No Cold War obviously - Communist Russia and Communist America dominate the world...unless a Red victory in Russa butterflies away America's Communist revolution in 1931.
How about this for absurd: A capitalist America (maybe even the old 'United States of America' for laughs) and a Communist Russia square off.
Ridiculous - I know.
Mike
A Communist Russia would have been probably worse than the United States under the post-1931 government. I mean, America isn't really communist (at least not anymore); its socialist. IE, free elections, debating parties (even non socialist ones though they remain in the same economic system, and communist as said), votes, civil rights, what would be called a regulated capitalism with nationalization of major industries and resources, etc., etc.
But this was Russia; a people who have never had anything but a massive, tyrannical government and dedication to it. Even if the Commies did talk a big game, Lenin was hardly liberal or freedom loving, and I doubt anyone but maybe that Trotsky fellow would have managed to do it any good or keep it democratic. I mean, look what he did during his exile in Mexico. While not as democratic as the Post-'31 America, the People's Republic of Mexico wasn't horribly despotic.