1940 - 1949

Remember: items marked with an * occurred as they did in our time line (OTL). Note that while many of the events without an * did occur in OTL, they didn't happen in quite the way described here, or at quite the same time. If you really just have to know how things played out in OTL, feel free to do the research.

1 Feb 1940 *

Russian forces launch a major assault on Finnish troops occupying the Karelian Isthmus.

17 Feb 1940

A convoy of ships sent from Alyeska by the Tsar reaches northern Scandinavia, bearing food and supplies (including weapons) destined for Finland. Despite the harsh winter conditions, the ships were able to make their way along the northern coast of the USSR with minimal losses.

22 Feb 1940

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alyeska dies of a heart attack at age 72. He is succeeded by his 25 year old son Alexei Nicholaievitch as Tsar Alexei I