What if Russia had not collapsed during World War One, and had instead made it to the 11/11/1918 as a victor, while being ruled by the provisional government? In this scenario, no Bolshevik revolution occurs before the 11/11/1918.
If you really want to achieve this goal, you could try having the Provisional Government be as ruthless as the Bolsheviks later were and thus summarily shoot and execute all of the members of the Petrograd Soviet.I am trying to find a plausible path to keep the provisional government alive
If you really want to achieve this goal, you could try having the Provisional Government be as ruthless as the Bolsheviks later were and thus summarily shoot and execute all of the members of the Petrograd Soviet.
True, this certainly isn't very pretty; however, it might have achieved what you're looking for.
If you really want to achieve this goal, you could try having the Provisional Government be as ruthless as the Bolsheviks later were and thus summarily shoot and execute all of the members of the Petrograd Soviet.
True, this certainly isn't very pretty; however, it might have achieved what you're looking for.
Well, given the evils of Bolshevism, one can argue that such a move would have been the lesser evil.I could easily sleep at night.
Maybe a quote from someone later one goes 'Whites will bleed them out and the Reds will just drown them in blood'?
Well, given the evils of Bolshevism, one can argue that such a move would have been the lesser evil. Of course, there might not be any good options in regards to this.![]()
Russia would be on very bad shape if it can survive to 11/11/1918. Probably Kerensky should be even more authotarian, even to clearly dicatorial level, that he can keep Russia on war.
But Russia would be economically ruined and there would be much restlesses in Finland, Baltics, Poland and possibility in Ukraine and Caucasus too.
I would allow Finland and the Baltics to become independent.
Poland would be given ITL lands and East Prussia with some minor Russian or German nobility to boot.
Urraine is needed and any independence movement converted to a federal system joining Russia with the Ukraine.