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What if Stalin has a Lenin-like stroke during the course of the Winter War, say late 1939-early 1940 and lingers on for a while maimed by it. What happens within the USSR then?
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What if Stalin has a Lenin-like stroke during the course of the Winter War, say late 1939-early 1940 and lingers on for a while maimed by it. What happens within the USSR then?
Stuffed Lenin/Weekend at Stalin's situation?I would surmise that people around him would assume actual power, with Stalin remaining as a prop figure head. Frankly, he may never really be allowed to "die", insofar as after he has died, they may pretend he is still alive and ruling the nation.
What if Stalin has a Lenin-like stroke during the course of the Winter War, say late 1939-early 1940 and lingers on for a while maimed by it. What happens within the USSR then?
That's my question: who is in charge, is Stalin even allowed to linger on, and whomever is in charge how do they handle the international situation?very interesting point for Stalin to be incapacitated. are you envisioning him being able to say yes or no to peace treaty?
whatever group running the government is going to want Winter War over, possible Allied entry, mistrust of Germany, no neutrality pact with Japan yet?
If he is unable to actually conduct business, would they really be afraid of him? Though might Beria start a purge of his own to puppetize Stalin like Stalin did to Lenin?The Soviet leadership might very well press on against Finland, regardless what the Finns offer, in order to install their puppet government, as that was the last thing Stalin ordered, and everyone would be too scared to do otherwise.
If he is unable to actually conduct business, would they really be afraid of him? Though might Beria start a purge of his own to puppetize Stalin like Stalin did to Lenin?
The Soviet leadership might very well press on against Finland, regardless what the Finns offer, in order to install their puppet government, as that was the last thing Stalin ordered, and everyone would be too scared to do otherwise.
Does Molotov even get dispatched? Perhaps they are willing to make a reasonable offer that doesn't piss off Hitler and the Axis pact actually happens. IOTL Hitler was convinced by Stalin's offer via Molotov that the Soviets were just going to backstab him at first chance; who knows how things change.So when Molotov comes to Berlin November 1940 to talk what happens then?
Does The Soviet Union press Romania in June 40 as in OTL, do they take Buknovia too"
There were several people on Stalin's council at that point, can't remember the names ATM.Who else is there? Molotov maybe? Everyone else has been purged.
Tensions might normalize with Japan a little faster (though they were on that way anyways), a lot of people seem to think that Stalin was heavily involved in instigating the Manchurian border clashes.