Sentence:  Because of the authentic homogeneity of his early Nationalistic materials , and his flair for orchestrations - his brilliant Petruchka , his savage Sacre du Printemps , his incisive Les Noces - the world kept hoping that he could recapture the <WSD>historical</WSD> direction for which his native talents were predisposed . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  of or relating to the study of history