Chapter 22 Answering questions from the International Literary Society

Original question—— 1. How did the existence and success of the Soviet Union affect you (how did the October Revolution built by the Soviet Union change the path of your thinking and the nature of your creation)? 2. What is your opinion on Soviet literature? 3. In the capitalist countries, what events and various cultural developments have particularly caught your attention? One, I was aware of the corruption of the old society before, and I hoped for the rise of a new society, but I didn't know what the "new" should be; it is good.It was not until after the October Revolution that I realized that the creators of this "new" society were the proletariat, but because of the counter-propaganda of the capitalist countries, I was still a little indifferent and suspicious of the October Revolution.Now the existence and success of the Soviet Union have convinced me that a classless society must emerge. Not only has my doubts been completely eliminated, but I have also gained a lot of courage.But in terms of creation, because I am not in the center of the revolution vortex, and I have not been able to visit various places for a long time, I can still only expose the disadvantages of the old society.

Two, I can only read translations from other countries—Germany, Japan.I think the current ones about construction, or the previous ones about combat—such as "Armored Train", "Destruction", "Iron Flow"[2], etc.—are interesting and beneficial to me.Most of the reason I read Soviet literature is because I want to introduce it to China, and for China, works on combat are more important now. Three, I am in China, and I cannot see the so-called "culture" of capitalist countries; I only know that they and their slaves are using mechanical and chemical methods, as well as electrical machinery, to torture revolutionaries in China, and use airplanes and bombs to massacre the revolutionary masses.

CC [1] This article was originally published in the third and fourth joint issues of "International Literature" in 1934. It was titled "China and October" when it was published. It was reprinted by the Soviet Union's "Pravda" on July 5 of the same year. "International Literature", a bimonthly magazine, is an official publication of the International Union of Revolutionary Writers, published in the Soviet Union in Russian, German, English, French and other languages. , changed its name to "International Literature" in 1933. [2] The full name of "Iron Armored Train" is "Iron Armored Train No. 14-69", written by Ivanov, translated by Shi Heng, one of the "Modern Literature and Art Series" edited by Lu Xun, published by Shenzhou Guoguang Society in 1932 "Destruction", written by Fadeyev, translated by Lu Xun, published by Sanxian Bookstore in 1931;These are all novels on the subject of the Soviet Civil War.