What are some ways that historiography could be different in alternate timelines?
For example, if there was a decades-long cold war between the Axis and Allies, the British Empire would probably be seen as liberal to this day, and more closely associated with the alliance of many nations against the Axis, than for the colonialism aspects.
If the Soviet Union survived, but instead of liberalizing, similar political developments occurred within it as within our timeline's Russia and post-Soviet states, communism would be seen as more socially right-wing than it is perceived today. People might more reliably separate Soviet-style communism from internationalist communism in rhetoric.
For example, if there was a decades-long cold war between the Axis and Allies, the British Empire would probably be seen as liberal to this day, and more closely associated with the alliance of many nations against the Axis, than for the colonialism aspects.
If the Soviet Union survived, but instead of liberalizing, similar political developments occurred within it as within our timeline's Russia and post-Soviet states, communism would be seen as more socially right-wing than it is perceived today. People might more reliably separate Soviet-style communism from internationalist communism in rhetoric.