应还给历史一个真实的袁世凯——兼评“袁世凯重新评价问题”

袁世凯是清末民初中国政治舞台上一位举足轻重的风云人物,也是近年来史学界试图重新进行评价的热门历史人物之一。随着对袁世凯研究的不断深入,一些学者围绕袁世凯的功过是非问题展开了比较激烈的争论。打破过去评价历史人物时惯用的人为格式化,对袁世凯及其相关问题进行重新评价,固然有助于我们更全面地了解历史上真实的袁世凯,但也容易造成人们思想认识上的混乱。我们认为,在评价袁世凯这个问题上不能从一个极端走向另一个极端,应当客观公正地将历史上真实的袁世凯还原到当时的历史进程中进行全面分析和综合考察。

Show the World a true Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai was an important figure on Chinese political stage at the end of Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China.He was also one of the historical figures whom historians have been trying to reevaluate in recent years.With deep research to Yuan Shikai,some scholars disputed about YuanShikai's attribution and mistakes.It's true that breaking the stereotyped mode of evaluating historical figures and reevaluate Yuan Shikai can help us to get a comprehensive understanding of a true Yuan Shik...