MarshalBraginsky
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Maybe if the Livonian war could be somehow averted there'd be no need for the Oprichnina, as well as allowing Russia to hold on to some extra territories
Yeah, and the Russian TL I'm writing right now has been posted.
Maybe if the Livonian war could be somehow averted there'd be no need for the Oprichnina, as well as allowing Russia to hold on to some extra territories
Also, would a Cossack Atamanate be plausible for a Russian hyperpower? Like Japan under the Shogunate, but in Russia's case, the Tsar would be powerless while a Cossack Ataman would wield the real power.
That could work i guess.
One question i do have: just how far are we extending Russia's borders?
I've always thought that powerful enough USA would definitely try to reach the West Coast. But maybe I don’t understand the American psychology well
Would also be nice if Russia also annexed all of India.
I think Russia conquering/somehow inheriting the Ottoman Empire is the best start point. Although greatly improved human development is a must
Russia takes Inner Mongolia from China, winning support of Mongols within the empire.
The Wank......IT bURNS"!!!!!
Actually you did get the 'american psychology' right as OTL us can be guaranteed to kook to get the pacific due manifest destiny and american exceptionalism.
Lol that's a bit strong,
Hmm that is oossible as the past 5 threads made it.
There aren't really many Mongols in the russian empire, but there are some Tatars which might be effected.
Aside from the Kalmyks and Buryats, that's pretty much about it. Although I'm thinking of making the Ottoman Empire a vassal. There's also the Ottoman expedition into Aceh in OTL, and maybe I can use it to my advantage.
An ottoman and Persian dynastic union can lessen the problems, though integrating that further will be harder to do with making sure those empires go under revolution. There wont be as much Russification attempts to lead to rebellion, but this larger empire will be more fragile so revolutions can stil happen from different ways. Stresses and incompetence can cause enough discontent, just make he aristocrats and nobility incompetent enough to fail![]()
Well, having a Kurd as a ruler of an Ottoman-Persian Empire would be the only solution. Other than that, there's the rivalry between the Sunni Turks and Shia Persians. Or we can simply have Tamerlane kicking the crap out of the Ottomans and reunify the Dar-al-Islam under the Timurids.
Given we are wanking Russian in this TL, we can simply well....let them be scared shitkess of uber Russia coming to rape and that forces them together.....then Russia signs a treaty with both.
Yeah, but it might be beneficial in the long run to have Russia and the Ottoman-Persian Empire as allies before they turn against each other.
you can also just have the entire royal lineage between them be to convoluted and fucked up that they cannot realistically split, worse then european royak ties. That was used against some Tatars I believe.