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by **Siberian_Peoples** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:14 pm

Civil Ensign of the Fascist Dual Diarchy of Russo-Siberia

The Dual-Diarchy of Russo-Siberia (Siberian_Peoples-The Western Russians)

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Siberian:

Full Name of Nation: The Fascist Dual Diarchy of Russo-Siberia
Short Name of Nation: Siberia
Demonym: Siberians
Form of Government: Fascist Absolute Dual Diarchy
Head of State: Tsar Grigory Alexeivich Jacksov
Primary Language:
Russian
Secondary/Used Languages:
English
Danish
Religion: Sibero-Russian National
Capital City: Omsk (Seat of Government), Vladivostok (Royal Family Home)
Major Cities: Omsk, Vladivostok, Noril'sk, Tomsk, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Kholmsk Nevelsk, Magadan, Anadyr.

Russian:

Full Name of Nation: The Dual Diarchy of Russo-Siberia
Short Name of Nation: Russia
Demonym: Russians
Form of Government: Capitalist Absolute Dual Diarchy
Head of State: Tsar Philip Vasovich Romanov
Primary Language: Russian
Secondary/Used Languages:
English
Ukrainian
Religion: Sibero-Russian National
Capital City: Moscow
Major Cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Nizhiny Novgorod, Volgograd, Groznyy.

The countries can be considered a Commonwealth, due to the independent monarchies, however, the unification of the nations via the royal families state that whilst it remains a dual diarchy, all decisions must be decided upon together. The Dual Diarchy is a Commonwealth in the sense that the nations were unified for the greater good of the people, however the primary motive was marriage between royals.

Government Type:

In the Diarcho-Fascist Dual Diarchy of the Siberian Peoples, the government is now Fascist. The nation is now also a Diarchy in order to optimise efficiency and understand two sides of arguments - one side being the Siberian, the other, Russian. We have kept the former monarchs in place rather than bringing in new monarchs, we are also an Enlightened Absolutist Monarchy. All decisions are revised and educated. We ensure that we know everything and anything about any issues or troubles which we encounter, which is why our monarchs must be very highly educated. We are also Fascist, all are even and our people are treated well, but social classes are in place for those to shine and really display themselves. This form of government is known as Jacksovism.

The latest reforms of the Country now dictate that the nation is a Dual Diarchy, after the marriage between Tsarevich Sasha Grigoryvich Jacksov and Jelisavet Romanova, the two nations of the Western Russian Republic (The Western Russians) and the Diarcho-Fascist Empire of the Siberian Peoples, it became a Dual Diarchy.

Whilst Siberia, East of the Ural Mountains, is still a Diarcho-Fascist nation, the Western Russian Republic is still an Absolute Monarchy and does not follow the footsteps of Siberia. The nations have separate governments, however, they are ruled by one Tsar, who is of Siberian Royalty, rather than Russian because Russia was, before the marriage, a Constitutional Monarchy.

Jacksovist Fascism:

Jackovism is the hybrid previously mentioned. It works on the principal that everyone is equal, all have and deserve the same rights and opportunities, yet the strongest, richest and most powerful excel and rise above everyone else on the Social Ladder. Similar to Communism, yet with the chance to thrive in the world.

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:31 pm

History of the Nation:

The early history of Russia, like those of many countries, is one of migrating peoples and ancient kingdoms. In fact, early Russia was not exactly "Russia," but a collection of cities that gradually coalesced into an empire. I n the early part of the ninth century, as part of the same great movement that brough the Danes to England and the Norsemen to Western Europe, a Scandanavian people known as the Varangians crossed the Baltic Sea and landed in Eastern Europe. The leader of the Varangians was the semilegendary warrior Rurik, who led his people in 862 to the city of Novgorod on the Volkhov River. Whether Rurik took the city by force or was invited to rule there, he certainly invested the city. From Novgorod, Rurik's successor Oleg extended the power of the city southward. In 882, he gained control of Kiev, a Slavic city that had arisen along the Dnepr River around the 5th century. Oleg's attainment of rule over Kiev marked the first establishment of a unified, dynastic state in the region. Kiev became the center of a trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, and Kievan Rus', as the empire came to be known, flourished for the next three hundred years.

By 989, Oleg's great-grandson Vladimir I was ruler of a kingdom that extended to as far south as the Black Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, and the lower reaches of the Volga River. Having decided to establish a state religion, Vladimir carefully considered a number of available faiths and decided upon Greek Orthodoxy, thus allying himself with Constantinople and the West. It is said that Vladimir decided against Islam partly because of his belief that his people could not live under a religion that prohibits hard liquor. Vladimir was succeeded by Yaroslav the Wise, whose reign marked the apogee of Kievan Rus'. Yaroslav codified laws, made shrewd alliances with other states, and encouraged the arts. Unfortunately, he decided in the end to act like Lear, dividing his kingdom among his children and bidding them to cooperate and flourish. Of course, they did nothing of the sort.

Within a few decades of Yaroslav's death (in 1054), Kievan Rus' had broken up into regional power centers. Internal divisions were made worse by the depradations of the invading Cumans (better known as the Kipchaks). It was during this time (in 1147 to be exact) that Yuri Dolgorukiy, one of the regional princes, held a feast at his hunting lodge atop a hill overlooking the confluence of the Moskva and Neglina Rivers. A chronicler recorded the party, thus providing us with the earliest mention of Moscow, the small settlement that would soon become the pre-eminent city in Russia.

The Mongols and the Emergence of Moscow (1237-1613)

Kievan Rus' struggled on into the 13th century, but was decisively destroyed by the arrival of a new invader--the Mongols. In 1237 Batu Khan, a grandson of Jenghiz Khan, launched an invasion into Kievan Rus' from his capital on the lower Volga (at present-day Kazan). Over the next three years the Mongols (or Tatars) destroyed all of the major cities of Kievan Rus' with the exceptions of Novgorod and Pskov. The regional princes were not deposed, but they were forced to send regular tribute to the Tatar state, which became known as the Empire of the Golden Horde. Invasions of Russia were attempted during this period from the west as well, first by the Swedes (1240) and then by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword (1242), a regional branch of the fearsome Teutonic Knights. In the best news of the era for Russia, both were decisively defeated by the great warrior Alexander Nevsky, a prince of Novgorod who earned his surname from his victory over the Swedes on the Neva River.

For the next century or so, very little seems to have happened in Russia, which other than the exorbitant tax requirement was relatively left alone by the Mongols. With the Tatars off to the southwest, the northeastern cities gradually gained more influence--first Tver, and then, around the turn of the 14th century, Moscow. As a sign of the city's importance, the patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church was transferred to the city, making it the spiritual capital of Russia. By the latter part of the century, Moscow felt strong enough to challenge the Tatars directly, and in 1380 a Muscovite prince named Dmitri Donskoy had the audacity to attack them. His decisive victory at Kulikovo Field immediately made him a popular hero, though the Tatar retaliation two years later maintained their rule over the city. It wasn't until 1480, after another century had passed, that Moscow was strong enough to throw off Tatar rule for good. Its ruler at that time was Grand Duke Ivan III, better known as Ivan the Great. Ivan began by subjugating most of Moscow's rival cities, and by the time he tore up the charter binding it to Tatar tribute he was effectively in control of the entire country. However, it wasn't until the reign of his grandson, Ivan IV (the Terrible), that Russia became a unified state.

Ivan the Terrible succeeded his father Vasily III as Grand Duke of Moscow in 1533 at the age of three. His mother served as regent until she too died, when Ivan was eight. For the next eight years, the young Grand Duke endured a series of regents chosen from among the boyars (the nobility). Finally in 1547, he adopted the title of tsar and set about crushing the power of the boyars, reorganizing the military, and preparing to smite the Tatars. In 1552 he conquered and sacked Kazan (the famous St. Basil’s Cathedral was built in commemoration of this victory), and in 1556 Astrakhan, having thus destroyed the lingering power of the Golden Horde. Ivan's Tatar campaigns opened vast new areas for Russian expansion, and it was during his reign that the conquest and colonization of Siberia began.

Believe it or not, Ivan was not supposed to have been very terrible at all during the early years of his reign. However, as he grew older his temper worsened, and by the 1560s he carried out a pretty horrific campaign against the boyars, confiscating their land and executing or exiling those who displeased him. In 1581, in a rage, he struck his son and heir Ivan with an iron rod, killing him.

When Ivan the Terrible died in 1584, he was succeeded by his son Fyodor, who left most of the management of the kingdom to his brother-in-law, Boris Godunov, and it was not long before Godunov began to work to secure the succession for himself. In 1591, he murdered Fyodor's younger brother Dmitri in the ancient town of Uglich, a spot now marked by the magnificent Church of St. Demetrius on the Blood. When Fyodor died in 1598, Godunov was made tsar, but his rule was never accepted as entirely legitimate. Within a few years a pretender arose in Poland, claiming to be Dmitri, and in 1604 he invaded Russia. Godunov died suddenly the next year, and the "Time of Troubles" began. For the next eight years both the first and a second false Dmitri laid claims to the throne, both supported by invading Polish armies. Finally, in 1613, the Poles were ousted from Moscow, and the boyars unanimously elected Michael Romanov as Tsar. The Romanov dynasty was to rule Russia for the next 304 years, until the Russian Revolution brought an end to the Tsarist state.

The Romanovs (1613-1825)

For the first few generations, the Romanovs were happy to maintain the status quo in Russia. They continued to centralize power, but they did very little to bring Russia up to speed with the rapid changes in economic and political life that were taking place elsewhere in Europe. Peter the Great decided to change all of that. (After the end of the Soviet Union, the Romanov's emerged from hiding, despite the fact that most believe they were killed by the Bolsheviks)

Peter the Great

Peter was his father's youngest son and the child of his second wife. When his father, Tsar Alexis, died in 1676 Peter’s brother Feodor became Tsar, but his poor health brought an early death in 1682. The family of Peter's mother succeeded in having him chosen over his mentally retarded brother Ivan to be Tsar, but no sooner was he established than the Ivan's family struck back. Gaining the support of the Kremlin Guard, they launched a coup d'etat, which resulted in a joint Tsar-ship, with both Peter and Ivan placed under the regency of Ivan's elder sister Sophia.

In 1689, just as Peter was to come of age, Sophia attempted another coup--this time, however, she was defeated and confined to Novodevichiy Convent. Six years later Ivan died, leaving Peter in sole possession of the throne. Rather than taking up residence and rule in Moscow, his response was to embark on a Grand Tour of Europe. He spent about two years there, not only meeting monarchs and conducting diplomacy but also travelling incognito and even working as a ship's carpenter in Holland. He amassed a considerable body of knowledge on western European industrial techniques and state administration, and became determined to modernize the Russian state and to westernize its society. In 1698, still on tour, Peter received news of yet another rebellion by the Kremlin Guard, instigated by Sophia despite her confinement to Novodevichiy. He returned, defeated the coup attempt and hung all of the rebels. The following day he began his program to recreate Russia in the image of Western Europe by personally clipping off the beards of his nobles.

Peter's return to Russia hit the country like a hurricane. He banned traditional Muscovite dress for all men, introduced military conscription, established technical schools, replaced the church patriarchy with a holy synod answerable to himself, simplified the alphabet, tried to improve the manners of the court, changed the calendar, changed his title from Tsar to Emperor, and introduced a hundred other reforms, restrictions, and novelties. In 1703 he transferred the capital from Moscow to a new city to be built from scratch on the Gulf of Finland. Over the next nine years, at tremendous human and material cost, St. Petersburg was created.

Peter himself died in 1725, and he remains one of the most controversial figures in Russian history. Although he was deeply committed to making Russia a powerful new member of modern Europe, it is questionable whether his reforms resulted in significant improvements to the lives of his subjects. Certainly he modernized Russia's military and its administrative structure, but both of these reforms were financed at the expense of the peasantry, who were increasingly forced into serfdom. After Peter's death Russia went through a great number of rulers in a distressingly short time, none of whom had much of an opportunity to leave a lasting impression. Many of Peter's reforms failed to take root in Russia, and it was not until the reign of Catherine the Great that his desire to make Russia into a great European power was in fact achieved.

Catherine the Great

The future Catherine the Great was born a German princess in one of the tiny German states, but turned out to be a powerful and enlightened ruler of the vast Russian Empire. In 1745 she was married to prince Carl Peter Ulrich, the heir to the Russian throne (the future Emperor Peter III). Being a bright personality with a strong sense of determination she joined the Russian Orthodox Church, learned the Russian language and by doing a lot of reading acquired a brilliant education. In June 1762 she took an active part in a coup against her husband Emperor Peter III. He was overthrown and soon killed "in an accident", while Catherine became Russia's ruler.

Catherine went on to become the most powerful sovereign in Europe. She continued Peter the Great's reforms of the Russian state, further increasing central control over the provinces. Russia's influence in European affairs, as well as its territory in Eastern and Central Europe, were increased and expanded. Catherine was also an enthusiastic patron of the arts. She built and founded the Hermitage Museum, commissioned buildings all over Russia, founded academies, journals, and libraries, and corresponded with the French Encyclopedists, including Voltaire, Diderot, and d'Alembert. Although Catherine did in fact have many lovers, some of them trusted advisors and confidants, stories alleging her to have had an excessive sexual appetite are unfounded.

With the onset of the French Revolution, Catherine became strikingly conservative and increasingly hostile to criticism of her policies. From 1789 until her death, she reversed many of the liberal reforms of her early reign. One notable effect of this reversal was that, like Peter the Great, Catherine ultimately contributed to the increasingly distressing state of the peasantry in Russia.

When Catherine the Great died in 1796, she was succeeded by her son Paul I. Paul's reign lasted only five years and was by all accounts a complete disaster. Paul was succeeded by his son Alexander I, who is remembered mostly for having been the ruler of Russia during Napoleon Bonaparte's epic Russian Campaign.

Napolean’s Invasion

In June of 1812, Napoleon began his fatal Russian campaign, a landmark in the history of the destructive potential of warfare. Virtually all of continental Europe was under his control, and the invasion of Russia was an attempt to force Tsar Alexander I to submit once again to the terms of a treaty that Napoleon had imposed upon him four years earlier. Having gathered nearly half a million soldiers, from France as well as all of the vassal states of Europe, Napoleon entered Russia at the head of the largest army ever seen. The Russians, under Marshal Kutuzov, could not realistically hope to defeat him in a direct confrontation. Instead, they began a defensive campaign of strategic retreat, devastating the land as they fell back and harassing the flanks of the French. As the summer wore on, Napoleon's massive supply lines were stretched ever thinner, and his force began to decline. By September, without having engaged in a single pitched battle, the French Army had been reduced by more than two thirds from fatigue, hunger, desertion, and raids by Russian forces.

Nonetheless, it was clear that unless the Russians engaged the French Army in a major battle, Moscow would be Napoleon's in a matter of weeks. The Tsar insisted upon an engagement, and on September 7, with winter closing in and the French army only 70 miles (110 km) from the city, the two armies met at Borodino Field. By the end of the day, 108,000 men had died--but neither side had gained a decisive victory. Kutuzov realized that any further defense of the city would be senseless, and he withdrew his forces, prompting the citizens of Moscow to begin a massive and panicked exodus. When Napoleon's army arrived on September 14, they found a city depopulated and bereft of supplies, a meager comfort in the face of the oncoming winter. To make matters much, much worse, fires broke out in the city that night, and by the next day the French were lacking shelter as well.

After waiting in vain for Alexander to offer to negotiate, Napoleon ordered his troops to begin the march home. Because the route south was blocked by Kutuzov's forces (and the French were in no shape for a battle) the retreat retraced the long, devastated route of the invasion. Having waited until mid-October to depart, the exhausted French army soon found itself in the midst of winter--in fact, in the midst of an unusually early and especially cold winter. Temperatures soon dropped well below freezing, Cossacks attacked stragglers and isolated units, food was almost non-existent, and the march was five hundred miles. Ten thousand men survived. The campaign ensured Napoleon's downfall and Russia's status as a leading power in post-Napoleonic Europe. Yet even as Russia emerged more powerful than ever from the Napoleonic era, its internal tensions began to increase.

The Path to Revolution (1825-1920)

Since the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the Russian Tsars had followed a fairly consistent policy of drawing more political power away from the nobility and into their own hands. This centralization of authority in the Russian state had usually been accomplished in one of two ways--either by simply taking power from the nobles and braving their opposition (Ivan the Terrible was very good at this), or by compensating the nobles for decreased power in government by giving them greater power over their land and its occupants. Serfdom, as this latter system was known, had increased steadily in Russia from the time of Ivan the Terrible, its inventor. By the time of Catherine the Great, the Russian Tsars enjoyed virtually autocratic rule over their nobles. However, they had in a sense purchased this power by granting those nobles virtually autocratic power over the serfs, who by this time had been reduced to a state closer to slavery than to peasantry.

By the nineteenth century, both of these relationships were under attack. In the Decembrist revolt in 1825, a group of young, reformist military officers attempted to force the adoption of a constitutional monarchy in Russia by preventing the accession of Nicholas I. They failed utterly, and Nicholas became the most reactionary leader in Europe. Nicholas' successor, Alexander II, seemed by contrast to be amenable to reform. In 1861, he abolished serfdom, though the emancipation didn't in fact bring on any significant change in the condition of the peasants. As the country became more industrialized, its political system experienced even greater strain. Attempts by the lower classes to gain more freedom provoked fears of anarchy, and the government remained extremely conservative. As Russia became more industrialized, larger, and far more complicated, the inadequacies of autocratic Tsarist rule became increasingly apparent. By the twentieth century conditions were ripe for a serious convulsion.

At the same time, Russia had expanded its territory and its power considerably over the nineteenth century. Its borders extended to Afghanistan and China, and it had acquired extensive territory on the Pacific coast. The foundation of the port cities of Vladivostok and Port Arthur there had opened up profitable avenues for commerce, and the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway (constructed from 1891-1905) linked the European Russia with its new eastern territories.

In 1894 Nicholas II acceded to the throne. He was not the most competent of political leaders, and his ministers were almost uniformly reactionaries. To make matters worse, the increasing Russian presence in the far east provoked the hostility of Japan. In January of 1905, the Japanese attacked, and Russia experienced a series of defeats that dissolved the tenuous support held by Nicholas' already unpopular government. Nicholas was forced to grant concessions to the reformers, including most notably a constitution and a parliament, or Duma. The power of the reform movement was founded on a new and powerful force that entered Russian politics. The industrialization of the major western cities and the development of the Batu oil fields had brought together large concentrations of Russian workers, and they soon began to organize into local political councils, or soviets (“soviet” means council or advice). It was in large part the power of the soviets, united under the Social Democratic party, that had forced Nicholas to accept reforms in 1905.

After the war with Japan was brought to a close, Nicholas attempted to reverse the new freedoms, and his government became more reactionary than ever. Popular discontent gained strength, and Nicholas countered it with increased repression. In 1912, the Social Democrats split into two camps--the radical Bolsheviks (“bolshe” means bigger) and the comparatively moderate Menshiviks (“menshe” means smaller). In 1914, another disastrous war once again brought on a crisis. If the Russo-Japanese war had been costly and unpopular, it was at least remote. The First World War, however, took place right on Russia's western doorstep. Unprepared militarily or industrially, the country suffered demoralizing defeats, suffered severe food shortages, and soon suffered an economic collapse. By February of 1917, the workers and soldiers had had enough. Riots broke out in St. Petersburg, then called Petrograd, and the garrison there mutinied. Workers’ soviets were set up, and the Duma approved the establishment of a Provisional Government to attempt to restore order in the capital. It was soon clear that Nicholas possessed no support, and on March 2 he abdicated the throne in favor of his brother Michael. No fool, Michael renounced his claim the next day.

The Provisional Government set up by the Duma attempted to pursue a moderate policy, calling for a return to order and promising reform of worker's rights. However, it was unwilling to endorse the most pressing demand of the soviets--an immediate end to the war. For the next 9 months, the Provisional Government, first under Prince Lvov and then under Alexandr Kerensky, unsuccessfully attempted to establish its authority. In the meanwhile, the Bolsheviks gained increasing support from the ever more frustrated soviets. On October 25, led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, they stormed the Winter Palace and deposed the Kerensky government.

Although the Bolsheviks enjoyed substantial support in St. Petersburg and Moscow, they were by no means in control of the country as a whole. They succeeded in taking Russia out of the war (though on very unfavorable terms), but within months civil war broke out throughout Russia. For the next three years the country was devastated by civil strife, until by 1920 the Bolsheviks had finally emerged victorious.

The Soviet Era

The first few years of Soviet rule were marked by an extraordinary outburst of social and cultural change. Although the Bolsheviks had maintained complete control of the economy during the civil war, Lenin decided at its end that a partial return to a market economy would help the country recover from the destruction of the previous three years. His New Economic Policy, or NEP, brought about a period of relative prosperity, allowing the young Soviet government to consolidate its political position and rebuild the country's infrastructure. This was also the period during which the Russian Avant-Garde reached its height, developing the radical new styles of Constructivism, Futurism, and Suprematism. Although the country still faced enormous challenges, there was a widespread sense of optimism and opportunity.

Lenin's death in 1924 was followed by an extended and extremely divisive struggle for power in the Communist Party. By the latter part of the decade, Joseph Stalin had emerged as the victor, and he immediately set the country on a much different course. The NEP was scrapped, to be replaced by an economic plan dictated from the top. Agricultural lands were collectivized, creating large, state-run farms. Industrial development was pushed along at breakneck speed, and production was almost entirely diverted from consumer products to capital equipment. Art and literature were placed under much tighter control, and the radical energy of the Russian Avant-Garde was replaced by the solemn grandeur of Soviet realism. Religion was violently repressed, as churches were closed, destroyed, or converted to other uses. Stalin purged all opposition to himself within the party as well as all opposition to party policy in the country. By the end of the 1930s, the Soviet Union had become a country in which life was more strictly regulated than ever before. Experimentation had ended, and discipline was the rule of the day.

With the outbreak of the Second World War, the Soviet Union found itself unprepared for the conflict. Political purges had stripped the military of much of its experienced leadership, and industrial production was slow in converting from civil to military production. Although its non-aggression pact with Germany (1939) served for a while to forestall an attack by Hitler, the Soviets were caught by surprise by the invasion of June 1941. By the end of the year, the Germans had seized most of the Soviet territory in the west, surrounded St. Petersburg (having been renamed once again as Leningrad), and advanced to within a few hundred miles of Moscow. With tremendous effort, a Russian counter-offensive pushed back the advance on the capital, but in the summer of 1942 the Germans launched a new invasion against the southern front in an attempt to gain control of the rail center of Stalingrad on the Volga and the vital Caucasus oil fields. Despite an overwhelming disadvantage in numbers and inferior weaponry, the Russian army succeeded in holding out against the enormous German army. In November, a relieving force managed to encircle the attackers and compel the surrender of the entire force, marking a decisive turning point in the war. From that point onward, the Russian army remained on the attack. By 1944 they had driven the Germans back to Poland, and on May 2, 1945, Berlin fell.

As was the case with the Napoleonic Wars, the Soviet Union emerged from World War II considerably stronger than it had been before the war. Although the country suffered enormous devastation and lost more than twenty million lives, it had gained considerable territory and now ranked as one of the two great world powers along with the United States. Nonetheless, life in the country continued to suffer. Industrial production was once again concentrated on heavy industry, agricultural failures produced widespread famine, political freedoms were restricted even further, and another huge wave of purges was carried out. As the Cold War got underway, an increasing proportion of the Soviet Union's resources were funneled into military projects, further exacerbating the quality of life. Stalin remained in power until 1953, when he died of a cerebral haemorrhage.

Almost immediately after the death of Stalin, many of the repressive policies that he had instituted were dismantled. Under the leadership of Nikita Khruschev, political controls were to some degree relaxed, and cultural life experienced a brief period of revival. However, opposition to Khruschev gradually gained strength within the party, and in 1964 he was ousted. In a notable break with historical traditions, Khruschev was permitted to quietly retire. By the 1970s, Leonid Brezhnev, as general secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), had become the next prominent Soviet leader. His tenure was marked by a determined emphasis on domestic stability and an aggressive foreign policy. The country entered a decade-long period of stagnation, its rigid economy slowly deteriorating and its political climate becoming increasingly pessimistic. When Breshnev died in 1982 he was succeeded as general secretary first by Yuri Andropov, head of the KGB, and then by Konstantin Chernenko, neither of whom managed to survive long enough to effect significant changes. In March of 1985, when Mikhail Gorbachev became general secretary, the need for reforms was pressing.

Gorbachev's platform for a new Soviet Union was founded on two now-famous terms--glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring). Like Khruschev, Gorbachev intended to revitalize the Soviet economy by loosening up a bit on social control, opening some room for new ideas, relaxing control of the economy, and generally allowing for a little fresh air. Restructuring began in earnest, with a vigorous housecleaning of the bureaucracy and a significant investigation into corruption. Glasnost, however, lost some credibility right at the outset when it was discovered in April 1986 that the government had waited several days before admitting to the infamous nuclear disaster at Chernobyl--a reactor explosion that had thrown radioactive material over a wide area of the country. Backed into a corner on Chernobyl, Gorbachev countered with the dramatic removal of all controls on reporting--and at that point the fresh air really began to howl.

For the first time in decades, the problems of the country became subjects for open public discussion. Poverty, corruption, the enormous mismanagement of the country's resources, the unpopularity of the Afghan war, and a host of other problems and grievances were raised. Radical reform leaders emerged, including the new Moscow Party chief Boris Yeltsin, and prominent dissidents like Andrei Sakharov were able to voice their views for the first time. For some peculiar reason, the government found that it was the target of most of the criticism, but it also found that it wasn't any longer in much a position to do anything but try to move with the flow of events. Early in 1989, Soviet troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan. In the spring of 1989, the first open elections since 1917 were held, allowing voters a novel choice of more than one candidate for seats in the Congress of People's Deputies. The governments of the Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe, subjected to the same rising tide of public criticism, fell one after the other in a rapid series of revolutions culminating in the fall of the Berlin wall.

In 1990, the Soviet Union itself began to unravel. Its own constituent republics began to issue declarations of independence. In the Russian Republic, Yeltsin was elected chairman of the Parliament, taking a lead in the independence movement. Large scale strikes shattered the Communist Party's traditional claim to be the representative of workers' rights. Demonstrations against the government and the party intensified. The economy worsened, food shortages became a problem, and the crime rate began to skyrocket. Gorbachev, caught between popular demands for more radical reform and party demands for the re-imposition of strict control, failed to satisfy either side.

The following summer, the radical reform movements became strong enough to openly defy the government. In the press, criticism of Gorbachev intensified. Yeltsin, on the other hand, was the overwhelming victor in June elections for the Russian presidency. On August 18, party conservatives made a desparate bid for power. A group led by Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov and Vice President Gennady Yanayev detained Gorbachev at his country retreat in the Crimea. After he refused to support the imposition of military law, the head of state was placed under house arrest. The next morning the coup leaders issued the announcement that Gorbachev had resigned and that a state of emergency had been declared. Military units were dispatched to enforce the authority of the new government, but they were met with overwhelming popular protest led by Yeltsin and the other presidents of the republics. After three days the attempted coup had collapsed. Gorbachev was reinstated, only to realize that his position had become completely obsolete. By the end of the year the Soviet Union had been voted out of existence, to be replaced by a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). On December 25, Gorbachev resigned, and on midnight of December 31, the Soviet flag atop the Kremlin was replaced by the Russian tricolour.

Post-Communism to the Present

**Apology: the breaking off of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, countries of central Asia, and the current situation in Chechnya are not discussed here.

While personal liberties took a turn for the better following the fall of communism, life in the former Soviet Union failed to improve for the vase majority of its people. Both politics and economics were radically changed in Russia and the former Soviet Union , unfortunately resulting in massive inflation and economic collapse in the early 1990s and again in 1998, severe unemployment, and the loss or reduction of many established social services, including health care. Several fundamental problems faced the Soviet Union in its attempt to convert from communism to capitalism.

The first major problem facing Russia was the legacy of the Soviet Union 's enormous commitment to the Cold War. In the late 1980s, the Soviet Union devoted a quarter of its gross economic output to the defense sector (at the time most Western analysts believed that this figure was 15 percent). At the time, the military-industrial complex employed at least one of every five adults in the Soviet Union . In some regions of Russia , at least half of the workforce was employed in defense plants. (The comparable U.S. figures were roughly one-sixteenth of gross national product and about one of every sixteen in the workforce.) The end of the Cold War and the cutback in military spending hit such plants very hard, and it was often impossible for them to quickly retool equipment, retrain workers, and find new markets to adjust to the new post-Cold War and post-Soviet era. In the process of conversion an enormous body of experience, qualified specialists and know-how has been lost, as the plants were sometimes switching from producing hi-tech military equipment to making kitchen utensils.

A second obstacle had to do with the distribution of workers and resources. Roughly half of Russia 's cities had only one large industrial enterprise (ie: glass manufacturing), and three fourths had no more than four. Consequently, the decrease in production caused tremendous unemployment and underemployment. When the Soviet Union collapsed and the economic ties were severed, the production in the whole country dropped by more than 50%.

Thirdly, post-Soviet Russia did not inherit a functioning system of social security and welfare from the USSR . Since Russian industrial firms were traditionally responsible for a broad range of social welfare functions—building and maintaining housing for their workforces, and managing health, recreational, educational, and similar facilities— the towns possessing few industrial employers were left heavily dependent on these firms, which were the mainstay of employment, for the provision of basic social services. Thus, economic transformation created severe problems in maintaining social welfare since local governments were unable to assume financial responsibility for these functions.

Finally, there was the problem of human capital. The problem was not that the Soviet population was uneducated. Literacy was nearly universal, and the educational attainment level of the Soviet population was among the highest in the world with respect to science, engineering, and technical specialties. However, the average Soviet worker was not well prepared to work within a market economy. The system struggled (and still struggles) with concepts such as cost-effectiveness, efficiency, creativity and improvements. During communism, the need to create employment led to huge inefficiencies and redundancies in the workforce (a favorite example: you go to the store. You first walk up to the meat counter, tell one person what you want. They give you a ticket with the price. When you’ve ordered everything, you go to the cashier. They ring you up. You pay. They give you a receipt. You take the receipt back to the meat counter. One person takes the receipt, another puts your meat into a bag for you. This process is repeated for other food types that you want to buy, and for packaged things like coffee there are people just standing behind the counter waiting to hand you your items… and this is after the end of communism!). After so many years of working under a system that rewarded obedience over creativity and did not tolerate questions or suggestions for improvement, most workers needed to radically shift their mindset to encompass a competitive market economy. Understandably, the adjustment has been quite difficult, and is still in process.

Modern History

The Dual-Monarchy of Russo-Siberia is a relatively new state. Is was formed when the formerly communist U.S.S.R fell and became a democracy. The Siberians much preferred it when the country was a communist state, as it was much more efficient as an industry. The civil war broke out in 1990, when communisms began to fall, after the Perestroika, which was the beginning of the end. The Siberians would not go down easy, and were not submissive.

There was a shadow government at work in Siberia, under command of the dictatorship of the U.S.S.R, therefore the Siberians were allowed their own laws, one of which was compulsory conscription, every able bodied Siberian was forced to do a year of active duty in the Siberian army. Training began at 14, although they were not allowed to fight until the age of 18. Almost every man has had extensive military training, making the Siberian Army not only extremely large, but also very well trained.

The people of Siberia began a civil war with the people of Western Russia, west of the Ural Mountains, which is where most of the fighting took place. It is in Siberian blood to be battle ready, resilient and strong, no man should surrender. The Siberians obliterated the Russians, although not without a long period of fighting. The civil war lasted from 1990 to 2000, when the first dictatorship of Siberia was set up, formerly the Republic of the Siberian Peoples. However, the first and current dictator of the newly formed state felt that a Tsardom was in need, as most citizens lacked the will to work, and required a role model, a sense of patriotism.

The Tsar was only a teenager when the Civil War broke out, but by 1992 he was already serving in the Siberian Army, he spent 3 years in it, fighting in harsh hand to hand combat in the Ural Mountains. His skill was recognised and he was promoted and inducted into the Siberian special forces, in which he spent 5 years, up until 2000, when the war ended. He took power. The Republic of the Siberian Peoples was a dictatorship, with the first and current leader, Comrade Jacksov. The Tsardom was started in 1999, when Tsar Grigory Alexeivich Jacksov, formerly Comrade Jacksov, took power.

After the Russian Civil War, also referred to as the War of Siberian Independence, the government returned to Communism, this was by decree of Tsar Grigory, the people did not have say, yet did not oppose it. A Kylarnatian delegate was sent to Siberia to help establish the first government. There were, at the time, many, many different political parties available to govern as the political party of Siberia. There was the Communist Party of Siberia, the Siberian Nationalist Party (Similar to the BNP, very similar to the Nazi party and a very conservative fascist party), the Fascist Party of Siberia, the Anarcho-Communist Party of Siberia, the Siberian Democratic Party among many, many others.

By popular vote, the Anarcho-Communist party was brought in for a very short period of time, before being evicted by the Tsar due to his disapproval of the political views and beliefs of the party, also due to the relinquishment of the Tsardom. The Siberian Conservative Party were brought to power, changing the country to a fascist regime, but not as fascist as other countries. That is the way the government is running as it is, and it is the most successful and efficient governance to date, the country is running to its full potential, if not more.

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:02 pm

The Current Royal Families (Red is Heir):

The current Royal Family of Siberia is:
~~(King) Tsar Grigory Alexeivich Jacksov - Age 49~~ - Deceased
(Princess) Tsarevna Nikita Ivanovna Jacksova - Age 66
(Prince) Tsarevich Vasili Grigoryvich Jacksov - Age 40
(King) Tsarevich Sasha Grigoryvich Jacksov - Age 42* - Married to Tsarewna Jelisavet Philipovna Jacksova (Formerly Romanovna)
(Princess) Tsarevna Natalia Grigoryvna Jacksova - Age 45

*(King) Tsar Sasha Grigoryvich Jacksov - Age 42
(Wife/Crown Princess) Tsarewna Jelisavet Philipovna Jacksova - Age 41
(Child/Prince) Tsarevich Dmitri Sashavich Jacksov - Age 21

The current Royal Family of Russia is:
(King) Tsar Philip Vasovich Romanov - Age 79
(Crown Princess) Tsarewna Nikola Borisovna Romanovna - Age 74
(Prince) Tsarevich Fyodor Philipovich Romanov - Age 43
(Princess) Tsarevna Jelisavet Philipovna Romanovna (Jacksova) - Age 41**
(Princess) Tsarevna Anastasija Philipovna Romanovna - Age 38

**(King) Tsarevich Sasha Grigoryvich Jacksov - Age 42
(Wife/Crown Princess) Tsarewna Jelisavet Philipovna Jacksova - Age 41
(Child/Prince) Tsarevich Dmitri Sashavich Jacksov - Age 21

The Heir Systems:

Tsar Sasha Grigoryvich Jacksov - Tsar of Siberian Throne
Tsarewna Jelisavet Philipovna Jacksova - Tsars wife of the Siberian Throne

Tsar Philip Vasovich Romanov - Tsar of Russia
Tsarina Nikola Borisovna Romanovna - Tsarina of Russia

Tsarevich Dmitri Shashavich Jacksov - Heir of the Siberian Throne.
Tsarevna Varinka (Alina) Hiszkov Jacksova - Heir to the Siberian Thrones Wife.
Tsarevich Matvey Dmitrovich Jacksov - Heir to the Siberian Thrones Son.

Tsarevich Fyodor Philipovich Romanov - Heir of the Russian Throne

Tsar - King of the nation.
Tsarina - Queen of the nation. (Tsarina is not possible in Siberia, as no females may be the leader)
Tsarewna - Crown Princess of the nation. (A crown princess is the Tsars wife, and not in complete power, hence not a Tsarina)
Tsarevich - Prince of the nation.
Tsarevna - Princess of the nation.

Basic Family Tree (Direct Descendants only, no Aunts or Uncles):

Link to full size version: http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7013/roy ... riafam.png

The Heir system requires that the heir must be the son of a Tsar, of Royal Descent. Any other claim to the throne is considered a usurper. If there are no male Heirs apparent, the Heir will be the oldest nephew of the Tsar. If there are no nephews, the Heir becomes the oldest daughter of the Tsar. If the Tsar has no immediate family, immediate being:

A wife, any children, any nephews or nieces, the new ruler of the throne shall become the second oldest son of the leader of the remaining royal family, and his family shall become the new royal family of the other monarchy. If that family has no second son, the same system follows again.

The Diarchy:

The Diarchy is set up so that the Monarch of Western Russia controls Western Russia, whilst the Monarchy of Siberia controls Siberia, however, every incident is settled by both leaders but the leader of each designated region has final say on the region. The Diarchy is a, what is known as, New Monarchy. This form of Monarchy (Or in this case Diarchy) was a concept developed by European historians during the first half of the 20th century to characterize 15th century European rulers who unified their respective nations, creating stable and centralized governments, very well organised and excellent at solving international and national disputes.

The Crown Jewels of Siberia:

The Order:
King, Queen, Crown Princess, the Heir, the Heirs Son, the Heirs Daughter, the Prince, the Princes Son, the Princes Daughter, the Princess, the Princess' Son, the Princess' Daughter.

Royal Cyphers:

Only very recently have Royal Cyphers been used, and these are for the Heir of the Siberian throne, his wife and his son. These Cyphers are:

Tsarevich Dmitri's Cypher

Tsarevna Varinka's (Alina's) Cypher

Tsarevich Matvey's Cypher

Varinka shortened and changed her name to Alina, and this is what everyone calls her. However, her official and state registered name is Varinka, and so because of this her cypher uses a V, rather than an A. However, the V has been stylised to look like both a V and an A, thus pleasing her and keeping to the rules of the family.

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:04 pm

Embassies in Siberia:

Charlotte Ryberg - Constitutional Monarchy
Kylarnatia - Absolute Monarchy (Ancient Empire)
Shiripati - Shiripatian Kritarchy
Advancement of Man - Democratic Socialist
Rethymnon - Empire
Mid Lothian - Constitutional Monarchy
Yohannes - Constitutional Monarchy
Latnya - Electoral Republic

Nations in which Siberia has an Embassy:

Charlotte Ryberg
Kylarnatia
Advancement of Man
Rethymnon
Nufilandia
Yohannes
Mid Lothian
Latnya

Alliances:

Kylarnatia
Marquesan
Royal Calathonia
St George of England
Latnya

The nation of Siberia was actually officially formed and the government official reformed when the documents had been signed by a delegate from the Ancient Empire of Kylarnatia. Kylarnatia was our first and is our most trusted ally. We will willingly trust ourselves with the Kylarnatians, and we feel the same way to all of the people with whom we have alliances.

Kylarnatia is our must important ally in the sense that they have, multiple times, helped our nation, be it reforms, strikes, wars anything, they will help. Kylarnatia has by far the largest army, and a very well trained and organised one at that. Many times our forces have worked together, and they seem to be perfectly synchronised to either nations movements and tactics.

Marquesan is our most militaristic ally as they have an incredibly well reformed, and like Kylarnatia, we feel we can trust the lives of our people in the hands of the leader. He can, and it is with no doubt that we say this, help us in any conflict, we feel. The army is quite large in size, yet very well trained.

Royal Calathonia is our most diplomatic ally, in the sense that he is the founder of the Anti-Terrorism Alliance. He will no doubt do what possible to help anyone in need.

St George of England is a great ally for us, as he is not only a key member in the C.P.A, but he is also a very important member within the S.E.C. The result of which means that should the C.P.A, or the nation, be attacked by anyone, we know we can rely on St George to help, he is also the founder of the IANB, and has helped the reforms of my nation and will continue to help in the future.

Latnya is our newest ally. A key member in the Colonial Powers Association, Latnya is a good ally for Siberia. The people kind, the leadership wise, Latnya is an ally we know we can count on.

Alliances that Siberia is a Member of Currently:

The Colonial Powers Association
The Sovereign Empires Coalition
The World Peace Council (Formerly the International Association for Nation Building)

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:42 pm

Brief Military Outline:

The military is a small force in Siberia. Previously, it was in fact the opposite and was very large in size - it consumed a large amount of government spending and each troops was poorly equipped and trained due to the lack of funding and sheer amount of troops with which to share it. However, since the reforms, the nations army size has now been limited not by population, but by the money spent on each soldier. Before the reforms, each soldier received a mere S$17,000 each, however, since the reforms each soldier receives S$237,000 each.

This is a huge difference, and so the military is now the most well trained and efficient it has ever been. Though it doesn't exactly rival those larger nations, it poses as a threat in many ways. Before, the army was too large and so the soldiers were better suited to trench warfare, defences, and general overwhelming of the enemy. However, now they are a much more refined and well trained force, specialising in Airborne and Air Assault missions, such as deployment from planes and helicopters into combat zones.

Troops are also trained survival experts, capable of living in the Siberian wilderness, and of course in sub-zero temperatures. In some cases, troops are trained as far north as entering the Arctic circle, and Siberian troops are rugged and strong. They are trained in Mountainous regions as well, in areas such as the Ural Mountains and other various high regions. There are also special units and divisions, such as the Siberian Cossacks. These highly trained and highly feared troops specialise in cavalry manoeuvres, using vehicles and cavalry to their advantage, as well as their sheer skill and determination - the Cossacks are a special forces group in their own right.

This new combat style means that fighting is hard when against Siberian troops - they are dropped right into the thick of the action, as close to the nucleus as possible; catching most of guard pretty much instantly. The troops now work well with the troops of Marquesan and Kylarnatia, in that Kylarnatian troops are trained in Guerilla and land based tactics, familiar with African terrain, and the Marqesan Operators are amphibious specialists - training in archipelagos and atolls, the Marquesan Military specialises in naval supremacy. And so when Siberian, Kylarnatian and Marquesan troops are assembled, they are an unstoppable force.

Military Statistics:

Current Army Stats:

Currently, the Russian army is poorly trained and poorly funded, with a tiny fraction of government spending allocated to the Russian Army, it is almost impossible to find a Russian soldier who even owns his own weapon, as the training takes up the majority of the budget, and so reforms will be taking place soon to decrease the military size, and thus increase the spending per soldier.

Siberia

Siberian Greenland:

Current Defence Spending: S$244,027,133,267.25

Current Defence Spending: S$206,480,473,254.72

Number of Troops:

0.08% of the Population in Peace - 273,600 Active

0.08% of the Population in Peace - 275,200 Active

0.22% of the Population is Reserves in Peace - 752,400 Reserves

0.22% of the Population is Reserves in Peace - 756,800 Reserves

0.3% of the Population in Total During War - 1,026,000 Active

Funding Per Troop:

0.3% - S$237,843.21 Per Soldier

0.3% - S$201,248.025 Per Soldier

The Western Russians:
Current Defence Spending: S$15,786,915,872.79
Number of Troops:
0.08% of the Population in Peace - 147,200 Active
0.22% of the Population is Reserves in Peace - 404,800 Reserves
0.3% of the Population in Total During War - 552,000 Active
Funding Per Troop:
0.3% - S$28,599.4853 Per Soldier

The Order is: Cadets, Soldiers, Junior NCO's, Senior NCO's, CO's.

Ranks System:

Cadets (In Training):

CO's:

Cadet (No NATO OR Equivalent)

Ensign (Student Officer) (OF1)

Senior Cadet (No NATO OR Equivalent)

2nd Lieutenant/Junior Lieutenant (OF2)

First Cadet (No NATO OR Equivalent)

1st Lieutenant/Senior Lieutenant (OF3)

Soldiers:

Captain (OF4)

Private (OR1)

Major (OF5)

Corporal (OR2)

Lieutenant Colonel (OF6)

Junior NCO's:

Colonel (OF7)

Sergeant (OR3)

Brigadier General (OF8)

Senior Sergeant (OR4)

Major General (OF9)

Senior NCO's:

Lieutenant General (OF10)

Junior Warrant Officer (OR5)

General (OF11)

Warrant Officer (OR6)

Secretary of Defence (Tsar) (OF12)

Senior Warrant Officer (OR7)

Staff Warrant Officer (OR8)

Chief Warrant Officer (OR9)

Junior Ensign (OR10)

Rank Symbols:

So the General is the second highest rank for each division, the highest rank is the Secretary of Defence, who is actually the Tsar himself.

As for the colour symbols:

Gold: Generals

Light Brown: General Staff; Presidential Guard

Scarlet: Infantry

Burgundy: Artillery

Red-Brown: Quartermaster

Light Orange-Brown: Transport

Green: Judicial; Military Police

Blue: Engineers; Signals

Light Blue: Cavalry

Light Gray-Blue: Cartography

Purple: Aviation; Parachutists (i.e. includes Air Force)

Gray: Musicians

Light Gray: Armor

Very light Gray: Intelligence

Brownish Gray: Service Corps

Yellow: Medical; Veterinary

The colour will be featured on each rank insignia, and on the shoulder patches. The colour shows which division you belong to. Said colours will be displayed on the patches in the form of a stripe below the rank.

Weapon Classes:

Snipers:
Stealth Recon Scout (SRS) Covert 7.62x51mm Bolt Action Rifle (Good weapons ideas, I will adopt them all probably)
Baretta 93R Silenced 9x19mm Pistol Rounds

Close Range (Shotgun):
Daewoo USAS-12 12 Gauge (Or with FRAG-12 30 Round Mag)
Sig Sauer P226 Silenced 9x19mm Pistol Rounds

Close Range (Sub-Machine Gun):
Heckler and Koch UMP9 - 9x19mm
Sig Sauer P226 Silenced 9x19mm Pistol Rounds

Close Range (Assault Rifle):
M-TAR21 Assault Rifle 6.8SPC
Sig Sauer P226 Silenced 9x19mm Pistol Rounds

Medium/Long Range (Assault Rifle):
TAR21 Assault Rifle 7.62x51mm NATO
Sig Sauer P226 Silenced 9x19mm Pistol Rounds

Medium/Close Range (Light Machine Gun):
M249 SAW 6.8SPC
Sig Sauer P226 Silenced 9x19mm Pistol Rounds

Medium/Long Range (Light Machine Gun):
FN MAG M240B 7.62x51mm
Sig Sauer P226 Silenced 9x19mm Pistol Rounds

Team System:
Sniper Team (Squad for Stealth Missions):
2 x Snipers (With designated Sniper Rifle as well as Close Range SMG weapon)

Sniper Team (Urban/Other) Contains:
2 x Close Range Soldiers (SMG)
1 x Close Range Soldier(Shotgun)
2 x Snipers

Infiltration Team:
2 x Close Range (SMG)
2 x Close Range (Shotgun)
1 x Close Range (Assault)

Support/Fire Team:
1 x Close/Medium Range (Light Machine Gun)
1 x Medium/Long Range (Light Machine Gun)
3 x Medium/Long Range (Assault Rifle)

Assault Team:
2 x Close Range (Assault Rifle)
2 x Medium/Long Range (Assault Rifle)
1 x Support Gunner - Medium/Long Range (Light Machine Gun)

General/All Rounder Team:
1 x Close Range (SMG)
1 x Close Range (Shotgun)
1 x Medium/Long (Assault)
1 x Medium/Long (LMG)
1 x Sniper

1 Squad is 25 Men:
1 x Sniper (Urban) Team
1 x Infiltration Team
1 x Support/Fire Team
1 x Assault Team
1 x General/All Rounder Team

Army:

Special Forces:

1 Squad - 25 Men

5 Squads is one Platoon - 150 Men

4 Platoons is a Company - 600 Men

3 Platoons is a Company - 450 Men

2 Companies is a Battalion - 1200 Men

2 Companies is a Battalion - 900 Men

3 Battalions is a Regiment - 3600 Men

2 Battalions is a Regiments - 1800 Men

2 Regiments is a Division - 7200 Men

2 Regiments is a Division - 3600

2 Divisions is a Corps - 14400

2 Divisions is a Corps - 7200

2 Corps is an Army - 28800

2 Corps is a Spetsnaz Army - 14400

3 Armies is an Army Group - 86400

2 Spetsnaz Armies is a Spetsnaz Group - 28800

4 Army Groups is the Siberian Army - 330,000

5 Spetsnaz Groups is the Spetsnaz - 144,000

There are currently 24 Corps in the Siberian Armed Forces. These Corps are:

Army Group 1: The 1st Siberian Army Group (Comprised of 6 Corps):
1st Siberian Logistic Army
The 1st Rifle Guard Army
The Siberian Cossack and Cavalier Army (The 'Mongols')

1st Royal Siberian Logistics Corps (The 'Squints'):
The 1st Intelligence Division:
4th and 7th Intelligence Regiments.
The 3rd Royal Siberian Intelligence Division
The 3rd and 5th Intelligence Regiments.

4th Imperial Logistics Corps (The Shadows):
The 2nd Light Reconnaissance Divison
The 1st Scout Regiment and the 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment
The 12th Reconnaissance Division
The 4th Scout Regiment and the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment

1st Siberian Logistic Army:
1st Royal Siberian Logistics Corps
4th Imperial Logistics Corps

2nd Royal Light Infantry Corps (The Royal Rifles):
The 1st Royal Siberians (Royal Siberian Light Infantry Division)
The 7th Primorsky Rifles Regiment and the 1st Royal Amurs Regiment
The 3rd Siberian Rifles
The 22nd Tomsk Regiment and the 4th Omsk Light Rifles Regiment

His Imperial Highness the Tsars Royal Corps (The Royal Guards):
The 7th Tsars Guard
The 9th Jewish Autonomous Oblast Regiment (The 9th Autons') and the 1st Sakhalin Islanders Royal Light Infantry Regiment
The 8th Tsars Guard
The 2nd Kamchatka Regiment (The Kam's) and the 3rd Kamchatka and Chukotka Coalition Regiment (The Survivors)

The 1st Rifle Guard Army:
His Imperial Highness the Tsars Royal Corps (The Royal Guards)
The 2nd Royal Light Infantry Corps (The Rifles)

The 7th Royal Cavaliers Corps (The 'Cavs')
The 9th Cavaliers Division
The 8th Zabaykalsk Mounted Infantry Regiment (The 'Zabs') and the 1st Tuvan Horsemen Regiment
The 14th Mounted Infantry Division
The 22nd Buryatian House Cavalry Regiment (The 'Burs') and the 27th Khakassian Mounted Riflemen (The 'Khaks')

The 1st Siberian Cossack Corps (The 'Horde')
The 1st Siberian Royal Cossack Division
The 1st Altai Royal Cossack Regiments and the 8th Kurgan Cossack Regiment (The Kurgs)
The 4th Siberian Royal Cossack Division
The 1st Zabayklak Cossacks and the Chelyabinsk Tsars Guard Cossacks (The 'Tsarists')

The Siberian Cossack and Cavalier Army (The 'Mongols'):
The 7th Royal Cavaliers Corps (The 'Cavs')
The 1st Siberian Cossack Corps (The 'Horde')

TO BE ADDED

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:44 pm

Geography of Siberia:

After the Civil War of Russia, Russia was split relatively cleanly, but in no way evenly. The Siberian borders stretch from the Bering Sea, and the Kamchatka Peninsula, to the Ural Mountains. The Ural Mountains is used as a clean and clear divide between the two nations, however, after the unification of the two nations, the nation is considered whole once more, but only when referred to as Sibero-Russia. The nations on the world map, however, would remain separate.

Geography of Russia:

The borders of Russia are reflective of the borders of Siberia. From the Ural mountains west to the current borders of Russia are their original claims, however, they have expanded borders within Europe recently and their Empire stretches further east, to the borders of Poland.

Colonies of the Dual Diarchy:

The Colonies of Siberia include:

Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, Parts of China (Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Changchung (Manchuria), Liaioning), Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Western Australia, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe.

The Colonies of Russia include:

Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Svalbard, Denmark.

Provinces of Siberia:

Yamalia, Khantia-Mansia, Chukotka.
Sakha, Buryatia, Tuva, Kakhassia, Altai (Republic).
Tyumen, Kurgan, Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, Omsk (Capital Region of Omsk), Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk, Amur, Sakhalin, Magadan, Arkhangelsk.
Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
Altai (Krais), Krasnoyarsk, Zabaykalsk, Primorksy (Capital Region of Vladivostok), Khabarovsk, Kamchatka.

Orange: Autonomous Okrugs
Green: Republics
Brown: Oblasts
Blue: Autonomous Oblasts
Yellow (Cream on the Map): Krais

Provinces of Russia:

Nenetsia
Komi, Karelia, Adygeya, Bashkortostan, Chechnya, Chuvashia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Mari El, Mordovia, North Ossetia-Alania, Tatarstan, Udmurtia.
Astrakhan, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kostoma, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Moscow (Oblast), Nizhiny Novgorod, Novgorod, Oryol, Penza, Ryazan, Samara, Tambov, Tula, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yaroslavl, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kirov, Orenburg, Saratov, Rostov, Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, Smolensk, Pskov, Kalingrad, Tver.
St. Petersburg, Moscow.
Stavropol, Perm, Krasnodar.

Orange: Autonomous Okrugs
Green: Republics
Brown: Oblasts
Pink: Federal Cities
Yellow (Cream on the Map): Krais

Topography and the Eco-Regions of Sibero-Russia

Geographers traditionally divide the vast territory of Russia into five natural zones: the tundra zone; the taiga, or forest, zone; the steppe, or plains, zone; the arid zone; and the mountain zone. Most of Russia consists of two plains (the East European Plain and the West Siberian Plain), two lowlands (the North Siberian and the Kolyma, in far northeastern Siberia), two plateaus (the Central Siberian Plateau and the Lena Plateau to its east), and a series of mountainous areas mainly concentrated in the extreme northeast or extending intermittently along the southern border.

Grey - Polar Desert
Light Blue - Tundra
Icy Blue - Alpine Tundra
Greeny/Blue - Taiga
Teal - Montane Forest
Green - Temperate Broadleaf Forest
Yellow - Temperate Steppe
Brown - Dry Steppe

Regional Map of the C.P.A

Yellow - Kylarnatia
Crimson/Maroon - Marquesan
Green/Red - Sibero-Russia

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:51 am

The Economy of Siberia and Russia:

The Economy of Siberia:

Domestic Statistics
Government Category: - Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Government Priority: - Defence
Economic Rating: - Reasonable
Civil Rights Rating: - Good
Political Freedoms: - Good
Income Tax Rate: - 59%
Major Industry: - Arms Manufacturing
National Animal: - Siberian Tiger
National Currency: - Sibble
Total Population: - 271,000,000

Government Budget Details
Administration: - $81,754,212,937.50 - 10%
Social Welfare: - $16,350,842,587.50 - 2%
Healthcare: - $81,754,212,937.50 - 10%
Education: - $163,508,425,875.00 - 20%
Religion & Spirituality: - $0.00 - 0%
Defence: - $212,560,953,637.50 - 26%
Law & Order: - $179,859,268,462.50 - 22%
Commerce: - $0.00 - 0%
Public Transport: - $0.00 - 0%
The Environment: - $0.00 - 0%
Social Equality: - $81,754,212,937.50 - 10%

Economic Details
Exchange Rate: - 4.0856 Sibbles = $1
Gross Domestic Product: - $1,311,827,992,092.01
GDP Per Capita: - $4,840.69
Unemployment Rate: - 11.43%
Consumption: - $499,995,000,000.00
Government Budget: - $842,826,937,500.00
Government Expenditures: - $817,542,129,375.00
Goverment Waste: - $25,284,808,125.00
Exports: - $158,983,003,888.88
Imports: - $164,692,141,171.88
Trade Deficit: - $5,709,137,282.99

The Economy of Russia:

Domestic Statistics
Government Category: - Corrupt Dictatorship
Government Priority: - Law & Order
Economic Rating: - Developing
Civil Rights Rating: - Below Average
Political Freedoms: - Few
Income Tax Rate: - 37%
Major Industry: - Cheese Exports
National Animal: - Russian Bear
National Currency: - Rubble
Total Population: - 123,000,000

Government Budget Details
Administration: - $25,063,873,909.46 - 19%
Social Welfare: - $22,425,571,392.67 - 17%
Healthcare: - $22,425,571,392.67 - 17%
Education: - $22,425,571,392.67 - 17%
Religion & Spirituality: - $0.00 - 0%
Defence: - $10,553,210,067.14 - 8%
Law & Order: - $29,021,327,684.63 - 22%
Commerce: - $0.00 - 0%
Public Transport: - $0.00 - 0%
The Environment: - $0.00 - 0%
Social Equality: - $0.00 - 0%

Economic Details
Exchange Rate: - 7.0711 Rubbles = $1
Gross Domestic Product: - $331,274,345,995.53
GDP Per Capita: - $2,693.29
Unemployment Rate: - 12.92%
Consumption: - $200,691,351,000.00
Government Budget: - $143,386,006,347.00
Government Expenditures: - $131,915,125,839.24
Goverment Waste: - $11,470,880,507.76
Exports: - $41,529,528,542.79
Imports: - $42,861,659,386.50
Trade Deficit: - $1,332,130,843.71

Colonial Powers Association Economic Statistics:
Gross Regional Product: - $34,162,474,348,608.51
GRP Per Capita: - $8,445.61
Regional Population: - 4,045,000,000
Regional Average GDP: - $2,846,872,862,384.04
Largest GDP: - Nizhny Chelyabinsk ($11.6 trillion)
Smallest GDP: - Thai Laos ($48.9 billion)
Largest GDP Per Capita: - Marquesan ($23,896)
Smallest GDP Per Capita: - The Western Russians ($2,693)
Largest Trade Surplus: - Samsungistan ($56.9 billion)
Largest Trade Deficit: - Nizhny Chelyabinsk ($50.8 billion)

Economic Map of Sibero-Russia:

Cream - Central economic region
Brown - Central Black Earth economic region
Blue - East Siberian economic region
Orange - Far Eastern economic region
Light Blue - Northern economic region
Pink - North Caucasus economic region
Purple - Northwestern economic region
Green - Volga economic region
Light Green - Urals economic region
Red - Volga-Vyatka economic region
Olive - West Siberian economic region
Dark Blue - Kaliningrad economic region

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:28 am

The Culture of Sibero-Russia:

Art:

Art is very popular, modern artists are adapting very different types from each other, some following in the footsteps of Monet, some of Jackson Pollock. Many, however, have adapted their own forms of modern art. Graffiti is extremely popular, many walls and buildings are riddled with it - most of which is tasteful, as many graffiti artists are employed to do so, creating murals on walls.

Many forms of Art are embraced within Siberia, many budding young artists are making names for themselves, becoming more and more famous for their simply brilliant, or brilliantly simplistic work.

Architecture:

Architecture is advancing and the cities are looking more and more futuristic. Buildings becoming sleek, modern and very artistic - flowing freely as if drawn by artists in the sky, pencils on paper frantically sliding and sweeping across it to make these brilliant designs. Minimalism is becoming popular too, many buildings remain white, barely decorated or furnished - adding to the futuristic air about them. And whilst some are vibrant and colourful on the outside, or maybe even the in, due to the graffiti, some remain plain, white. An excellent contrast, and a brilliant reminder of the sheer differences and diversity of opinions and culture.

Fashion:

Fashion is a very important part of Siberia, and vanity is becoming more and more important in daily life. People are going to great lengths to remain at the peak of fashion, trying to stay with the current fashions and becoming icons for people to admire and adore. Fashion is considered a plague by those unable to waste money on frivolities such as clothing, but life continues for all.

Citizens:

The Citizens of Siberia are generally very compassionate and tolerant. All religions, personal beliefs and forms of government are accepted, nobody is punished for being a Nazi, or any other extremist form as such. The citizens of Siberia are also very aggressive when during war, however, in peace they are passive and kind.

Citizens regularly give money to the homeless, showing generosity and love for thy neighbour, despite the fact a lot of the population are not even religious. In order to achieve citizenship or be considered Siberian, you must:

Be born in Siberia;
Have Siberian Parents;
Or if you are not born to a Siberian family in Siberia, and are an immigrant you must:
Have lived in Siberia for at least 10 years on a VISA (only applies for people over 18);
If under 18, parents must have lived in Siberia for at least 5 years, and the child must live in Siberia for 5 also.

To attain a passport, the citizen must have completed the requirements above, and must:

Complete vigorous tests on the history of the nation;
Complete other tests;
Obtain a passport, registered to their name.

Siberian Passport

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:17 pm

Religion in Siberia:

Religion within Siberia is becoming bigger and bigger. It is, however, acceptable to not believe. Many new religions are evolving and emerging from the ashes after the reforms and ever growing culture. New ideas and opinions are becoming widely believed in, widely respected and widely accepted.

Many people choose not to believe in a religion - their logic or knowledge disproves it for them, and they feel it to be silly and a waste of time. Some, however, do believe, they live their lives by it and follow their laws to the letter, trying their best to not displease their Gods and/or deities.

Religion in Russia:

Almost all living in Russia believe, as it is the home of the Pope of the Sibero-Russian national religion. It is frowned upon to live in Russia and not believe in something at least, but they are not punished for it, or even shunned. People just condemn them for their blasphemy. But life goes on.

Statistics:

Siberian Statistics

Sibero-Russian National: 29.7%
Siberian Orthodox: 1.4%
Siberian Unorthodox: 3.3%
Siberian Catholic: 4.4%
Judaism: 0.8%
Islam: 0.3%
Buddhism: 3.1%
Hinduism: 5.1%
Thrinian Catholic: 10.3%
Non Believers: 41.6%

Russian Statistics

Sibero-Russian National: 52.9%
Russian Orthodox: 15.6%
Russian Unorthodox: 19.8%
Judaism: 0.9%
Islam: 0.1%
Buddhism: 3.2%
Hinduism: 1.9%
Thrinian Catholic: 3.8%
Non Believers: 1.8%

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:47 pm

Political Parties of Russo-Siberia:

Before the unification of Siberia and Russia, there were a vast number of different political parties. Some Communist, some Anarchist, some Democratic - there were many manner of different parties and beliefs within the nation. After the unification, the majority of these parties were disbanded, some actually merged to form new parties, only few remained in place - these are the extremist groups demanding the separation of the nations once again.

United Russia (The Conservative Party):

This party was the winning party of the 2010 elections, their leadership forms were brought into Duma (government) after the elections, a conservative government.

Conservatism is an ideology which values the status quo and accepts change only reluctantly and at a very slow pace. It is based upon the premise that human institutions are the product of a gradual process of experience, and that they have endured because they have proven to be effective over a long period of time. It follows that it would be most imprudent to change these institutions and practices in any fundamental way. It is not realistic to expect that workable new institutions and practices can be introduced to replace existing ones except through a long gradual process of experimentation. To do otherwise is to invite chaos.

According to the party's 2003 political manifesto, The Path of National Success, the party's goal is to:

Unite the responsible political forces of the country, aiming to minimize the differences between rich and poor, young and old, state, business and society.
The economy should combine state regulation and market freedoms, with the benefits of further growth distributed for the most part to the less fortunate.
The party rejects left-wing and right-wing ideologies in favour of "political centrism" that could unite all sections of society. In addition, the official party platform emphasizes pragmatism and anti-radicalism. The party regards itself to be one of the heirs to Russia's tradition of statehood, both tsarist and communist.

United Russia has always characterised itself as wholly supportive of the agenda of the popular former Dictator and current Tsar, Grigory Alexeivich Jacksov, and this has proved key to its success. A survey, whose results were presented by Henry E. Hale in 2008 at the Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, indicates that the Russian population associates the party with a market economic orientation, opposition to communism, a moderately pro-Western foreign policy and a tough stance on rebellious minority regions like Chechnya. Voters who support such values are significantly more likely to vote for United Russia. Survey results also provide clear evidence that Russians tend to credit United Russia (as well as Jacksov) for improvements in the economy.

Foreign media and observers describe United Russia as a pure "Monarchist party" with the main goal of securing the power of the Russian Monarchy in the Russian parliament. The vast majority of officeholders in Russia are members of the party, hence it is sometimes described as a "public official party" or "administration party." Because of this, it is also often labeled the 'party of power'.

The Liberal Democratic Party:

The Liberal Democratic party is a major party within Russia. They won the last elections of 2006, but they lost popular vote when United Russia emerged after its formation. (Due to the merging of other smaller parties). Some of its policies were achieved in its term, the unification of Belarus with Russia being one of them.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia aims for "a revival of Russia as a great power." It has opposed both communism and the "wild" capitalism that resulted from Russia's reforms. It favours a mixed economy with private ownership but with a strong management role reserved for the state. In foreign policy, the party places a strong emphasis on "civilizations." It has supported the restoration of Russia with its "natural borders", that include Belarus and Ukraine and other former Soviet republics. It sees the unification of Russia and Belarus as a first step in the restoration. The LDPR regard the United States and the Western civilization as the main external threat to Russia, and suggests that Russia should take the side of Islamists in the fight against the Unites States. The party has harshly criticised the discrimination against ethnic Russians in the Baltic states and demanded that they should be given Russian citizenship and protected against discriminatory legislature.

In specific, the LDPR's main proposals include:

Reform and consolidation of Russia's judicial system;
Capital punishment for those convicted of terrorism, premeditated murder, and other serious crimes;
The abolition of "non-traditional" and "fanatic" religious sects in Russia;
State ownership of strategic sectors of the economy, particularly natural resources, alcohol, tobacco, and agriculture;
Lower taxes for domestic producers;
Unification between Russia and Belarus;
The right to work;
Radical reform of the social insurance system;
State support for science-intensive technologies and agriculture;
The abolition of government corruption;
Russian economic sovereignty/protectionism;
Control of all agricultural land by the state.

Professor Henry E. Hale lists the party's main policy stands as nationalism and a focus in law and order. Although it often uses radical opposition rhetoric, the LDPR frequently votes for government proposals. This had to speculation that the party receives funding from the Kremlin. Despite the name, a widespread opinion outside of Russia is that the party's ideology is not liberal and it is often regarded, especially in external media, as an ultranationalist party.

The Republican Party:

The Republican Party stand for very traditional views. Views such as 'Ban Gay Marriage' or 'No to Abortion'. These views are considered extreme by many and are not very popular in many of the provinces, however the more religious regions of Russia (not Siberia) approve of the laws of the party. They are very, very unpopular within Siberia and are yet to come into power in Siberia.

Their ideologies include:

Limited government;
Fiscal responsibility;
Nurturing the private sector to promote employment and industry;
Efficiency in spending our tax payers money (S$/R$);
Critical of new bills, acts, propositions that will have a negative fiscal impact on Russian/Siberian citizens;
Patriotism;
Russian/Siberian dominance (believing that Russia/Siberia is exceptional);
Creating opportunity for anyone to be whatever they want;
Limiting Duma assistance;
Individualism.

The Social Democratic Party:

The Social Democratic Party is the party of Russia mostly associated with Communism/Socialism. They are a popular party within Sibero-Russia, and they came close to winning elections again this year. However, they were in control two terms ago, 2002-2006. Hence the Socialist past. They still remain in popularity with the people of Sibero-Russia.

Many Communist ideals were adopted, after the merging of many smaller Socialist and Capitalist parties to this party. Social democracy within Russia, is a political ideology of the centre-left on the classic political spectrum. The contemporary social democratic movement seeks to reform capitalism to align it with the ethical ideals of social justice while maintaining the capitalist mode of production, as opposed to creating an alternative socialist economic system. Practical modern social democratic policies include the promotion of a welfare state, and the creation of economic democracy as a means to secure workers' rights.

The SDP exists to create and defend an open, classless and more equal society which rejects prejudices based upon sex, race, colour or religion. The constitution set out the establishment of a Council for Social Democracy (CSD) which should be, in effect, the party's standing conference. Each area party was entitled to elect delegates to the CSD.

In general, contemporary social democrats support:

A mixed economy consisting of both private enterprise and publicly owned or subsidized programs of education, universal health care, child care and related social services for all citizens;
An extensive system of social security (although usually not to the extent advocated by socialists), with the stated goal of counteracting the effects of poverty and insuring the citizens against loss of income following illness, unemployment or retirement;
Government bodies that regulate private enterprise in the interests of workers and consumers by ensuring labor rights (i.e. supporting worker access to trade unions), consumer protections, and fair market competition;
Environmentalism and environmental protection laws; for example, funding for alternative energy resources and laws designed to combat global warming;
A value-added/progressive taxation system to fund government expenditures;
A secular and a socially progressive policy;
Immigration and multiculturalism;
Fair trade over free trade;
A foreign policy supporting the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights and where possible, effective multilateralism;
Advocacy of social justice, human rights, social rights, civil rights and civil liberties.

Progressive Alliance of Reformed Democrats:

This party is the newest founded having separated itself from the liberals in order of pursuing a more centrist, moderate realpolitik. It is known for its internationalism and intelectualism and is affiliated with the international political party The Moderates.

The exact ideology of the party is a matter of debate. It is self described social liberal, left libertarian, centrist, moderate, progressive, feminist, liberal nationalist, green and even regionalist and agrarian. The mixture of all these ideologies and, claims the critics, populism has formed a unique ideology practised by The Moderates around the world. Out of the mixture came very strong stances on social issues where the party passes on no opportunity to express its libertarian stances. The party is furthermore known for its belief that practical considerations must be held as more important then ideology on financial issues.

Founded on December 25 the party currently follows a political charter called, The Reformation Road of Russo-Siberia which aims to:

Strengthen the economy on short terms by lowering corporate taxes and giving other beneficial tax brakes to especially small business.
Strengthening the economy on long terms by commencing a series of reforms to make Russo-Siberia a green growth economy independent of fossil fuels and capable of exporting green technology and know how to the world.
Open the borders of Russo-Siberia to guest workers allowing such workers to live and work in Russo-Siberia for a period thus providing Russo-Siberian business with a cheap workforce for jobs that the local population is over qualified for. Similarly the party also favors the idea of au pair workers.
Removing tax and toll barriers between Russo-Siberia and the rest of the world especially close allies. In addition the party seeks to give 1 % of GDP in foreign aid. This will strengthen Russo-Siberia's international reputation.
The party which to take a relaxed stance on youth crime focusing on a very intense resocialization project among youth petty criminals with cooperation of the educational facilities, business, the police and social services
The party is tough on organized crimes and wishes to strike hard against crime lords and syndicates. None the less opposes death penalty.
Education shall be universal or as near universal as possible. All children should be allowed to attend free school until high school. Student loans and scholarships shall be easily accessible for all decently qualified students for higher education
Healthcare shall be universal for all bellow the age of 21. Thereafter it shall be partially self paid for middle class and upper class citizens.
A small professional military instead of a large conscript one. Russo-Siberia shall maintain few but efficient nuclear weapons whose sole purpose is MAD deterence.
A very globally oriented policy seeking closer ties with foreign nations on all issues. The party is internally divided on the issue of WA membership as the party disagrees with several resolutions but believe the principles behind the WA are admirable.
Wishes to ensure all citizens a life in dignity and grace. Thus social welfare must ensure that no one is left behind starving to death in the streets. On the other hand the welfare receipients must never be so comfortable that they stop seeking employment.
Very libertarian on personal liberties. Pro gay marriage and adoption. No surveilance camera's in public unless absoluttely neccesary. An efficient court system to defend the citizens rights. Seeks to legalize and regulate prostitution and drugs to cripple crime syndicates and ensure greater liberties.
Wishes to move from an income based tax system to a more consumption oriented tax system thus encouraging savings and investments. Also wishes to tax products such as tobacco, alcohol, sugar etc. higher then vegetables, ecological products etc. as such products cause damage to the state.
Supportive of minorities wishes for autonomy and decentralization in general. Opposed to too much central government.
Somewhat sceptic of the monarchy. Most people in the party is however patriots who support a constitutional monarchy but a small republican faction exist.

The Progressive Alliance of Reformed Democrats is a newly founded party whose political views find support among a small intelectual elite favoring the reformism the party preach. The party was founded around the time of the election in 2010 but chose not to partake in the election but rather work to reach out to voters and explain its policies to prepare for the next election. Supportive of broad compromises in government the party seeks to bring the most moderate parties together in large coalition governments while keeping more extreme elements out in the cold. Many Russo-Siberians are sceptic of the party due to its radical reform ideas.

Foreign media and observers praises the Progressive Alliance of Reformed Democrats, commonly known as the Alliance, for its constant critic of populist policies and tendencies as well as its wish to bring Russo-Siberia closer to the rest of the world. The reform attempts of the party is also generally praised for their boldness although also criticised for its utopic nature. Generally the foreign media and observers are much more positive then the voters who often doesn't understand the complex program of the party.

Voting Results of 2010:

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:55 am

Languages of Siberia and their Origins:

Siberian (Cyrillic):

Cyrillic Siberian is a language derived from the original Cyrillic of Russia, with some characters removed, and some replaced with many others. This form of Russian came about in recent years, after the ratification of a pact stating that the nation must have its own language, a national language. A language most, preferably all will know.

Aa: Фф
Bb: Ии
Cc: Сс
Dd: Вв
Ee: Уу
Ff: Аа
Gg: Пп
Hh: Рр
Ii: Шш
Jj: Оо
Kk: Лл
Ll: Дд
Mm: Ьь
Nn: Тт
Oo: Щщ
Pp: Зз
Qq: Йй
Rr: Кк
Ss: Ыы
Tt: Ее
Uu: Гг
Vv: Мм
Ww: Цц
Xx: Чч
Yy: Нн
Zz: Яя

Other Characters: Х, Ъ, Ж, Э, Б, Ю, Ё.

Siberian (Georgian Alphabet):

This is an ancient language used in the Georgia and regions of the Caucuses, and it has been used for many centuries. The Georgian and Caucus Cossacks adopted this language as their official language, and now the Cossacks of Siberia have adopted it too, giving them an edge over their opponents as their messages are very, very hard to decipher. Unless this language is your mother tongue language, it is nearly impossible to learn, and doing so takes years of hard work. Often they do not use all of the words and letters when sending messages, making it even harder and on some special occasions by adding letters from various other alphabets.

Aa: ა
Bb: ბ
Cc: ჩც
Dd: დ
Ee: ე
Ff: ფ
Gg: გ
Hh: ჰ
Ii: ი
Jj: ჟჯ
Kk: კ
Ll: ლ
Mm: მ
Nn: Nნ
Oo: ო
Pp: პ
Qq: ქ
Rr: ღრ
Ss: შს
Tt: თტ
Uu: უ
Vv: ვ
Ww: ჭწ
Xx: ხ
Yy: ყ
Zz: ძზ

In Georgo-Siberian, also known as Cossackian, there are almost no capital letters, they are deemed unimportant and are usually a character completely different from its lower case form/derivative.

Siberian (Armenian Alphabet):

This is another derivation of the native Caucus languages, also used by some Cossack units, however only very occasionally. This is only used in certain areas of Siberia and Russia, these regions being near Armenia, bordering with Georgia, as well as regions bordering with Kazakhstan.

Aa: Աա
Bb: Բբ
Cc: Գգ
Dd: Դդ
Ee: Էէ
Ff: Ֆֆ
Gg: Քք
Hh: Հհ
Ii: Իի
Jj: Ճճ
Kk: Կկ
Ll: Լլ
Mm: Մմ
Nn: Նն
Oo: Ոո
Pp: Պպ
Qq: Խխ
Rr: Րր
Ss: Սս
Tt: Տտ
Uu: Ըը
Vv: Վվ
Ww: Ււ
Xx: Ցց
Yy: Եե
Zz: Զզ

The characters for the capitalised versions of the letters are almost all very, very similar, identical to the eye from a distance, only upon close inspection do the distinct features make them out from the others. This is not a widely used language at all, and at one point died out, however it is coming back into use and is being taught to all schoolchildren, as is Siberian (Cyrillic), and Russian, but not Georgo-Siberian as it is for use of Cossacks only.

by **Siberian_Peoples** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:36 pm

Coat of Arms of the Russian Royal Family and Russia

Coat of Arms of the Siberian Royal Family and Siberia

Coat of Arms of the Dual-Diarchy

Coat of Arms of the First Capital of Siberia, Vladivostok

Coat of Arms of the First Capital of Russia, Moscow

Coat of Arms of the Second Capital of Siberia, Omsk

Coat of Arms of the Second Capital of Russia, St. Petersburg

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