White Empire

White Empire is a timeline which details the history of Russia and Europe as a whole after a White victory in the Russian Civil War.

Point of Divergence
Trotsky fails to conclude the agreement between the Red Army and Nestor Makhno's Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine for mutual support. Without the alliance between the Red Army and Makhno's Black Army, the latter doesn't send his army east and attack General Denikin's forces while they are on their march towards Moscow. With his supply lines fully intact, the Whites emerge victorious in the Battle of Orel and continue their push towards the capital. The loss at Orel prompts Trotsky to recall his forces sent to reinforce Petrograd back to the capital.

Without reinforcements, Petrograd falls to General Yudenich. Unfortunately for Trotsky, the recalled troops do not make it to Moscow in time, and Denikin's forces manage to capture the city. With the two biggest Red strongholds now in White control, the Bolsheviks are in dire straits. A temporary junta is established between Anton Denikin, Pyotr Wrangel, Alexander Kolchak, and Nikolai Yudenich. It is decided that Wrangel becomes head of the new government, with Viktor Pepelyayev and Pavel Milyukov playing a part in its operation, while Denikin and Yudenich are put in charge of the military. Kolchak opts out of the political scene for now, but continues to be an advisor to the new government.

Grand Duke Nikolai is crowned Nicholas III of Russia, however his power is reduced to that of a constitutional monarch with negligible power. This satisfies the traditionalists and democrats in addition to providing the nation with an untainted figurehead that the populace can rally around thanks to his popularity within Russia. A parliamentary democracy is set up in the Russian Empire modeled after the British system. Tsar Nicholas dies in 1929 and is succeeded by Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, who is crowned Tsar Cyril I of Russia. Not long after, the stock market crashes and the country descends into chaos. At the behest of Tsar Cyril, Alexander Kolchak steps in to "re-establish order" and becomes the de facto dictator of the Russian Empire.

Under Kolchak, the Empire retains a sort of stability, but those who pose a threat to his position such as Denikin, Yudenich, Kutepov and much of the Army high-command are purged. After Kolchak's death in 1935, Alexander Lvovich Kazembek of the 'Union of Mladorossi" succeeds him. The handsome and charismatic Kazembek proves to be a popular leader with his promotion of modernization and traditionalism, which allows him to consolidate power within the government, transforming the Russian Empire into a one-party state by 1938. During this time, Kolchak continues its relations with the restored revanchist German Empire, entering in a military alliance.