Abstract: Historical nihilism has experienced the transformation from philosophical thought to political thought. In essence, it is an idealistic view of history. It negates the historical subject, deconstructs the mainstream values, attempts to interpret history with ideas, and deduces “historical compilation” with the so-called individual narrative. Its fundamental purpose is to comprehensively deny the correctness and inevitability of Chinese revolutionary history, and comprehensively deny the great achievements made by the socialist revolution, construction and reform led by the Communist Party of China. In this regard, we should start from the perspective of historical materialism, recognize the true face and essence of historical nihilism, take a correct attitude, and fundamentally criticize it.

Key words: historical nihilism, social thoughts, ideology