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It is a not-so-known fact that Stalin was supposed to appear on horseback during the parade of 1945. But, when he tried out riding a horse, it turned out that he was absolutely unable to do that - due to his figure, age and lack of skill. At some point he fell off the horse. Nothing happened, but eventually it was Zhukov who led the parade on horseback.
Now, let's imagine that the accident is not so harmless. Say, the horse bolts and cracks Stalin's skull with her hoof. The medics cannot do anything. On the 17th of June 1945, a week before the victory parade, two months before the Manchurian operation, the country is left without a leader.
Any ideas what could happen next?
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