Sanders, William. "Sitka"
Divergence: c 1862 CE
Summary: In 1898, Vladimir Lenin and Jack London meet in Russian Alaska to plot an act which will provoke worldwide revolution. Three time-travelers listen in.
Published: In Asimov's Science Fiction, April/May 2004; The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (ed. Gardner Dozois), St. Martin's 2005 (0312336594BUY, 0312336608BUY), v.t. The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 18, Robinson 2005 (1845291166); and East of the Sun and West of Fort Smith, Norilana 2008 (1934648663BUY).