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Arpa and DARPA are the Internet .. I first got on the net in 86 with my Amiga via bbs access and later via amigaux and amitcp ... There were earlier solutions and ideas I think from magnificent or someone that was delivered to your tv during he 70's The real thing was the late 80s were an...

For Germany not turning east and declaring war on The Soviet Union and the USA .. They could have stood pat and been happy with their conquests .. England would have given in eventually .. Germany had Warsaw to the Rhine

once the war was over.. all sides brought into the fold those they thought they could get benefit from the ashes of germany. hell if himmler could have proved extremely useful i am sure someone would have given him a job

yes there was a state and identity .. but it was complicated and vague .. a mix of many heritages and groups all blended into area. many considering themselves the real Lithuanians or greater Lithuanian. honestly it is very complicated as everyone has had a chance to screw over Belarus...

Choking on Ernst Rohm in the shower in drag

I agree with most ... It's possible in the USA but you would need to have the troops come home to a continued Great Depression .. There was to much pent up demand .. It's why we had the roaring 50's ... Now if you can stifle that.. Avoid Ike .. Have a militant communist underground...

It would take some mind numbing incompetence if things went otl and then after victory the ussr collapses .. If Stalin dies during the war .. That might be different ... However that being said .. Depends when where why and how .. And who takes over .. During a full out war I don't see...

many would consider themselves polish or lithuanian north of the pripyat .. south of that line is more ukrainain ... to the east you would get many thinking themselves russian ..

It's mot just that.. By the 92-95 bench mark the gap technology wide between east and west was huge..And only growing.. A closed system wasn't helping matters.. Major reforms were needed and not just governmental...

Would have been funny that the russian empire ended with a Romanov and the Soviet Union does too :) Honeslty. .. By 85 .. The Soviet Union is on its last legs.. It's under incredible pressure to reform.. Afghanistan is in full swing.. Chernobyl around the corner.. Let's say for...

As much as I loved th original battlestar galactica as a kid .. And of course Logan's run and even the planet of the apes (TV series). It would look like those .... People like Clarke and Asimov and Bradbury and others were quite respected. However network television outside of the twilite...

Star Trek would be a huge loss .. But i think twilite zone would be a much bigger loss

Same with Gorbachev .. Vast majority blame him and hate him.. Wasn't his fault he was handed a runaway train with no breaks and an overloaded steam engine with a stuck intake valve.. You can only put so much lipstick on a pig. He realized the arms race was a no win.. He tried to...

I also agree kruschev was th best bet .. While many think negative of him and a bafoon .. (And that is a consensus in these parts). I personally don't think so. He knew what had to be done, unfortunately the damage from the cult of Stalin and the way the soviet system had been run since...

As Ike said beware the military industrial complex... More money in conflict that these people missed from wars .. No money in peace ... Also it helps justify employment numbers that also looks good for the politicians popularity if the population has a job putting screws in a t72 or a...

Stalin wouldn't invade Western Europe ... Not with out damn good reason ... Purges yes .. Being popular in the Soviet Union was seldom a great idea during those days especially .. One thing to note if he lived another 5 years and purged the nearest rivals and intelligent amongst the...

I don't see that helping...

THe idea of capitalism and communism are two different things.. If your mindset is on personal gain .. then capitalism is the route.. if your end goal is on ( in theory ) a more equal society where everyone works for the common good and common goals and money isn't the be all end all that...

Wow great response! I agree with much of what you are saying.. and as I said .. Russia has never really known economic freedom. Its not something that is learned over night, even America had some trial and error going on to this day. Its an evolutionary concept. Communism Soviet style...

I so agree... Same with the western .. And of course the neither holy nor roman guys to the north