russian empire

With the latest POD possible, how could one create a Soviet Russia in the 19th century (even if it's 1899)? Some prerequisites might be more extensive urbanization, earlier creation of a proletariat class separate from peasants, and of course, an earlier Russian Revolution.

Could the Russian Empire have expanded into Kazakhstan earlier? Or was the mid to late 19th century the earliest possible time due to technology and the density of Russian settlement north of the Ural River? Alternatively, could Russian colonization of Central Asia have been delayed, and...

Yakutian horses and Yakutian cattle are interesting, polar-adapted breeds raised by the native Yakutian people of the Sakha Republic. The Yakutian horse is noted for its adaptation to the extreme cold climate of Yakutia, including the ability to locate and graze on vegetation that is under...

After the collapse of the League of the Three Emperors, Otto von Bismark organized a "Reinsurance Treaty" that was a pact of neutrality between the German and Russian Empires. What if Kaiser Frederick III had not renewed the treaty in 1890 with the Tsar? Would Russia have still stayed out of...

Considering that Canada is in closer proximity to Alaska than America, what if Canada had bought instead of the United States?

I read in an old thread from back in 2014 that the German Empire once considered purchasing Hokkaidō from Japan in exchange for a German-Japanese Alliance. What if Germany purchased Hokkaidō from Japan and what would this mean for Germany's power projection in East Asia? How would the Russian...

After the February revolution,the preovisional government ends the Russia's patricipation in World War?How will World War I end and what will happen to Russia?

Šćepan Mali was a "Tsar" of Montenegro from 1767-1773. As a doctor at a monastery, he was one day proclaimed to have been Tsar Peter III of Russia. Though not actually the Tsar, Montenegrins had an appreciation for the Russian Empire in the time of Ottoman domination and supported Šćepan Mali as...

This is a (hopefully) miniseries of miniposts about ministates, in somewhat like a Wikipedia form. Previous installments are here, here, here, here and here. Name: Российская империя/Россійская Имперія Official language: Russian (de jure pre-reform orthography, de facto modern orthography is...

My alternate world map+history Full resolution: https://i.imgbox.com/pn9GIkZE.png Borders based on ethnic, religious devisions and historic agreements and plans* Latin America Spain and Portugal give more and more autonomy to their colonies like Britain did with Canada and Australia thus...

Hello everyone, Kaiser Chris here and welcome to Stars and Stripes Ascendant, the unofficial sequel to the Stars and Stripes trilogy by Harry Harrison. The Stars and Stripes trilogy for those of you who are unaware, were a series of novels that dealt with an Alternate history scenario where...

Alaska and its environs have had three significant gold rushes, the Klondike Gold Rush near Dawson City that happened from 1896 to 1899 in what is today the Yukon Territory about 100km from the Alaska border, the Nome Gold Rush from 1899 to 1909 on the western Alaskan coast, and the Fairbanks...

As we all know, in the First World War, France and the UK took great care to mantain close relations with Ottomans. They knew Konstantinyye's German leanings, and feared the enourmous amount of manpower that Turkey could tie down if it joined Germany. Russia, however, detested this policy. On...

Japanese Sakhalin How can Japan have Sakhalin? The people of Sakhalin are ethically Japanese and Japanese-speaking Is it possible for Japan to get all of Sakhalin after the Russo Japanese War?

Note: This is my first attempt at writing a TL. Please don't be too harsh. Constructive criticism and historical inaccuracy correction are very much appreciated. Expect an update about once a week. Now on to the story! :cool: The Holy Russian Empire "What they cannot understand is that we are...

What if the United States' Manifest Destiny was a little bit more "Russian", and analogous to the Russian eastward expansion? In this scenario: Expansion is done by building fortresses along major points, without significant settlement until much later, akin to the Russian Ostrogs in remote...

The Westernization of Russia under Peter, the construction of Saint Petersburg, the "Hellenization" of the Black Sea coast under Catherine the Great, and the Russian-Persian and Russo-Turkish wars seem to have plenty of AH potential. Anyone have any particular points of divergence in mind...

So as you might know, the National Romanticism came to prominence in Russia in 1800s as a result of the Napoleonic Wars. Since these types of movements revered the local folk culture and traditions, some people in Russia took the idea to its natural conclusion and called for removal of "foreign"...

With a POD in 1900 or later, make Russia survive to the modern day as an empire. The emperor must still be in power, but Russia can be a democracy like the rest of the European nations with monarchs.

Different countries for the French revolution Could it be in Spain or the United Kingdom or Portugal or Holy Roman Empire or Russian Empire or Ottoman Empire or in another nation? Could it be Eastern nations like China or Japan? What and why this nation has the potential to be a place for the...