Keeping Abreast of“International Historical Sciences”:Dialogue and Exchange

对话与交流:与“国际历史科学”同行

The 22nd International Congress of Historical Sciences,to which Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote a congratulatory letter,took place in 2015.This congratulatory letter has since been a subject of discussion among Chinese and foreign historians because it involves several fundamental issues in historical sciences.This paper presents Finnish historian Marjatta Hietala’s interview with Wang Yuji.The interview centers on four major propositions of President Xi:“Historical research forms the basis of all social sciences”;“History is our best teacher”;“Observing China’s past is an important angle for observing China today”;and“Historians can and should play an active role in building a community of shared future for mankind.”The in-depth discussion reveals the convergence and divergence of historians’opinions both at home and abroad on some fundamental issues of historical sciences.

2015年,第22届国际历史科学大会在中国济南举办,中国国家主席习近平向大会发来贺信。这封贺信由于涉及到历史科学中的若干本质问题而引起中外历史学家的持续讨论。本文是中国历史学家王育济教授对芬兰历史学家玛丽亚塔·希耶塔拉教授的一次访谈。双方围绕着习近平信中所提出的“历史研究是一切社会科学的基础”,“历史是人类最好的老师”,“观察历史的中国是观察当代的中国的一个重要角度”,以及历史学家在构建人类命运共同体方面“可以而且应该发挥积极的作用”等内容进行了深入对话,也反映出中外历史学家在理解上述相关问题时的共识与异见。