The Earthpedia · 1960

What if the Soviet Union never collapsed?

Soviet Union survived, just: 15.3% of the world, down from 22.8%.

In 1960 the Soviet Union is one of two superpowers. Here it never falls apart. We started on the real borders of 1960 and let the world run for 300 years.

Its share of the world

1960: 22.8%
1970: 22.8%
1985: 22.8%
2010: 22.9%
2060: 18.8%
2110: 18.4%
2160: 18.4%
2260: 15.3%

Year by year

1960: a golden age began.
1992: Finland attacked.
2035: Free State of Donetsk broke away.
2051: went to war with Poland.
2052: Romania attacked.
2065: United Provinces of Helsinki broke away.
2215: Free State of Chelyabinsk broke away.

At its height, in 2022, it held 23.1% of the world.

The world in 2260

In 2260, Soviet Union ruled 15.3% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and United States. 95 nations were left standing.

"I would call that a win. Quietly." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

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The same borders, the same seed, the same start. Then you are God: change anything.

More what-ifs from 1960

What if Yugoslavia never broke up?

More what-ifs from history

What if the Roman Empire never fell?What if the whole world declared war on Rome?What if Han China never fell?What if Alexander the Great had lived?What if Carthage had beaten Rome?What if the Abbasid Caliphate never fell?What if the Byzantine Empire never fell?What if the Tibetan Empire had kept growing?

Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.

Every page is a real run of the Play God on Earth engine (deterministic: same seed, same result). Historical facts are not implied; this is a game. Historical borders: historical-basemaps by Andre Ourednik.