《新青年》第八卷转变为中共上海发起组机关刊物是中共党史上具有象征意义的重要事件。近年来,不少论者在《新青年》政治转向的原因分析上,不仅强调主编陈独秀思想倾向的影响,而且意识到该刊第八卷出版经费困难这一实际问题的促动作用。本文在梳理当事人尤其是报刊文献资料的基础上,认为共产国际经费援助致使《新青年》转向,或《新青年》经费困难使陈独秀转而求助于共产国际代表,这在史实上、逻辑上均是不能成立的因果关系;仅就出版《新青年》第八卷而言,其经费虽是问题,但并非决定性的,当时陈独秀等完全有能力自办《新青年》的出版发行。 The transformation of the eighth volume of “New Youth” into the publication of the organ sponsored by the CPC Shanghai Committee was a symbolic and important event in the history of the Communist Party of China. In recent years, many critics have analyzed the reasons for the political shift of “new youth” not only by emphasizing the influence of Chen Duxiu’s thought-orientation but also by noticing the impetus of the actual problem of the difficulty of publishing the eighth volume of the journal. On the basis of combing the literature of the parties, especially the newspapers and periodicals, this article argues that the funding assistance of the Communist International led to the shift of “new youth” or the difficulty of funding “new youth” to make Chen Duxiu turn to the representatives of the Comintern. This is both in fact and in logic It is not a causal link that can not be established. For the eighth volume of the publication of “New Youth,” its funding is a problem, but not decisive. At that time, Chen Duxiu and others were fully capable of running the publication and circulation of “New Youth.”