无容置疑,恩格斯是1889年第二国际创立的促成者之一,但是,在对于创立这个无产阶级国际组织的看法上,十九世纪八十年代前后两个时期中,恩格斯经历了从反对、观望到同意、促成的转变过程。是什么原因促成了恩格斯的这一态度转变呢?除了通常所说的八十年代欧美各国工人运动重新高涨的原因之外,是否还有别的因素,也对恩格斯的态度转变,产生了非同一般的影响,本文拟从这个角度,谈谈笔者的观点。本人认为,造成恩格斯在创建第二国际问题上态度转变的一个直接原因,是阻止机会主义在国际工运上的侵蚀和泛滥,是针对英国工联主义,法国可能派企图擅自成立新的国际,窃取国际工运领导权而被迫予以的有力反击。当然,在这期间,有着许多复杂的历史背景。作为第一国际创始人之一的恩格斯,自从第一国际解散之后,始终是期待着国际工人运动的复兴的,然而直到八十年代中期,即使欧美各国工人运 Undoubtedly, Engels was one of the promoters of the second international founding in 1889. However, in the two periods before and after the 1880s, Engels experienced the opposition from the opposition, Wait and see the consent of the transformation process. What contributed to this change in Engels’s attitude? Apart from what is commonly referred to as the reasons why the movement of workers in Europe and the United States in the 1980s was relaunching, is there any other factor that has also changed the attitude of Engels? The general impact, this article from this perspective, talk about the author’s point of view. In my opinion, one of the direct causes for changing Engels’s attitude toward establishing a second international issue is to stop the erosion and proliferation of opportunism in the international labor movement. It is against British trade unionism. France may attempt to establish a new international arbitrarily, Steal the leadership of international workers and forced to be forced to fight back. Of course, during this period, there are many complicated historical backgrounds. Engels, one of the first international founders, has always been looking forward to the revival of the international workers’ movement since the dissolution of First International. However, until the mid-eighties,