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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
For 8 months in 1917 there was a coalition government in Russia under Alexander Kerensky that included both groups that would becomes known as the Reds and Whites, and began democratic reforms. This fell however when elections that were scheduled were not held.
This was perhaps of the seed of the real Russian that we all lost.
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The time period I'm thinking of is ~1905(post revolution) to 1914 (pre-WWI). The Russian economy was really starting to hum along, then WWI happened.
I tell you, I think WWI was the stupidist war with reprocutions we are still living with.
It would have been interesting if the Russians managed to stay out of WWI, thus the Bolsheviks never come to power. Just think how powerful Russia could be today!
(assuming they never adopt communism) All of her natural resources within her boarders, not being wasted or mismanaged.
We had a discussion on time in class, what if Russia had adopted Islam instead of Christianity.