Abstract: “Historical confidence”is an important political concept clearly put forward by the CPC, and“firm historical confidence”is another important political declaration made by the CPC in the new era to realize its historical mission. Academic studies on“historical confidence”has gone throughthe development process from scratch to in-depth studies.The studies are mainly thorough discussion around the definition, origin, content and deepening of historical confidence, the research results mainly focusing on the theoretical connotation, generating development, value significance, cultivating path, etc. Studies in the future should be deepened with focus on the mission and task in the new era and on the new journey, enhancing the theoretical rationality and system of the historical confidence research with theoretical interpretation, enhancing the practical validity of the historical confidence research with problem orientation, and expanding the disciplinary vision of the historical confidence research through multidisciplinary integration.

Key words: historical confidence, historical cognition, historical consciousness, historical initiative, confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics