张燕在《毛泽东邓小平理论研究》2012年第2期撰文认为:马克思主义群众观是在马克思主义唯物史观创立过程中逐渐形成的,是马克思主义唯物史观的核心和灵魂。马克思主义群众观强调,人民群众是物质财富和精神财富的创造者,是社会变革与社会进步的主体和决定性力量。中国共产党人结合我国实际情况,继承、丰富和发展了马克思主义这一学说。毛泽东看到了人民群众创造历史的巨大作用,提出了“人民,只有人民,才是创造世界历史的动力”的著名论断,还把他的群众观点引入实 Zhang Yan In the “Study of Deng Xiaoping Theory of Mao Zedong,” No. 2, 2012, the author holds the view that: The Marxist mass outlook is gradually formed during the founding process of Marxist historical materialism and is the core and soul of Marxist historical materialism. The mass view of Marxism emphasizes that the masses of the people are the creators of material wealth and spiritual wealth and are the mainstay and decisive force for social change and social progress. In accordance with the actual situation in our country, the Chinese communists inherit, enrich and develop this doctrine of Marxism. Mao Zedong saw the great role of the masses in creating history, put forward the famous assertion that “the people and the people alone are the driving force behind the creation of world history,” and introduced his mass viewpoints into reality