This is a timeline I was working on when I thought about how radically different the world (and WWII) would have been had Tsarist Russia survived, so here I am proposing (up until 1976 where things get too far-fetched to effectively manage) an ATL where Lenin fails in his coup, Karensky's government is ousted, and Grand Duchess Olga is handed the crown of Russia. There are some major holes in it, I know, but it is treated as best I can manage with the dozens of crazy PODs (such as WWII starting in 1932 and a proto-EU forming in Eastern Europe following WWII). It stops at 1976 because a second major divergence occurs after which things would spiral in a completely different direction due to events of a liberalization in Russia in that year. Anyway, here it is. Critique me. Just don't call me stupid cuz then I'll cry. Contribute also.
Before I forget and get yelled at for it, the timeline focuses entirely on Europe. The Chinese, Cuban, and other revolutions are assumed to have occurred as they did in OTL, if not sooner, later, or under different circumstances due to a missing Soviet Union. Feel free to interject and tell why these changes in circumstances might alter the ATL as presented.
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1917 Lenin’s coup is aborted following Karensky’s roundup of many high-ranking conspirators.
1918 Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan erupt in anti-Russian revolution. Desperate to maintain Russian hegemony, Karensky signs an armistice with Germany and diverts Russian arms to the Caucasus.
WWI ends with Wilhelm’s abdication.
1919 Persia, after signing a treaty with Armenia’s provisional government, occupies Armenia effectively preventing Russian re-occupation. Azerbaijan is subdued after only a few weeks. A similar treaty with Persia prevents the re-occupation of Georgia, however Georgia remains independent.
1920 Disgusted with Karensky’s corrupt regime, the ongoing wars in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and the lack of a proper Duma, military officers overthrow Karensky, raid Tsarskoe Selo, and return the Romanovs to power. Grand Duchess Olga is handed the crown, being considered the most-able to control a rebellious Russia out of the other members of her family.
1921 Tsarina Olga Nicholaevna orders the execution of Lenin.
A border dispute between Georgia and Turkey leads to Russian interference on the
side of Turkey. The Russo-Georgian war begins.
1922-1924
The Russo-Georgian War
1922 Russia stations forces along the Georgian border which are fired upon. Tsarina Olga orders the Russian army to invade.
1923 Turkish forces invade Georgia, aiding the Russians.
1924 The Georgians surrender, and the Russians authorize a joint Russian- Turkish occupation. Formal demarcation establishes the new borders.
1922 Armenia rebels against Persia and signs a declaration of annexation by Turkey, extending Turkey’s borders.
1923 The Weimar Republic signs a mutual pact of non-aggression with Russia. President Hoover tours Europe, paying special attention to the tension in Eastern Europe.
1924 After being stricken by a harsh flu, Nicholas II collapses and dies. Thrown into a fit of hysteria, Alexis falls down the stairs at Tsarskoe Selo, cutting himself. His hemophilia contributes to his death. Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Anastasia enter mandatory periods of mourning, and Tsarina Olga cancels her trip to Spain.
1925 Olga marries Duke Nikita Reskinev of Rostov. The prenuptial agreement signed at the wedding forbids Nikita’s claim to power.
The Estonian Revolution makes Olga fear that revolution will spread back into Russia. To prevent this spread, she invades the Baltic countries, signing a pact with the Germans, allowing the German occupation of Lithuania.
1926 In an attempt to help legitimize her invasions of Estonia and Latvia, Tsarina Olga urges the pan-Slavic movement in the Balkans to unify under the Yugoslav Kingdom. She condones the subsequent invasion of Albania, and attempts to unify Bulgaria under the Yugoslav banner as well.
Fearing the growth of Yugoslavia, Greece occupies southern Albania in an attempt to maintain a buffer satellite against Yugoslavia.
1927 The Russian Queen Mother, Empress Alexandra, dies.
Bulgaria’s monarch is overthrown and Yugoslav armies move in to solidify their claim on a “Unified Balkan Peninsula.” Pro-Yugoslav conspirators in Bulgaria help in a near-bloodless unification with Yugoslavia and are given top positions in Bulgaria’s new government. Empress Olga condones these actions publicly, and decries the continued intervention of Greece in Albania.
1928 With Nazism on the rise in Germany, Empress Olga begins working closely with the Weimar Republic, hoping that the Nazi party can fizzle away with economic aide from the growing Russian economy.
Russian revolutionaries plan to assassinate Olga, but their plan is foiled when their bomb goes off in the train to Moscow, killing themselves and hundreds of civilians. Olga uses this as an impetus to continue her consolidation of power.
1929 Economic crisis in Romania slows economic aid to Germany.
The Russo-Turkish Economic Cooperation Act, passed in both countries, greatly stabilizes both respectful economies.
The German government, seeking similar stabilization, requests entrance into the ECA, but is denied when the Turkish government cites continued inflation in Germany as a primary block to any sort of cooperation.
1930 Prince Alexander IV is born to Olga.
Unrest in Hungary against the Austrians leads to the division of Austria into Austria and Hungary. The Magyar monarch in Bucharest allies with Russia to the disdain of the Austrians.
1931 Yugoslavia and Greece go to war over Albania. Yugoslavia, fuelled by Russian and Turkish arms and aid quickly overruns Greece, which is quickly divided between Yugoslavia and Turkey. The Weimar Republic, long-time friends of Greece, denounces these acts. Tensions mount between Russia and Germany, fuelling Nazi rhetoric.
1932-1945 World War Two
1932 Fearing an imminent invasion by Russia, Hitler leads a massive rebellion in Munich against the Republic. He succeeds and installs himself as Der Fuhrer. Russia ends all diplomatic ties with Germany, and to prevent their own feared imminent invasion, Russia invades and occupies Prussia-Lithuania, sparking World War Two.
1933 Poland is invaded by eager Nazi paramilitary forces. Russian soldiers march into Warsaw to protect it against German aggression. The Russian battleship Lena bombards coastal towns in Germany.
1934 Pro-German Czechoslovakia and Austria join forces for the invasion of Poland.
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway join the coalition and drive Russia from Warsaw. Yugoslavia joins the war on Russia’s side and invades Austria.
1935 Mussolini invades Yugoslavia with Austrian aid. Hungary, despite its alliance with Russia, maintains its neutrality.
1936 Poland surrenders to Germany following the Russian pullout. Czechoslovak and Austrian forces turn their attention to forcing the surrender of Yugoslavia. Turkey sends divisions north to defend Yugoslavia, but they are massacred at the Battle of Sarajevo.
1937 After four years of forced industrialization, Germany’s economy grows strong enough to support the war. The idea of Blitzkrieg is developed and tested in the Netherlands. From there, the Germans invade Belgium and Luxemburg, calling on France and Britain to aid in the implementation of Blitzkrieg against Russia.
The Axis Alliance is signed by Japan, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Czechoslovakia.
1938 The German occupation of Poland is completed. Yugoslavia surrenders to the Axis
powers. Greece revolts and secedes. Austria invades and occupies Hungary.
1939 Grand Duchess Anastasia travels to the United States on a friendly visit. Within closed quarters, she manages to extract a promise that, should German forces step foot on Russian soil, the United States will declare war against Germany.
1940 France is invaded and occupied by Germany.
1941 Romania is divided between Italy and Germany.
German forces cross the border into Russia. The United States declares war the following morning.
American forces land in Britain and bombing raids begin in Germany.
1942 A full-fledged invasion of Germany begins.
By November, Germany has retreated from France.
Russia occupies Poland East of the Dniepr.
1943 The Italian revolution overthrows Mussolini and ends Italian control overseas.
French forces occupy Belgium, Luxemburg, and Saarland.
1944 German forces retreat from the Netherlands.
Russian forces invade and occupy Berlin. Hitler is arrested and executed.
1945 The Treaty of the Rhine divides Germany according to Empress Olga’s wishes. Certain satellites are established to prevent a re-unification of Germany. Italy is likewise divided, with the approval of the provisional government in Rome.
1946 The Bavarian Republic and Kingdom of Brandenburg are assigned to the Russian sphere of influence, while the Republic of Westphalia is declared the legitimate successor to Germany and remains outside of a sphere of influence.
The Kingdom of Sicily and Naples is officially recognized by the Italian Republic, and the Papacy is officially awarded control over Rome and its surrounding countryside.
1947 France withdraws from Belgium and Luxemburg.
1948 Russia withdraws from Berlin.
The Czechoslovak and Austrian Axis governments are tried and executed by Russia.
1949 Empress Olga abandons her plan for a pan-Slavic kingdom in the Balkans, and begins pressing for economic reform in Russia and Turkey.
1950 Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Bavaria sign the Economic Cooperation Act.
1951 Greece attacks Turkish soldiers in Turkish-occupied Greece. An Emergency treaty is signed by Russia, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Bavaria, creating the East-European Confederation. The attack on Turkey is claimed to have occurred after the signing of this pact, and the confederate forces invade Greece.
1952 The Greek government is ousted from power and a pro-Confederate government is installed. The new government enters the EEC along with Brandenburg.
1953 Fearing the spread of Russo-Turkish influence, France, Westphalia, Britain, and Spain sign the European Coordination Pact (ECP) to counter the EEC.
1954 The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Belgium, and Norway sign the ECP.
1955 Grand Duchess Tatiana dies of tuberculosis. The entire Russian Empire goes into mourning.
1956 The Turkish Republic invades Persia over a dispute on oil claims. Olga sends forces in to help Turkey press their claims. The ECP sends troops on the side of Persia, beginning the period that is to become known as the Cold War.
1957 Empress Olga suffers a heart attack and is removed from the public eye. The proxy war between the EEC and ECP in Persia escalates when Turkey announces its plan to occupy Persia and rebuild the Ottoman Empire.
1958 Grand Prince Alexander is crowned Prince Regent of Russia.
1959 Empress Olga dies. Alexander is crowned Emperor Alexander IV. He immediately denounces the ideological war between the EEC and ECP and withdraws Russian forces from Persia.
1960 Bavarian revolutionaries overthrow King George I and withdraw from the EEC.
Fearing that this will lead to the ultimate collapse of the EEC, military forces oust Alexander IV. His son, too young to take over, is placed in the care of the wife of General Yuri Zinoviev who is named Generalissimo of Russia.
1961 The remaining EEC members sign a treaty forbidding voluntary withdrawal, and mandating the invasion of any state attempting to withdraw without permission from Saint Petersburg.
1962 The Ruble is implemented as the national currency of all EEC member states, with a 1:1 exchange ratio between EEC states.
1963 Turkish revolutionaries seek to end Russian dominance in Ankara, but fail.
President Kennedy is assassinated for failing to be tougher on Russian expansionism.
1964 President Johnson denounces Generalissimo Zinoviev of Russia and President Toukom of Turkey, calling on greater cooperation between European powers.
Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq join the EEC.
1965 The Egyptian Crisis--revolution in Egypt ousts the pro-EEC government. The new government allies with India and attempts to create the non-aligned movement. ECP forces occupy Alexandria and EEC forces amass along the Israeli and Egyptian borders, preparing a full sweep into Egypt. Fearing a full-scale invasion by the EEC from which it will not recover, the Egyptian government capitulates and joins the EEC.
1967 Johnson condemns Zinoviev and calls Russia the “Empire of Evil.”
President Toukom of Turkey is overthrown by a military coup. Zinoviev’s involvement is widely suspected.
1968 Crowned Prince Nicholas III turns sixteen and eagerly takes over from Zinoviev, who is named Prime Minister to the Crown, Regent of the Duma, and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, wielding immense and near totalitarian powers over Russia.
1969 Nicholas III revokes Russia’s recognition of the United States, calling it an “oppressive, totalitarian democracy plagued by evil, corruption, and godlessness.”
1970 The Iranian Revolution creates a similar crisis to that in Egypt five years earlier. EEC intervention fails, and Russia’s monopoly over the EEC begins to crumble.
1971 Bavaria and Westphalia sign the German Unity Pact and begin urging Brandenburg to break from the EEC and join the GUP.
EEC divisions enter Berlin and hold the Brandenburg government hostage until Bavaria and Westphalia retract their invitation to join the GUP.
1972 Richard Nixon denounces Nicholas III and creates NATO, supplanting the ECP.
1973 Corruption in the Sicilian government leads to widespread unrest. Elections establish a new government, which eagerly calls on Italian unification.
1974 Greece rebels against the EEC puppet government. Unsatisfied with thirty years of corruption and economic stagnation, Yugoslavia breaks from the EEC and sends divisions into Greece to protect it from the imminent invasion.
Zinoviev orders the EEC members to invade Yugoslavia and Greece, but Nicholas has him secretly arrested and executed before revoking the order. Nicholas’ sudden change of character to one tolerant of openness and democracy surprises the world and begins the implosion of the EEC.
1975 Full elections throughout Russia replace the seventy-six member Duma with a truly multi-party Duma of six hundred and seventy nine members. Turkey breaks from the EEC, claiming Russia has denounced the treaty.
The Solidarity movement in Poland secures early elections and wins by a landslide, likewise withdrawing from the EEC.
1976 Brandenburg breaks from the EEC, joining the GUP.
On August 12, Nicholas III officially withdraws Russia from the EEC. The Ruble is no longer accepted outside of Russia, and the former member states’ economies collapse overnight, pre-empting a second depression in Europe.
August 13, 1976-- Great Depression of Europe
Before I forget and get yelled at for it, the timeline focuses entirely on Europe. The Chinese, Cuban, and other revolutions are assumed to have occurred as they did in OTL, if not sooner, later, or under different circumstances due to a missing Soviet Union. Feel free to interject and tell why these changes in circumstances might alter the ATL as presented.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1917 Lenin’s coup is aborted following Karensky’s roundup of many high-ranking conspirators.
1918 Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan erupt in anti-Russian revolution. Desperate to maintain Russian hegemony, Karensky signs an armistice with Germany and diverts Russian arms to the Caucasus.
WWI ends with Wilhelm’s abdication.
1919 Persia, after signing a treaty with Armenia’s provisional government, occupies Armenia effectively preventing Russian re-occupation. Azerbaijan is subdued after only a few weeks. A similar treaty with Persia prevents the re-occupation of Georgia, however Georgia remains independent.
1920 Disgusted with Karensky’s corrupt regime, the ongoing wars in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and the lack of a proper Duma, military officers overthrow Karensky, raid Tsarskoe Selo, and return the Romanovs to power. Grand Duchess Olga is handed the crown, being considered the most-able to control a rebellious Russia out of the other members of her family.
1921 Tsarina Olga Nicholaevna orders the execution of Lenin.
A border dispute between Georgia and Turkey leads to Russian interference on the
side of Turkey. The Russo-Georgian war begins.
1922-1924
The Russo-Georgian War
1922 Russia stations forces along the Georgian border which are fired upon. Tsarina Olga orders the Russian army to invade.
1923 Turkish forces invade Georgia, aiding the Russians.
1924 The Georgians surrender, and the Russians authorize a joint Russian- Turkish occupation. Formal demarcation establishes the new borders.
1922 Armenia rebels against Persia and signs a declaration of annexation by Turkey, extending Turkey’s borders.
1923 The Weimar Republic signs a mutual pact of non-aggression with Russia. President Hoover tours Europe, paying special attention to the tension in Eastern Europe.
1924 After being stricken by a harsh flu, Nicholas II collapses and dies. Thrown into a fit of hysteria, Alexis falls down the stairs at Tsarskoe Selo, cutting himself. His hemophilia contributes to his death. Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Anastasia enter mandatory periods of mourning, and Tsarina Olga cancels her trip to Spain.
1925 Olga marries Duke Nikita Reskinev of Rostov. The prenuptial agreement signed at the wedding forbids Nikita’s claim to power.
The Estonian Revolution makes Olga fear that revolution will spread back into Russia. To prevent this spread, she invades the Baltic countries, signing a pact with the Germans, allowing the German occupation of Lithuania.
1926 In an attempt to help legitimize her invasions of Estonia and Latvia, Tsarina Olga urges the pan-Slavic movement in the Balkans to unify under the Yugoslav Kingdom. She condones the subsequent invasion of Albania, and attempts to unify Bulgaria under the Yugoslav banner as well.
Fearing the growth of Yugoslavia, Greece occupies southern Albania in an attempt to maintain a buffer satellite against Yugoslavia.
1927 The Russian Queen Mother, Empress Alexandra, dies.
Bulgaria’s monarch is overthrown and Yugoslav armies move in to solidify their claim on a “Unified Balkan Peninsula.” Pro-Yugoslav conspirators in Bulgaria help in a near-bloodless unification with Yugoslavia and are given top positions in Bulgaria’s new government. Empress Olga condones these actions publicly, and decries the continued intervention of Greece in Albania.
1928 With Nazism on the rise in Germany, Empress Olga begins working closely with the Weimar Republic, hoping that the Nazi party can fizzle away with economic aide from the growing Russian economy.
Russian revolutionaries plan to assassinate Olga, but their plan is foiled when their bomb goes off in the train to Moscow, killing themselves and hundreds of civilians. Olga uses this as an impetus to continue her consolidation of power.
1929 Economic crisis in Romania slows economic aid to Germany.
The Russo-Turkish Economic Cooperation Act, passed in both countries, greatly stabilizes both respectful economies.
The German government, seeking similar stabilization, requests entrance into the ECA, but is denied when the Turkish government cites continued inflation in Germany as a primary block to any sort of cooperation.
1930 Prince Alexander IV is born to Olga.
Unrest in Hungary against the Austrians leads to the division of Austria into Austria and Hungary. The Magyar monarch in Bucharest allies with Russia to the disdain of the Austrians.
1931 Yugoslavia and Greece go to war over Albania. Yugoslavia, fuelled by Russian and Turkish arms and aid quickly overruns Greece, which is quickly divided between Yugoslavia and Turkey. The Weimar Republic, long-time friends of Greece, denounces these acts. Tensions mount between Russia and Germany, fuelling Nazi rhetoric.
1932-1945 World War Two
1932 Fearing an imminent invasion by Russia, Hitler leads a massive rebellion in Munich against the Republic. He succeeds and installs himself as Der Fuhrer. Russia ends all diplomatic ties with Germany, and to prevent their own feared imminent invasion, Russia invades and occupies Prussia-Lithuania, sparking World War Two.
1933 Poland is invaded by eager Nazi paramilitary forces. Russian soldiers march into Warsaw to protect it against German aggression. The Russian battleship Lena bombards coastal towns in Germany.
1934 Pro-German Czechoslovakia and Austria join forces for the invasion of Poland.
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway join the coalition and drive Russia from Warsaw. Yugoslavia joins the war on Russia’s side and invades Austria.
1935 Mussolini invades Yugoslavia with Austrian aid. Hungary, despite its alliance with Russia, maintains its neutrality.
1936 Poland surrenders to Germany following the Russian pullout. Czechoslovak and Austrian forces turn their attention to forcing the surrender of Yugoslavia. Turkey sends divisions north to defend Yugoslavia, but they are massacred at the Battle of Sarajevo.
1937 After four years of forced industrialization, Germany’s economy grows strong enough to support the war. The idea of Blitzkrieg is developed and tested in the Netherlands. From there, the Germans invade Belgium and Luxemburg, calling on France and Britain to aid in the implementation of Blitzkrieg against Russia.
The Axis Alliance is signed by Japan, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Czechoslovakia.
1938 The German occupation of Poland is completed. Yugoslavia surrenders to the Axis
powers. Greece revolts and secedes. Austria invades and occupies Hungary.
1939 Grand Duchess Anastasia travels to the United States on a friendly visit. Within closed quarters, she manages to extract a promise that, should German forces step foot on Russian soil, the United States will declare war against Germany.
1940 France is invaded and occupied by Germany.
1941 Romania is divided between Italy and Germany.
German forces cross the border into Russia. The United States declares war the following morning.
American forces land in Britain and bombing raids begin in Germany.
1942 A full-fledged invasion of Germany begins.
By November, Germany has retreated from France.
Russia occupies Poland East of the Dniepr.
1943 The Italian revolution overthrows Mussolini and ends Italian control overseas.
French forces occupy Belgium, Luxemburg, and Saarland.
1944 German forces retreat from the Netherlands.
Russian forces invade and occupy Berlin. Hitler is arrested and executed.
1945 The Treaty of the Rhine divides Germany according to Empress Olga’s wishes. Certain satellites are established to prevent a re-unification of Germany. Italy is likewise divided, with the approval of the provisional government in Rome.
1946 The Bavarian Republic and Kingdom of Brandenburg are assigned to the Russian sphere of influence, while the Republic of Westphalia is declared the legitimate successor to Germany and remains outside of a sphere of influence.
The Kingdom of Sicily and Naples is officially recognized by the Italian Republic, and the Papacy is officially awarded control over Rome and its surrounding countryside.
1947 France withdraws from Belgium and Luxemburg.
1948 Russia withdraws from Berlin.
The Czechoslovak and Austrian Axis governments are tried and executed by Russia.
1949 Empress Olga abandons her plan for a pan-Slavic kingdom in the Balkans, and begins pressing for economic reform in Russia and Turkey.
1950 Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Bavaria sign the Economic Cooperation Act.
1951 Greece attacks Turkish soldiers in Turkish-occupied Greece. An Emergency treaty is signed by Russia, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Bavaria, creating the East-European Confederation. The attack on Turkey is claimed to have occurred after the signing of this pact, and the confederate forces invade Greece.
1952 The Greek government is ousted from power and a pro-Confederate government is installed. The new government enters the EEC along with Brandenburg.
1953 Fearing the spread of Russo-Turkish influence, France, Westphalia, Britain, and Spain sign the European Coordination Pact (ECP) to counter the EEC.
1954 The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Belgium, and Norway sign the ECP.
1955 Grand Duchess Tatiana dies of tuberculosis. The entire Russian Empire goes into mourning.
1956 The Turkish Republic invades Persia over a dispute on oil claims. Olga sends forces in to help Turkey press their claims. The ECP sends troops on the side of Persia, beginning the period that is to become known as the Cold War.
1957 Empress Olga suffers a heart attack and is removed from the public eye. The proxy war between the EEC and ECP in Persia escalates when Turkey announces its plan to occupy Persia and rebuild the Ottoman Empire.
1958 Grand Prince Alexander is crowned Prince Regent of Russia.
1959 Empress Olga dies. Alexander is crowned Emperor Alexander IV. He immediately denounces the ideological war between the EEC and ECP and withdraws Russian forces from Persia.
1960 Bavarian revolutionaries overthrow King George I and withdraw from the EEC.
Fearing that this will lead to the ultimate collapse of the EEC, military forces oust Alexander IV. His son, too young to take over, is placed in the care of the wife of General Yuri Zinoviev who is named Generalissimo of Russia.
1961 The remaining EEC members sign a treaty forbidding voluntary withdrawal, and mandating the invasion of any state attempting to withdraw without permission from Saint Petersburg.
1962 The Ruble is implemented as the national currency of all EEC member states, with a 1:1 exchange ratio between EEC states.
1963 Turkish revolutionaries seek to end Russian dominance in Ankara, but fail.
President Kennedy is assassinated for failing to be tougher on Russian expansionism.
1964 President Johnson denounces Generalissimo Zinoviev of Russia and President Toukom of Turkey, calling on greater cooperation between European powers.
Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq join the EEC.
1965 The Egyptian Crisis--revolution in Egypt ousts the pro-EEC government. The new government allies with India and attempts to create the non-aligned movement. ECP forces occupy Alexandria and EEC forces amass along the Israeli and Egyptian borders, preparing a full sweep into Egypt. Fearing a full-scale invasion by the EEC from which it will not recover, the Egyptian government capitulates and joins the EEC.
1967 Johnson condemns Zinoviev and calls Russia the “Empire of Evil.”
President Toukom of Turkey is overthrown by a military coup. Zinoviev’s involvement is widely suspected.
1968 Crowned Prince Nicholas III turns sixteen and eagerly takes over from Zinoviev, who is named Prime Minister to the Crown, Regent of the Duma, and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, wielding immense and near totalitarian powers over Russia.
1969 Nicholas III revokes Russia’s recognition of the United States, calling it an “oppressive, totalitarian democracy plagued by evil, corruption, and godlessness.”
1970 The Iranian Revolution creates a similar crisis to that in Egypt five years earlier. EEC intervention fails, and Russia’s monopoly over the EEC begins to crumble.
1971 Bavaria and Westphalia sign the German Unity Pact and begin urging Brandenburg to break from the EEC and join the GUP.
EEC divisions enter Berlin and hold the Brandenburg government hostage until Bavaria and Westphalia retract their invitation to join the GUP.
1972 Richard Nixon denounces Nicholas III and creates NATO, supplanting the ECP.
1973 Corruption in the Sicilian government leads to widespread unrest. Elections establish a new government, which eagerly calls on Italian unification.
1974 Greece rebels against the EEC puppet government. Unsatisfied with thirty years of corruption and economic stagnation, Yugoslavia breaks from the EEC and sends divisions into Greece to protect it from the imminent invasion.
Zinoviev orders the EEC members to invade Yugoslavia and Greece, but Nicholas has him secretly arrested and executed before revoking the order. Nicholas’ sudden change of character to one tolerant of openness and democracy surprises the world and begins the implosion of the EEC.
1975 Full elections throughout Russia replace the seventy-six member Duma with a truly multi-party Duma of six hundred and seventy nine members. Turkey breaks from the EEC, claiming Russia has denounced the treaty.
The Solidarity movement in Poland secures early elections and wins by a landslide, likewise withdrawing from the EEC.
1976 Brandenburg breaks from the EEC, joining the GUP.
On August 12, Nicholas III officially withdraws Russia from the EEC. The Ruble is no longer accepted outside of Russia, and the former member states’ economies collapse overnight, pre-empting a second depression in Europe.
August 13, 1976-- Great Depression of Europe