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1[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=287588 Soviets in the Sun]] is an alternate history timeline by Comisario.
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3The timeline begins in the Spanish Civil War and diverges during the Battle of Brunete in 1937. From there, it charts the rise of the Spanish Republic and the downfall of democracy in Spain as the Communist Party of Spain takes power amidst the joys of the Spanish people's victory against fascism.
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5History is irrevocably changed forever.
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8!!This work provides examples of:
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10* BlatantLies: The People's Council of the East's explanation for the "absence" of Jaime Balius Mir and Mariano Rodríguez Vázquez.
11* FireForgedFriends: Enrique Líster and Valentín González, because of the Battle of Brunete.
12* HyperCompetentSidekick: Ramón Serrano Suñer. He is this to his brother-in-law, Francisco Franco.
13* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Juan García Oliver as President of the People's Council of the East.
14* OpportunisticBastard: Julio Álvarez del Vayo.
15* SecretPolice: The "Central Directorate of Intelligence" in Communist Spain.
16* ThePoliticalOfficer: Everywhere in the Spanish Republican Army.
17* ThePurge: Downplayed (a bit) in the Soviet Union. Played straight with the Republican victory in Seville and during the May Revolution.
18* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The May Revolution, to a certain extent.
19* TokyoRose: Gonzalo Queipo de Llano and his pro-Nationalist "Radio Sevilla" programmes.

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