I can't remember, did Khrushchev get "Taking Care Of" in the Stalinist sense.
Nope. ITTL, Khrushchev serves as First Secretary until retiring in 1968. He is succeeded by Alexei Kosygin, and shortly thereafter, Yuri Andropov.
I can't remember, did Khrushchev get "Taking Care Of" in the Stalinist sense.
Good update there @President_Lincoln
USSR seemed to throw away a good thing there- get out of power Andropov!
Hopefully we will see the Soviet Union and China both forge a different path from OTL.
Maggie seems to be charting a very OTL path even if elected earlier. Though earlier privatisation may stop the worst of the 70's rot and allow for investment and new technology that helps maintain UK manufacturing economy as the rivals of the 80's are not in place yet. Though "...followed by years of corruption, mismanagement, inefficiency, and private monopolization in the water, gas, steel, and electricity industries to be endured by British consumers" does not sound exactly positive. Hopefully Healey and his Labour Party will reverse the worst of these once they can get back into power.
I expect BR will find their budgets frozen or slashed under Thatcher, unless they can make a solid case for more electrification infrastructure, an expert like @SadSprinter or @Devvy may be able to advise more on how BR does in this period under an early Thatcher govt.
Good for Mexico.
That part may or may not be getting retconned in the next update.Early Scottish devolution by Thatcher of all people? I must say I am surprised.
Something for Labour if they kick Maggie from office I guess. If they avoid the suicide note they're shooting at an open goal with the mess her antics are making.I can confirm that early devolution has officially been retconned for the time being. As mentioned before, I will cover the topic in detail during the next UK update in Act III.
I agree that the Scottish devolution should've been more of a fight, potentially leading to the fall of Thatcher's government in a Brexit-esque crisis with Scotland threatening secession and an empowered, left-wing Labour and resurgent LibDem party clawing votes from the Tories in critical constituencies.
Ya I remember that, but what happens to him after he is succeeded.Nope. ITTL, Khrushchev serves as First Secretary until retiring in 1968. He is succeeded by Alexei Kosygin, and shortly thereafter, Yuri Andropov.
Ya I remember that, but what happens to him after he is succeeded.
and that may lead to the chance of the Montreal Expos staying around ITTLI wonder if the 1976 Montreal Olympics in this TL are more better organized in this TL than in TL. Of course, we will still have Nadia and Bruce/Caitlyn but probably the host country Canada winning some gold as well ( they did not in RL, regretfully). Also a better organized Montreal Olympiad would have better financing and more corporate sponsorship. Don't forget it just about took twenty years just to get the roof finished on the Montreal Olympic Stadium!
I wonder if the 1976 Montreal Olympics in this TL are more better organized in this TL than in TL.