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  1. A Surviving Eastern Bloc - what are the effects on the world?

    Hey! I'm sure this is a common topic of discussion, however, in my admittedly quite brief search, I largely discovered threads focusing more on the USSR and the Eastern Bloc itself rather than the world in general. If you know of any such older threads, I'd love to see some links in the...

  2. Maximize the number of second language Persian/Farsi speakers!

    Not sure if before or after 1900; I put it here because while the question concerns the number of Persian speakers today, the absolute majority of the potential PODs will be before 1900. Anyway, the goal is - how to maximize the number of second language speakers of Persian? Today, it's the...

  3. What is the potential of a unified Arab state in the Middle East?

    Obviously there were many, many problems with a theoretical Arab unification, but you could say the same about other previous unifications; anyway, if a unified Arab state from Egypt or Libya to Iraq to Oman was created, diplomatically, and in theory managed to find a balance between the...

  4. Is there anyway the Soviets could have irrigated Central Asia without the long term environmental damages the OTL project caused?

    IOTL the Soviet project of agriculture in Central Asia caused huge environmental ramifications for the future. Was there another possibility of what could've been done? A system or irrigation not as damaging, possible with post-WW2 era technology?

  5. Consequences of Safavids conquering and holding Khorazmia and Transoxiana?

    Unlike Iran, which is part desert and part mountains, Khorasan-Khorazmia-Transoxiana can be pretty fertile lands outside of the desert areas, provided there's a good irrigation infrastructure. Perhaps the Safavids could rebuild that?

  6. Consequences of Safavids conquering and holding Khorazmia and Transoxiana?

    Sometimes during the early or middle part of their reign, Safavid Iran conquers more territory in Afghanistan and central Asia, including cities like Samarkand, Khiva or Balkh. Is this even possible? Or is the geography too difficult/Ottoman thread too high to attempt this? Can these territories...

  7. Is there a way to get a more democratic/less oppressive Soviet Russia without getting rid of Lenin?

    Hmm... Could you maybe have a democratic USSR which reveres Lenin? Say, he dies early on in the revolution. Without their leading figure, the Party might be more "democratic" instead of being defined by one person, which sets a precedent... but the new state they build is still based on Lenin's...

  8. Is there a way to get a more democratic/less oppressive Soviet Russia without getting rid of Lenin?

    Preferably PODs in around 1917, with Lenin still being a major actor in this new Russia.

  9. WI the Eastern Bloc revolutions result in democratic socialism instead of capitalism?

    I guess I agree - by the 1980s, the idea of reforming socialism was mostly dead in the Eastern Bloc. The time for that was the 60s, if ever. But how about the nordic model - or slightly to the left of that? If the revolutions and the people basically said - we reject communism, but we also...

  10. WI the Eastern Bloc revolutions result in democratic socialism instead of capitalism?

    While this wasn't a likely outcome, leftist reformists were a huge part of the pro-democracy popular movements, before being pushed into background by later developments. I don't really want to discuss how this could happen - I'm more interested of the consequences and implications of the...

  11. Dubček becomes the president of Czechoslovakia in 1990 instead of Havel

    There was a chance of Dubček becoming president after the revolution; what if this happens and his car accident related death is therefore butterflied away? Both Havel and Dubček were leftists, but the legacy of both is quite different anyway - Havel fought against the communist regime, while...

  12. How to get an independent Ireland by 1830?

    POD should be roughly between 1790-1820. Can be a little sooner or a little later, but the French Revolution must still happen and so does the rise of Napoleon and his eventual demise. The exact circumstances can, of course, differ.

  13. An independent Poland without a First World War?

    Was there any possibility for Poland to become a country, at least the Russian part, some time in the first half of the 20th century, had there not been the Great War or any such big war around that time. Also, could a constitutional / democratic Russia possibly grant the Polish Kingdom some...

  14. Who could have been an Iranian "Stalin"?

    Interesting, thank you.

  15. Who could have been an Iranian "Stalin"?

    I guess it's very unlikely, but if somehow Iran becomes a communist state in between 1910 to 1930, who could be the possible autocratic leader of Iran, similar in politics and tyrannism to Stalin?

  16. How would a non communist Czechoslovakia develop during and after the Cold War?

    If something didn't go horribly wrong, Czechoslovakia's economy and society would be in much better shape than today in OTL, but how exactly would Czechoslovakia's Cold War history and present look like? Some ideas: Much more Eastern European immigrants - not that there is a little of them...

  17. Any potential leaders of a pre-WW2 communist Iran?

    I don't know how feasible a communist Iran happening in that period is (I imagine not much), but I know there did exist a communist movement there. Let's say the communists seize power somehow, who are some potential leaders of the country?

  18. What if the Serbs conquered Sarajevo?

    I don't know enough about the Yugoslav Wars to say whether it is or is not possible, but that's not really the subject of this question. I'm more interested in what you guys think the Bosnian Serb Militias would do if they managed to conquer and control/occupy the whole city of Sarajevo. I...

  19. Sassanids win at Qadisiyah - effects on Middle East and beyond?

    So, obviously this means that Iran stays Zoroastrian and there is no Muslim invasion of India, so there's obviously no Pakistan - I guess their religion continues to be Hinduism. Islam probably doesn't spread to central Asia, and the Tatars later do not convert as well - if the Mongol Empire...

  20. Best possible outcome for Iran with a POD after 1900?

    Iran has had a tumultuous 20th century history. Many revolutions, coups, conflicts. What's Iran's best outlook in terms of economic growth, quality of life, political stability and at least somewhat of a democracy?
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