For one reason or another, the Soviet Union is defeated before the Second World War ends. Either some sort of internal collapse, or a successful Nazi invasion...
What I wonder is if this happened, how long do you think the status quo of republics/monarchies existing in Eastern Europe would have lasted? New dictatorships?
Do you think any new monarchies would have been introduced after the War in Eastern Europe? Would Europe as a whole be richer and more influential worldwide without a Cold War divide? Would the EU have been established and extended longer ago?
What I wonder is if this happened, how long do you think the status quo of republics/monarchies existing in Eastern Europe would have lasted? New dictatorships?
Do you think any new monarchies would have been introduced after the War in Eastern Europe? Would Europe as a whole be richer and more influential worldwide without a Cold War divide? Would the EU have been established and extended longer ago?