Final Bump. Anybody completely against Tsar Alexander II implementing the first example of something like this?
Final Bump. Anybody completely against Tsar Alexander II implementing the first example of something like this?
I think that the alt-history book "King Ludd" by Roy Lewis is worth naming in this discussion. It depicts a Europe entirely made of Socialist monarchies.
IMVHO, the Habsburgs had many occasions in late 19th c. to turn socialist, as tool to counter nationalist pressure tearing down the Empire. The great bonus of socialism for them was its internationalist stance.