Shanghai Municipal Federation of Social Societies, Century Publishing Group and Wen Wei Po Specially planned the theme activity of "The Power of Reading , Always Together", which was launched on April 1, inviting Shanghai scholars and writers to make "1 + N" recommendations for readers - you can recommend an excellent book, you can also recommend a song, a movie, or even a good article, share the experience of reading and watching, and jointly highlight the confidence and hope of reading with the power and the same heart to the spring. The event will run until World Book Day on 23 April.
Today, Wang Guoping, president of the Shanghai Marxism Research Association, recommended "Living Up to the People: Decoding the Great Founding Spirit", and writer Xiao Bai recommended "A Brief History of Prehistoric Mankind" and the music - Haydn's "Cello Concerto in C Major" and "Cello Concerto in D Major".
Wang Guoping's recommended words:
In mid-spring March, the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus Aomi Kerong mutation suddenly attacked Shencheng, and the fight against the epidemic reached the most arduous critical stage, "for whom", "who to rely on" and "who to live up to" is a question of history, the question of the times, and the question of mission that Chinese communists must answer well when they are engaged in revolution, construction, and reform. For Shanghai, this sudden battle of resistance and offensive battles is not only a major test of the governance system and governance ability of megacities, but also a concentrated examination of the education on the theme of "not forgetting the original intention and keeping firmly in mind the mission" and the effectiveness of the study and education of the whole party's party history, and it is also a concentrated practice test of the great spirit of party building in the city's party members and cadres who have learned to think and practice "uphold the truth, adhere to ideals, practice the original intention, undertake the mission, not be afraid of sacrifice, heroic struggle, and be loyal to the party and live up to the people".
In this battle without smoke of gunfire, the municipal party committee insists on the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life, and regards epidemic prevention and control as a major event. The epidemic prevention and control war is a battle to protect the people's life safety and physical health, and it is also a battle to rely on the people, and the people are a powerful relying force to win this battle. With the party's strong leadership, the masses of the people will have the backbone and the pill of peace of mind. The wind knows the grass, and the fire sees the real gold.
On the special day of fighting the epidemic, I recommend "Living up to the people: decoding the great spirit of party building". As the first work in China to comprehensively and systematically decode the great party-building spirit from the perspective of the people, the book believes that "not to live up to the people" - the promise comes from the heart, from the heart, the promise is like a rock, as heavy as Mount Tai. "Not living up to the people" is the original point of the theoretical logic of the great party-building spirit, the starting point of historical logic, and the foothold of practical logic. "Not living up to the people" is also a red line that runs through the great party-building spirit, and has become the spiritual code for analyzing the great party-building spirit and the success of the CPC, a century-old big party. "The people" always occupy the highest position in the hearts of the Chinese Communists. In the course of its century-long struggle, the cpc's fundamental purpose of doing everything for the people, relying on the people, and serving the people is to achieve the people's satisfaction, achieve the people's happiness in everything, and win the people's support in everything, so as to finally realize everything that "does not live up to the people."
Combined with the teaching and scientific research practice in the field of party history and party building over the years, the author has deeply decoded the great party-building spirit, clarified the concepts, told history, and made it simple and simple; there are both theoretical analysis and historical narratives, both conceptual source examinations and vivid cases, so that readers can feel the great party-building spirit and the "roots" and "sources" of why the CPC can be from the magnificent and vast historical smoke clouds.
Xiaobai recommended words:
How did prehistoric humanity survive and develop on the basis of wisdom and solidarity alone? Reading this history also enlightens us in the difficult times of the present.
The title of the translation of A Brief History of Prehistory contains interesting paradoxical rhetoric: a prehistoric history. That is to say, the historical events described in this book occurred when mankind did not have history. Steven Mieson, with his profound academic qualities, has collected sporadic events and knowledge from archaeological discoveries from various places, constructing a long period of human history from the beginning of the last ice age more than 20,000 years ago to 5,000 years ago.
He does use an interesting fictional historical narrative that outlines the development of prehistoric human psychology, cognition, and social life from between the mounds, stone tools, and frescoes. Reading such a history at a difficult time, and thinking about how a very small number of human beings who have just come out of the ice age can survive and develop only by wisdom and unity, will surely make people feel a certain sense of certainty in their hearts.
I would also recommend Haydn's two cello concertos. Bright, soothing and gentle, it is ideal for calming some kind of anxiety and uneasiness in the heart. In particular, the version played by cellist Rostropovich is recommended.
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