About the book: 1959 / Offered to the reader's attention, "Lectures on dialectical materialism" by the head of the department of philosophy of the Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the CPC, Professor Ai Syqi, are of undoubted interest for the Soviet reader. A systematic presentation of the main issues of dialectical materialism is given in them on the basis of rich factual material from the life of China. The lectures especially well show the close connection of Marxist philosophy with practice, with the revolutionary struggle of the Chinese and other peoples to build a socialist and communist society. The Soviet reader will also find a lot of interesting information on the history of Chinese philosophy. Translation from Chinese was done by A. V. Sergiev, V. S. Blyudov, R. Sh. Kudashev. A. S. Novikov. Links to sources for the convenience of readers are given for the most accessible publications.