A map illustrating the rise and expansion of the Tsardom of Russia under the rule of Ivan IV Vasilyevich (commonly known as The Terrible, from the Russian “grozny“(грозный), Fearsome or Awe-inspiring). Originally a Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan IV became the first to be crowned and rule as the Tsar of all Russia (from the Latin Caesar), previously a conglomerate of dutchies. He laid the foundation of absolute rule, engaged in a reign of terror against the nobility, reformed the government, opened diplomatic relations with England, wrote music, oversaw cultural and religious renaissance, and aggressively expanded the Russian borders through war and conquest. Shortly after his death (in 1584), Russia entered decades of instability known as The Troubles (Смута) that ended his Rurik dynasty and opened the way for the Romanovs.
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World War Z gets funnier every year. In the book - China covered up the zombie disease and let it spread across the world in secret. And it spread via organlegging of presumably falun gong or some bs.
the Israelis said “aww shucks” and invited all the palestinians in to their giant anti-zombie wall, then fought a civil war between secular Israeli’s and Kahanists over that with the secular Israeli’s winning and Palestinian’s staying in Israel.
Iran nuked Pakistan.
America was very effective at combatting the early stages of the zombies with it’s very effective spooky special forces guys.
German military officers refused to abandon the civilians they were protecting because they felt bad for being Nazis or some bs
Russia collapsed in to a medieval Soviet/orthodox theocracy with Putin as Czar or some bullshit.
America saved the world with it’s plucky courage, national unity, and superipr manufacturing skills.
If we lived in a just society, we would hold book clubs just for criticizing and making fun of this book and the person who wrote this would be dragged out into the streets and publicly humiliated for writing such a ridiculous, reactionary, American-exceptionalism-
-infested shit book
Also North Korea’s population completely vanishes.
Japan has otaku samurai and blind warrior monks roaming the land.
Honestly not that far off though with the resurgance of weird nationalists.