Timeline (Rossiskaya Imperiya KD)



What if the Tsar Alexander II had not been assassinated in 1881 and he implemented the reforms (the only that seemed true democratic of the tsars of Russia?)

The Serfs would have been emancipated in 1861, and 1866, in the same years that in the real history. This would have lead to a series of reforms that would have came to its high in 1881, in 1875 the constitutional monarchy was implanted: The Tsar was the head of State while the prime minister was the head of the government, The head of government was chosen by the parliament between the parties with parliamentary representation. First completely democratic elections were conducted on 15 December 1875, in the same year that freedom of speech was instated in all the empire; the initial election period was six years but in the second elections of 1881, when the women voted for the first time, which was changed from six to four years. In 1883, more reforms were implemented in the Grand Duchy of Finland, and that reforms were:

-         Increasing Finnish Autonomy of Russia giving to Finland completely control of her own internal affairs and some international relations.

-         Implementation, as a test for all Russia, of the compulsive education of all people, paid by the state. The education would be in Swedish, one of the two native languages of Finland.

-         Possibility to Finland of make referendum concerning internal questions

-         Possibility of marriages between nobles and common people

-         Possibility of adoption by noble families of Orphan Childs of the common people.

Freedom of speech and was already instituted in the Grand Duchy of Finland.

The first two elections were won by the Conservative Party of All Russias, who were in favour to all the reforms and have similar political ideas to the British Conservatives.

1885 Elections marked the apparition of a new political party, the National-Liberal, who was a more Centrist party and wanted some more reforms like the reduction of the powers of the Tsar, for example, the condemns to prison, etc, have, and application, as a bigger test for all Russia, the application in the Baltic Provinces and Congress Poland (part of Poland belonging to Russia, of all the reforms implemented in Finland.

Results of following elections.

1889= Conservative Party

1893= National Liberal Party

1897= Social Democratic party ( that is the first victory of a left wing party in Europe even prior to the victory of the SPD in Germany, but it’s a modern-left wing party, similar to the leftist parties of Today, and it isn’t against the monarchy, more or less like British labours.

In 1899 are held in Finland new Elections and for the First time a Woman is elected as Prime Minister of Finland, called Sigrid Lindstörm Szymanowska, a noble Swedish-speaking woman of Polish origin from Finland, belonging, member of the Swedish Popular Party.

Tsar Alexander II dies in 1900 and his funeral is even today the largest funeral attended in Russian History, with at least 2 millions of people at his funeral, he is remembered as the tsar who make Russia a democratic country. Elections are advanced because that from 1901 to 1900 conservative party wins again. Alexander III never comes to throne as the Imperial Duma see in him a potential danger for the democracy in Russia, so comes to the throne as PaveI I the duke Paul Alexandrovich, one of the youngest sons of Alexander II and who, as has his fatter, was loved by the people and he was a very accessible man, he was one of the first tsars to walk in between the people. 1904 elections mark the apparition of a new party, the Centrist Party, who wins all the elections till 1914. In that year, compulsory and free education is Extended to all Russian Empire. In 1918 Poland, together with the German and Austrian parts, Baltic countries and Finland Become independent, Poland becomes so a Republic, Finland becomes a monarchy as they planned to be in principle when their independence. But Baltic countries decide to, being totally independent, maintain the Russian Emperors as heads of state of their countries as a pure ceremonial figure, all countries that we know now that were formed by the dissaparition of the USSR that not were independent in 1918 become independent in the twenties.

<p style="text-align:justify">Back in the first decade of the 1900’s, and with Japan not having any dictatorship, Korea starts a modernization process like Japan did 50 years ago and maintains its monarchy, now in a constitutional form.

<p style="text-align:justify">Catalonia becomes independent in 1925 due to an all-Catalan uprising in all Catalan speaking territories who want to unite in one fully independent country that successes by stages, the uprising triumphs in Catalonia proper (OTL: The autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain), then in northern Catalonia (OTL: Part of France), then in the Balearic Islands (OTL A.C of the Balearic islands in Spain, the Western Strip (OTL: Part of the Autonomous community of Aragón in Spain), L’Alguer (OTL: Part of Sardinia, Italy) and lastly the Valencian country (OTL: A.C of Valencia in Spain), all that happens in September 1925 and the Catalan Provisional Armed Forces (Catalan: Forçes Armades provisionals de Catalunya, Occitan: Forças Armadas Provisionaus d’Era Catalonha, Sardinian: Sas Fortzas Armadas Pruvsiunarias de Sa Catalogna, in the three official languages of Catalonia) control all the Catalan territory and proclaim the independence of Catalonia the 11th September ( coinciding with the national day of Catalonia).

<p style="text-align:justify">In 1936 dies Paul Alexandrovich and Kirill II succeeds him in the Throne. In 1939 Spanish civil war finishes and due to the fact that the war was converted in just one more conflict of the Second World War and that Portuguese European troops and British Troops invaded Spain, the Republican side wins. However, for assure that no one tries to take power by force, it is agreed that a democratic constitutional monarchy will by putted in place instead of the Republic.

<p style="text-align:justify">In 1939 a referendum for the Basque Country becoming independent is scheduled for November of that Year, The yes to independence wins with the 74% of the votes.

<p style="text-align:justify">The same year, but a month after, Galicia votes if wants independence and the yes win with 55%

<p style="text-align:justify">Elections are for 1940 and a new party, the Democratic Liberal Party of Spain, wins it.

<p style="text-align:justify">In 1941, Aragón votes for independence too and the yes wons with 56% of the votes

<p style="text-align:justify">There is first and Second world war like it was today with the exception that France becomes part of the axis instead of Japan which becomes part of the allies like in the first world war, thus, there is no Pearl Harbour but France helps Germany in Invading Poland, which is invaded in only 15 days. France annexes Galicia instead of Germany because Germany gives them Galicia as a price; France occupation is more moderate though, because as Italy, French did want to develop their own fascism and not to follow the German one. Jews in Galicia are treated well together with the native population, being the only difference with pertaining to Poland that France exploits Galicia for the favour of France, France even develops the Region building hospitals, roads, although it not industrialise it because they want Galicia to be an agricultural region.

<p style="text-align:justify">In 1944 Russia and the UK start to think of a large-scale invasion of Germany and France, including Galicia. The UK invades France from the Channel Islands and Russia invades Germany from the East, in March 1944 the General Government (occupied and annexed by Germany as a mix between a colony and integrant party of Germany) is liberated and Russian troops are welcomed as liberators. As most French people did not support fascism they also welcome British Troops.

<p style="text-align:justify">France is divided in four occupation sectors

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         Russian(North-Eastern France, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Martinique)

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         Italian (North-Western France)

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         British (Central France, South American Colonies)

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         Japanese (Southern France, Corsica, Paris, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia)

<p style="text-align:justify">Germany loses the same territory that loses in the Second World War and Helgoland becomes British again, but keeps united and democratic instead of divided in two. Galicia starts to think about independence after being the change currency between Poland and Ukraine and Russia immediately supports the movement. The 14-5-1944 Galicia becomes independent. Galicia, as one of the regions with most influences in Jewish culture and language, becomes like a second Israel in Europe, with lots of Galician Jews staying there and European Jews emigrating in the same way to Israel that to Galicia, though Galicia is not a Jewish state, it has Hebrew and Yiddish as official language together with Ukrainian, polish, and Ruthenian. Podkarpatiskij my Rusiny becomes its National Anthem.

<p style="text-align:justify">Indonesia becomes integrated in Netherlands after a referendum in which Indonesians choose complete integration into the Netherlands instead of Independence, however, Indonesia has the right to be represented itself at all international sports events and some international organizations (they have the same status that have the overseas territories of Netherlands) Papua is made a separate dependency with the same status in 1964. Right of self determination is recognized since before the referendum was made.

<p style="text-align:justify">Due to the non existence of communism as a block and Russia being a democracy, no eastern block is formed.

<p style="text-align:justify">Occupation of France ends in 1950 but France losses a great amount of territory:

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         Savoy and Nice go back to Italy

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         Brittany becomes independent

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         Martinique and Saint Pierre and Miquelon went definitely under Russian Rule, though with the option of a referendum for independence.

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l0level1lfo1">-         Corsica becomes under PROVISIONAL Catalan administration till 1965, the administration of Corsica by part of Catalonia is due to the tensions running high in Corsica between French who repressed it for centuries, Italian Irredentists, and Corsican separatists. Catalan flag is however of Compulsory flying in all official buildings and schools. Catalan government also invests a lot of money in Corsican language for make it the first language of Corsica after French repression, and Corsican accepts it, however, like with the new territories of Russia, the possibility of becoming independent through a referendum is included in both new Corsican constitution and in Catalan Constitution through an amendment. A referendum takes place in 1983 with three options (actual status under Catalonia, being converted in another federal state of Catalonia together with the principality of Catalonia. The Balearic Islands…., etc, etc. Corsicans choose independence and Catalonia abandons the territory

<p style="text-align:justify">French Flags are lowered, including the ceremony at 31st of December at 12:00 with the French anthem in all its ex –colonies  in South America when Russian flag is raised up.

<p style="text-align:justify">In 1948 the United Party won the elections in South Africa against all odds and Jan Smuts is the prime minister of South Africa, as he not was in favour of apartheid but it was already discrimination to the blacks without apartheid, he declares that he wants blacks to be equals to whites, same measures applied to the coloureds, the Bantustans, thus, are not created and all the discriminatory laws referring to blacks are repelled and declared null and void by decree of Smuts( Wet  afschaffing van alle  diskriminerende praktyke  teen swart  /bruin  /  ander nie- wit rasse . wet die beëindiging van die register van die bevolkingsregistrasie) All this take place in South West Africa too (Namibia in OTL) that was part of south Africa since 1918. South Africa then continues to being a monarchy. All discriminatory laws to blacks and coloureds and all other not white communities are abolished. South Africa establishes an equal representation law (Reg vir gelyke verteenwoordiging in die parlement en die Suid-Afrikaanse instellings.)

<p style="text-align:justify">Meanwhile, the Communist party of the Russian Empire, who accepts the monarchy and democracy as the Japanese Communist party, won the 1940, 1952, 1974, 1991, 1994, and 2000 elections. The Conservative party won all the elections since 2004 to 2012, in which the National Liberal party obtains a landslide victory. Thanks to Russia, the UK, and Germany, as leading force of the majority of European countries, the EU idea has not been well received but they are still some defenders, however, border crossing is free for all the citizens of any European country (including Israel and Russia)

<p style="text-align:justify">Kirill II dies in 2012 with 112 years and having reined the historical amount of 76 years. His son Bogdan, born in 1920, renounces to the throne and so does his son Pyotr, born in 1946, in 1983, Princess Sonia Alexandrovna (wife of Pyotr) announces a surprising pregnancy at 37 years old and princess Sigrid is born in Moscow. The youngest daughter of the marriage, Sigrid, Inherits the throne as the 4th Tsarina of Russia with 29 years old. As marks the tradition, the anthem is changed to the feminine version like the UK (god save the queen/god save the king) in this case “Bozhe, Tsarina, Khrani” “sylna i derzavhna” “tsarina pravoslavna” Tsarina na straj vragam”

<p style="text-align:justify">Russia is still divided in “Guberniyas” and oblasts with the exception of Moscow and Karelia, who have the status of “special oblasts”. Russia maintains a policy of promoting the regional languages of each region though the majority of the population speaks Russian, with the exception of Karelia, where Finnish is the most speaked language. Russian State TV has channels in Russian, Finnish, Polish, and German  due to the law specified in the 1930 constitution that states that: “ Polish, Finnish, and German national minorities are due to be considerate of special interest and protection by the state” As there was no communism German minority is still one of the biggest in Russia and in Europe. German language is speaked by 50% of the people living in Kaliningrad oblast as first language, and by the 70% of members of the German minority. Actually Russia is governed by National Patriotic Democracy, a conservative party who has nothing to do with the neo-Nazi NPD of Germany. NPD of Russia is just a conservative party with strong centrist policies in social and moral aspects. It is not against the immigration if that is controlled and is a euro sceptic party. This party was created in 1994 and it was a minor party till 2008 elections in which achieved a representation of 52 seats in the Imperial Duma and then won the 2012 elections.

<p style="text-align:justify">Transnistria becomes independent of Moldova due to Russian help due to the interest for independence of Russian and Ukrainian speaking populations, Moldovan speaking population receives well the independence too.

<p style="text-align:justify">No independentists movements exist in Russia due to the pacification and autonomy of each of the guberniyas of Russia and no terrorists movements exists in Russia, habitants of Chechnya and all of the Caucasus regions are proud Russians ( as they are in Ossetia and Ingushetia in OTL). Russian Rubble is the currency of Russia and Russia makes border with Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan the Republic of China, the Empire of Korea, and Manchuria, the in OTL region of china that is independent without being a puppet state of Japan and in which a sizeable Russian minority exist due to the not expulsion (contrary to OTL) of Russians of that country. It also shares a maritime border with Japan.