馬克思恩格斯生活在工業化浪潮由西歐向全世界其它地方推進的時代,這不僅是馬克思主義理論體系產生的時代條件和社會基礎,也是馬克思恩格斯民族理論產生的實踐基礎。工業化進程中交往的擴大是馬克思恩格斯考察民族問題的新視角,工業化進程的拓展是馬克思恩格斯民族理論產生和發展的社會條件,工業化生產方式的擴張是馬克思恩格斯辯證地看待殖民主義作用的立足點,工業化進程的普遍性與民族特性的統一是馬克思恩格斯論證民族發展道路共同性與多樣性的方法論基礎。馬克思恩格斯民族理論是指導當代中國解決工業化進程中民族問題的理論指南。

Marx and Engels lived inan erathat industrialization promoted from Western Europe to the rest of the world,which is not only the historical and social foundation of Marxism,but also the practical basis of Marx and Engels’ ethnic theory.The expansion of communication in the process of industrialization is the new perspective of Marx and Engels,and the expansion of industrialization is the social conditions for Marxist ethnic theory.The mode of industrial production is the standpoint for Marx and Engels to evaluate colonialismdialectically.Theunificationof theuniversality in industrialization and national characteristics is themethodology basis for them to demonstrate the universality and varietyof national development.Marx and Engels’ theory of ethnic issues is a guide for contemporary China to solve the ethnic problems in the process of industrialization.