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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    @History Learner What are your thoughts on the possibility of the Russians eventually conquering all of Persia in a TL where the Russians avoid Bolshevik rule, either with or without World War I? It would allow the Russians to have a naval base on the Indian Ocean, after all.
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    That makes sense. And Yes, were the US to enter the war, it very likely would be on the Anglo-German side, if at all. As you said, it's unlikely, but still more likely than the US entering the war against the Anglo-Germans since there's no way in Hell that the Brits would actually approve of...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    What about Russia? Did Russia have the capacities for USW against US ships, for instance, in the Pacific in regards to US commerce that would be meant to help Japan? Or at least to develop the capacities for USW over time? Also, can you please respond to this thread of mine as well? Thank you...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    I wonder how Tsarist Russia would feel about the Koreans that have ended up on southern Sakhalin. Of course, it's entirely possible that their numbers would be much smaller in this TL, thus making their presence less of an issue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin_Koreans#Origins I do...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Any chance of the Anglo-German alliance bringing the Americans into the war on their side in an alt-WWI?
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    So, you are talking about the French military mutinies? Gotcha. And Yeah, Russia was a bit late to the industrialization game. AFAIK, Russia's industrial levels can be compared to those of both Italy and Austria-Hungary. Though those two countries were more resilient during WWI than Russia was...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Gotcha. You're suggesting that the greater wealth in the West prevented the Bolshevization of those countries, right? And what exactly happened in France in 1916? I know about the 1917 mutinies, but what about 1916?
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    1940s Imperial Russia would be more developed than the 1940s Soviet Union but 1920s Imperial Russia would not necessarily be more developed than the 1940s Soviet Union. Are you thinking of the second war with Japan being delayed until the 1940s? Well, in places such as the UK and France, there...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    The Imperial Russian Army won't have Lend-Lease helping it out, though, will it? To be fair, Russia previously had a revolution in 1905-1906, though this was also caused by a war, specifically the Russo-Japanese War.
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    @History Learner What odds would you place on an eventual new successful revolution in Russia without WWI? On AH.com, I've heard people express both sides of views on this issue, as well as some ambivalence and uncertainty.
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Would the Chinese really be hostile if Russia would have kept China's independence and promised to bring prosperity and development to their country? As for the rest of the world, well, if the rest of the world genuinely cares about Chinese self-determination, then it will listen to Chinese...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Interesting. That makes sense. I wonder if the vassalization could be more long-lasting in this TL, though with China eventually becoming the senior partner due to its population level. A relationship similar to Britain and the US, if you will. Britain = Russia; the US = China. I also wonder...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Re: Kurils: Would they have the necessary amphibious capacity for this? And what about vassalizing all of China?
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Is having Russia go for Korea also realistic? I mean for all of Korea, in order to vassalize it rather than outright annex it?
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    @History Learner Somewhat off-topic, but I've got a question for you: If Russia avoids (or escapes) Bolshevism (Communism) in 1917 and Japan subsequently still decides to sodomize China in the 1930s and beyond, what are the odds that Russia would eventually militarily intervene in China in order...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Source?
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    The crucial question is, of course, whether Germany can actually offer Russia enough to compensate for the loss of French loans. I would also expect the French loans that would have otherwise continued to go to Russia to go into the Ottoman Empire or perhaps even Italy in this TL.
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Gotcha. How exactly is a Russo-German realignment going to be squared with the Franco-Russian alliance and, for that matter, with Germany's emerging economic and financial interests in the Ottoman Empire such as the Berlin-to-Baghdad Railway?
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Um ... NATO? Britain and West Germany were both members of it. Yep, that sounds about right. Though what if the Franco-Russians (primarily the Russians) will eventually be too strong for Germany and Austria-Hungary to permanently hold them off by themselves? Then would Britain actually be...
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    Without hindsight, was the Russian decision in 1914 to go to war the right one?

    Interestingly enough, though, if they would have actually been willing to fight a long war, then they could have perhaps gotten Britain as an ally or at least a friendly neutral in the long(er)-run.
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