The Russian Empire vs. the Soviet Union - a geographic/territorial comparison

[barneystinson69]

Leadified said:

barneystinson69 said:

Russian Empire is far more epic. Just yet another example of the amazing speed that European imperialism can do its work! Soviet Union was kinda crpapy, generic, and made Eastern Europe into a poor shithole (if my mother is to be believed). Also, pre-WW1 Germany and Austro-Hungary = shitting pants.

I have no love for communism but there is no denying that Russia was a superpower during the Soviet Union and transformed the country into an industral powerhouse. The Russian Empire was backwards, in a constant state of financial crisis and just as corrupt as the Soviets, it started to get better towards the end but it was too little too late.

As someone with roots in Austria-Hungary, I can't think of a reason why you would shit your pants, unless if you meant shit your pants laughing on how much of a trainwreck that whole experiment was.

That too. Seriously though, Germany and Austria-Hungary were not to be fucked with. If the German's were actually competant, and the Ottomans not stuck in the 16th century, it is likely WW1 would have been a central power victory.