Russian Republic (The Right Blunder)

The Russian Republic, colloquially just Russia, was a government established in the territories of the former during the, and after defeating monarchist forces during that conflict, ruled over most of the empire's former territory. Hailed by progressives worldwide as a symbol of the future, the republic, despite losing a huge amount of territory to nationalist forces and nearly constant internal infighting, managed to not only rebuild Russia's industry, but also pass massive social and legal reforms.