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Soyuzmultfilm (Union Cartoon). Established in 1948 as a department of the All-Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Union, in 1956 it would become an independent animation studio, providing the Syndicalist world with children’s animation films and shows. With the help of American and exiled Japanese animators, Soyuzmultfilm would become one of the most important animation studios in the world. Its films are known for its various animation techniques, artistic quality (though sometimes bordering the bizarre) and funny yet mature stories. Soyuzmultfim has become an essential part of kids’ lives in the Syndicalist world, with characters such as Winnie-The-Pooh, Mowgli, Volk and Zayats or Stray Bullet being integral parts of many childhoods.
With the end of the Cold War Soyuzmultfilm has entered the markets of the Capitalist world, competing with Disney, The Dream Factory and the Japanese anime industry.
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Sunset. Named after the famous last sentence of Queen Elizabeth’s abdication speech (
“...the Sun has finally set on the British Empire”), the series tells the story of Elizabeth’s life, from her birth and childhood in Halifax to the aftermath of the Republican Referendum and the end of the British monarchy, covering her experience during the Great World War[1] and her rule as Queen of Australasia and the United Kingdom-in-exile after the death of her uncle, the childless Edward VIII “the Tyrant”, in 1954. The show has been critically acclaimed by its acting, directing, cinematography and plot, as well as for its accurate representation of Elizabeth, though critics have pointed out its dismissive attitude towards Edward VIII’s rule, portraying him as a “good man in the wrong place and at the wrong time” and minimising his role in the elaboration and approbation of Bill C-7.
The show has also been criticized by several Syndicalist reviewers due to its “rosy view of aristocracy and monarchy” and scepticism towards Syndicalism, which has lead to some of the most vocal members of the far left calling for its ban, arguing that it is “a piece of imperialist propaganda”. In the Union of Britain a minor scandal occurred after being announced that Claire Foy, a British actress who had moved to Melbourne after marrying an Australasian, would interpret the Queen. Harpal Brar, member of the Unitarian[2] faction, has called for the revocation of the citizenship of the “traitor”, though his reclamation and others of similar nature have fallen on deaf ears.
Headquarters of the Council of Nations, Honolulu, Republic of Hawaii. Marking the end of the Cold War, the CN was established in 1994 as an international body to promote the peaceful resolution of conflicts, global cooperation and the creation of a transnational consensus. The Council has managed to maintain peace in most of the world and build bridges between the international community, though it has not been able to live up to the expectations of bringing a new era of peace and global fraternity.
Honolulu was chosen as the location for the HQ due to it historically being a neutral ground for international meetings and peace conferences, beginning with the Honolulu Treaty that ended the Great World War in 1946, and continuing to this day, even after Hawaii joined the Asia-Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere in 1959. Other regional HQs are scattered around the world (New York, London, Buenos Aires, Dar es-Salam, Shanghai...).
[1]In my TL the Weltkrieg is known as either that or the Great European War, and the series of conflicts in the early 40s that intermingled until becoming a global war receive the name of Great World War.
[2]After the T. E. Lawrence Coup and the end of the GWW Totalism fell out of favour in the Syndintern, but several factions still continued to call for the need of centralization, world revolution and some degree of authoritarianism (the level depends of the group). In the UoB the main of such factions are the Unitarians, who call for greater centralization and the continuation of the “Workers’ Crusade”, as well as maintaining a moderate form of British nationalism.