If World War II never happens (for instance, by having Adolf Hitler get killed back in 1923), how does the Soviet Union develop?
I mean, obviously the Soviet Union would have avoided our TL's extremely massive World War II losses and everything that came with that. However, I have various questions about this TL:
1. In this TL, does the Soviet Union still eventually recapture some or all of the territories that it acquired between 1939 and 1945 in our TL?
2. What do Soviet relations with the rest of the world look like in this TL? Also, does Communism successfully spread to any other countries in this TL (and if so, exactly which countries)?
3. Is there more Slavic colonization of Central Asia and the Caucasus in this TL (due to the lack of WWII demographic losses)?
4. How does the Soviet Union handle the wave of decolonization which will eventually occur in this TL?
5. Does the Soviet Union still suffer from decades of economic stagnation in this TL?
6. Does the Soviet Union still collapse and break-up near the end of the 20th century in this TL?
Also, please feel free to list additional information and share additional thoughts about this scenario of mine.
