Is this TL a good start?

  • Yes

    Votes: 8 66.7%
  • No

    Votes: 1 8.3%
  • Maybe

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • Perhaps?

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .
I understand that I'm making a late response here, but I'll bite.

Why Letov? He never involved himself in serious political endeavors.
Guy who is *passably* charismatic, has good influence, is an Anarchist, was/is a National Bolshevik, and feverently anti-monarchist. That's your picture perfect national bolshevik leader right there!
 
Yay! Glad to see this TL is back!

France seems quite salty as usual when it comes to the Russians. Russia is expanding her influence in not only East Africa, her allies too. Great to see the space launch as well. However, the troubles for Mother Russia isn't over yet. There're lot of folks overreacting to the rise of Russia being back as a superpower.
 
Yay! Glad to see this TL is back!

France seems quite salty as usual when it comes to the Russians. Russia is expanding her influence in not only East Africa, her allies too. Great to see the space launch as well. However, the troubles for Mother Russia isn't over yet. There're lot of folks overreacting to the rise of Russia being back as a superpower.
Russia still isn't a superpower. Yet.
Though they are considered a very strong great power already.
 
Chapter 36: Civil War?
Chapter 36: Civil War?

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The Caucasian Times

March 3rd, 2007

Georgia Announces Restoration of the Monarchy!

The Georgian Monarchical Referendum on the 1st of March, 2007 saw a turnout of 98%, a massive turnout rate for the nation. Monarchism has always been popular in Georgia after independence. Partially to spite their former Communist heritage and history, and also due to the fact that the new independent nation needed stability and because Georgians have always been the nostalgic people of the Far East of the European Continent. However the so called Purple Revolution that swept Europe since 1999 saw the popularity of monarchism rise even further in Georgia, and the restoration of the Yugoslav, Romanian and Russian Monarchies have only made it even more popular.

However what always seemed to tumble the Georgian monarchists in their bid for a kingdom would be the question of which Royal House the country would restore should the monarchy be restored? Many Georgian Royal Houses are already extinct or live through morganatic bloodline relation within the Bagration Family and the Gruzinsky family. However with the union of the two families, it becomes all the more easier for the average Georgian to call for the restoration of the monarchy. Therefore the one who would become the monarch who be David Bagration.

The results of the Georgian Monarchical Referendum was:-

  • Yes to Restore: 64%
  • No to Restore: 32%
  • Invalid: 2%
As such with an overwhelming majority to restore the Georgian Monarchy, Prince David Bagration has been restored the Georgian Throne as King Constantine II of Georgia. This happened just hours before this is going to be published amidst massive crowds in Tbilisi where the people of the city cheered their new monarch on as he stepped up to the Crown of George XII. The new kingdom is in a festive mood as the Constitutional monarchs of the entire globe, such as Russia, Romania, Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Japan etc congratulate the country on restoring their former monarchy that had been snuffed out two hundred years prior by the Russian Empire.

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Flag of the Kingdom of Georgia.

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African News

EGYPT IN CIVIL WAR! WHAT AWAITS THE COUNTRY OF THE NILE?


March 12th, 2007

The country of Egypt has been racked with protests and violent riots against the dictatorial government under Hosni Mubarak for months by this point. However our correspondent in Cairo has just contacted us with mind-blowing news coming to you before it hits the mainstream media.

The country of Egypt is in civil war. Protestors turned into rioters. Rioters turned into dissidents. Dissidents turned into rebels. A group called the Egyptian Army of Liberty of the EAL or جيش الحرية المصري has already started to conduct hit and run attacks on governmental military positions in the country. Many military personnel are said to have defected over to the rebels as well taking up arms against the strongman government currently ruling in Cairo.

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The Flag being used by EAL.

According to the data that has been presented to us and our correspondent in the region, it seems that Ahmed Shafik is the leader of this so called Egyptian Army of Liberty. Flyers are being distributed quietly by the EAL and its proxies trying to woo the people into their favor. The Egyptian EAL has already taken up a serious amount of gains in the Dalkha Oasis and have already beaten back multiple attempts from the Egyptian military to retake the oasis. The Dalkha Oasis is right next to the town of Mut, and is a critical juncture between the scarce roads in the Egyptian and Libyan deserts that are under the command and jurisdiction of Egypt. Losing Mut and the Dalkha Oasis would mean utter damage to the Egyptian morale and the locale of the area.

Not only that but President Hosni Mubarak has threatened the EAL with death beyond what they can never imagine and has stated that such insurgents will be crushed decisively by the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Egyptian Civil War has begun. Rumors are also spreading amongst the population, without substantiation, that it is the American government who is supporting Hosni and his clique of yes men who are now running the nation of Egypt under martial and dictatorial law. Further news will be given to you when we have received it. Thank you.

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Egyptian Military personnel look at the damage made by the EAL near the Mut Valley Oasis.

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Mexico Times

RUSSIA AND MULTIPLE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES SIGN HISTORICAL TRADE DEAL


March 19th, 2007

The Russian government and mutlipel latin American countries have announced in the aftermath of the Mexico City Economic Conference that they have signed a massive trade deal and economic deal with the Czardom of Russia. Under the careful foreign policy of Grigory Yavlinsky, the Russian government has expanded its economic influence all throughout the world, and even now this is evident.

The countries that took part in the Mexico City Economic Conference were the Czardom of Russia, United Mexican States, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. These countries alongside Russia have pledged the following in economic deals with one another in the Treaty of Mexico City:-

  • The creation of a scholarship program for the countries of Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador in universities of Russia on the same basis of the deal given to Chinese, Vietnamese, and Nepalese students in Russia.
  • The grant of Russian education visas on an easy and acceptable platform.
  • The increase of Russian language centers in the Latin American countries who have signed this deal.
  • The creation of a technological cooperation and group between all countries involved.
  • The countries of Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador to lower the tariffs on Russian goods flowing into their country by 3%
  • The Russian government to lower the tariffs for goods coming into Russia through these countries by 2.2%.
  • The creation of a joint Mexico-Russian technological firm supervised by both Mexican and Russian governments and run on private insurance for the development and observation of oil drilling techniques and production abilities, capabilities, and trends in the global market.
  • The aforementioned Latin America countries to use the Eurasian Ruble as a secondary reserve currency.
  • The renewal of Military Bases for Russia in Cuba.
This massive deal that has been reached between the nation states involved is beneficial for both sides. President Kerry of the United States of America has expressed doubt over the willingness of all the nations involved in this deal to complete it in its full however has stated that economic development was the goal of the United States throughout the globe, and wouldn’t stop the nations from conducting themselves in such a manner. However NATO correspondents have become increasingly skeptical about the increasing Russian interference in Latin America and Africa, and has stated that this new deal could be a new facet for the Russians to worm their way into more influential zones of spheres of interest across the globe, which has led to many hardcore Americans claim the Monroe Doctrine to be used to ‘oust’ Russian influence. Thankfully this seems to be a fringe group, and nonetheless, the rise of Russian influence is worrisome for the Americans, especially when it is right at their doorstep.

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Russian Military personnel in Cuba.

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Economic Journal.

RUSSIA ANNOUNCES NEW ENERGY DRIVE and NEW ECONOMIC ACT


March 25th, 2007

The Russian government has recently been on the news lately for their new economic deal with several Latin American countries and their economies. Many Americans have had a knee jerk reaction to Russia’s influence in Latin America growing. Internally however it seems that Chancellor Grigory Yavlinsky will not be going out without a show. His Chancellorship term ends next year, and he is making the best of it that he can.

Over the course of the past few months he and his colleagues in the Russian cabinet had formed a group for the planning of the future of the Russian economy on the short term level, and the Russian government has announced that the ‘Russian Economic Act 2007’ which will be in implementation until 2010. This act covers many grounds and services, and these are:-

  • The creation of a National Medical Investment Fund dedicated solely for the creation of a developed investment sector in the medical sector of Russia, in order to develop the Federal Healthcare Service of Russia (FHSR) to higher levels.
  • The creation of a new Monetary Investment Fund and Board or the MIFB which will regulate and supervise the flow of monetary policy within the Russian economy to make sure that the growth of the economy is stable and to make sure that any sort of inflationary period is observed quickly and early.
  • The expansion of the monetary policy of Russia, into a larger monetary model, based on the Chinese and American economic monetary models (partially) in order to incentivize the Russian economy even further.
  • New Insurance incentives have been made public to the Russian public with a new interest rate of 7% and with a threshold percentage of 3%. This in total will make sure that the economy of the nation will continue to make sure that the inflation of the nation will remain relatively low.
  • New incentives to be provided for small scale banking and investment services to be rationalized into larger banking and investment services by merging these groups. These incentives include things like tax breaks, larger interest etc. This will be conducted and done in order to make the market economy remain competitive and to increase innovation in the Russian economy.
  • The investment of $45 Billion into the renewable energy sector will be allocated for the construction of 12 hydropower plants and wind energy plants which will supplant natural gas energy plants that are in old and in need of repair. Once the renewable plants have been finished, these old plants will be shut down, and their lands will either be added to the nearby wildlife preserve after the dismantlement of the factory or it shall be sold to the private company on the market.
  • The increase of governmental balance between protectionism and trade to insure that the economy is better.

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The Russian economy was growing at an extremely healthy rate.

All of these acts which have already started implementation slowly but surely are going to be extremely lucrative for the Russians in the future. Their new visionary goals for massive monetary policies will ensure that the Russian economy will continue to grow at a massive rate only matched by that of China. The Russian economy is currently growing fast and the Chancellor under which it was achieved, Grigory Yavlinsky, is in no mood to have it end.

The renewable energy drive is also important to note as it will remove one of the historical Russian industry’s problem of being overly reliant on the energy sector, and it is another step forward for Russia amidst their ongoing ‘Green Revolution’. The Russian government has also recently stated that a few industries in Siberia have been closed down by the Russian government under the offense of producing a massive amount of carbon into the atmosphere which was well above the levels set by the Russian government. In order to offset this loss of economic production as well, the Russian government has pursued this economic plan.

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A new Russian Hydroelectric Dam in Siberia.

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Finnish News

FINNISH GENERAL ELECTIONS OVER. Eero Heinäluoma BECOMES PRIME MINISTER.

March 31st, 2007

The Social Democratic Party has pulled ahead of the rest of the parties in the Finnish General Elections and have won the elections. Eero Heinaluoma has thus become the Prime Minister of Finland.

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The new Finnish Prime Minister Eero Heinäluoma

The results of the 2007 Finnish General Elections were:-

  • Social Democratic: 23.11% or 51 seats won in parliament.
  • National Coalition: 22.26% or 50 seats won in parliament.
  • Center: 21.44% or 45 seats won in parliament.
  • Christian Democrat: 8.82% or 17 seats won in parliament.
  • Left Alliance: 8.46% or 15 seats won in parliament.
  • Green League: 4.86% or 7 seats won in parliament.
  • Swedish Peoples: 4.57% or 9 seats won in parliament.
  • Finns: 4.05% or 5 seats won in parliament
  • Communist Party of Finland: 0.66% or 0 seats won in parliament.

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The Finnish Parliament after the 2007 Finnish General Elections.
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Baltic News

ESTONIA BETRAYS HER BRETHREN!

FILES ADMISSION LETTER TO CSTO


April 7th, 2007

Ever since the start of the independence of the Baltic States, it seems that Estonia, naturally due to her large Russian minority has decisively swung in favor of Russian influence in her politics and in her policy outlook.

And this has only solidified. We the Baltic News Press working from Riga must sadly express that our Baltic brother to the north has finally decided to turn to the Russians and have finally filed an admission form to the Russian government for admission into the Collective Security Treaty Organization or the CSTO, which is a Russian lead worldwide military and economic alliance, which consists of Russia itself, a global power, and powerful regional powers like Ukraine, Libya and Iran. The Estonian government has released a press statement yesterday to clarify their position.

‘Over the past 9 years the Estonian government has made it clear to the world that we will remain at a policy that will seek to put the past behind us and look towards the future, especially when it comes to Russia. Russia has returned to the world stage as a global power and economic power in her own right, and has only respected the sovereign body of Estonia. 9 years of flourishing trade has made the Estonian government nicknamed the Baltic Tiger, and this is largely attributed to our close economic ties with Russia and the rest of the Eurasian Union and CSTO. For years we have negotiated and bartered, trying to find a permanent solution to the diplomatic dilemma we faced with ourselves and our foreign policy, however it was finally born fruit, and by the end of the month of April, the Republic of Estonia will join the Collective Security Treaty Organization, in both its Economic and Military obligations, and will seek a future even in the Eurasian Union. Let both the Estonian and Russian peoples prosper.’

This is an astounding news for all the Baltic peoples, especially when our own Latvian government and our neighbor Lithuania petition the European Union for admission into the European Union. The Finnish government has stated in a press statement that they shall respect the sovereign decision of Estonia on this issue and countries such as Germany, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Great Britain have all stated that the decision of the Estonian government and its democratically elected government will be fully accepted by the international community.

In quite the contrast, our Latvian government, the Lithuanian government, the Polish government and the Hungarian governments have all filed massive amounts of protests aimed at the Estonian government. In a press meeting over the issue, Chancellor Grigory Yavlinsky stated:-

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Grigory Yavlinsky's speech on Estonia's accession to the CSTO.

Perhaps one of the most shameful moments in Russian history is that when we sent troops to the Baltics to protect them from a German invasion in the Second World War, we took advantage of the military situation and annexed the Baltics into the Russian nation. Of course we weren’t making the policies back then, and if we had, such a thing wouldn’t have happened. Consider this the start of reconciliation. We do not need to the same nation to work together, and we shall remain sovereign and all that it entails. Estonia shall remain Estonian and Russia shall remain Russian without any border displacements. However we shall remain the brothers and sisters that we have throughout history. Uralic people like the Estonians and the Eastern Slavic peoples like the Russians have co-existed and allied with one another throughout history and this is only a continuation of that historical alliance of two different worlds and two different realms.”

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CSTO accepting Estonia's Entry into the CSTO.

This speech has received much acclaim in the international community partially because it acknowledges one of the international laws that were broken by the Soviet Union and also because of the sheer emotion with which the old Chancellor spoke with. The Estonians have argued that their way forward is with Russia, and with the East in the Baltic, where they have remained throughout history, once a part of the Livonian Order, then the Swedish Empire, and finally the Russian Empire. Estonia is independent, however they now remain firmly in the Russian sphere of influence, most sadly for us southern Baltic people. We cannot believe that Estonia has forgotten all that Russia has done to us and is forgiving them. Our government must find a way to accede to NATO, even if the Russians don’t like it, they won’t be able to stop us like they did in 1998, and neither can they stop Lithuania should Lithuania try to accede to NATO.

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Guy who is *passably* charismatic, has good influence, is an Anarchist, was/is a National Bolshevik, and feverently anti-monarchist. That's your picture perfect national bolshevik leader right there!

And? Sure, he endorsed the Nazbols IOTL, but he never fully committed himself to a particular political endeavor (up until 2004, when he disavowed politics altogether), he was very vocally antifascist as far back as 1988, and in the same conversation he condemned another self-professed punk rocker for supporting terrorism.
 
And? Sure, he endorsed the Nazbols IOTL, but he never fully committed himself to a particular political endeavor (up until 2004, when he disavowed politics altogether), he was very vocally antifascist as far back as 1988, and in the same conversation he condemned another self-professed punk rocker for supporting terrorism.
Indeed, you are correct.....partially.
Different situations create different men with different mentalities and personalities.
I did have a chapter on divergent characters from OTL written in Chapter 40, including Letov, Yavlinsky, Maria I, Putin etc, however it seems I need to write it all over again..m....
 
Indeed, you are correct.....partially.
Different situations create different men with different mentalities and personalities.
I did have a chapter on divergent characters from OTL written in Chapter 40, including Letov, Yavlinsky, Maria I, Putin etc, however it seems I need to write it all over again..m....

I see.

Well, good luck with that! Hope I haven't troubled you with it too much...
 
Yay for Georgian monarchy!

Egyptian Civil War, not so surprising, considering all the events leading up to it. Hosni Mubarak's hold on the country as a strongman didn't make it any better.

Russian economy is getting better.

The Baltics are getting really salty about Estonia's joining Russian-led CSTO. Interestingly in contrasts to RL, Estonians want nothing to do with Russian especially certain events leading to the Baltics being politically anti-Russians.
 
Yay for Georgian monarchy!

Egyptian Civil War, not so surprising, considering all the events leading up to it. Hosni Mubarak's hold on the country as a strongman didn't make it any better.

Russian economy is getting better.

The Baltics are getting really salty about Estonia's joining Russian-led CSTO. Interestingly in contrasts to RL, Estonians want nothing to do with Russian especially certain events leading to the Baltics being politically anti-Russians.
It is an interesting contrast indeed.
 
I really cannot see the Americans agreeing to Panama getting into a trade deal with Russia. The other nations maybe, but not Panama considering the canal and history.

The EU should accept Lithuania and Lithuania . If America is feeling the need to poke the Bear then they should get them into NATO asap too. Not sure if the other NATO nations would be happy though...
 
Great job with Central America, I hope to see what you will do with South America where the markets of Brazil and other countries can replace the loss of the Indian market and help the growth of Russian companies. And I could give a little love to my country, Argentina (we need it).
 
And? Sure, he endorsed the Nazbols IOTL, but he never fully committed himself to a particular political endeavor (up until 2004, when he disavowed politics altogether), he was very vocally antifascist as far back as 1988, and in the same conversation he condemned another self-professed punk rocker for supporting terrorism.
Indeed, you are correct.....partially.
Different situations create different men with different mentalities and personalities.
I did have a chapter on divergent characters from OTL written in Chapter 40, including Letov, Yavlinsky, Maria I, Putin etc, however it seems I need to write it all over again..m....
Considering this, I hope to see how you seek to explain why Letov became a terrorist soon, even if it would take some time.
 
Great job with Central America, I hope to see what you will do with South America where the markets of Brazil and other countries can replace the loss of the Indian market and help the growth of Russian companies. And I could give a little love to my country, Argentina (we need it).
Brazil will be important later on!
 
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