WI, the Soviets start WWII?

no, contrary to popular belief, Trotsky was not an invasion-happy adventurer either.

No, but he was far more inclined than Stalin to act on ideological grounds than realpolitik (Or, rather, he saw his loyalty to Communism in general rather than the Soviet Union and himself at its head inparticular). This made him more inclined to take actions that would aggravate the Western powers, and would be more likely to take an action based on the assumption the local workers would support him.

Basically, you may not like a greedy *illegitimate child*, but he's at least predictable and can be dealt with using a mutually understandable language. Not the same with ideolouges.
 
I could see a long drawn out war with Japan in Asia as it expands its empire into China. I could see also an alliance of Britain, France, and the Soviet Union if western European colonies are attacked there.
 
would vs ussr would wins i don't see the ussr winning this at all. aftermath i just see the German's taking ussr spot in a cold war.
 
And then the German Economy utterly melts down some time at the end of the 50's, the 60's at the very latest, and we see uprisings across the German Empire, and the fall of the West Wall.
 
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