Li Lisan: A Communist developed from work and study in France

李立三。

The portrait of Li Lisan

湖南醴陵，李立三故居。

Former residence of Li Lisan in Liling, Hunan

李立三纪念馆内景。

Indoor setting of Li Lisan Memorial Hall

红网时刻新闻记者 彭双林 摄影 杨杨 株洲醴陵报道

李立三——赴法勤工俭学，成长为共产主义者

Rednet (Liling, Zhuzhou)： Li Lisan: A Communist developed from work and study in France

　　1899年11月18日，李立三诞生于湖南株洲醴陵城郊立三村，从小受革命思想启蒙。

On November 18, 1899, Li Lisan was born in Lisan Village, Liling, Zhuzhou, Hunan. He grew up with enlightenment of revolutionary ideas.

　　1919年9月29日，李立三同徐特立等其他47人赴法勤工俭学，从此走上了革命的道路。

On September 29, 1919, Li Lisan, together with other 47 people (including Xu Teli), went to France for work and study. Since then, he began to walk on the way of revolution.

　　李立三正是在坚持勤工俭学的工读实践中，初步形成马克思主义世界观。事实上，赴法勤工俭学会是由李立三、赵世炎等人提议发起并成立。在法国勤工俭学期间，李立三参与发动和领导的最大一次斗争，是进占里昂中法大学。

During his work-study activities in France, Li Lisan’s Marxist world outlook had taken initial shape. Actually, he proposed the founding of Work-study-in-France Society with Zhao Shiyan, etc. The most important work-study movement he initiated in France was advancing into Institut Franco-Chinois de Lyon.

　　1921年10月13日，李立三、蔡和森、陈毅等104人便被强行押送回国。1921年12月中旬，李立三在上海经陈独秀介绍加入中国共产党。

On October 13, 1921, Li Lisan, together with other 103 students (including Cai Hesen, Chen Yi) was forced to return to China. In the middle December of 1921, Li Lisan joined the Communist Party of China in Shanghai via Chen Duxiu.

　　赴法勤工俭学不仅对李立三的思想转变产生了重要影响，使其从一名无政府主义信仰者成长为坚定的共产主义者；还为其回国领导工人运动奠定了良好的基础。

Work-study-in-France has inwardly changed Li Lisan from an anarchism believer to a firm communist, which paved a way for his leadership in labor movements in China.

Original Link: [“回望出发的地方”之七] 赴法勤工俭学：李立三从此步上政治舞台

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