Rasputin of the East

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England, London.

“……”

“It suits you.”

“I think you’ll enjoy it for the rest of your life, you motherf*cker.”

“I don’t understand hyung?”

Nikita rolled her eyes.

“Did you make your face ugly? No, identity? Even though she is a princess of a defeated country, she is third in line of succession to the throne, Don? Since it’s the British royal family, would you give it such a disappointment, and besides, your father would give you enough money to save your face, and would you even hate your brother? Rather, it was an expression full of affection, wasn’t it?”

“If you suddenly force me to marry a woman I knew, but I never thought of as the opposite sex, it would all happen.”

“Didn’t the Ministry of Foreign Affairs know that it was the will of my maternal grandfather and that it was my grandmother’s wish, and that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not only getting married, but looking for princesses who are suitable for older brothers? He said it was just the first time.”

“The first thing I wanted was to go to space or to the moon, you rotten bastard.”

“Oh, maybe that? Do you think that if you have a wife and children, you will be tied to the earth?”

“…………”

“That’s right, but if I don’t have a wife and children, will my father let me go? Let go of the unrealistic dreams and start thinking about how not to disappoint the person you will be with for the rest of your life on the first night…”

“You were hit less. And wouldn’t you feel the same way? I mean, wouldn’t you feel bad for Sberlinna (Alexei’s daughter and Nikolai and Nikita’s cousin) and you being told to marry you one day?”

“Hey, what’s the age difference between me and him, but maybe with one of my younger siblings is more likely?”

“ok?”

“Your father should have sowed the seeds, wouldn’t it be difficult to find young girls with the right status? First, some countries have to be excluded altogether, and there are towns where the royal family was driven out. To be honest, it must be quite difficult to find someone who is the right age for you, who is not your brother or half-sister among the royal maidens in Europe. I heard that some of our younger brothers and sisters have conversations with each other. Once engaged.”

Cousin marriages are not uncommon in European royal families. If you look at the history right now, Vittorio Emenuele II of the Savoy royal family, who was ousted this time, also married a cousin, and the European grandmother Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were also cousins.

No, to put it more bluntly, the current Crown Prince of Norway is also married to a cousin.

“I should have told my father to do it in moderation.”

“We’re one of those ‘don’t do it right’ cases.”

“Anyway, if it does, I think Zegna has a higher chance.”

“Evgeny? Actually, they were close, but isn’t it a different story to be close and love as a couple?”

“All arranged marriages are like that, well, you know who doesn’t.”

Although it is rare that illegitimate children are originally used for arranged marriages with family members of the same class, there is no one in the world who does not know who their biological fathers are, although they are illegitimate children. I don’t know about laws and documents.

Because of the generosity, I honestly can’t just look at it and don’t know it as a human being.

In any case, there was no problem in Russia. Even the holy clergy would close their eyes, no matter what they mumbled inside.

In fact, it would be disrespectful to give a princess with a very high line of succession to an illegitimate child of the Russian Empire, but Britain is not in a situation to build pride against Russia as it is a defeated country.

“It’s best if you die and can’t live with the person you’re married to, but they said it’s good to at least maintain a relationship that’s like a friend. I took a few pictures of the two of us laughing and walking around in public, and talking about the affair…”

For a moment, Nikita clouded her tail.

“…There are cases where it’s okay to walk around, but that’s an exceptional case.”

“I don’t think I’ll ever lose my enemy, but honestly, there is such a thing as my dream.”

“Is this a dream that is difficult to achieve if you are not alone?”

“I guess it’s because the stakes that drive me into the ground are growing.”

“Hey, you were a free spirit from the beginning, in fact, you don’t care about the throne that might come to you, right?”

Although he is an illegitimate child, he is the eldest son. Therefore, since it is a mother’s title anyway, unlike a ruler who has nothing to do with him as long as the right to succession is not seriously entangled, he can grant his personal title if his father decides to do so.

The throne of Czechoslovakia is by no means a bad title. No, rather, it is a golden status. The Czech Republic’s share of the empire’s economy is by no means low.

‘If I had to express this, I should say that it was like Egypt during the Roman Republic.’

But Nikolai was a natural adventurer. Holding the control stick and longing for an unknown world that cannot be reached by planes alone.

After all, it was his innate nature.

“A ship is the safest when it’s in port, but if that’s the case, then what are you building a ship for?”

“So, wouldn’t you like to add one more anchor line that binds you to the harbor?”

“I know it’s dangerous, I don’t want to ruin the life of a decent girl… That’s it, I’d rather be a lef, that’s my status.

Nikolai put down his pistol.

“I couldn’t live like that.”

“……”

“I don’t think I’ll ever snoop on other women, I’m not a playboy like Victor, so I don’t want to make people cry that way, but… it’s not in my nature to live a quiet, family life. ”

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Marriage could be But can a person who wants to pioneer a new world be faithful to his family?

“Anyway, I can’t back down now.”

It is a political action and a marriage of tactics taken not only by the royal family but also by the governments of the two countries for reconciliation. It is not a marriage that is held simply by love, and there is no way that the marriage can be canceled due to her own circumstances.

“I know, it’s just that I feel uncomfortable, I was taught to do my best in everything, but I don’t think I can do my best for my family.”

“The person who said that was so faithful to his family and sowed illegitimate children like that. It’s just saying everything.”

“I hope it’s easy, you bastard.”

***

Baikonur, Russian Empire. control area.

“It will be possible by 1954. If you want … medium-range ballistic missiles can be developed by 1949.”

“Once we develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, we will allow you to launch the satellites and manned spacecraft you desire so much.”

It was clear that Dr. Korolev felt reluctant to make his own weapons.

However, I showed him the vision.

Satellites, manned spacecraft, lunar exploration, space station, manned exploration of Mars, and terraforming.

Of course, even in the 21st century, it was a level of stories that were said only to be theoretically possible, but when he said that making a ballistic missile could contribute to such scientific development, he changed more enthusiastically than anyone else.

It seemed to me that he was roughly rationalizing himself, but anyway, it wasn’t a bad story for me either.

The most important thing was to stimulate the space race along with the development of weapons. The goal was to get Americans to devote a lot of their power to the space race.

First of all, the Americans didn’t even take the German scientists, so they’re basically far behind us. You’re going to have to put that much money into it.

The timeline created for this was simple. The first artificial satellite was launched in 1955, and the first manned spacecraft was launched in the 1950s. Moon landing before 1965.

So, even for pride, Americans would have to send people to Mars… Hmm?

It would be difficult for Americans to give up on it at all, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pass on reasonable… principled information.

Wouldn’t it be a hundred times better to have Americans spend the money Americans would spend on fighter jets and tanks, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, on space shuttles and space stations, lunar bases and manned missions to Mars?

In addition, we would be grateful if Americans rushed to do terraforming with 20th century technology, saying that it might or may not be possible with 21st century technology. So, the budget will be endlessly injected, and as us who have to face America’s Show Me the Money on Earth, if there is a hole in the US Treasury, we will have to call for hurrah.

Even if we fight for pride, shouldn’t we do it in a positive way?

“If there are satellites and manned spacecraft above them, Americans will never be able to stand still, will they?”

“Of course.”

“I’m going to throw in an unlimited budget, and I’m going to do spy warfare and stuff like that.”

I chuckled and recalled the blueprints I drew and put them in the safe.

In fact, for a blueprint, it was just a floor plan, structure, or conceptual drawing, but this was the only thing I remembered. I stumbled across this while browsing the internet.

I added some commentary as soon as I remembered it, but if Americans saw this and thought we were going to develop something like this, wouldn’t it be cheaper to make something similar?

Dr. Koryolov was half amazed and half stunned at the explanation I had added.

“Is 150 meters high, 23 meters in diameter, and 550 tons of cargo to low-Earth orbit?”

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Mir weighed about 100 tons… Probably.

“This is never going to come out in a short time.”

“I know, but would the Americans who got it after we put the manned spacecraft into space think so? I even advertised it as a rocket to use when going to Mars.”

“…… Still, the idea looks good. Without a launch pad, a ballast tank that is separated immediately after ignition in the water is used to stand up and then fired to prevent the destruction of the launch pad with the thrust of the first stage rocket. ….”

“At this level of novelty, wouldn’t Americans believe that this is a new rocket that the Russian Empire is designing?”

“It is.”

In the original history, it was a rocket researched by NASA or a rocket that was overturned while researched by the US military.

Anyway, it would cost a lot of money if you don’t know anything else, so it’s really fun to watch other people spend their time and money making these things, not ours, rather than developing them.

Other really useful things, such as a conceptual diagram of a space shuttle, a conceptual diagram of a space station, etc. – Just by pre-determining the external design, scientists can be less troubled. It was said that the controversy was huge just by itself – the back is kept separately. While American spies work hard to extract impractical blueprints – how could it be practical but possible? – we develop something far more practical.

We have to let this go. Americans without German scientists do not give up and follow. It would be better to delay the ICBM as much as possible, but considering that the technical assistance of the V2 rocket is from the United States in the first place, it will be developed anytime, so it is enough to fuel the space race.

In the process, various technologies will be derived, so it is good for mankind and good for the Russian Empire, which will have the upper hand in the battle for hegemony.