Abstract: History is closely related to the destiny of a nation and a ruling party. The incorrect view of history was the intellectual cause of the failure of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union(CPSU). Since the 20^th National Congress of CPSU, Soviet society had incubated the intellectual trend of historical nihilism under historical reflection, which was activated and spread widely after Gorbachev's promotion of "democratization and transparency". This led to the intellectual chaos in the society, the intellectual dissolution and finally the historical trial of CPSU. Russian leaders' endeavor to get out of the "historical perplexity" and the "intellectual and political trap" in recent years also demonstrates the importance of history and historical views.

Key words: history, historical views, historical nihilism, Russian politics