Alternative History:Russian Empire (No February Revolution)

In this Alternative History the Russian Empire and Romanov dynasty survives to the present day. The point of convergence is the assassination of Pytor Stolypin where Dmitry Bogrov fails to kill him and he miraculously survives. Stolypin continues to persuade Nicholas to reform Russia’s industry and worker’s rights while continuing to suppress communist and anarchists via propaganda and edicts. He serves until his resignation in 1925. Because the Russian workers get the reforms they desired protests are mitigated and the Russian army continues to focus on Austria-Hungary. The war ends in March of 1918 and Russia receives Eastern Germany-Prussian lands, giving the Empire access to consistently warm sea ports, Slavic Balkan lands of the carved up dissolved Austro-Hungary empire and parts of the carved up Ottoman Empire

Under Nicholas, Russia begins its transition into a constitutional monarchy eventually allowing the Duma to have more influence over policy. Russia sees incredibly economic and scientific development becoming the third great power of the world behind the United States and the British Empire. Nicholas eventually expands influence into the Middle East and Asia, specifically Persia, Mongolia, Manchuria and the carved up remains of the Ottoman Empire. Nicholas dies in 1937 at age 68 due to natural caused. His son Alexei assumes the throne at 33 as Alexei II. Though Alexei was limited in many things due to his hemophilia he was tutored by the best statesmen at the time. Unfortunately his reign would be just 6 years as he dies due to an accident in 1943 achieving very little in his relatively short reign besides furthering his father’s domestic policies, giving Poland independence as a buffer for the newly reformed German Empire after Wilhelm II’s son became president and subsequently restored the Kaiserreich, and changing the law of succession to be male primogeniture rather than agnostic like the Pauline law was. He was succeeded by his 15 year old son Nicholas III with his aunt, Grand Duchess Olga acting as Regent before assuming full power at 20.