Time: April 26th, 2013
Topic: the Third Kind of Intellectuals in Russian History and Social Practice
Lecturer: Prof. Jin Yan
Commentators: Zheng Yefu, Zhai Zhiyong, Zhao Nong, Sheng Hong

Prof. Jin Yan lectured about the history of “the third kind of intellectuals”, “little things' theory” and the democratic struggle process . She said their reform made society achieve initial success.

Municipal bureau s had done a lot of practical work, thus to a certain extent, replacing the power of government, so they did not avoid offending the government. And the revolution collaborators were convicted because of democracy, ending in tragic fate .

Prof. Zheng Yefu said the third intellectuals should not be preached. Though they had practical charm, they failed. Folk religion, health care and non-government founded education all have a influence on social development. New society can grow from the soil of the old one. Prof. Zhai Zhiyong spoke highly of the meaning of the research, meanwhile, he questioned three points, and he found that the drawbacks of the third intellectuals' theory led to the final failure, which likely existed in our modern society. Prof. Sheng Hong stated that violence should be used with caution, and the core question was the praise of revolution. He had a negative attitude toward revolution and thought some theories should be reflected and corrected. Furthermore, he analyzed the reason why the revolution had failed and then put forward the current tasks. Prof. Zhao Nong mentioned that violence was needed in the revolution under the old system, but it could not go to extreme and the responsibility should be cleared. He criticized the view that it could change the autocratic society without causalities and human suffering. Prof. Zhang Shuguang expressed that there were no successes on the third intellectuals' road, and the one to end the autocratic system was new autocrats. Research on the third way in Russia and some other countries is a crucial one, which is worth thinking and researching.