Well it would have become some kind of right authoritarian government

Imagine if Stalin wasnt a homicidal maniac. Even communist, russia could have been great.

other than monarchism

"even communist" thats the thing, its always spearheaded by a maniac, because only a maniac would do so. its a catch 22

Right

The thing about Russia is that collectivism and serfdom was so ingrained into their culture that I think Communism was the only thing that could have changed them positively

eh they were and are fucked regardless

thats what happens when a bunch of slavs are in the middle of an icey wasteland

Imagine those serfs under the leadership of a racial monarchy.

there would be no "racial"

Well western Russia is hardly an icy wasteland

at least 4 months of the year

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@Guan what do you mean " no racial"?

They just can't utilize the warm months well because everything becomes a marsh

lol

why would a racial government be necessary

They have a word for it

Masirovka?

its when all the soil becomes mud from the snow

hence wasteland lol

i mean its survivable

it's no sub-sahara

Rasputitsa is the word

Masirovka means camoflauge

The Romanovs were revolted by the serfs. If they had felt a racial kinship, then an ethnic based monarchy would have flouriahed.

rasputin + tits i like it

yeah

Rasputitsa (Russian: распу́тица; IPA: [rɐsˈputʲɪtsə]) is a season when travel on unpaved roads becomes difficult, owing to muddy conditions, either from autumnal rains or spring thaw. It also refers to the condition of the roads, during those seasons

imo @Manimalia idpol is a new concept that has no place in big boy government, but i know a lot of people would disagree

so 4 months of the year is habitable

yeah that sounds miserable

spring and autumn are basically winter in Russia

It makes defending Russia easy though

Napoleon and Hitler both were repelled by it

yeah the steppes are the only reason they haven't been destroyed, you just cant get past it

but that's basically all they have, besides oil

It's easier now though

The Monarchy is to this day an ethnically based clan. They just didnt apply those principles to their subjects.

They don't have buffer states

oh yeah but no one is trying to invade them atm, everyone is afraid of war now