reform

Recently, I learned how the Soviet Union attempted one certain reform before it fell apart. This was Mikhail Gorbachev's New Union Treaty to reform the country into a Union of Sovereign States, to make it more democratic and ensure equal rights for all its citizens. Many countries agreed to it...

[Revised 2022-04-17. Formerly titled "A Longer Night, a Brighter Sunrise"] Here are some ideas for a proposed timeline that addresses the most commonly criticized aspects of Japanese society, making it more reconciled with its neighbors and a more attractive place to live in (it doesn't have to...

What if Donald Trump didn’t win the 2000 election? It was a major victory for the reform party, and certainly affected politics afterwards. The reform party won many senate and house seats soon after, but there was still no-partisanship. What if Gore or Bush won instead? How might the US be...

Would it have been possible for a Han Chinese dynasty to replace the Qing in the late 19th or early 20th Century? If so, what might it be called? Could it have more luck modernising? Related, would it be possible for a North/South split to occur at the same time? With the new dynasty in the...

Wotcher, Having searched the archives we've speculated on Beria attaining hegemony of the Soviet Union post 1953 twice before in 2017, both threads focusing on the tools necessary for Beria to achieve prominence, with significant contributions by David T. Instead, I want to focus on changes to...

Without ASB's what would the lower classes of steppe society accept from a firebrand and reformer like temujin? How much could the society change? what is the limit?

The task is simply: Reform the borders of the US states to make them follow natural frontiers like rivers and mountains, ethnic borders and/or economic areas, post a map about it and explain the changes. Yo don't have to stick to the actual numbers of states, you can create new ones, unite or...

IOTL, Wang Mang was a chinese emperor notable for having usurped the Han dynasty's throne for 14 years, founding the brief Xin dynasty (9-23 AD). He assumed the royal title as the Jujun Emperor. He was notable for having implemented interesting reforms, such as an income tax, a "sloth tax" for...

For my tl (https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/tl-a-different-louis-xvi.378629/) I was wondering about the abolition of serfdom in France. TTL's Louis XVI has already evened the taxload across the board and avoided getting entangled in the ARW. When might be the best (if any) time for...