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Was thinking of doing a storyline with the POD of Vladmir Kappel never falling below the ice during the Great Siberian Ice March in the Russian Civil War.

Instead he only catches Pneumonia after the successful White Russian escape. While recuperating jealous superiors transfer him to Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka. There he is stuck dealing with American and Japanese forces and away from the fighting and his superiors think the glory.

As things fall apart for the White forces and the Reds start wrapping up their victory Kappel decides to make the Kamchatka peninsular an earlier version of OTL Taiwan.

I am initially thinking his call for White forces to reorganize in Kamchatka is successful and gets a big boon when Wrangel's White Fleet makes the arduous journey there.

So how long does the remnant last? How does it do so?

Does it accept Japanese suzerainty as a means to it surviving?

What does having two Russias do to the world.

Do the Soviets retake it in the 20s or 30s?

Does Stalin retake it at the end of World War II when he finally declares war on Japan.

Perhaps in this TL the Allies use Kamchatka as a chip and sell it out to the Soviets, Ala the betrayal of the Cossacks

What does the government in the Peninsular look like? How successful can it be?

Does it sell its mineral and fishing rights to the western powers in hopes they will keep it propped up?

Can it survive to modern day?
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