Wolfpaw
Banned
The less authority a single potentate has over the Party and the secret police, the less likely they are to violently purge. A USSR which enjoys a genuine collective leadership is more likely to see "purges" along the lines of reassignments to undesirable positions (like overseeing a potash plant in the Urals or becoming ambassador to Tannu Tuva).
Ultimately it's hard to predict since purges are 100% based on the constantly-shifting interpersonal relationships of the Party elite.
Ultimately it's hard to predict since purges are 100% based on the constantly-shifting interpersonal relationships of the Party elite.