NopeThe Vasas were shit kings - doing better then them is a low bar to cross.
We will have to disagree, then.Nope
On the contrary, they were quite good, just in our case, just good means average. (Well, except maybe Sigismund III Vasa, one of our best rulers on the Polish throne).
And why is that? New research, contradicts old findings.We will have to disagree, then.
Too much to type, and off topic, and in our 2nd languageAnd why is that? New research, contradicts old findings.
And Jan Kazimierz is the entire Vasa dynasty? Do his mistakes dwarf the merits of his father or brother? Although, to be fair, if as hopeless as one would like to accuse Poland would be in a much worse position than it was. Simply put, our demands on rulers have always been higher than others. Another thing is that a good part of his troubles were the result of the influence of his wife "inherited" from his older brother.Too much to type, and off topic, and in our 2nd language
Go to historycy.org and read the horror stories about JIIK there ...
Alternative What If: The revolution in Iran FAILS and the ramifications throughout the world.Too much to type, and off topic, and in our 2nd language
Go to historycy.org and read the horror stories about JIIK there ...
Not being as bad as Stalin is a very low bar to pass. Few managed to equal or exceed him. Arguably Hitler only managed 0,90-0,95 centistalins.‘Augusto Pinochet (2006) SI To Joseph Stalin (1924)’.
Well.. on the one hand, lots of purges are sure to ensue. But on the other, he can’t be any worse than OTL Stalin was (especially since he purged even fellow communists, anyway), and he’ll likely implement market reforms that ensure the USSR remains economically competitive and can survive on more than inertia and sheer size.
Not being as bad as Stalin is a very low bar to pass. Few managed to equal or exceed him. Arguably Hitler only managed 0,90-0,95 centistalins.
Purging - or to use a non-obfuscating term - murdering the rest of the Bolshevik leadership like Trotsky is a Good Thing for Humanity.
By 1940 there is a more prosperous USSR, the NEP and Dengistesque reforms leading to a semi-market economy. Spanish Civil War ends 12-18 months sooner.
Hitler attacks Poland on schedule and may be even pull off Wesserubung and Fall Gelb as in OTL (in the latter case maybe with FFO outcome), but WWII is very different from how we know it. Ends in 1943 latest if we include Japan (which is a rabid dog clocking over 80 centistalins) doing its OTL shit in the Far East.
I stole the idea from the delightful "Overlady" fanfic - there two sisters measured how mean people were by rating them against their awful sister from hell - hence centi-Eleanores."Centistalins" — I like that!
Is it bad for me to say that Wladyslav IV was one of the best Vasa kings of Poland? I mean, he and his successor were rulers when Khmelnitskyi launched his rebellion.Too much to type, and off topic, and in our 2nd language
Go to historycy.org and read the horror stories about JIIK there ...
The PLC had three Vasa rulers. Władysław does seem to be the least bad of the lot, with Zygmunt and Jan Kazimierz in fierce competition for the bottom slot.Is it bad for me to say that Wladyslav IV was one of the best Vasa kings of Poland? I mean, he and his successor were rulers when Khmelnitskyi launched his rebellion.
Is it bad for me to say that Wladyslav IV was one of the best Vasa kings of Poland? I mean, he and his successor were rulers when Khmelnitskyi launched his rebellion.
Both of you are wrong. In fact, the order of best, worst is identical to the order of the following Vasa.The PLC had three Vasa rulers. Władysław does seem to be the least bad of the lot, with Zygmunt and Jan Kazimierz in fierce competition for the bottom slot.
The Khmelnitskyi Rebellion - which began more or less when Vlad "joined the Choir Invisible" and was "no longer with us" - can be at least attributed to him, e.g. his failure in enforcing the Rule of Law in Ukraine, letting localmob bossesmagnates like Wiśniowiecki get away with murder.
Wasn't Gustavus Adolphus, aka one of the best generals in the 30 years war part of that dynasty?The Vasas were shit kings - doing better then them is a low bar to cross.
I thought we were talking about the PLC branch?Wasn't Gustavus Adolphus, aka one of the best generals in the 30 years war part of that dynasty?
Slowly taking power would be not easy for general.He could die.And we would have another sralin as leader.‘Augusto Pinochet (2006) SI To Joseph Stalin (1924)’.
Well.. on the one hand, lots of purges are sure to ensue. But on the other, he can’t be any worse than OTL Stalin was (especially since he purged even fellow communists, anyway), and he’ll likely implement market reforms that ensure the USSR remains economically competitive and can survive on more than inertia and sheer size.
Read it.Really much better then oryginal.I especially love "innocent" childrens on Albion supported by "bad" elves.I stole the idea from the delightful "Overlady" fanfic - there two sisters measured how mean people were by rating them against their awful sister from hell - hence centi-Eleanores.
One of best generals,and shitty ruler which involved Sweden in german affairs - fighting for french cause.Wasn't Gustavus Adolphus, aka one of the best generals in the 30 years war part of that dynasty?