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Does an early peace mean there is no Russian Revolution?

This branch preserves revolution in Russia while changing the conditions that allow the Bolsheviks to take power.

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Question

Does an early peace mean there is no Russian Revolution?

Short answer

No. This branch retains a non-Bolshevik revolution but makes the October takeover less likely after peace, renewed food supplies, and a victory the government can claim.

Notes

The distinction is between a revolution and the later Bolshevik seizure of power. In the proposed April 1917 peace, renewed trade and food deliveries strengthen the government described here as Menshevik. A victorious settlement also gives it a political achievement to defend. A constitutional monarchy remains one possible outcome within this counterfactual.