Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24577079-20150203011715/@comment-3428312-20150209003939

A Trotskist USSR sets up an entirely different geopolitical system then the one that lead to WWII in OTL. Unlike Stalin (Who waited until he was in a position to do so after World War II), Trotsky was very much in favor of "spreading the revolution". Expect a stronger red scare(s) in the 1920s and 30s that could drive the rest of Europe closer together. Without Stalin, the Soviet economy and population will be much better off as well (Thus making it even more frightening).