p We have stated earlier that society develops on the basis of its own laws, historical necessity. But social laws are always manifested through the conscious deeds and actions of people who make their own history.

p Of what importance are people in the historical process, and what is the role of the people and the individual in history?

Historical materialism proceeds from the premise that the people are the makers of history. Let us find out why it is that people make history and what part the individual plays in social development.