Pseudo-history as an alternative history subgenre

Abstract

Pseudo-alternative history (pseudo-history) is a type of alternative history that appeared as a result of activities or influence of the so-called progressors, such as P. Anderson, who wrote «What would happen if...» (Paul William Anderson’s «Delenda Est»), the character of the story by L. S. de Camp «Lest Darkness Fall», «The Andriiv Brotherhood» by V. Zvyagintsev, etc.), or of any transferred artifacts, structures, groups of people, or even entire populated regions of the future. This study is devoted to the description of the Alternative history subgenres, its formation and features.