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I've been wondering how likely a United Baltic Duchy with a German Ruling class is? Until the mid-19th century, many major cities had German majorities. Since the 1880's Russification, German Cultural Autonomy had ceased and during the 1905 revolution there were attacks against the Baltic German landowners, the burning of manors, and the killing and torture of members of the nobility. But if World War I had gone just right, then we could have seen this duchy under the German Emperor. How could they have acheived this and what would it have been like. How would it develop compared to OTL?
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