In the minds of most people, not only ordinary people, but also professionals, sociology is a science that studies phenomena taking place in the society contemporary for the researcher. In some cases, the subject of sociological research may be events of the past. The phrase «sociology of the future» sounds rather strange. However, modern sociologists are considering a possibility of studying the future, drawing on the methods and principles of work of other disciplines, primarily history, economics and data science.
sociology; future; present; past; relationship between the present and the future; nostalgia; challenges of modern sociology; photography as a means of capturing the past.