Am indeed familiar with the short-lived states. ATL Persia losing such territory from both its west and east by foreign powers would in some respects further mirror the OTL territorial concessions the likes of Siam / Thailand and the Ethiopia Empire had to make.
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Am indeed familiar with the short-lived states. ATL Persia losing such territory from both its west and east by foreign powers would in some respects further mirror the OTL territorial concessions the likes of Siam / Thailand and the Ethiopia Empire had to make.
The Northern River Reversal, proposed back in the 1930's and underwent serious consideration in the 60's through to the 80's, was a massive Soviet plan to divert the flow of the Pechora, Tobol, Ishim, Irtysh, and Ob rivers. Instead of flowing "uselessly" into the Arctic Ocean, the idea was to divert them south toward Central Asia for irrigation. About 120 institutes and agencies participated in the impact study coordinated by the Academy of Sciences in over a dozen conferences. The consensus was, if carried out, this project would produce enough food to feed 200 million people and the resulting fallout (parts of the canals were going to be dug with nukes) would be "negligible."
In addition, some expansions on the plan included bringing water south to refill and expand both the Aral and Caspian Seas. In particular, the Davydov Plan also called for the flooding of the West Siberian Plain to create a new inland sea. Naturally, all of this brought with it environmental concerns. Some worried that diverting the rivers would deprive the Arctic of fresh water, leading to it becoming more saline and lowering its freezing point. This would cause the sea ice would begin melting, possibly starting a warming trend. Others worried that the opposite might happen and stopping the flow of warmer fresh water would lead to the polar ice expanding.
For this and many other reasons, the plan was officially abandoned in 1986, although calls for its resumption have occasionally cropped up over the years.
*Credit to KitFisto1997 for the Davydov Patch.
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All they would've needed to do was to keep the Ob and Irytsh's access to the Arctic. Also, nukes would've destroyed the environment, so machinery would be a better option.
"Peaceful" Nuclear explosions were a popular idea back then. They didn't care about the environmental consequences, just the power they had to dig huge holes in the ground.
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In 2008 Czech politician and former anti-communist campaigner Karel Schwarzenberg proposed the unification of Austria and the Czech Republic.
In 2013 Polish politician and former anti-communist campaigner Lech Wałęsa proposed the unification of Germany and Poland.
I'm noticing a trend here...
In 2013 Polish politician and former anti-communist campaigner Lech Wałęsa proposed the unification of Germany and Poland.
I'm noticing a trend here...
The question is, will Slovenia (the other Slavic country that has been ruled by a German-Speaking country for a lot of its history) try to also reunite with its former overlord, or is it like, someone already used up Austria, so they have to pick a different German-Speaking country to unite with, maybe Switzerland...
I always knew that breaking up the old A-H Empire was a bad idea....
Eh, don't think there's any rule about the "reunions" having to be strictly bilateral... besides, figuring out a contiguous border including both Switzerland and Slovenia would be a bit.... tricky (and would piss the Italians off). Anyways Switzerland has enough languages to deal with... Maybe they could get Vorarlberg as a consolation prize
Eh, don't think there's any rule about the "reunions" having to be strictly bilateral... besides, figuring out a contiguous border including both Switzerland and Slovenia would be a bit.... tricky (and would piss the Italians off). Anyways Switzerland has enough languages to deal with... Maybe they could get Vorarlberg as a consolation prize
Who said anything about contiguous?
Well, yeah... but it would be fun to draw at least!Who said anything about contiguous?
Also, I like the idea of a Swiss-Slovene Riviera on the Adriatic.... and... a Swiss Navy! I'm thinking small but useful ships with a large number of multi-purpose fittings on them Well, yeah... but it would be fun to draw at least!
I agree, I think Switzerland would make its coast a very nice place to visit, and Slovenia already seems to be doing a pretty good job of that.
I can just see a captain yelling at his crew "I said pull out the anchor, the retractable sheet music stand, and the mirror! Why did you get the fishing rod, the sextant, and how the hell did you find the 1700s antique swivel gun compartment?!"
Maybe they'd have Swiss Navy Knives, with more serrated knives for cutting ropes, better resistance to rusting, tools for breaking clams off of rocks and the hulls of boats, a mini snorkel and a small pair of goggles that nobody over the age of 3 can really use, but make a fine addition to your collection nonetheless.