Development of the Marxist Historiography and HistoricalThoughts in the New Period

Facing the new situation of Reform and Opening,the historiography under the influence of dogmatic thoughtwas confronted with a lot of challenges. The voice of crisis of history could be always heard. Various western historicalthoughts came thick and fast. Being practical and realistic,historians emancipated the mind,studied the marxist classicsanew,paid attention to the specific property of the historiography as a discipline,thus help the marxist historiography toachieve a new vitality.