[qbaqbaqba]

It's hard to say how Russia would look like without the Revolution. It could be democratic.

[vetinari]

Seeing how and where Kerenskij directed Russia after the february coup, we can safely say that Russia would be non-existent. Just like Ottoman or Habsburg empires, that disappeared at the same time.

[qbaqbaqba]

But Russia would be on the winning side. But that's just some alternative history.

[bzb3]

I don't know why everybody assumes the Russian populace doesn't like Putin.