张学良品评历史人物的标准与特点

Criteria and Characteristics of Peter H.L. Chang's Comments on Historical Figures

张学良恢复自由后,开始接受媒体和专家学者的采访,形成了独具特色的张学良口述历史。张学良口述历史内容涉及很多方面,其中谈历史人物占有较大的比例。张学良评论历史人物,既不像一般政治家那样强调政治,也有别于学者的咬文嚼字,具有鲜明的个人的独到见解:他注重实际,评论人用事实来说话;他强调做人,看人不以成败论英雄;他对不同人物,采用不同的标准;他认为兼具雄才大略者,才能得天下。张学良对中国近代史上诸多人物的评论,对我们深入研究中国近代史,具有重要价值。

After Peter H.L.Chang had been affranchised,he began accepting the interview with media and experts.His oral history was thus offered distinctively,where many historical facts were involved especially several historical figures.Peter H.L.Chang＇s comments on historical figures differed from most politicians who always over emphasized the politics and from some scholars who often paid excessive attention to wording.He showed distinctive personal insight and focused on actual facts when commenting someone.He emphasized that people should be upright all their life and didn＇t judge a hero by victory or defeat.In his comments different criteria were used for different persons,and he thought that a stateman should be of great talent and bold vision.Peter H.L.Chang＇s comments on many historical figures are of significance to the study on Chinese modern history in depth.