Cultural Impact of WW1 ending with a Stalemate/Prolonged Cold War?

[British Biscuit]

As the title says.

World War 1 ends in status quo ante bellum followed by a prolonged Cold War between Central Powers and the Entente. How would this impact cultural development, self-identity and various art movements?

OTL during and after the Cold War there was/is a notion (albeit one that's not shared by everyone) that Russia isn't part of the West or even Europe despite Russia historically being embedded in West/Europe through monarchic ties, alliances, philosophical movements like enlightenment, culture, art, etc. If there is a Cold War between the Entente and a Germany-Austria-Ottoman block would Germans become viewed as not "true" Europeans somehow? What if Italy is also a member of the CP in this TL? How would people justify Italians (and by extension – the Romans) as being "un-European"?

What about the other side of the divide? How would Germans, Austria-Hungarians and Ottomans come to view themselves vis-à-vis France, UK and Russia if there is multi-decade Cold War between them?

 

[durante]

As the title says.

World War 1 ends in status quo ante bellum followed by a prolonged Cold War between Central Powers and the Entente. How would this impact cultural development, self-identity and various art movements?

OTL during and after the Cold War there was/is a notion (albeit one that's not shared by everyone) that Russia isn't part of the West or even Europe despite Russia historically being embedded in West/Europe through monarchic ties, alliances, philosophical movements like enlightenment, culture, art, etc. If there is a Cold War between the Entente and a Germany-Austria-Ottoman block would Germans become viewed as not "true" Europeans somehow? What if Italy is also a member of the CP in this TL? How would people justify Italians (and by extension – the Romans) as being "un-European"?

What about the other side of the divide? How would Germans, Austria-Hungarians and Ottomans come to view themselves vis-à-vis France, UK and Russia if there is multi-decade Cold War between them?

When does the war end? What happened in Russia?

 

[Catspoke]

When does the war end? What happened in Russia?

If Kerensky Russia, then you could have a liberal republics (France and Russia) vs the semi to full constitutional monarchies thing going on.

Perhaps with war costs plus continued military spending, an economic crisis, great depression looms.

Many governments would be threatened if war was not a victory, Socialism in many countries is a possibility.

Not sure about the arts, they seem to do ok regardless. Only would be corrupted by nazi like right wing movements or socialist realism type things if left wing movements.

 

[CHKeeley]

socialist realism type things if left wing movements.

Eh, only would probably arise in very specific contexts like OTL, there’s a likely chance we could instead get something like the Russian avante-guard and futurist styles of early Bolshevism

 

[British Biscuit]

When does the war end?

Not sure. I don't have a specific POD in mind.

What happened in Russia?

Either a monarchy or a republic but not a socialist state. Neither the Entente or Central Powers have fallen to radical new political ideologies by the end of this WW1.

 

[durante]

Not sure. I don't have a specific POD in mind.
Either a monarchy or a republic but not a socialist state. Neither the Entente or Central Powers have fallen to radical new political ideologies by the end of this WW1.

Well to be as close to status quo ante bellum as possible, it would have to be quite a short war.

But for it to be a short war, it would have to be very different....

The point of my questions was to try to flesh this scenario out more.

WHEN exactly the war ends will make a huge difference to the peace that follows...