Meanwhile we decide to use a panslavic, politicized Orthodox Chrisitianity movement for or own ends.
While the war raged on in Central Asia, another war nearly broke out in the far east. Mongol barbarians had savagely attacked the Trans-Siberian railroad. If we were not already embroiled in conflict we would have punished them severely.
Through the use of our Faith & Nation proxies we managed to score several foreign relation coups, laying claim to Belarus, the Russian portion of the Ukraine and the Cossack kingdom. We are now the most hated nation on earth with a belligerence over 80 after the Central Asian War!
The most difficult thing about fighting in Central Asia was in getting the army that far to the east. However after nearly a year of fighting, Russia was victorious and both Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were annexed into Mother Russia. And then the army was shifted back to the west. For Germany had grown strong after the humiliation of the Rhineland Crisis. Anschluss was carried out with Germany and the Czechs ceded the Sudetenland, as did the Lithuanians cede Memel. The Germans wisely chose not to further pressure the Czechs, instead confronting the Poles over Danzig. Of course the Poles refused and the war was on. Of course, we had carefully cultivated our relations with the Germans and were happy to join their alliance. The Berlin-Moscow Axis shall rule dominate Europe. Our army is just moving into position, so a full fledged offensive will have to wait a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, a few weeks before this, Japan conquered China and set up puppet governments, so it will probably be a good 5-10 years before I'm in a position to take back Vladivistok.
Russia, ruled by Panslavic, Orthodox Christain Mensheviks allies with Nazi Germany!
What could possibly go wrong!??