人民群众创造历史,这是历史唯物主义的一个基本命题。然而,马克思主义经典作家在肯定人民群众对历史发展的必然性作用的同时,也高度肯定精英人物对历史发展的重大作用。普列汉诺夫在谈到马克思的天才巨著《资本论》时有一段精彩的议论。他指出,《资本论》一书,或许可以由天赋较低的一些人共同努力来完成,“但是第一,这会大大延缓文明的进步,而第二,未必可能产生这种天 The masses create history, which is a basic proposition of historical materialism. However, while affirming the inevitability of the masses of the people for historical development, the classical Marxist writers also highly affirmed the great role played by elites in historical development. Plekhanov made a wonderful remark when it comes to Marx’s gifted masterpiece Capital. He pointed out that the book “Capitalism” may be done jointly by some of the less talented people. "But first, this will greatly delay the progress of civilization, and secondly, it may not be possible to produce such a day