Another of those People in different Universes threads

yourworstnightmare

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OOC: The last one was fun, but we have probably milked the last drop from that one (and I still have no idea what happened to Korea). So I think we start a new one. This one has a PoD in 1900, and I think we should start with our least favourite person (since him showing up in the beginning has become quite a trend).

Adolf Hitler
(1889- 1966)

Served in the Austrian armies during the First European War (1911-14), but moved to Germany after the war. Became famous when as a member of the German National Unity Party (DNEP), a Party that started small, but grew to one of the most influencial political parties in the German Empire. Hitler succeeded Erich Ludendorf as leader of the Party, after the latter was assassinated by an Anarchist gunman in 1930. Unlike Ludendorf who believed German strength would return if Kaiser Wilhelm III was replaced by his father Wilhelm II (abdicated 1922), Hitler believed the monarchy itself was weak, and what Germany really needed was a "Strongman of the People". Like his predecessor Hitler did believe that Germany should gear up for war and reconquer the lands lost in the European War, i.e. Elsass- Lothringen, East Prussia, Posen and the Colonies. Hitler also believed Germany should unite the German people by annexing Austria and the Sudetes.

In 1932 DNEP together with the radical socialists of the USPD (the allies Hitler loved to hate) became strong enough to block almost any legislation in the Reichstag. The populiat parties were able to draw strength from the shape of the World Economy, as well as the instability of German politics in the 2nd Empire era. Like the USPD the DNEP had exploited the chaotic situation to arm a small militia. In 1933 the DNEP brownshirts were seen marching in many cities, usually ending up in a fight with the USPD red shirts. In German politics the governments fell more often than before, much thanks to the paralysis of the system the DNEP and USPD had created. Many feared either Adolf Hitler or Theodor Liebknecht would seize power in Germany.

However Hitler's power disappeared over night in June 1933 when Wilhelm III secretly ordered general Kurt von Schleicher to dissolve the Reichstag and take charge of the Reich. von Schleicher quickly dissolved the DNEP and the USPD, and had arrested many of the leaders before the militias had time to react. When Hitler realized what was happening he tried to flee to Austria, but was arrested on the Austrian border. He spent 20 years behind bars, but when he was released in 1953 he wrote in his memoirs that he had been wrong about the weakness of the German leaders, and he regretted never having seen the glory of the 2nd European War. Hitler spent the last years of his life in Vienna, taking up his passion of art again.
 
Alexander Kerensky (4.5.1881, Simbirsk - 11.6.1970, Moscow)

Kerensky overthrown Russian monarchy on 1917. Him become prime minister. In 1918 started Russian Civil War which lasted until 1923. Kerensky's troops won that and then he called democratic elections. Kerensky made about Russia democratic federal republic. He was prime minister on 1917 - 1933. On 1942 - 1950. Nowadays him keeps one greatest persons of Russia in 20th Century.
 

yourworstnightmare

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Alexander Kerensky (4.5.1881, Simbirsk - 11.6.1970, Moscow)

Kerensky overthrown Russian monarchy on 1917. Him become prime minister. In 1918 started Russian Civil War which lasted until 1923. Kerensky's troops won that and then he called democratic elections. Kerensky made about Russia democratic federal republic. He was prime minister on 1917 - 1933. On 1942 - 1950. Nowadays him keeps one greatest persons of Russia in 20th Century.
OOC: This gives me an idea, and a bad excuse for a bump.

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Olga I (1895-1947)

The young woman who single handedly brought down the Russian Empire was never educated to become a monarch. Everyone thought her brother or some other male Romanov relative would succeed the throne. In 1914 the Russian Empire was in a strong position, having been on the winning side of the First European War. Poznan, East Prussia and all of Galizia had been annexed to the Empire, and the Russian navu had got access to the straits of Constantinople, and thus access to the Mediterranean sea. However the young sick Prince Alexei had died in 1913, thus leaving Nicholas II without a direct heir. Nicholas wanted to change the succession laws, since he had no trust in his relatives, and wanted his daughters to be next in line to the throne. The Czar had little support from the nobles and the church, and thus did the unthinkable, and asked the Duma for support. The Duma demanded a Constitution for Russia, something that would severely limit the power of the monarch. Nicholas II agreed to it after a long period of consideration. Many of the reactionaries became upset. This lead to a long conflict between the State Duma and the State Council, when the latter refused to sign the new Constitution, until the Czar intervened and forced their hands.

However grief of the loss of his son made Nicholas II fall ill in 1915 (although some says he was cursed by the wizard Rasputin who had been banished from court after failing to heal Tsarevich Alexei). After the Czar suddenly passed away in February 1916, the 20-year-old princess suddenly became Empress of All the Russias, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Finland. The nobles who had feared a weak woman on the throne soon learned they had nothing to fear. Empress Olga quickly took their side and started to limit the Duma and threatened to abolish the new Constitution. While the Duma defied her, and the influential left wing politician Kerenskij claimed Russia was at the mercy of a spoiled child. When Olga in March 1917 ordered the regiments in Petrograd to seize the Duma and arrest the Left Wing and Liberal delegates, several units revolted. Kerenskij declared a republic and Olga fled south.

Olga soon gathered the loyalists in the Ukraine and the Cossack Hosts and the Russian Civil War between the Monarchists and the Republicans began in January 1918. It lasted to 1923, but the monarchists were thoroughly defeated, because many units and generals switched side during the conflict. Already in 1919 Poland revoked her right to the throne and crowned her sister Tatiana. In 1920 Finland seceded and announced her sister Maria as their new Grand Duchess. After the war Olga fled to Britain where she became famous as the Empress in exile. She never married, but had several relationships with members of the British high society. In 1938 she moved to America, and thus avoided the 2nd European War. She became addicted to drugs, and died probably due to an overdose in Los Angeles 1947. (Although some claimed she was killed by a jealous lover).
 
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