Shifts, Twists, Rotates

There were sayings that mentioned that Europe's superiority is far amongst others, eclipsing the wonders of the Orient, the lands of the Americas, and the might of the Africans. There were sayings that the world will revolve around the events surrounding Europe. There were sayings that the fate of the world depends on the situation on that continent. They were wrong, and they are also correct. Throughout the three great wars that have shook the world, nothing have ever changed the world to the way it is now than the first world war, as its results were something to be remembered for, on how norms, logic, and rules were simply broken, by how its results managed to twist the very fabric of logic and the reality of that era. Nobody have ever predicted, that kings will return, and the era where gods's words are the law. Nobody have ever predicted that kings will fall, and the people will take over the reigns of the previous regime. None ever predicted, that the words of one man will be the law, and none ever predicted, on how many deaths will took for those things to happen.
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Final potrait of Constantine I of Greece, of the Kingdom of Greek, before Constantine assumed the title of Basileus, and renames himself, and his house, and also the nation to Constantine I of the Second Byzantine Empire, leading the house of Rhodes.
All events surrounding on what happened after the first great war greatly bends logic, with nobody fully expects on how the second Byzantine Empire rose up, as the purple phoenix. None expects that the Greeks, and the Turks will be united against one, common enemy. None expects that he Russians will be a shining example of a democracy should be. None expects that what Bismarck have created will be destroyed just in a flash. The ambitions that surrounding the first great war have ultimately destroyed their creators, and now, the world is suffering for it. But not all is a suffering, as joy, laughter and peace is also seen in other places in a balanced scale. Colours have painted the world throughout the years, technology have been improved vastly, with wonders that came out from those very minds.
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Nikita Sergeyevich Kruschev, the 9th President of the Russian Federation, representing the S.P.R(1) party.
As time goes by, one might think that the world is finally working on a stable, perfect course. Yet, many have not realize, that by learning through the history of the world, one could realize that the world, is always...

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Shifts, Twists, Rotates
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(1).The Soyuz progressivnoy rabotnika, AKA the Progressive Worker's Union, the only allowed far-left party in the Russian Federation.​
 
Chapter One: Beginning of the End
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Greek troops, during the Battle of Sakarya on 1921
Kingdom of Greece
Perhaps, one of the most interresting fallouts of the first Great War is none other than how the Greeks defied the great powers, and managed to re-establish the Second Byzantine Empire, fulfilling the dreams of their predecessors, of retaking their Rome, the city of Constantinople, whom emperor Constantine the great have built, only to be taken by the Ottoman Empire, sending the Greek people into a age where they will bow to a ruler who came from a different land, and worshipped a different god. When the first Great War yields the end of the Ottoman sultans's rule over the lands of Anatolia, the Balkans, and even the Middle East, as the great power were scrambling to take upon the reigns that the Ottomans left. The Greeks, however, does not let this one, possibly final chance go, as their eyes were already set on the prize. The fullfilment of the Megali Idea. Something that they longed for. Jumping into the war, believing that David L.George's promises of land were something worth dying for, all hell began to break loose, when the Greek army proved to be a juggernaut, compared to the rather disorganized army of Mustafa Kemal's movement.

As each days, months, and year passes by, the Greek army continues its advance, with the ego of the Greek army began to rose up, believing that this is the return of the Byzantine Empire, and soon enough, the British, and the Italians will treat, and answer them as equal as their own. However, their desires were also checked, as they only wanted to drove the Turks into Ankara, believing what lies further east is something not worth, and not "Greek" to die for. Despite the chaos happening on the very core of the Greek government itself, the expulsion of the French forces, and Vladimir Lenin's help for the Turks, the Greek army carries on, with words that the old lands of the Byzantine Empire-shall be reconquered began to be heard around the tents. However, such words were carefully silenced, not wanting such nationalist fervor to bring trouble for the nation.
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The Greek 9th infantry Division marches through the Salty Desert in the central anatolian plateu during the August 1921 offensive
Facing zealous, final-stand like battle on Sakarya on August 1921, the Greeks now knew that maybe, taking Ankara is also viable, as they are winning without the help of the great powers, something that is a feat that the Greeks put a pride upon. But slowly but sure, the Greeks began to worry that the Turks might get on top of them, as food, and water began to be extremely scarce, and exhaustion, coupled with overextended communication lines have greatly limiting the power, and the width of attack of the Greek army. Everything began to turn into a extreme lull, with battles slowly turned into skirmishes, and skirmishes began to turn into small firefights.

Things eventually changes on September 8, when Mustafa Kemal Pasha, the leader of the Turkish revolutionaries, took command of a small force, hoping to stage a successful counterattack on mount Chal. Eagerly leading his force, what waits for Mustafa Kemal is nothing but death, as a stray fire, ironically a friendly one, hits him straight in the throat, with no help managed to reach him(POD1). From what starting as a Turkish counterattack, soon enough turned into a Greek one, with Constantine I's decision to push the attack forwards proved to be the decisive factor surrounding this war's end results(1). And at this very point, the Greeks is now faced with a dillemma, as the temptation to take Ankara proved to be a great one on everyone's minds, even for a common soldier.
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(POD-1).In this TL, each nation have their own POD, leading to the fucked up butterflies in the 1930-forwards era.
(1).At the costs of lives that nearly made this battle as a phyrrhic one for the Greeks.​
 
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Mini Update-1
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Pictured above, the United States 19th contingency division, with the P.G.A.G(1), during a joint exercise. This could happen mainly due to the thaw between the relations of the IDL(2) with the Fourth Internationale, known to be due to their hostile relations with the Sao Paulo Accord-related nations.
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(1).People's Guardian Army of Guinea
(2).International Defense League
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Mini updates are basically a bump, yet having a significance on the storyline, due to the flavor-giving nature of it. Most of the updates also will gave hints of the TL's version of the 21st century, as they will took place on that era.​
 
Mini Update-2
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Pictured above, Nusantaran famous businessman, Robert Alam, during a lecture on Djakarta. Alam, that is known for his international-scale business enterprises, is expected to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, due to his contribution and role on defusing the Turkestan crisis(1)
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(1).A short-lived conflict involving Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and the Turkmenistan Imamate on 2014.
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Mini Update-3
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Recently-crowned king of Bulgaria, Boris I of House Rhodes, following the fall of the People's Will(1) regime, after the Byzantine invasion of Bulgaria.
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(1).A Sao Paulo Accord-related regime, unique for its blending of Thalmannian ideas, with the fascistic Maurannian classical ideas.
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