If you ask me why of all humanities I have chosen
History, my answer will be: it interests me as a science
because it helps one to understand and explain the processes going on in various aspects
of human history. It also helps one to foresee the course of events in the future. But no
one can really study any particular period of history unless he knows a lot about what
preceded it, and what came after it.
If one casts a retrospective look at the historical past, one can see that the entire
history of human society is that of wars and struggle for power. Wars, except just ones,
were always waged for the purpose of conquering other lands and peoples. All the
monarchs brutally oppressed their own people, and enslaved and plundered the
conquered nations. But, in the course of time, some empires and monarchies gradually
came to a downfall. As a result of democratic revolutions, some monarchs were
overthrown and republics were proclaimed.
I suppose we'll soon discuss all these points at our seminars.
There are many historical subjects in our programme. When we are through with
Ancient History, we'll pass over to the study of the Middle Ages. As to Russian History, I
think, we'll start learning the pre-revolutionary period (the period of the 19th and the
beginning of the 20th century) next year, but not until we are through with the feudal
period. When I am in my third year, I wish to devote myself to the special study of Modern
and Contemporary History to which I am greatly attracted.
It was shortly before leaving school that I made up my mind to enter this faculty and
take up History seriously as my future speciality. Whether I'll make a very good teacher or
a research worker remains to be seen, but I'm sure that eventually I'll become quite
knowledgeable in the field of History and perhaps social sciences.

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