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What if Russia became the first true totalitarian state in the early 1900s? Tsarist autocracy, Orthodoxy, and the fledgling Black Hundreds could have been the genesis of a Fascist-like movement. With the right kind of Tsar (By that I mean an oppressive power-hungry megalomaniac with the skills to back up his fantasies) to take advantage of the current political situation in Russia I could see Russia making the transition to a mere autocratic monarchy to a totalitarian state.
Do you think a successful totalitarian Russia could inspire other European monarchs to do the same thing? What if the Tsar is legitimately competent and implements policies such as rapid industrialization like Stalin and makes real improvements to the military?