Terms for subject Historical containing was it

English	Russian
History is not a teacher but a supervisor of life. It does not teach anything, but it only punishes for the ignorance of the lessons	История — не учительница, а надзирательница: она ничему не учит, но сурово наказывает за незнание уроков (В.О. Ключевский Alexander Oshis)
it was interesting hearing about his experiences during the war	интересно было слушать о том, что случалось с ним на войне (Alex_Odeychuk)