As I have stated previously, the world Space Captain Duncan Flight
inhabits is not like our current world. For those of you who may be
interested, here is what happened to Russia…
1948 – As Hitler kept to his side of the bargain, so did Stalin. Not
getting involved in the war the Russian economy stagnates.Eventually
Stalin is ousted by the Slavograd Independent Beetroot and Borscht
Combine in the Capitalist Revolution.
1956 – The Russian Capitalist Empire is overthrown by fascists in the Fascist Revolution. This lasts for two years until:
1958 – The fascists are overthrown by anarchists, who accidentally
overthrow themselves twice in the space of one week with the Anarchist
Decemberist Revolution Trilogy.
1959 – Just six months into anarchist rule, they are overthrown
during another Revolution by the Surrealists. Moscow is renamed Bwah,
which leads to enormous arguments as to how it is spelled, and for two
weeks everyone is required under punishment of death by tickling to wear
a fish. This ends when -
1959, two weeks later – Rodney Stiles, a taxi driver from Islington
arrives in Bwah with documents proclaiming him to be a long-lost distant
relative of Tsar Nicolas II. As the whole fish thing is starting to get
a bit tired, the people embrace him and the surrealists are kicked out.
Bwah becomes Moscow again and the Russian Empire is reborn. Tsar Rodney
creates impressive policies which help the floundering Russian economy
and gets the country back on its feet.
1987 – Tsar Rodney dies peacefully in his sleep. He is buried in
Moscow with full state honours. His son, Tsar Rodney the second takes
control amidst wide public approval.
Today – Tsar Rodney the Second is still in charge of a Russian Space Empire which extends over many star systems.
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