central europe

The basic premise of the scenario revolves around the leaders of Hungary acting more competently and decisively in the closing days of WW1 and during subsequent events. I didn't yet work out the exact details, but one idea of mine is getting Károlyi Mihály appointed Prime Minister of Hungary...

Suppose that the higher ups in the USSR decide against invading Czechoslovakia for whatever reason, and so Alexander Dubcek stays in power and continues to carry on with his reformist agenda. How would a more democratic Czechoslovakia affect political developments in the East Bloc, and how would...

Matthias Corvinus was one of Hungary's most capable and successful kings, organizing a powerful mercenary army, suppressing the nobility and conquering Moravia, Silesia, Lusatia and Vienna during his reign. Unfortunately, he had no legitimate heir despite being married three times during his...

The first president of interwar Poland, Gabriel Narutowicz was elected with the help of the left and various minorities, much to the anger of the National Democracy and other right-wing movements. He was assassinated by one such right-winger in December 16 1922, after just five days in office...

Suppose that the Communist Party and its stooges don't do as well in the 1946 election. This means that, even if Klement Gottwald still becomes prime minister, the Ministry of the Interior is given to someone who isn't an ally of his, denying him the ability to pack the police with communist...

Whenever I see people pondering what would've happened had the Jagiellonian Dynasty survived past Sigismund II Augustus it involves him fathering children. For all we know Siggie could've been infertile (he was married 3 times and had no children), although that is just a personal opinion. I've...

The Fall of the Carolingian Empire was far from inevitable, and even as late as the Ottonians it almost came back together (Otto the Great managed to gain the fealty of West Francia), it still could have been united in a very decentralized state. Supposing the unity of the Empire was preserved...

As known, the population of Austria-Hungary was made up of 11 major ethnic identities.. When the war ended, A-H broke up as it was instead of forming a new federation of Austria Hungary with an exclave in Romania Slovakia + Czechia Bosnia Croatia + Slovenia with land ceded to Italy...

How do you think history would be different if the EU decides not to accept countries like Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia? How do you think the political climate of these countries, and the Western EU states would be different if these...

How do you think countries like Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland would have turned out like if the Soviet Union never expanded its rule to their territories, creating Communist People's Republics after WW2? Would they have been similar to various South American countries, being ruled over by...

What if the East German socialist state that existed from around the end of the Allied occupation of Germany around the early 1950's till the fall of the Eastern Bloc around 1990 had, instead of claiming to be the legitimate government of all Germany (which resulted in tensions within European...

Would it be possible for the Cold War disputes in Europe to result in a sort of division in which Germany (probably united under a single administration ITTL) joins a formal geopolitical alliance with the Soviet Union and her allies while Poland becomes an ally of NATO and the west, in a sort of...

In many Christian communities around the world, Fire is seen as a negative symbol, associated with the Devil, Hell, and Perdition. However in Central European Catholicism, it is usually seen as positive, symbolising the warm family hearth, the Eternal Flame above the Tabernacle in the Church...

So earlier this month was the 30th anniversary of the first free elections in Poland since the start of the communist regime, which led to the end of the communist regime, and there were a bunch of articles about it. One of those articles...

I mean, this is quite far-fetched, because nobody of sane mind would be so foolish to not see the Austrian guilt and instead focus on Germany. But what if the Germans got to carry the main burden of Versailles? How would the German economy fare under imposed sanctions? Would the Weimar republic...

OTL John Hunyadi has died in a plague after the victory at the siege of Belgrad. His elder son, László has been beheaded because of the murder of Ulrich of Celje. His younger son, Matthias was taken as a prisoner to Bohemia and in 1458 elected as the king of Hungary while only 16 years old. So...

If there's no Great War or any other significant disrupting factor, then what do you think, when could Hungary raise to become both economically and politically more powerful, than the Austrian side of the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Any sceniario ideas about how would the shift in power play out...

Part of the reason Italy joined the triple alliance, was because France took Tunisia despite Italy's desire to have her. Suppose France is more accommodating. Is this enough to prevent WWI? Presumably, without Italy as an ally, Germany will have a more timid policy or will become an ally with...

Few years ago, a previously suspended member once wrote in some thread that it was Britain's strategy during WW2 that made Central Europe go red. I'm not sure what he may have been thinking about, but it's too late for me to ask now. Do you guys what he may have been talking about? What paths...

Or at least as close as possible. Perhaps I should have put it as pre-1900 considering how ASB-ish this map is, but oh well.