Twilight of the Red Tsar

===POD===
Nikita Khrushchev moved to America, became known as Nicky Cruise.
===1953===
Stalin survives a stroke. Launch of Doctor's Plot and subsequent persecution of Jews. Korean War ends when US dropped some nukes against China.
===1956===
Revelation of Soviet Holocaust. Sino Soviet war.
===1957===
US launched the first satellite, followed by Soviet Union.
===1958===
The race to send probes beyond the moon is a tie. Death of Stalin.
===1959===
Remaining Soviet Jews deported to "free settlements" in Far East. Surrender of China.
===1960===
Hardliners regain power in Soviet Union.
===1961===
US launched the first man in space, followed by Soviets months later.
===1962===
US launched longer range suborbital manned missions as a incremental step to orbital flight.
===1963===
US launched the first man in orbit. Subsequently they declared the race to the Moon to conclusively prove their superiority against Soviets. Uprising in Soviet bloc and severance of diplomatic ties between USSR and some countries.
===1964===
Rebels took Moscow.
===1965===
KMT began the retaking of China.
===1967===
Soviet Union kicked out of UN.
===1968===
US provided unrestricted immigration quota to Jews in Soviet Union.
===1969===
Launch of Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL). Gemini manned lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon. Apollo and Space Shuttle program were then developed further, although in a somewhat backburner mode.
===1970===
Remaining Jews evacuated through UN humanitarian mission from the Far East region.
===1972===
KMT finished retaking China. Egypt fractures into Muslim and Christian states, with Sinai becoming independent.
===1979===
Iran falls into a democratic revolution.
===1980===
Establishment of Kurdish state.
===1985===
First colony on the Moon was set up. Development of multi-module space station.
===2001===
Puerto Rico became the 51st state.
===2023===
Greenland became independent.