中共军队民主平均制度的起源与演变

The Origin and Evolution of the Democratic Equal System in the CPC's Army

提及红军,人们最直观的印象就是民主与平等。不可否认,草创时期,红军的确有过比较理想的实践,但那一过程极为短暂。随着红军部队的发展壮大,革命队伍被重新结构化、等级化,军官与士兵的物质生活也因而出现差距。虽然中共在制度上一直倡导平等,但是随着官僚制度日益成熟,居于上端的革命者无疑更容易摄取资源。虽然中共党人的理想与奋斗在一定程度上维系着平均主义的实践——尤其是相较于国民党军队,中共军队的贫富分化并不算严重,但是从制度与历史趋势上看,平均主义走向破灭实属必然。

When it comes to the Red Army,the most intuitive impression is democracy and equality.It is undeniable that the Red Army did have ideal practice in its initial period,but that process was very short.With the development and expansion of the Red Army,the revolutionary ranks have been re-structured and graded;and thus the material life of officers and soldiers became different.Although the Communist Party of China(CPC)has always advocated equality in the system,with the maturity of the bureaucracy,the revolutionaries at the top would undoubtedly be able to get resources more easily.Nevertheless,the CPC's ideals and struggles have maintained the practice of equalitarianism to a certain extent.Therefore,compared with the Kuomintang army,the polarization between the rich and the poor in the CPC's army was not serious.However,from the aspects of system and historical trend,it was inevitable that equalitarianism would break down.