reforms

As Stalin lie's unconscious from his hemmoragic stroke, Stalin's inner circle decides it is a great idea to announce to the entirety of the USSR and have it be shown on live television, as they are outlining what's going to be happening in the interim period, Joseph Stalin, on national...

In this timeline, the USSR end up being less controlling of their satellite states in Europe. The Soviets don't remove Imre Nagy from power in Hungary leading them to avoid the Hungarian Revolution. Soviet leadership also decides to make a compromise with Czechoslovakia and does not invade them...

First off, I should admit some bias. As a student of comparative government, I am of the mind that any country, regardless of all the inherent complexities therein, can be governed effectively and survive in the long term provided it has all the necessary institutions (except in the case of...

I've seen the term thrown around a few times (specifically on the Age of Miracles thread) and I've done some really light looking at the term, but I was wondering if there was anyone who could really unpack what it is, and the prerequisites? It seems to be such a major point of pre-1900 history...

IOTL, Wang Mang was a chinese emperor notable for having usurped the Han dynasty's throne for 14 years, founding the brief Xin dynasty (9-23 AD). He assumed the royal title as the Jujun Emperor. He was notable for having implemented interesting reforms, such as an income tax, a "sloth tax" for...

I know that Maximilian of Habsburg (the otl unfortunate Mexican emperor executed at Queretaro) becoming Austrian Emperor and managing to successfully steer his variegated realms towards a liberal, modern and stable course is a bit of a cliche and there have been a couple of TLs on this theme...