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[Alexandr Korol]

perceive it that way, it becomes much more interesting. There are people who, again, are biased or not biased, but everyone has their own associations, their own bugs in the head. Many people resist and are embarrassed to read the first volume of “Alternative History,” thinking it’s something religious. And for some reason, religiosity is associated with something frightening. But in reality, the story is still about science fiction. And the third volume — those who have read it say, “Oh, now this is interesting, this is cool, this is fun.” And people seem to be more open to everything futuristic when I draw analogies to the future. But when I draw analogies to religion, people tend to think it’s something like elders and saints — well, those are the associations people have. That’s just a distorted reaction imposed by society in the 21st century — people are embarrassed by icons and churches. But I, as you see, approach it from a scientific point of view — I perceive icons and the church as high technologies from the future. But people have the wrong associations with it, and so many are ashamed or afraid of it. But the third volume solves everything. So when a person reads the third volume, they begin to perceive the first, second, fourth, fifth, and all the other volumes differently. When a person understands that everything is actually about the higher mind, simulation, system, and multiverses, and all that. So the third volume is really for those who love science fiction — it’s a real wow.

Question: At the end of the first volume, you describe an unusual state when you went out for a walk, and it felt like you hadn’t been around for a hundred years, and that everyone tried to look you in the eyes, and you looked everyone in the eyes — but as if it wasn’t you, but the Spirit through you. Is there something special about the fact that people didn’t just want to look at you, but specifically into your eyes? Did something happen at the moment they looked into your eyes?

Now, right away, based on my most recent discoveries, I have completely different associations with this question. But for now, I’ll answer within the framework of how I was thinking back then, when the first volume of “Alternative History” was written, and then I’ll add the new understanding. How was I thinking then? Well, what was happening was incredible. You see, it wasn’t something that seemed to be happening — and it’s not like I’m one of those people who are easily impressed and always imagining things. On the contrary,