从政体转型的角度看辛亥革命的性质

辛亥百年,辛亥革命研究也已百年,但是,对这次革命的若干基本问题尚需深入研究。例如,多年来人们一直将辛亥革命定性为资产阶级革命,其领导力量定为资产阶级革命派。但是,对此结论却缺乏认真的、充分的论证,似乎这是一个无须论证、不言自明的真理。其实不然。辛亥革命是中国近现代革命的一个十分重要的节点,革命的出现及其结果源于几十年以至百年来中国社会各种复杂的矛盾斗争,对于这场革命的性质,还大有探索和研究的空间。我认为,辛亥革命的性质是民主共和革命,革命的领导力量是"共和知识分子";彭剑认为,辛亥革命的性质是君主制与共和制的较量;赵炎才则提供了更多的研究观点。我想,由对辛亥革命性质的关注和深入讨论,完全有希望获得一些以前对辛亥革命未曾注意到的新的认识。

Chairman's words:It's 100 years since The Revolution of1911 took place,and 100-year researches have passed,but there exist some problems to be made clear.Is it a bourgeois revolution? It seems that it is a conclusion without argumentation.In fact,this Revolution is a result from various and complicated contradictions.As to its nature,there is more space to explore and study.In my opinion,this Revolution is democratic and republic in nature,and the leading forces are ' republic intellectuals'.Peng Jian thinks that it is a contest between monarchy and federal republic.Zhang Yan-cai has more views of it.I hope that a further discussion will lead to deeper understanding.