Been catching up interesting timeline, curious to see the direction it goes.
For Austria, I would say one thing that very well would wreck ironically is less the demobilization than the nation being ''reconnected'', at the start of the war the government and military did it's best to suppress and take out any and all potential opposition from socialist to ethnic. This backfired dramatically in Galicia where on retreating the Austrian army massacred up to 30,000 civilians mostly Ruthenians thinking they where Russian fifth column. The Polish where inflamed that they did not get Congress Poland, the Jews saw horrific treatment during this period and little was done to aid them and a rise in anti-Semitism across the empire in this period as well. The fall of the empire largely prevent this episode from being well known given what happened next but their is next to little love for the AH in this region.
Basically this province I would very much consider nearly impossible to keep unless very serious things are done to to change the Austrian empire that would are nigh impossible or it can be ''let go'' and preserve the core imperial structure, the process is likely going to be odd but I think the Austrians would be more willing to do it for both more influnce in Ukraine and it to serve as a replacement breadbasket that's loyal to them.
Though for Slavs with Austria after losing to Germany did not cease being a empire, rather it changed it's focus to the Balkans and began expanding Bosnia being acquired in 1877 war and annexed in 1910 meant to serve as a internal colony. Going to be curious how that plays out with a more intact Ottoman empire given the status quo victory they achieved here. Keep trying to expand? Reach a settlement?
O yeah by the way ironically and kinda vilely I think Germany and Austria may have a odd partner in the Russian empire, this might not make sense and won't last but the simple fact is the Russian people need grain as well as coal and other materials to rebuild it following the war and Ukraine is the best source for plus peasant and socialist uprisings prevent those goods from being harvested and been traded to Russia and could spread into it. Not saying it's a eternal alliance in fact I suspect Russia's going to try and play their hand in it a few years later but for now I can see a détente based on mutual profit and both would starve if it's to destabilized.
For Austria, I would say one thing that very well would wreck ironically is less the demobilization than the nation being ''reconnected'', at the start of the war the government and military did it's best to suppress and take out any and all potential opposition from socialist to ethnic. This backfired dramatically in Galicia where on retreating the Austrian army massacred up to 30,000 civilians mostly Ruthenians thinking they where Russian fifth column. The Polish where inflamed that they did not get Congress Poland, the Jews saw horrific treatment during this period and little was done to aid them and a rise in anti-Semitism across the empire in this period as well. The fall of the empire largely prevent this episode from being well known given what happened next but their is next to little love for the AH in this region.
Basically this province I would very much consider nearly impossible to keep unless very serious things are done to to change the Austrian empire that would are nigh impossible or it can be ''let go'' and preserve the core imperial structure, the process is likely going to be odd but I think the Austrians would be more willing to do it for both more influnce in Ukraine and it to serve as a replacement breadbasket that's loyal to them.
Though for Slavs with Austria after losing to Germany did not cease being a empire, rather it changed it's focus to the Balkans and began expanding Bosnia being acquired in 1877 war and annexed in 1910 meant to serve as a internal colony. Going to be curious how that plays out with a more intact Ottoman empire given the status quo victory they achieved here. Keep trying to expand? Reach a settlement?
O yeah by the way ironically and kinda vilely I think Germany and Austria may have a odd partner in the Russian empire, this might not make sense and won't last but the simple fact is the Russian people need grain as well as coal and other materials to rebuild it following the war and Ukraine is the best source for plus peasant and socialist uprisings prevent those goods from being harvested and been traded to Russia and could spread into it. Not saying it's a eternal alliance in fact I suspect Russia's going to try and play their hand in it a few years later but for now I can see a détente based on mutual profit and both would starve if it's to destabilized.
