I'd think they would spare a few for major cities and sea ports just in case. May luck out and malfunction of course. Another point - was Australia even in range for Soviet ICBMs? If not you would be only in danger from sumbarines which happen to be in South Pacific.
And - almost on topic - I...
I wonder.
Chiang even on Taiwan is not really great though possible. Before - you'll face the war and Mao afterwards (unless you manage to run to Taiwan again)
Mussolini seems like a "safest" choice especially if you are not of a "wrong" nationality. You still can die in war and post-Mussolini...
Central Powers victory might establish a world dominance of Germany for a time. During that time life standards there would probably be higher then OTL. Nevertheless until nuclear weapons are introduced the chances of WWII are not insignificant. Of course a Supreme Germany might win again and...
Well, original propositions of much-maligned advisor to Russian Government, Jeffrey Sachs, were significanly different from what was implemented. There is a very good (if obviously self-apologetic) article about it. I used to link it periodically on these forums but it has been moved so there is...
You probably need Communism to work more like it was described in utopian books and less like in reality for this monstrosity to be even functional. Of course it may be just literally Socialist with market economy. But then you'll have all nationalistic ideas to consider.
Speaking of middle class (white of course), I've read a book on Victorian England where the author made a compelling case that he would prefere to be a parish minister in rural England if he was born at that period.
For the lower class it is tougher, but I agree that Germany or US would be...
As long as USSR is capable to play as a global power, some kind of conflict with US is inevitable. The shape and intensity of such a conflict may of course vary. OTL Cold War was far from homogenous - leaders changed, policies changed, capabilities changed. To completely avoid it, either USSR...
Genuine pre-Soviet Russian culture is dead. Neither high-class nor popular peasant cultures which were signmarks of old Russia survived the Soviet era. 70 years was enough to see anyone who experiensed it to die of old age if not anything more sudden.
There is plenty of documents about it of...
Pushkin was somewhat rebellous in his youth but not really a revolutionary, and with age grew more and more loyal. Though I can't really see him as a conservative old-guard, and his tongue will continue to get him in various troubles. So more entertaining anecdotes from his life but no political...
Planned centralized economy is very ill suited to satisfy customer needs beyond very basic even in competent hands. Which means among other things that there is no reason to work well as there is no nice things to get beyond purely moral satisfaction :) Any desirable perks are available either...
His personal vices aside (which did not seem to interfere with his work much) he was a capable man, pragmatic and flexible enough to make some positive improvements for USSR both internal and in foreign relationships. He seemed to favor detente with the West and it was he who initiated release...
No common border would probably be more beneficial for the relations between Empires. Unfortunately both would want Poland anyway...
Put any border you wish really. It changes very little unless we are talking Rhine/Ural extremes.
Long ago I've read a SF story featuring an early phonograph in 1835 with the record of the voice of a certain famous poet discovered a century later (and then destroyed during WW2)