College Students' Science Societies and Special-Interest Circles.

This article discusses student science societies and special-interest circles which are among the most venerable forms of corporate association among students in colleges and universities. The first such associations, the "Assembly of University Students for Exercises in Composition and Translation" and "Friendly Science Society," came into being at the University of Moscow, Russia. The author of this article relates how scientific and technical circles began to be widespread after the first Russian Revolution and attempts to examine the different work style characterizing the circles. College students in Russia have always been characterized by a certain amount of local patriotism, which is why quite a few were certain preparing themselves to fulfill noble missions for the good of their home.