POD: Nikolai Rysakov is gunned down by the Tsar’s Cossacks prior to being able to make any meaningful action. This has numerous latter ramifications.
“Father, they have tried to kill you. These reforms are breaking the fabric of holy Russia.”
“Son, many said that about Peter. If I were to cut back reforms, do you think that will quell the popular anger?”
“All due respect, my father and my Tsar, but Russia is not Paris. We are a completely different stock than the liberal nations.”
Look. I need not slaughter all of the Marxists. History will slaughter them. As far as I’m concerned if we don’t clean up our act, our window of opportunity to save Russia will be lost.”
“But they almost killed you!”
“Look son. You may not see it yet. But these are the politics of reality. If I do not reform holy Russia, these marxists will seize russia from within and build it in their own satanic mold. We cannot battle with rifles in our own land, we must battle for hearts and souls.”
The tsarevich pouted sad and defeated but nonetheless resigned. His fathers reforms were getting more irreversible, he thought.
“Father, they have tried to kill you. These reforms are breaking the fabric of holy Russia.”
“Son, many said that about Peter. If I were to cut back reforms, do you think that will quell the popular anger?”
“All due respect, my father and my Tsar, but Russia is not Paris. We are a completely different stock than the liberal nations.”
Look. I need not slaughter all of the Marxists. History will slaughter them. As far as I’m concerned if we don’t clean up our act, our window of opportunity to save Russia will be lost.”
“But they almost killed you!”
“Look son. You may not see it yet. But these are the politics of reality. If I do not reform holy Russia, these marxists will seize russia from within and build it in their own satanic mold. We cannot battle with rifles in our own land, we must battle for hearts and souls.”
The tsarevich pouted sad and defeated but nonetheless resigned. His fathers reforms were getting more irreversible, he thought.