Diamond
Banned
This has probably been discussed before, but:
What if there is no communist takeover in Russia, but due to the unstable situation, Russia is still forced to withdraw from WWI. The end of the War and the early 20s will still go very similar to OTL.
In Russia, the monarchy is overthown for good in around 1920. An unstable democratic gov't is installed, but it is composed of so many competing factions it can't get anything accomplished - a mirror of the situation developing in Germany.
After Hitler rises to power in Germany (or at the same time), a similar regime gains control of Russia.
Can the two powers find common ground with practically identical idealogies? Will they become strong allies, or will they have a non-agression pact that actually stands up? How does this affect relations with Italy? With Japan? How does WWII start?
What if there is no communist takeover in Russia, but due to the unstable situation, Russia is still forced to withdraw from WWI. The end of the War and the early 20s will still go very similar to OTL.
In Russia, the monarchy is overthown for good in around 1920. An unstable democratic gov't is installed, but it is composed of so many competing factions it can't get anything accomplished - a mirror of the situation developing in Germany.
After Hitler rises to power in Germany (or at the same time), a similar regime gains control of Russia.
Can the two powers find common ground with practically identical idealogies? Will they become strong allies, or will they have a non-agression pact that actually stands up? How does this affect relations with Italy? With Japan? How does WWII start?