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The fate of Russia's original Rurik dynasty was sealed when Ivan IV (a.k.a. The Terrible), in a heated argument with his son and heir Ivan Ivanovich surrounding the fact that the elder Ivan had just beaten up the son's wife and caused her to miscarry their child (I know, right?), struck the...

WWII, for better or worse, is what has shaped our OTL modern world. Everything from morals, politics, economics, and how people view their own countries has been colored by the circumstances surrounding that war. It has affected our views on ethics and morality: the rise and fall of Nazism and...

It was not too long ago in the 1980's when Japan occupied a position very similar to that which China enjoys today: a rising, booming market enjoying considerable economic growth and competitiveness, which many were pegging to have the potential to surpass the United States as the world's...

I wasn't sure where to put this idea, since it could possibly stretch back to before the 20th century, but here goes. When it comes to literature, plays, movies, and more, it was largely in the 20th century when racy content like profanity, violence, and sex gradually became more common in...

In this dubbel blind wat if, I'd like to tak about somthing we offen take for granted theze dayz: our langwij. Az we all no, inglish spelling yoost to be way more difficult than it iz now: you had letters that weren't even pronounced, and it somtimez seemd as if there was hardly any consistency...

The OTL evidence on the relations between Norsemen who landed in North America and local Native American tribes is rather scarce, but there is some indication that there were all sorts of interactions between the two groups, some of them hostile (the fact in itself that Vinland and other...

When historical figures are examined psychologically and personally, it's undeniable that people's analysis of them are colored by whether or not they were on the "winning" side, what they accomplished, and if, overall, their actions led to success or failure. This often extends all the way to...

This idea is actually based on a conversation I remember having with a friend during my university days. I had just come back from a student trip to Hiroshima, and was feeling pretty somber and was telling my friend about it (incidentally, I'm American, and the friend I was talking to here is...

When Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne following the February Revolution, most people were expecting him to abdicate in favor of his son, Alexis, being named tsar, with his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich as Regent. Instead, Nicholas not only abdicated for himself, but for...

When talking about humanity's two favorite caffeinated beverages, different countries generally have different cultural preferences for either tea or coffee, making one or the other of them be more widely consumed. A few OTL tea-drinking cultures: -Britain (as well as most of the...

As the title says, what would've happened if, rather than state socialism/communism, anarchism had become the dominant revolutionary left-wing ideology in 19th century Europe? Instead of Marx and Engels being the most notable figures on the far left, the ideas of people like Proudhon and...

How did you first get started following the AH genre? Which books or stories did you pick up to introduce yourself to it? After doing some research into popular AH stories, the first book I picked up was How Few Remain. And the first timeline I read here on AH.com was A World of Laughter, A...

Has anyone else seen this movie? If so, what are your thoughts? While looking for good AH movies, I managed to come across this movie. It's a South Korean film released in 2002, and it's one of the few films I've seen that take a truly serious stab at creating an alternate history universe...

When I got done reading TL-191, one of the things that I took from it, besides the events in North America, was just how much it would've absolutely sucked to be French in that timeline. France suffered enough OTL, but 191 makes what they went through seem like a walk in the park. Not only was...

Before his assassination in 2002, Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was getting a lot of attention for his unorthodox views combining promotion of Dutch liberalism with strong criticism of multiculturalism and immigration. As an openly gay ex-Marxist, Fortuyn was a strong supporter of a progressive...

To me, one of the most interesting things about the opening of Japan and the beginning of the Meiji Restoration is the very fortuitous timing of it, because it came at a time when Japanese society was at a significant crossroads, both domestically and in terms of how it viewed foreigners...

Hello, AlternateHistory.com! I'm a long-time lurker, first time poster, and I've decided to finally make a post. I hope to have lots of great interactions here! So, I'm using the term "developed" loosely here, but what I basically mean is, how can radios and motion pictures have been developed...