russia

When you think of Russia, you think of the opera, the ballet, fine vodka and spirits, Tolstoy, Gogol, Pushkin, and Dostoevsky. You imagine dancers in perfect form twirling on their toes, great works of literature being discussed by the finest minds in the country, and the latest fashions out of...

In January 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini wrote an open letter to Mikhail Gorbachev. In the letter, Khomeini applauded Gorbachev for recognising the need for reform within the USSR and for supposedly seeing the ways that Marxism was insufficient as an ideology. However, he warned that, the way...

This is, strictly speaking, a butterfly of my tl that I'm considering expanding on. I'll spare the details but suffice to say the timurid empire seems impossible at this point and the ilkhanate collapse earlier. Meaning the golden horde doesn't get smacked around and weakened for the rus to take...

In OTL, after a peace treaty in 1807, Alexander I of Russia and Emperor Napoleon became friends, being cordial with each other, and forming an alliance. This friendship lasted until Russia began to distance themselves from the French, and Napoleon invaded Russia. However before that, supposedly...

Exactly what it says above. How would the rest of the world react? How could it get to this point? And what would the likely outcome be?

Some context: Competent A-H fends off Brusilov offensive, no German USW, February Revolution still on time, no Kerensky Offensive, no October Revolution, armistice in late 1917/early 1918, negotiated peace in 1918. Russia only loses Poland (sans Suwalki). German Asia-Pacific possessions have the...

Ok, before you laugh and dismiss the idea as pure insanity, is there any way for a Russian tsar to somehow take enough of China to be considered, even if only by some of the population, to possess the mandate of heaven? Maybe the Manchu are never able to fully unite China, leaving it split...

General Secretary Boris Yeltsin and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev The passing of time brings them together once more: Boris Yeltsin would have turned 90 on February 1, and Mikhail Gorbachev will mark his 90th birthday slightly more than a month later, on March 2. This invites comparison...

I was thinking about this defunct TL that made me write this post. If Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon decided to agree on invading the Ottomans together and splitting up the empire among themselves, how radically different will Europe, the Middle East, and (to a smaller extent) North Africa...

Let's say that the revolutions of 1848 were so severe that they suffocated Austria. What would Europe be like? Hungary becomes independent?

There is a great debate and discussion on who the successor to the Roman Empire is. From the Holy Roman Empire, to the Ottomans, to the Russians, it stems the points of culture, language, lineage, legality, religion and location, on who truly is the successor to the Roman Empire... This isn't...

During the age of sail, roughly 1600-1850, there were hundreds of actions involving more than two or three ships, and easily over a hundred fleet actions. Some dozens of nations would build and use ships in this era. And they were not just limited to the European powers. Nor was this era...

If Nihcolas II wed Margaret of Prussia by never noticing Alix will Wilhelm II prevent the war for his sister? Can the avoid war until Russia industrializes preventing Russian revolution ?

Without Soviets how would Turkish war of independence go white Russia Grabs Constantinople, Turkish straits of Gallipoli, dardanelles and Pontus while Turks and entante busy in the war ?

(Disclaimer: I do not support any of this. Yes, the Holodomor was one of the biggest tragedies in the 20th Century. This is merely a hypothetical, so please to take this seriously, and I hope I don't break any rules or offend anyone? So I hope this isn't controversial when saying this... After...

Assuming Sigismund II Augustus has a son or two and Russia goes through the Time of Troubles like IOTL, could a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty win the support of enough Russian boyars to become Tsar? IIRC Wladyslaw Vasa had at least a few supporters IOTL, but Sigismund III's...

By the title, I mean a comprehensive and successful invasion that sees a foreign government/military (so it cannot be a civil war faction) occupy and hold onto a substantial portion of Russia long enough to force it to the table in negotiations. It must be after the proclamation of the Tsardom...

Early in World War I, it seemed possible that an Entente victory would result in a balkanization of Germany. Russian Tsar Nicholas II and French President Raymond Poincaire both supported the idea, various civilian and military leaders proposed such schemes, and in both countries the media...

Hello everyone on this schedule After some thought on the timeline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, I decided to rewrite it due to some errors and will write a new timeline of Austria instead. Also because I found out that it was in the wrong place in the forum where it was supposed to be in a...

Hello everyone on this schedule After some thought on the timeline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, I decided to rewrite it due to some errors and will write a new timeline of Austria instead. Also because I found out that it was in the wrong place in the forum where it was supposed to be in a...