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  1. Sārthākā

    Would Beria have been a good leader for the Soviet Union?

    Admittedly 'best' is a misnomer and 'above average and at least competent' is a better word. Genghis Khan, Vlad the Impaler, Fu Sheng, Ivan the Terrible, Qin Shi Huang, Babur, Pinochet, King Mahendra of Nepal, Wu Zetian, etc were all murderers, and some rapists, but were competent enough to...
  2. Would Beria have been a good leader for the Soviet Union?

    Ok, who considers these people to be "good"? I mean "the impaler" and "the terrible" don't sound like ringing endorsements.
  3. Would Beria have been a good leader for the Soviet Union?

    Vlad the Impaler,Ivan the Terrible
  4. curlyhairedhippie

    A Thorn In The Rose: A War Of The Roses TL

    That is my sense too.
  5. Would Beria have been a good leader for the Soviet Union?

    Ok, I'll take the bait: Which leaders of history were psychopaths and serial murderers/rapists and still considered the "best leaders"?
  6. The Professor

    Alternate Hundred Years War with England-Scotland Personal Union

    Without the English claim to France how does this affect the accession of the Valois? Could we see John's grandson accede instead?
  7. Sārthākā

    AHC: Rename a country, that unified from a long-described region

    Nepa was used instead of Nepal for a long time. So possible.
  8. Stanley Baldwin's Successful Political Gamble: A TL from 1923

    Theoretically there were four combinations of parties which would have a majority of seats in the Dail, that is 86 out of the 170 seats. These were Fianna Fail/Fine Gael, Fianna Fail/Labour, Fianna Fail/Clann na Poblachta/Clann na Talmhan, Labour/Fine Gael/Clann na Poblachta. The...
  9. Tiberius Gracchus - More Successful?

    For clarification, I’m not saying its people v senate. Its the jealousy of the other senate leaders of the potential political windfall, which is why I proposed a system in which multiple magistrates share a small portion of the spoils.
  10. AHC: Rename a country, that unified from a long-described region

    Ninjaed, love the suggestion on the russian republic I did not think to include tartarstan. I belive it shares its roots with both the golden horde and the Kazan Khanate. Like the Welsh they have a dragon on thier flag and it looks stunning https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanate_of_Kazan
  11. AHC: Rename a country, that unified from a long-described region

    I feel like It might still be used at least in foreign mapping (like how English maps Nippon as Japan instead of the name they consider themselves) but if we are looking for it to be a recognized name both domesticly and internationaly then focusing the idea of Central asian and the crimia to...
  12. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    Given how we don’t know how the Greek and North African Fronts will shake out just yet lets not get ahead of ourselves with contemplating an expeditionary force being sent to Russia,
  13. AHC: Rename a country, that unified from a long-described region

    There is Tatarstan is "land of the Tatars", currently used for the republic in Russia. At one point it was called Tataria by the people who lived there when speaking in Russian. IMO it is not hard to envision a Turkic-speaking state rooted in modern nationalism (rather than traditional Turkic or...
  14. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    In the Great War british armoured cars served in the RNAS in Russia, so an updated force of British Armour with supporting units makes sense to me.
  15. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    Damn engine development for the Tanks is flying ahead compared to OTL.
  16. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    What are you going to do with the Victor, you are going to have this massively arse kicking tank available in 1942 but likely nowhere to use it. North Africa is likely all over and unless you spavin the British Army at this point, they need somewhere to fight the Germans. One use I can see would...
  17. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    The big question is; is this meteor diesel or petrol?
  18. Sir John Valentine Carden survives.

    Threadmark? @allanpcameron
  19. Ottomans in CP Victory?

    If the French are out, that's a lot of atlantic coast that's vulnerable to blockade running, along with spain but even if the blockade holds, with france gone, a lot of men and industry can be retasked to make more food and even if that doesn't work, it's one thing for morale to crater when it's...
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