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| “ | The Japanese are infidels. The might of Holy Russia will crush them. | ” |
–Tsar Nicholas II | ||
Welcome to the The Eagle Over The Rising Sun, otherwise TEOTRS as the acronym. The timeline explores the victory of the Russians in the Russo-Japanese War, and the the changes in Asia and Europe.
Main Divergences[]
Russian Competence[]
In our timeline, Russia suffered a lot of logistical, military, coordination and supply problems, its un-coordinated and outdated military, poor leadership, logistical issues and more lead to Russia eventual defeat. This timeline explores where Russia was more competent, it (maybe) prioritizing in East Asia for warm water access, completing the Trans-Siberian Railway earlier, better leadership and military, and sending more soldiers to the front, we can possibly see a Russian victory. Not only that, the timeline explores Russia's victory over major battles, such as Port Arthur and more. This could deal a blow to Japanese forces and lead to a Russian victory.
The (possibly) only reasonable thing that could all of these happen is with reforms, Russia's lacking reforms on government and military resulted in a defeat, if the Tsar reformed the government, or was just more popular, we could see more support for the war and Russia's victory.
World War 1[]
In OTL, Russia joined WW1 in the Entente Side to protect their Serbian allies. Early on, Russia was doing great against the Austrians and Germans, pushing into Prussia and Galicia, however, as the war dragged on, Russia's outdated military, internal issues and unrest and lack of competence resulted in the Russians getting pushed back, which lead to the Soviet's rise and the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
In ATL, Russia is more competent in WW1 due to military and government reforms, this lead them to push even further into the Central Powers, but it does not mean they reach Berlin or Budapest/Vienna, rather, the Eastern front reached a stalemate and trench warfare would ensue. The front resulted in a stalemate, but the Russians managed to secure a strategic victory, and gain East Prussia, the lack of (mostly) Russian defeats results in the delay of a Russian revolution, but eventually it would happen in the 1930s.
Timeline[]
- Trans Siberian Railway, 1876: The Trans Siberian Railway begins construction in 1876, earlier than our timeline.
- Assassination of Alexander II Attempt, 1881: Alexander II was almost assassinated on Saint Petersburg in 1881 by 2 bombs while in his carriage, the first bomb hit the carriage, while the second bomb missed Alexander II as he disembarked, exploding to the nearby people, killing 2. The assassins quickly escaped but were caught by police in the later months. Alexander II would die in 1895.
The scene of the attempt assassination on Alexander II, circa 1881.
- Russian Reformation, 1881-1895: Without Alexander II's death, his reforms continued, causing a more liberal and better Russian Empire, and a better government system and military.
- Alexander III reigns, 1895: Alexander III assumes tsar of Russia following his father's death, he would partially stop the reforms and even implement some conservative reforms and rolled back some, but most of his father's reforms stayed with Russia.
- Full Completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 1901: The Trans-Siberian Railway is fully completed in 1901, more expansions are expected to come.
- Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905: The Japanese Fleet attacks the Russian navy Port Arthur, shortly after, Japan declares war on Russia.
- Battle and Siege of Port Arthur, 1904-1905: The IJN and IJA attack Port Arthur, after the IJN's defeat in the battle, they laid siege, however Russian reinforcements eventually costed the Japanese and the IJN and IJA retreated from Port Arthur, resulting the first major battle in a Japanese defeat.
- Invasion of Manchuria, 1905: The IJA attempted to attack Manchuria, manging to secure victories such as Mukden, however the Russians reorganized and lanuch their counter-offensive, pushing the IJA back from Manchuria, even with IJN support and Russian navy loses, Japan suffered a defeat once again.
- Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905: Russia and Japan sign the Treaty of Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japanese War.
- Japanese Revolution and Civil War, 1905-1907: After the costly defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, Japan suffers a revolution to overthrow the monarchy, eventually turning to a civil war. The outcome ends with Japan being divided. Subsequently, the Qing Dynasty took advantage of Japan's civil war to retake Taiwan.
- Xinhai Revolution, 1911-1912: A revolution took place in China that overthrew the Qing dynasty, but it was Yuan Shikai who was assassinated during this time, not Song Jiaoren.
Eastern front in 1915, green and yellow mean initial fronmtline goals.
- World War I, 1914-1918: Archduke Franz Ferdinand has been assasssinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, Austria declares war on Serbia, World War I begins.
- Eastern Front, 1914-1918: Russia lanuches major offensives in Galicia and East Prussia, which end up very successful, but lack of reinforcements makes the eastern front grind to a halt.
- German Revolution, 1918: World War I ended with the outbreak of the socialist revolution in Germany and the collapse of Austria.
- Hungarian Revolution, 1919: The Hungarian Revolution of 1919 led to the establishment of the Hungarian Republic. Austria becomes a socialist country and is incorporated into Germany.
- The Turkish Revolution Failed, 1920: The Turkish Revolution of 1919 failed, and the Ottoman Sultan was eventually replaced by Pan-Turkists.
- Philippe Pétain Coup, 1933: Due to the internal chaos in France after the end of World War I, Philippe Pétain came to power through a coup in 1933 and established fascist rule.
- Russian Revolution, 1938: Unpopularity and poor leadership of the tsar results in a democratic revolution, ending in a democratic victory as the romanovs are exiled, Finland, Baltic Union and Poland gain independence.
- World War II, 1939-1941: Philippe Pétain declares war on Belgium. Britain, Germany, and Italy declare war on France.
- Russian-Turkish War, 1941-1945: In 1941, the Russo-Turkish War broke out. Eventually, with the capture of Ankara, the Republic of Türkiye was established.
- End of World War II: As the German, British, and Italian allied forces entered France, Philippe Pétain was arrested on the run and the French Republic was re-established. In Turkey, Russia established a controlled Turkish Republic.
- German Civil War, 1954-1961: Democratic fronts form to overthrow the socialist government, turning into a civil war with facist idealogies also joining the civil war.
Simple Rules[]
- Respect everyone no matter what they are.
- No tyranny.
- Try to be realistic (some unrealism is okay, but no ASB and clichés).
- If you wanna discuss your ideas, say it in the talk page.
- Have fun!
Content[]
Contributers[]
- Gloria Unity (creator)
- Carangejo
- Chunhui948
Banned[]
- none:)
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