What if the Russian Provisional Government, in 1917, made the empathetic, charismatic Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov the figurehead Tsar? Alexei came very close to being Tsar, if not for the last-minute abdication on Alexei's behalf, by Nicholas II, out of fear that he would be separated from his delicate son. What if this was not respected by the Provisional Government? Could history be different? Could Russia be saved from the horrors of the Russian Revolution and the rule of Stalin? Could the world be saved from the dominoes to follow, the fascist counter reaction, World War II, the Cold War? Now let's explore what might have happened if the Provisional Government took a different course, through the eyes of Alexei's friend, Sergei.
