So I am not good with names but I think the point that would have made the biggest ripple is, there was a person that was close with Stalin, whom was basically being groomed to take over after Stalin died. He got assassinated which opened the doors to Khrushchev coming in and kicking off the slow but eventual end to the USSR.
At least this is what my memory recalls. I just don’t know the specific details.
Had someone taken over that respected and followed Stalin and his plans for the USSR I think it would have reinforced those ideals within the party and prevented the collapse in the long run Perhaps even have prevented the sino-Soviet split. It would have prevented wars within the middle east. Cuba would be in better shape. Workers all over the world would have better conditions because Capitalism wouldn’t have been able to let its guard down. US imperialism would be drastically less impactful to the world, etc etc. Hell the US might not even have an empire. The EU would probably be more left than it is in response to being so close to such a massive collection of communism. China would probably be even farther along on their road to communism. It might even have an empowering effect on India’s communist parties and thus India may have had a revolution.
The fall of the USSR was the greatest tragedy to ever befall mankind. I believe it was the death of this one man, who’s name I can’t remember, that could be the pivotal point in causing it.
there was a person that was close with Stalin, whom was basically being groomed to take over after Stalin died
Kirov? And of fucking course burgie historians blame Stalin for that.
If we are at this topic i would get back to Yakov Sverdlov who was clearly being prepared to help and eventually take over for Lenin (especially when Lenin was shot by F. Kaplan) alas he died from the spanish flu in 1919.
I would called neither of those “mistake” though, first was hostile act and second random accident. In that venue, mistake was Stalin trusting Malenkov instead of Molotov.
So I am not good with names but I think the point that would have made the biggest ripple is, there was a person that was close with Stalin, whom was basically being groomed to take over after Stalin died. He got assassinated which opened the doors to Khrushchev coming in and kicking off the slow but eventual end to the USSR.
At least this is what my memory recalls. I just don’t know the specific details.
Had someone taken over that respected and followed Stalin and his plans for the USSR I think it would have reinforced those ideals within the party and prevented the collapse in the long run Perhaps even have prevented the sino-Soviet split. It would have prevented wars within the middle east. Cuba would be in better shape. Workers all over the world would have better conditions because Capitalism wouldn’t have been able to let its guard down. US imperialism would be drastically less impactful to the world, etc etc. Hell the US might not even have an empire. The EU would probably be more left than it is in response to being so close to such a massive collection of communism. China would probably be even farther along on their road to communism. It might even have an empowering effect on India’s communist parties and thus India may have had a revolution.
The fall of the USSR was the greatest tragedy to ever befall mankind. I believe it was the death of this one man, who’s name I can’t remember, that could be the pivotal point in causing it.
Kirov? And of fucking course burgie historians blame Stalin for that.
If we are at this topic i would get back to Yakov Sverdlov who was clearly being prepared to help and eventually take over for Lenin (especially when Lenin was shot by F. Kaplan) alas he died from the spanish flu in 1919.
I would called neither of those “mistake” though, first was hostile act and second random accident. In that venue, mistake was Stalin trusting Malenkov instead of Molotov.