The article analyzes the various concepts of the Prognostic Function of historical consciousness to allocate the main trends and topics needed to research the problem. The main trend is to state the various concepts about the basis of the prognostic function of historical consciousness: past or present, or future. The author retraces the general themes in these concepts. First, the prognostic function of historical consciousness is considered necessary to establish a link between the past, present and future. Secondly, the prognostic function of historical consciousness is considered as a prospect to expose certain historical values predicted for the society. Thirdly, most of the concepts under discussion deal with defining the laws and / or trends of historical development. The author offers his own interpretation of the terms of “Historical Consciousness” and “Prognostic Function of Historical Consciousness”. This knowledge may be useful for university teachers, undergraduates and post-graduate students, as well as all for those who are interested in the problems of prediction and philosophy.