Shadows of Kremlin 1924 (Applications, OOC, Open)

[Greater Persian State]

Yeah, he won't express them. He's not a politician. I like to RP it out, because it won't take as long, after all it's just for the purpose of getting people to know him. But thanks for the offer, this will be fun!
Also, for instance, how do arrests and assassinations work. Obviously I don't want to kill characters willy nilly or at all in the beginning at least, I'm just curious.

As in the rules, killing or anything else that would put character out of the game, has to be arranged with the person playing said character. I expect everyone understands that such things are likely to happen.

Alright. What about arrests?

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

You have power to conduct investigations as per Soviet law. You might call players in for questioning if you have a pretext, but arrange any imprisonment that would remove them for prolonged time beforehand.

[Greater Persian State]

You have power to conduct investigations as per Soviet law. You might call players in for questioning if you have a pretext, but arrange any imprisonment that would remove them for prolonged time beforehand.

Okay, very interesting. Thanks. Finally, what is the status of the armament and power of OGPU vs the Red Army?

[Granluras]

A few questions:

1. Do our characters have to be real people?
2. How do we make “reservations” if this is a character roleplay, not a nation roleplay
3. and Is this alternate history (this kind of related to the first question)

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

A few questions:

1. Do our characters have to be real people?
2. How do we make “reservations” if this is a character roleplay, not a nation roleplay
3. and Is this alternate history (this kind of related to the first question)

1. As explained in the Rules, characters have to be fictional.
2. Write name and position and that's it.
3. Yes. Timeline is the same, only all living Soviet characters have different names.

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

You have power to conduct investigations as per Soviet law. You might call players in for questioning if you have a pretext, but arrange any imprisonment that would remove them for prolonged time beforehand.

Okay, very interesting. Thanks. Finally, what is the status of the armament and power of OGPU vs the Red Army?

Armament is at this point in history mostly old and inherited from Imperial system. OGPU has less weaponry then the army, and most of their officers usually sport a Nagant revolver as prefered sidearm.



First three images show characteristic uniform of the OGPU officer.

[Strala]

Comrade do you mind if I send a fellow revolutionary from China to learn from the glorious founding fathers of the first socialist republic

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

Comrade do you mind if I send a fellow revolutionary from China to learn from the glorious founding fathers of the first socialist republic

I don't mind.

[Strala]

okay I'll get the app up tomorrow

[Amuaplye]

Bio has been edited accordingly.

[Greater Persian State]

Bio has been edited accordingly.

It's a bit one-sidedly evil, just in my view...

[Dentali]

NS Nation Name: Dentali
Character Name: Antonin Ikovle Yurievich
Gender: M
Age: 37
Position, role or job: Member of Central Committee, Chair of the Vesenkha, Leader of the Right Opposition
Character Photo:

Ethnicity: Polish/ Russian
Character Faction: Right Opposition
Main Strengths (three to five): Prolific and Influential Author, Economic and logistical expert, close to Lenin
Main Flaws (three to five, same number as strengths): More friendly to Capitalism, Pacifist, Prideful, Polish
Bio: The son of a minor Russian landowner and a polish schoolteacher Antonin was always a bright child who could be found with his nose in books. His older brother Michael was a firebrand revolutionary who heavily influenced his younger brother encouraging him to attend Moscow University with him. Antonin excelled at University and was considered one of the brightest students in his class.

Just before graduation however Michael was caught planning the assassination of the Czar, a crime for which he was tried and executed. Antonin was thrown out of the university due to his brothers crime but was taken in by other radical groups due to his association with the would-be assassin, Antonin began writing for various newspapers around Moscow. At age 20 however the secret police cracked down and forced him to flee the country, he would travel around Europe writing several books and continuing his education. By his mid twenties he was a prolific and well admired author in socialist circles, with Lenin being a major admirer. He and Lenin would meet many times which helped Antonin rise to further prominence.

After a decade in exile traveling europe and supporting global revolution he returned home to Moscow for the February revolution of 1917. He would work as an administrator and newspaper editor for the Bolsheviks, drafting revolutionary decrees, a constant figure at the side of Lenin and a proponent of ‘Peace without annexation’ to end the Great War. He would become the leader of the Moscow City Committee and leader of the right wing of the growing Bolshevik party, in 1917 with Lenin’s support he would be elected to the Central Committee.

As Lenin negotiated the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Antonin Ikovle Yurievich supported the treaty against the protest of many in the country. He felt that Russia had to recover from the war before it could pursue global revolution, economic recovery and societal change would only be made more difficult through a war with germany.

During the civil war with the White’s Yurievich would author and implement the ‘War Communism’ economic policy and oversaw logistics for the fledgling Red Army. While not a soldier he was a expert administrator and proved adept at logistics. In 1920 he would become Chair for the newly formed Vesenkha which set and oversaw economic policy, eventually developing the ‘New Economic Policy’ in the wake of the failure of communist revolutions in central and eastern european states.



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[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

Aminev would look to use the Navy to some extent in the crisis situation. Most likely demanding that the Navy be placed in charge of the prisoners, via brigs in the Caspian Sea.

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

NS Nation Name: Dentali
Character Name: Antonin Ikovle Yurievich
Gender: M
Age: 37
Position, role or job: Member of Central Committee, Chair of the Vesenkha, Leader of the Right Opposition
Character Photo:
(Image)
Ethnicity: Polish/ Russian
Character Faction: Right Opposition
Main Strengths (three to five): Prolific and Influential Author, Economic and logistical expert, close to Lenin
Main Flaws (three to five, same number as strengths): More friendly to Capitalism, Pacifist, Prideful, Polish
Bio: The son of a minor Russian landowner and a polish schoolteacher Antonin was always a bright child who could be found with his nose in books. His older brother Michael was a firebrand revolutionary who heavily influenced his younger brother encouraging him to attend Moscow University with him. Antonin excelled at University and was considered one of the brightest students in his class.

Just before graduation however Michael was caught planning the assassination of the Czar, a crime for which he was tried and executed. Antonin was thrown out of the university due to his brothers crime but was taken in by other radical groups due to his association with the would-be assassin, Antonin began writing for various newspapers around Moscow. At age 20 however the secret police cracked down and forced him to flee the country, he would travel around Europe writing several books and continuing his education. By his mid twenties he was a prolific and well admired author in socialist circles, with Lenin being a major admirer. He and Lenin would meet many times which helped Antonin rise to further prominence.

After a decade in exile traveling europe and supporting global revolution he returned home to Moscow for the February revolution of 1917. He would work as an administrator and newspaper editor for the Bolsheviks, drafting revolutionary decrees, a constant figure at the side of Lenin and a proponent of ‘Peace without annexation’ to end the Great War. He would become the leader of the Moscow City Committee and leader of the right wing of the growing Bolshevik party, in 1917 with Lenin’s support he would be elected to the Central Committee.

As Lenin negotiated the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Antonin Ikovle Yurievich supported the treaty against the protest of many in the country. He felt that Russia had to recover from the war before it could pursue global revolution, economic recovery and societal change would only be made more difficult through a war with germany.

During the civil war with the White’s Yurievich would author and implement the ‘War Communism’ economic policy and oversaw logistics for the fledgling Red Army. While not a soldier he was a expert administrator and proved adept at logistics. In 1920 he would become Chair for the newly formed Vesenkha which set and oversaw economic policy, eventually developing the ‘New Economic Policy’ in the wake of the failure of communist revolutions in central and eastern european states.



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Got nothing to add. Great.

[Dentali]

NS Nation Name: Dentali
Character Name: Antonin Ikovle Yurievich
Gender: M
Age: 37
Position, role or job: Member of Central Committee, Chair of the Vesenkha, Leader of the Right Opposition
Character Photo:
(Image)
Ethnicity: Polish/ Russian
Character Faction: Right Opposition
Main Strengths (three to five): Prolific and Influential Author, Economic and logistical expert, close to Lenin
Main Flaws (three to five, same number as strengths): More friendly to Capitalism, Pacifist, Prideful, Polish
Bio: The son of a minor Russian landowner and a polish schoolteacher Antonin was always a bright child who could be found with his nose in books. His older brother Michael was a firebrand revolutionary who heavily influenced his younger brother encouraging him to attend Moscow University with him. Antonin excelled at University and was considered one of the brightest students in his class.

Just before graduation however Michael was caught planning the assassination of the Czar, a crime for which he was tried and executed. Antonin was thrown out of the university due to his brothers crime but was taken in by other radical groups due to his association with the would-be assassin, Antonin began writing for various newspapers around Moscow. At age 20 however the secret police cracked down and forced him to flee the country, he would travel around Europe writing several books and continuing his education. By his mid twenties he was a prolific and well admired author in socialist circles, with Lenin being a major admirer. He and Lenin would meet many times which helped Antonin rise to further prominence.

After a decade in exile traveling europe and supporting global revolution he returned home to Moscow for the February revolution of 1917. He would work as an administrator and newspaper editor for the Bolsheviks, drafting revolutionary decrees, a constant figure at the side of Lenin and a proponent of ‘Peace without annexation’ to end the Great War. He would become the leader of the Moscow City Committee and leader of the right wing of the growing Bolshevik party, in 1917 with Lenin’s support he would be elected to the Central Committee.

As Lenin negotiated the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Antonin Ikovle Yurievich supported the treaty against the protest of many in the country. He felt that Russia had to recover from the war before it could pursue global revolution, economic recovery and societal change would only be made more difficult through a war with germany.

During the civil war with the White’s Yurievich would author and implement the ‘War Communism’ economic policy and oversaw logistics for the fledgling Red Army. While not a soldier he was a expert administrator and proved adept at logistics. In 1920 he would become Chair for the newly formed Vesenkha which set and oversaw economic policy, eventually developing the ‘New Economic Policy’ in the wake of the failure of communist revolutions in central and eastern european states.



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Got nothing to add. Great.

thanks bud

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

NS Nation Name: Amuaplye
Character Name: Nikodin Georgiy Stegnov
Gender: Male
Age: 48, born on January 27, 1876.
Position, role or job: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Character Photo: (Image)
Ethnicity: Russian
Character Faction: Bolshevik (Left Opposition, but may break away and form his own group later on.)
Main Strengths (three to five): Good speaker, good at convincing, and able to hide his dissenting opinions.
Main Flaws (three to five, same number as strengths): Brutal, argumentative, and a megalomaniac.
Bio:

Nikodin was born in January 27, 1876, to a middle-class family in Moscow, his mother was Vera Yanovna Tolstokozheva, and fis father was Tsezar Leonidovich Stegnov. His childhood was relatively normal, and he started working in a textile mill when he was 13.

In 1904, when Nikodin was 28, he was sent to the front lines of the Russo-Japanese War, where almost all of his friends were killed or captured in the Battle of Sandepu, and Nikodin was seriously wounded from a gunshot wound to the ankle.

He returned to Moscow shortly thereafter, and worked at an iron foundry until the Russian Revolution in 1917, where he joined the Bolsheviks. He organized a strike, which lead to him being fired, so he decided to join the Red Army. He has the rank of Lieutenant General due to his actions in the Revolution.

In 1918, he started to have a career in politics. He rose in the ranks of the Russian SFSR division, and was elected to the Congress in 1920.

After the death of Vladimir Lenin (Which, rumor has it, Nikodin had some involvement in), he was elected as the General Secretary, His main policies being:

1. Spread Communism around the world via revolutions and election-rigging.
2. Kill all who dissent against him.
3. Catch up to everyone else in military size and technology.
4. Nationalize all farms and factories, and make them meet a certain annual quota, or face swift punishment.
5. Develop new technology in order to rival even the biggest of the world powers.

Other Info: None.
RP sample: viewtopic.php?p=33468439#p33468439

1.Rumors about being involved in Lenin's death would harm him too much to get to high position.
2. More elaboration on things he has done as politician and positions he had held.
3. His plans (1. and 4. foremost) will put him on the bad side of most parts of the party if made public. He must have had different agenda at the moment.

It's a good start. He seems like most brutal characteristics of Trotsky and Stalin mixed together.

[Dentali]

NS Nation Name: Amuaplye
Character Name: Nikodin Georgiy Stegnov
Gender: Male
Age: 48, born on January 27, 1876.
Position, role or job: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Character Photo: (Image)
Ethnicity: Russian
Character Faction: Bolshevik (Left Opposition, but may break away and form his own group later on.)
Main Strengths (three to five): Good speaker, good at convincing, and able to hide his dissenting opinions.
Main Flaws (three to five, same number as strengths): Brutal, argumentative, and a megalomaniac.
Bio:

Nikodin was born in January 27, 1876, to a middle-class family in Moscow, his mother was Vera Yanovna Tolstokozheva, and fis father was Tsezar Leonidovich Stegnov. His childhood was relatively normal, and he started working in a textile mill when he was 13.

In 1904, when Nikodin was 28, he was sent to the front lines of the Russo-Japanese War, where almost all of his friends were killed or captured in the Battle of Sandepu, and Nikodin was seriously wounded from a gunshot wound to the ankle.

He returned to Moscow shortly thereafter, and worked at an iron foundry until the Russian Revolution in 1917, where he joined the Bolsheviks. He organized a strike, which lead to him being fired, so he decided to join the Red Army. He has the rank of Lieutenant General due to his actions in the Revolution.

In 1918, he started to have a career in politics. He rose in the ranks of the Russian SFSR division, and was elected to the Congress in 1920.

After the death of Vladimir Lenin (Which, rumor has it, Nikodin had some involvement in), he was elected as the General Secretary, His main policies being:

1. Spread Communism around the world via revolutions and election-rigging.
2. Kill all who dissent against him.
3. Catch up to everyone else in military size and technology.
4. Nationalize all farms and factories, and make them meet a certain annual quota, or face swift punishment.
5. Develop new technology in order to rival even the biggest of the world powers.

Other Info: None.
RP sample: viewtopic.php?p=33468439#p33468439

1.Rumors about being involved in Lenin's death would harm him too much to get to high position.
2. More elaboration on things he has done as politician and positions he had held.
3. His plans (1. and 4. foremost) will put him on the bad side of most parts of the party if made public. He must have had different agenda at the moment.

It's a good start. He seems like most brutal characteristics of Trotsky and Stalin mixed together.

no way he is general secretary

[Amuaplye]

NS Nation Name: Amuaplye
Character Name: Nikodin Georgiy Stegnov
Gender: Male
Age: 48, born on January 27, 1876.
Position, role or job: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Character Photo: (Image)
Ethnicity: Russian
Character Faction: Bolshevik (Left Opposition, but may break away and form his own group later on.)
Main Strengths (three to five): Good speaker, good at convincing, and able to hide his dissenting opinions.
Main Flaws (three to five, same number as strengths): Brutal, argumentative, and a megalomaniac.
Bio:

Nikodin was born in January 27, 1876, to a middle-class family in Moscow, his mother was Vera Yanovna Tolstokozheva, and fis father was Tsezar Leonidovich Stegnov. His childhood was relatively normal, and he started working in a textile mill when he was 13.

In 1904, when Nikodin was 28, he was sent to the front lines of the Russo-Japanese War, where almost all of his friends were killed or captured in the Battle of Sandepu, and Nikodin was seriously wounded from a gunshot wound to the ankle.

He returned to Moscow shortly thereafter, and worked at an iron foundry until the Russian Revolution in 1917, where he joined the Bolsheviks. He organized a strike, which lead to him being fired, so he decided to join the Red Army. He has the rank of Lieutenant General due to his actions in the Revolution.

In 1918, he started to have a career in politics. He rose in the ranks of the Russian SFSR division, and was elected to the Congress in 1920.

After the death of Vladimir Lenin (Which, rumor has it, Nikodin had some involvement in), he was elected as the General Secretary, His main policies being:

1. Spread Communism around the world via revolutions and election-rigging.
2. Kill all who dissent against him.
3. Catch up to everyone else in military size and technology.
4. Nationalize all farms and factories, and make them meet a certain annual quota, or face swift punishment.
5. Develop new technology in order to rival even the biggest of the world powers.

Other Info: None.
RP sample: viewtopic.php?p=33468439#p33468439

1.Rumors about being involved in Lenin's death would harm him too much to get to high position.
2. More elaboration on things he has done as politician and positions he had held.
3. His plans (1. and 4. foremost) will put him on the bad side of most parts of the party if made public. He must have had different agenda at the moment.

It's a good start. He seems like most brutal characteristics of Trotsky and Stalin mixed together.

I have that done.

EDIT: Forgot #2. I'll get that underway.

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

It still nees few details about his political biography up to 1924.

Problem with plans that isn't alleviated with your additions is:

1. Most of European revolutions were defeated. Involvement in any kind of "spreading communism" would alienate moderates who'd turn against him. It was one of the arguments used to sideline Trotsky in 1924 IRL.

2. Officially, Communist Party doesn't admit existence of rivals.

4. Plan would have to be elaborated. It would still go against the grain of many moderates for fear of losing rural support.

3. and 5. are alright but things above would make him unpopular.

[St George Territory]

Changed a few flaws and strengths and the portrait in my app, I hope that's okay.

Aminev would look to use the Navy to some extent in the crisis situation. Most likely demanding that the Navy be placed in charge of the prisoners, via brigs in the Caspian Sea.

What would you do with the prisoners? Seems like too much work, alternatively, they could just be sent to Siberia.

[Amuaplye]

That should be everything in my app.

[Amuaplye]

It still nees few details about his political biography up to 1924.

Problem with plans that isn't alleviated with your additions is:

1. Most of European revolutions were defeated. Involvement in any kind of "spreading communism" would alienate moderates who'd turn against him. It was one of the arguments used to sideline Trotsky in 1924 IRL.

2. Officially, Communist Party doesn't admit existence of rivals.

4. Plan would have to be elaborated. It would still go against the grain of many moderates for fear of losing rural support.

3. and 5. are alright but things above would make him unpopular.

Got that done.

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

IC is up. Amuaplye put in your app that he became member of Poliburo and probably People Commisar for something to make leap from delegate to Congress to General Secretary more gradual and you'll be OK. Dent can give you more input probably.

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

Could the position of Director of the OGPU be reserved for me please?

[The Free Territory of Makhnovia]

NS Nation Name: The Free Territory of Makhnovia
Character Name: Bulgan Budanovich Hevlin
Gender:M
Age: 46
Position, role or job: People's Commissar for Nationalities, Member of Politburo, First Secretary of the Buryat regional branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Character Photo:
Ethnicity: Buryat Mongol
Character Faction: Right opposition
Main Strengths (three to five): Familiar with customs of many minority cultures, Civil War Hero, Can think out of the Box
Main Flaws (three to five, same number as strengths): Known to have committed atrocities against Chinese, Disorganized, Impulsive
Bio: Born in the 1878 somewhere near Tes in Mongolia in a family of relatively affluent nomad ranchers and merchants. In the first half of the century his family faced repression and racial discrimination, which made them move around often, traveling from town to town. Young Bulgan, decided to step into his father's saddle and made his living selling and smuggling goods across Asian steppes, learning smatterings of languages and customs from people he dealt with. He often had trouble with law, getting arrested in 1900 and 1904, both times escaping custody. In 1914 he was drafted into the I Turkestan Army Corps fighting. He and another group deserted soon afterwards and in 1915. Bulgan joined group of Buryat people who fought for independence. In 1917. he rose through the ranks of the army of State of Buryat-Mongolia which engaged Chinese forces. There he became famous for his take-no-prisoners approach. After Baron Ungern established his Lamaist theocracy in Mongolia Bulgan joined Bolsheviks and after couple of victories against Japanese backed Ungern's troops in Baikal area, he became hailed by locals as "Sabre of the Baikals". In 1920 he became People's Commissar for Nationalities, working to establish consensus between Azerbaijanis and Armenians in Trancaucasia and working towards establishment on greater Mongol state in the USSR. In 1922 he was elected to Politburo, driven by Bolsheviks need for a powerful ally in the region. Although he cooperated with the Leftists he started to turn their back on them in favor of more conservative policies that guaranteed survival of traditional ways of life in Buryat.


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