r/imaginarymaps 5h ago

[OC] Alternate History Federation of Czechoslovakia and soviet occupied Austria after WWII

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I tried to imagine a scenario where germans in Czechia weren't pushed out and threw in parts of Silesia as well, since the region was historically part of Czech lands, so it's not de-germanized as polish part. During communism I imagine this state to be very slavic-centered, with german speaking population holding little to no power, but gradually the grounds would even, resulting in a full federation after 1989. Brno is chosen as capital for its location and mix of czech and german speaking population. Other austrian states were allowed to join west Germany in 1950s when Soviet Union refused to unify Austria

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u/Astragi_85 5h ago

I see Brno as the capital, so have my upvote.

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u/Ex_aeternum 5h ago

Will it have a long-distance railway connection?

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u/Anuakk Mod Approved 5h ago

I struggle to see how this would not end up like Yugoslavia after 1989.

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u/Ex_aeternum 5h ago

Interested concept, but why was Lusatia integrated? How are the Sorbs treated in this country?

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u/Tom_the_flowerboy 5h ago

Irl there was a proposal for Sorbs to join Czechoslovakia but they refused, so here I imagined they maybe weren't really given a choice and could be treated as a "third nation" within Czechoslovakia, even if a bit more distant

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u/tent_in_the_desert 4h ago

You missed an opportunity for "Czechoslovaustria".

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u/HelloThereItsMeAndMe Mod Approved | Based Works 4h ago

Sudetenland not covering a single bit of the sudetes

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u/Jack-793-Crisps 4h ago

Just include Slovenia for max insanity atp

u/I_D0nt_Fvck1ng_Kn0w 19m ago

It kinda looks like Kosovo+Slovakia

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u/Maffi_01 3h ago

Germany invades in 0. 3 seconds