Rush Tarquin
Gone Fishin'
This is admittedly a pretty broad brush question, so just contribute what you care to.
Let's say Trotsky or Ivan Nikitich Smirnov become top dog in the aftermath of the Russian revolution or even in the interbellum period, or at least the 'revolution in one country' policy loses out completely (and preferably fast) and stays that way. Can Russia save the Hungarian Soviet Republic? The Slovak Soviet Republic? A Soviet victory in the Polish-Soviet War? Successfully support Hungary in occupying all the territory it claimed? The Bavarian/Munich Soviet Republic?! A red Germany?
Which of these goals could it realistically achieve after WWI or in an interbellum period? Which were a long shot, but still possible? Include 'hows' if you can. If Trotskyist dominance occurs later, will there be other opportunities for communist expansion and what would they likely be? What would be the tripwire event where the Western allies said enough was enough and fought another war? How would you see the rest of the 20th century shaping out as a consequence of such a war?
Let's say Trotsky or Ivan Nikitich Smirnov become top dog in the aftermath of the Russian revolution or even in the interbellum period, or at least the 'revolution in one country' policy loses out completely (and preferably fast) and stays that way. Can Russia save the Hungarian Soviet Republic? The Slovak Soviet Republic? A Soviet victory in the Polish-Soviet War? Successfully support Hungary in occupying all the territory it claimed? The Bavarian/Munich Soviet Republic?! A red Germany?
Which of these goals could it realistically achieve after WWI or in an interbellum period? Which were a long shot, but still possible? Include 'hows' if you can. If Trotskyist dominance occurs later, will there be other opportunities for communist expansion and what would they likely be? What would be the tripwire event where the Western allies said enough was enough and fought another war? How would you see the rest of the 20th century shaping out as a consequence of such a war?