Affective future and non-existent history: The issue of future past in memory research

This article explores one of the possible approaches to question future in memory research. It aims show that both currently anticipated as well past and affective facts construed on its basis (B. Massumi) are a part collective memory. Polish Second World War is main analytical focus it considered particularly clear example influence held by which did not occur, but merely might have, over contemporary politics argued analysis visions future, expressed, for example, alternative histories, can be beneficial research functioning at least some European memory, particular those focused entangled need constant rewriting restructuring past.