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Russia Resurgent - A TL
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The Restoration of Arms and the Intervention in Darfur.
Chapter 20: The Restoration of Arms and the Intervention in Darfur.
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The Global Times: Russia Restores the Monarchy! Czardom of Russia Proclaimed!
January 15th
On January 1st, the Russian people and the populace all came out onto the streets of the Russian state as they went to their nearest polling station to give their votes regarding what they saw fit to be their vision for the future of the Russian state. For the last eight years, Monarchical agitation had grown in the Russian Federation, and the creation of an official Monarchist party by Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, perhaps the second most influential politician in the Russian nation, the hype was very real.
In October last year, in 2003, the Russian government after months of agitation on part from the political parties and the people themselves finally declared that a monarchical referendum would take place on the 1st of January, 2004 and the stage was set. Whilst the United Russian Political Party advocated for the restoration, the Communists opposed this movement with vitriol that is almost unmatched anywhere else. However despite this, it seems that the verdict has come in.
The Results of the Referendum were:-
St. Petersburg Urban Area:-
Yes: 61%
No: 37%
Invalid: 2%
Moscow Urban Area:-
Yes: 53%
No: 44%
Invalid: 3%
Western Russia:-
Yes: 51%
No: 46%
Invalid: 3%
Southern Russia:-
Yes: 56%
No: 39%
Invalid: 5%
Central Russia:-
Yes: 60%
No: 38%
Invalid: 2%
Eastern Russia:-
Yes: 57%
No: 41%
Invalid: 2%
Russian Federation:-
Yes: 56.3%
No: 41.7%
Invalid: 2%
On 5th of January the results were made public by President Yavlinsky who announced it from the Red Square. He called it –
“This month is a historic month. Our people have voted in favor of bringing the monarchy back to our shores, and so it shall be. The Czarina shall be crowned in the Winter Palace in 10 days by which we shall amend the first portion of the constitution to allow us to transition into a Constitutional Monarchy.”
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimorova gave a public speech that evening in which she stated that she was heartened by the results and stated that she would do everything in her capacity to make sure that Russia would be able to regain her place on the world stage and be able to exert her cultural influence on the world stage.
Today morning she was crowned as Czarina of the Czardom of Russia as it was formally restored yesterday by the Russian State Duma. The State Duma remains as it is, and so does the Federal Assembly. The Position of President has been changed to become the ‘Chancellor of Russia’ whilst the position of Prime Minister has been changed to become ‘Deputy Chancellor’.
Much of the entire world’s royalties were present today in St. Petersburg as the new Czarina was sworn in. The Prince of Wales, the King of Sweden, King of Norway, Queen of Denmark, the King of Netherlands, the King of Belgium, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Lichtenstein, King Alexander II of Yugoslavia, the Japanese Emperor Akihito, the House of Saud etc were all present during the coronation ceremony.
King Alexander II has stated that this is a momentous day for all in Russia and that stability is the ‘future of russia’.
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New Flag of the Czardom of Russia.
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New Flag of the Czardom of Russia.
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The Times: Russia Intervenes in Sudan in favor of the government!
February 5th
The Russian Ministry of Defense has issued a statement that the Aircraft Carrier Group of the Russian Navy has left port from Sevastopol and is en route to the Red Sea. This is largely because of the fact that the Sudanese government has finally convinced the Russian government after months of negotiations to intervene in Sudan against the Sudanese Liberation Army and the Darfur Rebels. The Russian government and military has stated that their intentions are to ‘swiftly end all violence in the region and leave the region in peace’.
The Russian Carrier Group consists of the Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, her escort cruisers Moskva, Peter the Great, Cossack and four undisclosed submarines. Multiple transport ships are also included in the aircraft carrier group which according to the Russian ministry of defense contains the 5th Russian Mechanized Division and the 10th Russian Armored Division. With the aid of the Russian aerial superiority and the advance weaponry systems of the Russian government the Russians are expected to aid the Sudanese win pretty quickly, especially so because of the fact that Russian troops have experience in guerilla warfare, especially in Chechnya and are veteran troops. The Russian tanks being sent over are said to the T-90 Tanks, which are listed among the top 10 best tanks in the entire world, and the opposition to the Russians are said to be going to be negligible at best.
Czarina Maria I has also stated that she is currently negotiating with the Sudanese Treasury and the United Nations about withdrawing around $20 Billion out of the Royal Romanov Funds. This money is going to be funneled into the humanitarian portion of the intervention, and the Russian government has stated that around 500 Doctors, and 750 tons of medical equipment are being sent to Sudan alongside the interventionist forces as well, which number around 32,000.
The Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir however is said to being pressed on by the Russian government to allow some reforms in the Sudanese nation so that the country can stabilize after the war is over. Till now no promises have been made, however the Russian government states that is optimistic that the Al-Bashir will be able to conduct some reforms with the aid of Russian supervisors.
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.
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The Sun:
The Astana CSTO Summit ends! Prospective Countries are listed as Libya, Iran, and South Ossetia!
February 25th.
The Astana Summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization has ended. The Summit was a part of the yearly summit held every year between the members of the CSTO. After one year of the free market system of the CSTO being implemented, the economies of all nations are booming and currently are in a huge leap forward. Amidst all of this, the Russian government with the aid of the Ukrainian Government have made proposals for the expansion of the CSTO.
The CSTO as of right now consists of the Czardom of Russia, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Ukraine, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Turkmenistan, the Georgian Republic, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Mongolia. The current nations that have been proposed to enter the CSTO are the State of Libya, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of South Ossetia. South Ossetia in particular seems to be a very tension emitting nation to let in, especially for Georgia, however the organization is willing to suspend the free movement area between South Ossetia and Georgia much like in the manner in which the Free Movement Area does not extend between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The governments of all three nations have received the proposal from reports.
The Libyan government has declined to join the CSTO, however has stated that they are willing to negotiate more economic incentives and further military cooperation between the two nations. However in particular, Iran and South Ossetia have accepted the offer, and the news comes to us that the governments of Iran and South Ossetia have agreed to accede to the CSTO on July 1st, 2004, just when Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, and Bulgaria are slated to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The membership of Iran into the CSTO is being deemed as a warning against America; and for the moment it seems that quite to the contrary than what we expect, the White House is quite thankful that Iran has joined the CSTO, as this will keep Iranian Nuclear Ambitions at a minimum. However from what we now, Washington has given a tight lipped warning to the Russian Ambassador to not to intervene in the sphere of influence of the United States of America. Chancellor Yavlinsky has reiterated that the Russian government only seeks to encourage economic growth in all countries involved and looks forward for cooperation between the CSTO and NATO.
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announcing the acceptance of Iran into the CSTO.
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announcing the acceptance of Iran into the CSTO.
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The New York Times:
War in Darfur Over! Al-Bashir Announces comprehensive Reforms!
March 5th
The Russian and Sudanese Government have announced that the War in Darfur is over. The Leaders of the Darfur Rebellion and the Sudanese Liberation Army have been captured by the Russian Spetznaz Brigades operating in Sudan. Whilst a low level guerilla war continues, the large scale urban warfare has ended. The Russian casualty list according to the United Nations is 112 Dead, and around 256 Injured, the list of killed in the rebel’s side is unknown but predicted to be in the thousands. The Russian government has prodded and probably threatened the Sudanese government to reform itself as Al-Bashir has announced comprehensive reforms in the Sudanese Government.
He has proposed the ‘New Reforms’ which call for the following:-
- Direct Democracy in district and provincial level.
- The advent of Secularism with limits in Sudan.
- All rights of all ethnicities and religions in Sudan being guaranteed.
- The Darfur people to be allow proportional representation in the Sudanese Parliament.
Whilst these reforms may not seem like much to the average citizen living in a democracy for a country like Sudan which has been steeped in anti-democratic movements, the reforms are a very big deal; and whilst Al-Bashir still holds almost dictatorial powers, his new Russian sponsors have managed to twist his arms into being coerced into this. In fact many even suspect that the Russian supervisors wrote this reform bill.
Nonetheless, the situation in Sudan is growing more and better as the day passes. Contributions from the United Nations and the Royal Russian Romanova Humanitarian Fund have made the impacts of War in Sudan more cushioned. The government in Khartoum and Moscow are currently negotiating about the future of Sudanese-Russian cooperation between the two states.
A Makeshift Village made for Sudanese Refugees outside of Khartoum.
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Aside from Lenin's spinning in his mausoleum being enough to power all of Russia? Well, it seems like Russia is now a peer competitor of America.
Not so much economically, still a long way to go, however in terms of influence.......catching up. With Iran going to join, the whole geopolitical butterflies will be immense and fun to write
Great ch, but did the russian navy was able to complete all the slava class or did they use the other class of cruiser also
The CSTO Bringing in Iran might prove problematic- as the economy stabilises the vast amount young, dissatisfied folk in Iran are going to make it much, much harder for the ’old men’ to hold onto power and deny reforms.
Why was Sudan not a UN operation? Russia could easily have lead it- would stand in contrast the the American Only invasion Of Iraq.
Why was Sudan not a UN operation? Russia could easily have lead it- would stand in contrast the the American Only invasion Of Iraq.
You know I think that new flag is completely unnecessary.
The one I like the best is this one:
However this flag represents absolutist Russia, therefore I would advise to just use this flag:
It has best of the both worlds , Romanov eagle and Russian tricolour. Boom done , no need to make up flags , people tend to do that too often for my liking , sometimes the best are simple and known things. But I leave it up to you , just my honest opinion.
The one I like the best is this one:
However this flag represents absolutist Russia, therefore I would advise to just use this flag:
It has best of the both worlds , Romanov eagle and Russian tricolour. Boom done , no need to make up flags , people tend to do that too often for my liking , sometimes the best are simple and known things. But I leave it up to you , just my honest opinion.
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My only nitpick is that a restored monarchy would be called “Russian Empire” not “Czardom of Russia” officially. Czardom (tsarstvo) was before 1721, after that Empire (imperiya) up until 1917.
Now that Russia is a functional democratic constitutional monarchy, perhaps the Pahlavis of Iran could return too? Since Iran’s now CSTO, y'know. And maybe Afghanistan... Or just ignore the ramblings of this crazy monarchist and pretend you read nothing 🙃
Now that Russia is a functional democratic constitutional monarchy, perhaps the Pahlavis of Iran could return too? Since Iran’s now CSTO, y'know. And maybe Afghanistan... Or just ignore the ramblings of this crazy monarchist and pretend you read nothing 🙃
I like the new flag, mainly because you don't see diagonal stripes as often. I'm not a fan of having the imperial seal in a gold box in the corner.
Though, wouldn't this make colors political now in the Czardom? Like parties and people in favor of the monarchy would use the Gold, Black, and White in their logos but the anti-monarchist parties would use a White, Blue, and Red color scheme.
One thing I noticed though was "is growing more and better as the day passes" which sounds awkward, "is improving each day" would fit better.
Though, wouldn't this make colors political now in the Czardom? Like parties and people in favor of the monarchy would use the Gold, Black, and White in their logos but the anti-monarchist parties would use a White, Blue, and Red color scheme.
One thing I noticed though was "is growing more and better as the day passes" which sounds awkward, "is improving each day" would fit better.
Libya has the potential to become a sort of UAE for the CSTO, given its strategic location and vast wealth it can even outDO it, and Russia can help fight the notorious corruption. Probably they secretly hope for Gaddafi's pragmatic son Saif al Islam to take charge soon. Civil war might not happen and a Omani solution (raising salaries and tackling corruption) could work instead.
Seems this Russia is considerably less corrupt and more democratic. While it will take some time for standards to catch up I could see by modern day it resembling a high tech social democratic economy, maybe something similar to the Czech Republic today.
Militarily due to less corruption reforms could happen earlier and perhaps by modern day conscription can get done away, or at least improved (often generals just use conscripts as free labor)
I feel like while the Baltics and Poland will be anxious, due to a less hard power based russian and a more soft power based approach, countries like France, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries will be less willing to expend to deter a country that likely benefits them and that could lead to anti american tensions.
Western European technology will be key, and I am not so much talking in rocketry and space as Russia is actually already really advanced in those, but in processing, automobiles, and services.
Though groups like UNA USCO will be enraged, due to the fact Crimea TTL wasnt a russian invasion, hard feelings between Ukraine and Russia wont form to the same extent and it will likely be a pretty strong brotherhood overall.
Also, Russia can help moderate Iranian politics by helping the economy and also providing a shield, perhaps leading to an Iranian us gulf reproachment (though probably not with Israel) and as sanctions get lifted Iran can get very wealthy
Seems this Russia is considerably less corrupt and more democratic. While it will take some time for standards to catch up I could see by modern day it resembling a high tech social democratic economy, maybe something similar to the Czech Republic today.
Militarily due to less corruption reforms could happen earlier and perhaps by modern day conscription can get done away, or at least improved (often generals just use conscripts as free labor)
I feel like while the Baltics and Poland will be anxious, due to a less hard power based russian and a more soft power based approach, countries like France, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries will be less willing to expend to deter a country that likely benefits them and that could lead to anti american tensions.
Western European technology will be key, and I am not so much talking in rocketry and space as Russia is actually already really advanced in those, but in processing, automobiles, and services.
Though groups like UNA USCO will be enraged, due to the fact Crimea TTL wasnt a russian invasion, hard feelings between Ukraine and Russia wont form to the same extent and it will likely be a pretty strong brotherhood overall.
Also, Russia can help moderate Iranian politics by helping the economy and also providing a shield, perhaps leading to an Iranian us gulf reproachment (though probably not with Israel) and as sanctions get lifted Iran can get very wealthy
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Good chap, no turkey is either going to be accepted in the European Union really fast stop Russian expansion or they will join Russia
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How did the Russian government chose the specific monarch to be empress since there different claimants ?
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Line of succession to the former Russian throne - Wikipedia
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By direct line of succession Maria is the nearest heir. Besides all others are Lutheran, or Catholic with the houses of Holstein-Gottorp or some other Germanic house name prefix added to them. Maria's claim was the only valid orthodox claim at the time, so she was chosen.How did the Russian government chose the specific monarch to be empress since there different claimants ?
Line of succession to the former Russian throne - Wikipedia
Well unless turkey leaves NATO, then Russia would snap turkey up, but since turkey is a part of NATO....