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You mean where it is OTL majority russian?Maybe reduce the size of the Kazakh state a bit for reasons. Reasons that come from the barrel of a gun and the forced resettlement program.
Or in the southern area by lake Issyk-Kul?
You mean where it is OTL majority russian?Maybe reduce the size of the Kazakh state a bit for reasons. Reasons that come from the barrel of a gun and the forced resettlement program.
that would just provoke a war. They’re not powerless...Wouldn't a nationalist czarist regime want to isolate and stigmatize the out-group in this case say Muslims? Push then away from economic access like OTL plantations and import other Slavs to settle and do the work? I dunno, but it would be interesting to have a 'small' Kazakh state more in line with the other central Asian peoples.
that would just provoke a war. They’re not powerless...
Eehh. I'm gonna put the OTL Russian majority areas to Russia and the southern areas to Kokand and Bukhara.I mean when the Czar was still around and the region was under Russian control. In a similar way to Kaliningrad, Moldova, various parts of the Ukraine, and host of other post-soviet regions in OTL, policies can alter the demographic makeup on the ground. So when region gets independence, it can't realistically claim areas that it lacks a demographic basis to, without provoking a reaction. But hey, its just a suggestion.
As a Texan, here's my proposal for the five largest metro areas of Texas:
- Béxar-Neubraunfels-Pedernales (5.1 million)
- Centered on OTL San Antonio, Greater Béxar is the capital of Texas and one of the country's largest economic centers. It also includes Neubraunfels, the center of German settlement in Texas, in its metropolitan area.
- Ciudad Buffalo-Galvez-San Leon (3.5 million)
- Ciudad Buffalo (OTL Houston) is one of the largest centers for Texas's petroleum industry and contains the nation's second-largest port. Galvez (OTL Galveston), south of it, is one of the historically-largest centers of the Texan economy (housing its largest stock exchange, for one) and its high culture, although recent hurricanes have taken a toll on it. Galvez is also a noted resort town, known for its beaches.
- Santa Anna de Neches-Lago Ácido-Sabine (3.2 million)
- Santa Anna de Neches is the largest port in Texas and the largest plurality-Anglo city in it. Its economy is still largely industrial, centered on oil and shipping to a much larger extent than the similar Ciudad Buffalo, which has begun to make the transition to a service economy. Explanations for this divide range from the presence of institutions like the Bolsa de Galvez to investment being discouraged by anti-Anglo bias or the prevalence of labor unions. While Santa Anna de Neches is substantially more working-class and politically left-wing than Ciudad Buffalo (the current leader of the Partido de los Trabajadores, Alison Leland, represents a district in North Santa Anna de Neches), the future of Texas likely belongs to both cities.
- Santa Anna de las Llanuras-Ciudad Van Zandt (2.9 million)
- A major rail hub and inland port, Santa Anna de las Llanuras (OTL Dallas) grew as a center of Texas's beef industry and developed into the Air Capital of Texas almost by accident. Its sister city, Ciudad Van Zandt (OTL Denison) on the Rio Fronterizo (OTL Red River of the South), is mostly known for forming half of the Texansas conurbation with cities across the river like Ardmore.
- San Elizario-Las Cruces (1.8 million)
- San Elizario, one of Texas's oldest cities, is experiencing a boom period at the moment. Once a quiet border town known only for a branch of the National University of Texas, it has become the Silicon Mountains, Texas's answer to the Silicon Coast in the Pacific Northwest. With former CEO of Foss Tecnologías Beto O'Rourke winning the 2018 presidential election, it does not appear that that boom period will be ending any time soon.
Putin never gets into politics. He doesn't. Also, there are no oligarchs. So it's basically a OTL US-style federal democracy.Also i see Russia is a free country in this timeline, what are they like. I could certainly work on the Demographics and all that. (though i don't know what the background of ttl Russia is so politics may be hard).
Vladivostok is not part of Russia. it’s part of a trans-Amur state. Sorry bout that mistakeRussian Federation:
Population: 274,835,935 (basically they have had steady growth since the 1920's and no population decline, due to receiving immigration from different corners of the world (in particular from former and current communist countries), in particular, Africa, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Asia, that consistent growth has helped, also on plausibility, its possible, the U.S population was around 106 million at the time and we know how big it is now).
Largest Metropolitan Areas:
(There are only 10 on the list, but this russia has over 30 cities that have metropolitan areas of 1 million or more, with an urban population of 83%).
- Moscow - 34 Million (Largest metro area in mainland Europe and one of the largest in the world, the economic and political hub of Russia)
- Saint Petersburg - 20 Million (second largest metro area in mainland europe and Russia, the area of Saint Petersburg-Vyborg-Helsinki-Talinn is home to 27.5 million people and spans three countries)
- Novorsibirsk - 12 Million (largest metro area outside of Western Russia)
- Vladivostok - 10 Million (A major port city of importance, became very important to the Russian economy, the centre of 'Asiatic Russia', home to a very big East Asian minority (in particular, Manchurians, Koreans, Mongols and Japanese dating back from the 30's and 40's).
- Yekaterinburg - 8 Million (The largest city in the Urals, a major tourist destination and economic hub in its own right and the main entry point to those accessing
- Samara - 7 Million (Largest city in the south of the country, the Samara-Ufa-Kazan megaplex accounts for around 18 million people and spans 200,000 sq km's)
- Kazan - 6 Million
- Makhachkala - 5 Million (Largest metro area in the Caucuses, home to the largest middle eastern minority in the country and home to around half of the Arab-Russian population)
- Ufa - 4 Million
- Khabarovsk - 3.5 Million
If Russia becomes a Democracy, then its because the Czarist regime falls. Right now Russia History is:
Czarist Regime Pre-1870 -> 1870 Weak Liberal Industrial Republic formed following German Invasion -> New Czar Authoritarianism following a loss in Imperialist War (WWI analogy) -> Probable new Democracy following the limited multi-polar Cold War of the 20th century.
Russia probably ends up as a Presidential system if we are going this route, taking after Colombia. Multi-Parties locally/in Duma, but they all end up endorsing 2-3 main contenders for the presidency. And even though there is no Oligarchs, there will always be some corruption that comes from ruling a country that crosses seven time zones and has a complex history around who wields power.
I also have a late Christmas gift to reveal tomorrow/today/in a number of hours...
Vladivostok is not part of Russia. it’s part of a trans-Amur state. Sorry bout that mistake
not that either.
Ok do we have a clearer map of what Russia looks like (in particular the far east and the asian part).
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this should be good.
alright then is the darker stuff at the top territories/ republics or a seperate nation altogether. Same for the bottom (I mean if they're territories Astana could feature instead Along with some other central Asian cities).