# Age of Civilizations II
# @author ?ukasz Jakowski
# @since 14.05.2016 13:39

LANGUAGENAME = English

# Main Menu
Games = Games
Settings = Settings
About = About
ExitGame = Exit Game

Back = Back
Yes = Yes
No = No

Loading = Loading
LoadingMap = Loading Map
LoadingProvinces = Loading Provinces
LoadingGraphics = Loading Graphics
LoadingGameData = Loading Game Data
Version = VERSION

Help = Help
Tip = Tip

Contact = Contact
Rate = Rate

# Games Menu
LoadGame = Load Game
ContinueGame = Continue Game
NewGame = New Game
RandomGame = Random Game

Tutorial = Tutorial
StartTheTutorial = Start the Tutorial?

Achievements = Achievements
HallofFame = Hall of Fame
Leaderboards = Leaderboards
Statistics = Statistics

Shortcut = Shortcut

# New Game
StartGame = Start Game

Civilization = Civilization
Civilizations = Civilizations
ReleasableCivilizations = Releasable Civilizations
UpdateCivilizationName = Update Civilization Name
FillTheMap = Fill The Map
IfDisabledAllCivilizationsStartWithOnlyTheirCapitalProvince = If disabled, all Civilizations start with only their Capital Province

Earth = Earth
MapType = Map
SelectMapType = Select Map Type
SelectMapScale = Select Map Scale
Scale = Scale
ScaleOfMap = Scale of Map
DefaultScaleOfMap = Default Scale of Map
CenterX = Center {0}

Minimap = Minimap

SelectDifficultyLevel = Select Difficulty Level
DifficultyLevel = Difficulty Level
Difficulty = Difficulty

Beginner = Beginner
Normal = Normal
Hard = Hard
Extreme = Extreme
Legendary = Legendary

Fogofwar = Fog of War
Off = Off
TheWholeMapAndSoldiersAreVisibleAtAllTimes = The whole map and soldiers are visible at all times

GameSpeed = Game Speed

Classic = Classic
ProvinceOwnershipIsKnownButSoldiersCanOnlyBeSeenInAdjacentProvinces = Province ownership is known, but soldiers can only be seen in adjacent provinces

Discovery = Discovery
TheWorldIsCoveredByFogCivilizationsMustBeDiscoveredBeforeTheyCanBeInteractedWith = The world is covered by fog, Civilizations must be discovered before they can be interacted with

Undiscovered = Undiscovered
UndiscoveredProvince = Undiscovered Province
UndiscoveredCivilization = Undiscovered Civilization

RandomPlacement = Random Placement
PlacesCapitalsInRandomProvinces = Places Capitals in Random Provinces

ShuffleCivilizations = Shuffle Civilizations
SwapCivilizationsToRandomPlaces = Swap Civilizations To Random Places

RandomFill = Random Fill
RandomnlyFillsTheWorldWithDifferentCivilizations = Randomnly fills the world with different Civilizations
SandboxMode = Sandbox Mode
WinXGamesToUnlockSandboxMode = Win {0} Games to unlock Sandbox Mode
SpectatorMode = Spectator Mode
ObserveCivilizationsAndTheirStruggleForSupremacy = Observe Civilizations and their struggle for supremacy
EternalWar = Eternal War
NoneoftheseCivilizationshasthewordforPeaceintheirlanguage = None of these Civilizations has the word for "Peace" in their language
EveryoneAtWarWithEveryone = Everyone at War with Everyone
Random = Random

Menu = Menu
Options = Options
PLAY = PLAY
StartTheGame = Start The Game
Apply = Apply

PlayingTime = Playing time

Player = Player
Players = Players
AddPlayer = Add Player
AddaPlayerToTheGame = Add a player to the game

ClickOnTheMap = Click on the map to select a Civilization
ClickAprovinceOnTheMapToAddOrRemoveCivilization = Click a province on the map to add or remove Civilization
ClickAnywhereToContinue = Click anywhere to continue

ChooseScenario = Choose Scenario
LoadScenario = Load Scenario
RandomScenario = Random Scenario

SelectCivilization = Select Civilization
RandomCivilization = Random Civilization
SelectProvince = Select a Province
SelectProvinces = Select Provinces
SelectLandProvince = Select Land Province

AvailableCivilizations = Available Civilizations
SelectAvailableCivilizations = Select Available Civilizations
Enable = Enable
Enabled = Enabled
Disable = Disable
Disabled = Disabled
Active = Active
Update = Update
Updated = Updated

# Manage Diplomacy

ManageDiplomacy = Manage Diplomacy
ChangeDiplomaticRelationsBetweenCivilizations = Change Diplomatic Relations Between Civilizations


NewAlliance = New Alliance
CreateNewAlliance = Create new alliance
Alliance = Alliance
AllianceName = Alliance Name
Hierarchy = Hierarchy
Members = Members
Alliances = Alliances
MilitaryAlliances = Military Alliances
Headquarters = Headquarters
Formation = Formation

AlliedWith = Allied with

Optional = Optional

Wars = Wars
Relation = Relation
DiplomaticActions = Diplomatic Actions
Actions = Actions
Participation = Participation

ShowOpinions = Show Opinions
Opinions = Opinions
Opinion = Opinion
Relations = Relations

Pacts = Pacts

Vassal = Vassal
Vassals = Vassals
NoVassals = No Vassals
Lord = Lord
SelectVassal = Select Vassal
PlayAsAReleasedVassal = Play as a released Vassal
VassalOfAnotherCivilization = Vassal of another Civilization


DeclareWar = Declare War
DeclareWarOn = Declare War on
AWarCantBeDeclaredInFirstXTurns = A war can't be declared in first {0} turns

SendUltimatum = Send Ultimatum
Ultimatum = Ultimatum
OurRelationsNeedsToBeBelow = Our relations need to be below

DemandAnnexation = Demand Annexation
DemandsAnnexationOfOurTerritory = Demands Annexation of our territory
YouCanDemandAnAnnexationOnlyFromYourVassal = You can demand an Annexation only from your Vassal.
YouCanSendDemandsOnlyToALordOrYourVassal = You can send demands only to a Lord or your Vassal
DemandVassalization = Demand Vassalization
DemandVassalizationOfUs = Demand Vassalization of us
DemandProvinces = Demand Provinces
DemandsOurProvinces = Demands our Provinces
DemandLiberationOfVassal = Demand Liberation of Vassal

OrXUnitsWillInvade = or {0} units will invade
XUnitsAreReadyToAttackIfWeRefuseTheirOffer = {0} units are ready to attack if we refuse their offer

WeWillSignATruceUntilX = We will sign a Truce until {0}

RefusedToAcceptOurUltimatum = Refused to accept our Ultimatum
RefusedUltimatum = Refused Ultimatum
AcceptedOurUltimatum = Accepted our Ultimatum

Truce = Truce
Truces = Truces
HasATruceWith = Has a truce with
TruceWith = Truce with
TheTruceHasExpiredWith = The truce has expired with
WeHaveATruceUntil = We have a truce until

WhitePeace = White Peace
SueForPeace = Sue for Peace
PeaceNegotiations = Peace Negotiations

AlliesNotInWar = Allies not in War
CallToArms = Call to arms
Call = Call
CallAllies = Call Allies
CallAlly = Call Ally
Ally = Ally

EnemyAllies = Enemy Allies
Enemy = Enemy
Enemies = Enemies

NoAllies = No Allies
RequestHelpInTheWarAgainst = Request help in the war against
JoinAWarAgainst = Join a War against
DenyToJoinTheWar = Deny to join the war
XDeniedToJoinTheWar = {0} denied to join the war
XJoinedTheWar = {0} joined the war
JoinAWar = Join a War


WarPreparations = War Preparations
WarPreparationsAgainst = War Preparations against
PrepareForWar = Prepare for War
PrepareForTheWarAgainst = Prepare for the war against
PreparationTime = Preparation time
RequestWarPreparationsAgainst = Request war preparations against

AcceptedToJoinWarPreparationsAgainst = accepted to join war preparations against
RefusedToJoinWarPreparationsAgainst = refused to join war preparations against

OfferPeaceToThisCivilization = Offer Peace to this Civilization

OfferAlliance = Offer Alliance
DisolveAlliance = Dissolve Alliance
CivAWantsToJoinAlliance = {0} wants to join Alliance
SendProposal = Send Proposal
AllianceProposalAccepted = Alliance proposal accepted.
AllianceProposalWasRejected = Alliance proposal was rejected.
ProposalWasRejected = Proposal was rejected.
OurProposalWasAccepted = Our proposal was accepted.

FormUnion = Form Union
Union = Union
Unions = Unions
AddUnion = Add Union
FormUnionWithCivA = Form Union with {0}
RefuseAUnionProposal = Refuse a union proposal.
RefuseProposal = Refuse proposal
XRefusedToFormUnion = {0} refused to form union.

Accept = Accept
AcceptOffer = Accept offer
Cancel = Cancel
Confirm = Confirm
Refuse = Refuse
Refused = Refused
Deny = Deny
Denied = Denied
Sent = Sent
DiplomatSent = Diplomat Sent
WithdrawTheDiplomat = Withdraw the Diplomat

OfferVassalization = Offer Vassalization
LiberateAVassal = Liberate a Vassal
Liberation = Liberation!
WeAreNotLongerAVassal = We are not longer a Vassal
VassalOfAnotherCivilization = Vassal of another Civilization
ReleaseAVassal = Release a Vassal
BecomeAVassalOf = Become a Vassal of {0}

TradeRequest = Trade Request
LikelihoodOfSuccess = Likelihood of success
Low = Low
Medium = Medium
High = High
Positive = Positive
Negative = Negative

ImproveRelations = Improve Relations
ImproveRelation = Improve Relation
ImprovingRelations = Improving Relations
ImprovingRelationsWith = Improving Relations with
ImprovingRelationsFrom = Improving Relations from
WeAreImprovingOurRelationsWith = We are improving our Relations with
ImproveDiplomaticRelations = Improve Diplomatic Relations
SendAnInsult = Send an Insult
DecreaseRelations = Decrease Relations
DecreaseRelation = Decrease Relation

FormDefensivePact = Form Defensive Pact 
DefensivePact = Defensive Pact
DefensivePacts = Defensive Pacts

MilitaryAccess = Military Access
AskForMilitaryAccess = Ask for Military Access
OfferMilitaryAccess = Offer Military Access
GiveMilitaryAccessToCivA = Give Military Access to {0}
GainMilitaryAccessToCivA = Gain Military Access to {0}

WeNoLongerHaveMilitaryAccessTo = We no longer have Military Access to
MilitaryAccessWillExpireInNextXTurnsTo = Military access will expire in next {0,choice,1#{0} Turn|1<{0,number,integer} Turns}

CivAWantsToHaveMilitaryAccessToOurTerritory = {0} wants to have Military Access to our territory

HaveMilitaryAccess = Have Military Access to
GivesMilitaryAccess = Gives Military Access

FormACoalitionAgainst = Form a Coalition Against

SupportRebels = Support Rebels
The [Conquered Civ] revolutionary movement has been unusually strong lately. Upon investigation you discover that [Other Civ] is funding rebels!
Revolt = A Revolt!
Rebels = Rebels

SendGift = Send Gift
Gift = Gift
AGiftFromCivA = A gift from {0}
SelectTheAmountOfMoneyToSend = Select the amount of money to send
SendGidtBack = Send gift back!
GiftSentBack = Gift sent back!
XRefusedToAcceptOurGift = {0} refused to accept our gift.

Independence = Independence
ProclaimIndependence = Proclaim Independence
ProclaimsIndependence = Proclaims Independence
GuaranteeIndependence = Guarantee Independence
GuaranteedIndependence = Guaranteed independence
GuaranteeTheirIndependence = Guarantee their independence
CivAWantsToGuaranteeOurIndependence = {0} wants to guarantee our independence

DeclarationOfIndependence = Declaration of Independence

WeNoLongerGuaranteeIndependenceOf = We no longer guarantee independence of
OurIndependenceIsNoLongerGuaranteedBy = Our independence is no longer guaranteed by

CustomizeAlliance = Customize Alliance
CustomizeRelations = Customize Relations

ColorOfAlliance = Color of Alliance
Color = Color
PickColor = Pick a color

SelectOnMap = Select on Map

AtWar = At War!
WeAreAtWar = We are at War!
WeAreAtWarWith = We are at war with
AtWarWith = At War with
War = War
ToTheBattle = To the battle!

CivAIsNowAtWarWithCivB = is now at war with
CivAHasMadePeaceWithCivB = has made peace with

CivAIsNowAMemberOf = is now a member of
CivAIsNoLongerAMemberOf = is no longer a member of

CivBIsNowAPuppetStateOfCivA = is now a puppet state of
CivBHasSwornFealtyToCivA = has sworn fealty to

HasSignedNonAggressionPactWith = Has signed Non-Aggression Pact with
SignNonAggressionPactWithCivA = Sign Non-Aggression Pact with {0}
SignDefensivePactWithCivA = Sign Defensive Pact with {0}

NonAggressionPact = Non-Aggression Pact
NonAggressionPacts = Non-Aggression Pacts
NonAggressionPactHasExpiredWith = Non-Aggression Pact has expired with
DefensivePactHasExpiredWith = Defensive Pact has expired with

CustomizePacts = Customize Non-Aggression Pacts
AddNewPact = Add New Non-Aggression Pact

NumberOfTurns = Number of turns
Turns = Turns
TurnsX = {0,choice,1#{0} Turn|1<{0,number,integer} Turns}
Expires = Expires

SortBy = Sort by
SortByName = Sort by name
SortByOpinions = Sort by opinions

# Civilizations List

ALL = ALL
AllCivilizations = All Civilizations

# In Game
Recruit = Recruit
ArmyRecruitmentWillTakeOneTurn = Army recruitment will take one turn.

RecruitInstantly = Recruit Instantly
RecruitArmyInstantly = Recruit Army Instantly
CostOfRecruitingWillBeDoubled = Cost of recruiting will be doubled.
ArmyWillBeRecruitedInstantly = Army will be recruited instantly

Conscript = Conscript

Disband = Disband
DisbandArmy = Disband Army

Move = Move
MoveUnits = Move Units
MoveTo = Move To

Migrate = Migrate
MigrateTo = Migrate to
NewLand = New land
YouCantMigrateUntilX = You can't migrate until {0}
MigrateToAnotherProvince = Migrate to another province

Abandon = Abandon
Abandoned = Abandoned
AbandonProvince = Abandon province

Units = Units
NoUnits = No units
PerUnit = per unit

Cost = Cost
CostOfMove = Cost of Move

Gold = Gold
GoldPerTurn = Gold per turn
Treasury = Treasury
TreasuryIsEmpty = Treasury is empty
CivilizationTreasury = Civilization Treasury
OpenTheViewOfYourCivilizationsBudget = Open budget view of your Civilization.

Build = Build
CostOfRecruit = Cost of Recruit
YouCantRecruitArmyInOccupiedProvince = You can't recruit an army in an occupied province.
OneUnitCostsXGold = One unit costs {0} gold

Loan = Loan
TakeLoan = Take Loan
LoanRepaid = Loan Repaid
Repay = Repay
RepayLoans = Repay Loans
LoanOffer = Loan Offer
YouCantHaveMoreThanXLoans = You can't have more than {0} loans
GiveSubsidies = Give Subsidies

Income = Income
ProvinceIncome = Province income
TotalIncome = Total Income
Taxation = Taxation
Taxes = Taxes
Production = Production
Expenses = Expenses
Administration = Administration
AdministrationCost = Administration Cost
Interest = Interest
TotalExpenses = Total Expenses

AndTheRest = and the rest

Research = Research
ResearchAgreement = Research Agreement
ResearchSpendings = Research Spendings
TechnologyLevelResearched = Technology level researched

Investments = Investments
InvestmentsSpendings = Investments Spendings
BuildYourEconomicPowerBySpendingGoldOnInvestments = Build your Economic power by spending gold on Investments
DevelopmentLevelAndEconomyWillBeIncreased = Must be kept at a minimum level. Development and Economy will be increased in each of your provinces.

BudgetSpendings = Budget Spendings
Goods = Goods
ConsumerGoods = Consumer Goods
GoodsSpendings = Goods Spendings

Spendings = Spendings
Budget = Budget
Balance = Balance

Inflation = Inflation
HighInflation = High Inflation
InflationH1 = When you have a large treasury, Gold starts to lose its value. This results in Inflation.
InflationH2 = Every turn, you will lose a certain amount of Gold to Inflation, until your treasury has receded below the Inflation threshold.

MovementPoints = Movement Points
NoMovementPoints = No movement points
NumberOfMovementPointsInThisTurn = Number of movement points in this turn
RequiredMovementPoints = Required movement points

DiplomacyPoints = Diplomacy Points

Happiness = Happiness
PeopleAreUnhappy = People are unhappy
LowerTaxesAndIncreaseSpendingOnGoods = Lower taxes and increase spending on goods.

Turn = Turn
CurrentDateAndTurnOfTheGame = Current date and turn of the game

NextTurn = Next Turn
EndYourTurn = End your turn
PerTurn = per turn
TurnIncrease = Turn Increase

ClickToPause = Click to pause
ClickToUnpause = Click to unpause
ClickToPauseTheGame = Click to pause the game
ClickToUnpauseTheGame = Click to unpause the game
DecreaseSpeed = Decrease speed
IncreaseSpeed = Increase speed
Speed = Speed

OrderOfMoves = Order of Moves

Battle = Battle
BattleOf = Battle of {0}
Victory = Victory
IsVictorious = {0} is Victorious
Defeat = Defeat

DiceRoll = Dice roll
XBonusForEachPointOfTheDifferenceBetweenBalueOfDices = +{0}% bonus for each point of the difference between value of the dice

Ok = Ok
Okay = Okay
Fine = Fine
Great = Great

Distance = Distance
DistanceFromCapital = Distance From Capital
DistanceBetweenBorders = Distance between borders

Strength = Strength
Casualties = Casualties
CivilianDeaths = Civilian Deaths
EconomicLosses = Economic Losses

Attackers = Attackers
Aggressors = Aggressors
Defenders = Defenders
Occupy = Occupy
Occupied = Occupied
OccupiedBy = Occupied by
OccupiedByX = Occupied by {0}
RightfulOwner = Rightful owner

OccupiedProvince = Occupied province
OccupiedProvinces = Occupied Provinces
Lost = Lost

Plunder = Plunder
PlunderOccupiedProvince = Plunder occupied province
Efficiency = Efficiency
OnlyOccupiedProvinceCanBePlundered = Only an occupied province can be plundered.

XInFavorOfAggressors = {0} in favor of Aggressors
XInFavorOfDefenders = {0} in favor of Defenders
XInFavourOfYourSide = {0} in favor of Your side
XInFavourOfEnemySide = {0} in favor of Enemy side

Balanced = Balanced

CurrentWars = Current Wars
NoWars = No Wars

Value_Thousand = K
Value_Million = M

Colonize = Colonize
Colonization = Colonization
ColonizationofWasteland = Colonization of Wasteland
ColonizationofWastelandProvinces = Colonization of Wasteland Provinces
NeutralProvinces = Neutral Provinces
ColonizationofNeutralProvinces = Colonization of Neutral Provinces
ColonizationDisable = Colonization Disabled

UncolonizedProvince = Uncolonized Province.
ThisProvinceCanNotBeColonized = This provinces cannot be Colonized

YouMustBorderTheProvinceOrHaveAnArmyInNeighboringProvince = You must border the province or have an army in neighboring province

# Scenario names
ScenarioName = Scenario Name
Story = Story
Scenario = Scenario
Scenarios = Scenarios

ModernWorld = Modern World
WorldWarII = World War II
ColdWar = Cold War

HolyRomanEmpire = Holy Roman Empire
HRE = HRE
LeaveHRE = Leave HRE

Elector = Elector
Electors = Electors
Prince = Prince
Princes = Princes
Emperor = Emperor
MakeAnEmperor = Make an Emperor
MakeAnElector = Make an Elector
ThisProvinceIsPartOfEmpire = This Province is part of Empire
IsNotAPrince = is not a Prince
IsTheEmperor = is the Emperor
IsAnElector = is an Elector
IsAPrince = is a Prince
Authority = Authority
VoteFor = Vote for
VotesFor = Votes for

ImperialView = Imperial

# Other

Capital = Capital
AttackFromCapital = Attack from Capital
DefenseOfTheCapital = Defense of the Capital
AttackBonus = Attack Bonus
DefenseBonus = Defense Bonus
SetCapital = Set Capital

MoveCapital = Move Capital
MoveCapitalTo = Move Capital to
CapitalMoved = Capital Moved
SelectCapital = Select Capital
IsCapital = Is Capital
TheCapitalCityIsLost = The capital city is lost

City = City
Town = Town
Village = Village
Hamlet = Hamlet

# Settings Menu
Language = Language
SelectLanguage = Select Language
LanguageChanged = Language changed
TranslationKeys = Translation Keys
ProvinceSettings = Province settings
Landscape = Landscape
TurnsBetweenAutosave = Turns between autosave
ConfirmEndTurn = Confirm end turn
EndTurn = End Turn
ConfirmNoOrders = Confirm no orders
ShowOrderOfMoves = Show order of moves
GooglePlayAutoLogin = Google Play Auto Login
GameAnimation = Game animation
Defaults = Defaults

FontSize = Font size

Audio = Audio
MusicVolume = Music volume
EffectVolume = Effects volume
NowPlaying = Now playing

Graphics = Graphics
UIScale = UI Scale
Resolution = Resolution
Fullscreen = Fullscreen
Antialliasng = Antialiasing
VSync = V-sync
GameNeedsToBeRestartedToApplyTheChanges = Game needs to be restarted to apply the changes


# Province settings
FontSizeofArmy = Font size of army
ProvinceAlpha = Province Alpha
Alpha = Alpha
InnerBorders = Inner Borders
ShowAllFlagsInGame = Show all flags in game
Cities = Cities
NumberOfCities = Number Of Cities
ScaleOfCitiesNames = Scale of Cities' Names
NamesOfCivilizationsOverProvinces = Names of Civilizations over provinces
MinScaleofCivilizationsNames = Min scale of Civilizations names
CivilizationsNames = Civilizations Names
BorderColor = Border Color
AnimationTime = Animation Time
InvertXAxis = Invert X axis
InvertYAxis = Invert Y axis

# Flag
Flag = Flag
Flags = Flags
CustomizeFlag = Customize Flag
RandomFlag = Random flag

# Dialog
ExitTheGame = Exit the game?
PlayAs = Play as

SumbitOrders = Submit Orders?
NoOrders = You Haven't Done Anything, End Turn?

## Editors
GameEditor = Game Editor
Editor = Editor

Save = Save
Done = Done
SaveTheGame = Save Game
SavedGame = Saved Game
SaveYourProgress = Save Your Progress
Saving = Saving
Saved = Saved
Edit = Edit
Reset = Reset
Shift = Shift
Next = Next
Previous = Previous
Thanks = Thanks

GameOptions = Game Options
Surrender = Surrender
ExitToMainMenu = Exit To Main Menu
ExitGame = Exit Game
Close = Close
ReturnToGame = Return To Game
JustOneMoreTurnIPromise = Just one more turn! I promise!

Message = Message
TypeMessage = Type a message
MessageWillExpireIn = Message will expire in
TheMessageRequiresAResponse = The message requires a response

# Civilization
CivilizationEditor = Civilization Editor
CreateaCivilization = Create a Civilization
CreateNewCivilization = Create new Civilization
CreateaCity = Create a City

Author = Version
AuthorOfScenario = Author of Scenario
Tag = Tag

CivRank = Rank
CivScore = Score
Score = Score
RankScore = Rank Score
PopulationScore = Population Score
EconomicScore = Economic Score
MilitaryScore = Military Score
Prestige = Prestige
TotalScore = Total Score
Ranking = Ranking
CivilizationStrength = Civilization Strength

Province = Province
Provinces = Provinces
NeighboringProvinces = Neighboring provinces

ProvinceName = Province Name
ProvinceRegion = Province Region
ChooseAProvince = Choose a Province
NumberOfProvinces = Number of Provinces
ConqueredProvinces = Conquered Provinces
Conquering = Conquering
Level = Level

CivilizationSize = Civilization Size

Total = Total
Average = Average
Min = Min
Max = Max

WorldsPopulation = World's Population
MostPopulous = Most Populous
ArmySize = Army Size
ArmyPerCapita = Army Per Capita

CivWars = Wars
CivAllies = Allies
CivPacts = Pacts
CivVassals = Vassals

CitiesEditor = Cities Editor
CityName = City Name
CityLevel = Level of City
LargestCity = Largest City

CivilizationName = Civilization Name
CivilizationColor = Civilization Color
Name = Name

# Scenario Editor
ScenarioEditor = Scenario Editor
CreateaScenario = Create a Scenario
CreateNewScenario = Create new Scenario

ExitScenarioEditor = Exit scenario editor

ManageCivilizations = Manage Civilizations

FormableCivilization = Formable Civilization
FormableCivilizations = Formable Civilizations
AddNewFormableCivilization = Add New Formable Civilization
FormCivilization = Form Civilization
Form = Form
Claimants = Claimants
FormX = Form {0}
XDoesNotExist = {0} does not exists
TodayPartOf = Today part of
CivilizationChangesToX = Civilization changes to {0}
FormableHelp0 = Set which Civilizations can create this Civilization
FormableHelp1 = Formable Civilizations are Civs that you can become if you own enough provinces in their respectve region
IsNotAVassal = Is not a Vassal
AtPeace = At Peace
OwnsAllProvinces = Owns all provinces
HaveArmy = Have army
HaveACore = Have a Core
NumberOfUnits = Number of Units
NumberOfVassals = Number of Vassals
NumberOfAllies = Number of Allies
NumberOfWars = Number of Wars
NumberOfNeighbors = Number of Neighbors
Neighbors = Neighbors
PopulationOfCivilization = Population of Civilization
EconomyOfCivilization = Economy of Civilization
IaAtWar = Is at war
Allies = Allies
IsAVassal = Is a Vassal
IsAVassalOfCiv = Is a Vassal of Civilization
IsPartOfHRE = Is part of Holy Roman Empire

CenterToCivilization = Center to Civilization
CenterToProvince = Center to Province

EverySingleTimeRandomCiv = Every Single Time Random Civilization
AddCivilization = Add Civilization
AddNewCivilization = Add New Civilization
Remove = Remove
RemoveCivilization = Remove Civilization
Removed = Removed
Delete = Delete
Deleted = Deleted
Add = Add
Added = Added
AreYouSure = Are You Sure?

SelectCivilization = Select Civilization
AssignProvinces = Assign Provinces
ClickAProvinceOnTheMapToAssignProvinceToCivilization = Click a province on the map to assign province to Civilization
CustomizeWasteland = Customize Wasteland
SetWhichProvincesOfTheWorldAreWasteland = Set which provinces of the world are Wasteland
SelectRegions = Select Regions
SetWhichRegionsOfTheWorldAreWasteland = Set which regions of the world are Wasteland

ScenarioSettings = Scenario Settings
SetUpArmy = Set Up Army

StartingArmyInCapitals = Starting Army In Capitals
StartingPopulation = Starting Population
StartingEconomy = Starting Economy
StartingMoney = Starting Money
NeutralArmy = Neutral Army

Wasteland = Wasteland
Reverse = Reverse
Playable = Playable
PlayableProvinces = Playable Provinces
PlayableCivilizations = Playable Civilizations
WillTurnIntoAWasteland = Will turn into a Wasteland
WontBeAWastelandAnymore = Won't be a Wasteland anymore

Brush = Brush
Select = Select
DeselectAll = Deselect All
Undo = Undo

AddArmy = Add Army
RemoveArmy = Remove Army

SaveScenario = Save Scenario
DeleteSavedGame = Delete saved game?
GameSaved = Game Saved
GameWillBeSavedInNextTurn = Game will be saved in next turn
AllNotSavedProgressFromLastGameWillBeLostContinue = All progress not saved from the last game will be lost. Continue?

Event = Event
Events = Events
SetEvents = Set Events
AddNewEvent = Add new Event
EventTitle = Title
Recipient = Recipient
Repeatable = Repeatable
Triggers = Triggers
Trigger = Trigger
AddNewTrigger = Add new Trigger
PopUp = Pop-Up
ShowPopUp = Show pop-up
Picture = Picture
Description = Description
Outcomes = Outcomes
AddNewOutcome = Add new Outcome
SaveEvent = Save Event
NoDate = No Date
Condition = Condition
Conditions = Conditions
EditCondition = Edit Condition
AddNewCondition = Add new Condition

Since = Since
Until = Until

Decision = Decision
Decisions = Decisions
DecisionTaken = Decision taken
AddNewOutcome = Add new Outcome

TriggerAnotherEvent = Trigger Another Event
AIChance = AI Chance

Annexation = Annexation
FabricateClaim = Fabricate Claim
DismissClaim = Dismiss Claim
Controls = Controls


ChangeOwnerOfProvinces = Change Owner of Provinces
ControlledBy = Controlled by
CivIsControlledByAPlayer = Civilization is Controlled by a Player
NewOwner = New owner

RemoveCore = Remove Core
CreateAVassal = Create a Vassal
CreateAlliance = Create Alliance
JoinAlliance = Join Alliance
LeaveAlliance = Leave Alliance
KickFromAlliance = Kick from Alliance
CreateUnion = Join Union
SignNonAggresionPact = Sign Non-Aggresion Pact

ChangeIdeology = Change Ideology

UpdateRelation = Update Relation

UpdatePopulation = Update Population
UpdatePopulationPercentage = Update Population Percentage
UpdatePopulationOfCiv = Update Population of Civilization
UpdateEconomy = Update Economy
UpdateEconomyPercentage = Update Economy Percentage
UpdateEconomyOfCiv = Update Economy of Civilization
UpdateTechnologyLevel = Update Technology Level
UpdateDevelopmentLevel = Update Development Level

UpdateHappiness = Update Happiness
UpdateHappinessOfCivilization = Update Happiness of Civilization
HappinessOfCivilization = Happiness of Civilization
UpdateMoney = Update Money
UpdateMovementPoints = Update Movement Points
UpdateDiplomacyPoints = Update Diplomacy Points

UpdateWastelandProvinces = Update Wasteland Provinces

AND = AND
NOT = NOT
OR = OR

CivilizationExist = Civilization Exists
ControlsProvinces = Controls Provinces
EventChance = Event chance
IsWasteland = Is Wasteland
NeutralProvince = Neutral Province

NoData = No data
None = None

ServiceRibbon = Service Ribbon
ServiceRibbonEditor = Service Ribbon Editor
AddNewServiceRibbon = Add New Service Ribbon
AddNewOverlay = Add New Overlay
Position = Position
Width = Width
Height = Height
Reflected = Reflected

TranslationEditor = Translation Editor
CreateTranslation = Create Translation
Translation = Translation

# Ages
ChooseAgeofScenario = Choose Age of Scenario

AgeofCivilizations		= Age of Civilizations
AgeofExpansion			= Age of Expansion
AgeofDarkness			= Age of Darkness
AgeofFeudalism 			= Age of Feudalism
AgeofDiscovery			= Age of Discovery
AgeofRevolution			= Age of Revolution
AgeofIndustrialisation	= Age of Industrialisation
AgeofImperialism		= Age of Imperialism
AgeofConflict			= Age of Conflict
AgeofBrinkmanship		= Age of Brinkmanship
AgeofInformation		= Age of Information
AgeofTomorrow			= Age of Tomorrow

Date = Date
Age = Age
Year = Year
BeforeChrist = BC
DateAndAgeOfScenario = Date and Age of Scenario
AYearOfScenario = A Year of Scenario

WelcomeInTheNewAge = Welcome to the new Age
GoldenAge = Golden Age
OurCivilizationIsInAGoldenAgeOf = Our Civilization is in a Golden Age of
GAProsperity = Prosperity
GAScience = Science
GAMilitary = Military

Bonus = Bonus

DaysX = {0,choice,0#{0} days|1#{0} day|1<{0,number,integer} days}
MonthsX = {0,choice,1#{0} month|1<{0,number,integer} months}
YearsX = {0,choice,1#{0} year|1<{0,number,integer} years}

January = January
February = February
March = March
April = April
May = May
June = June
July = July
September = August
August = September
October = October
November = November
December = December

# Editor
World = World

MapEditor = Map Editor
EditMap = Edit a Map
EditTerrainTypes = Edit Terrain Types
EditConnectionsAndProvinces = Edit Connections And Provinces
UpdateProvinceData = Update Province Data
Lines = Lines
EditSeaProvinces = Edit Sea Provinces
ContinentsEditor = Continents Editor

ArmyPositionEditor = Army Position Editor
PortPositionEditor = Port Position Editor
ConvertToAnotherScale = Convert To Another Scale
SeaArmyBoxesEditor = Sea Army Boxes Editor
AddNewBox = Add New Box
OptimizationRegionsEditor = Optimization Regions Editor
WastelandMapsEditor = Wasteland Maps Editor
AddNewWastelandMap = Add New Wasteland Map
WastelandMap = Wasteland Map
EditProvinceBackground = Edit Province Background

SuggestedCivilizations = Suggested Civilizations
GenerateSuggestedCivilizations = Generate Suggested Civilizations
BasedOnAllScenarios = Based on all scenarios
GeneratePreDefinedBorders = Generate Predefined Borders
GenerateSeaRoutes = Generate Sea Routes

ShowValues = Show Values
ShowHideColorPicker = Show/Hide Color Picker
Hide = Hide

GameCivilizations = Game Civilizations

PackageName = Package Name

PalletCivColors = Pallet of Civilizations Colors
SetsOfTheColorsForCivilizations = Sets of the colors for Civilizations
DefaultSetOfCivilizationsColorsInAScenario = Default set of Civilizations colors in a Scenario
NumberOfColors = Number of Colors
PalletCivColorsPackages = Pallet of Civilizations Colors Packages
PalletsOfColors = Pallets of Colors
DefaultColors = Default Colors
Colors = Colors
DiplomacyColorsPackages = Diplomacy Colors Packages

ReligionEditor = Religion Editor
Religion = Religion
AddNewReligion = Add New Religion
ReligionName = Religion Name

RandomAlliancesNamesPackages = Random Alliances Names Packages
RandomAllianceName = Random alliance name
CreateNewBundleOfWords = Create New Bundle of Words
AddNewWord = Add New Word
Word = Word
Bundle = Bundle

Download = Download
DownloadMore = Download More
Share = Share
SuccessfullyShared = Successfully Shared
AlreadyShared = Already Shared

# Continents
ContinentsPackages = World Continents Packages
CreateNewPackage = Create a New Package
AddNewContinent = Add New Continent
CreateNewContinent = Create New Continent
ContinentName = Continent Name
Continent = Continent
Continents = Continents

Africa = Africa
Asia = Asia
Europe = Europe
Oceania = Oceania
NorthAmerica = North America
SouthAmerica = South America
Antarctica = Antarctica
Ocean = Ocean


Eurasia = Eurasia
Americas = Americas
MiddleEast = Middle East

Region = Region
Regions = Regions
RegionsEditor = Regions Editor

RegionsPackages = Regions Packages
AddNewRegion = Add New Region
CreateNewRegion = Create New Region
RegionName = Region Name

Galia = Gaul
Iberia = Iberia
WestMediterranean = West Mediterranean
EastMediterranean = East Mediterranean
SouthMediterranean = South Mediterranean
AdriaticCoast = Adriatic Coast
Anatolia = Anatolia
FertileCrescent = Fertile Crescent
Arabia = Arabia
Germania = Germania
SouthGermania = South Germania
Benelux = Benelux
BritishIsles = British Isles
NorthIslands = North Islands
WestScandinavia = West Scandinavia
EastScandinavia = East Scandinavia
Baltics = Baltics
Dacia = Dacia
EasternEurope = Eastern Europe
CentralEurope = Central Europe
Karelia = Karelia
Rus = Rus
Caucasus = Caucasus
Siberia = Siberia
Kamchatka = Kamchatka
Crimea = Crimea
EasternSteppes = Eastern Steppes
WesternSteppes = Western Steppes
EasternIslands = Eastern Islands
NorthChina = North China
SouthChina = South China
Xinjiang = Xinjiang
CentralAsia = Central Asia
Persia = Persia
India = India
SoutheastAsia = Southeast Asia
Indonesia = Indonesia
Australia = Australia
Mauretania = Mauretania
LowerNile = Lower Nile
UpperNile = Upper Nile
SaharaDesert = Sahara Desert
WestAfricanCoast = West African Coast
GoldCoast = Gold Coast
CentralAfrica = Central Africa
HornOfAfrica = Horn of Africa
EastAfrica = East Africa
InnerAfrica = Inner Africa
SouthAtlanticCoast = South Atlantic Coast
CapeOfGoodHope = Cape of Good Hope
Madagascar = Madagascar
NorthernTerritories = Northern Territories
Quebec = Quebec
GreatLakes = Great Lakes
GreatPlains = Great Plains
PacificNorthwest = Pacific Northwest
California = California
AtlanticSeaboard = Atlantic Seaboard
CentralAmerica = Central America
Caribbean = Caribbean
GranColombia = Gran Colombia
NorthAmazonas = North Amazonas
SouthAmazonas = South Amazonas
Andes = Andes
SouthernPeninsula = Southern Peninsula
Brazil = Brazil

# Map Modes
MapMode = Map Mode
MapModes = Map Modes
MoreMapViews = More Map Views

Political = Political
Population = Population
PercentageOfPopulation = Percentage of Population
PercentageOfProvinces = Percentage of Provinces
ProvincePopulation = Province Population
ProvincePopulation = Province Population
RecruitablePopulation = Recruitable population
Economy = Economy
EconomyOfProvince = Economy of province
Unemployment = Unemployment
Diplomacy = Diplomacy
OpenTheDiplomacyView = Open Diplomacy view
Army = Army
History = History

Supplies = Supplies
ProvinceIsNotSupplied = Province is not supplied

Fortifications = Fortifications
Ports = Ports
WatchTowers = Watch Towers

Revolution = Revolution
RevolutionaryRisk = Revolutionary Risk
Unrest = Unrest

RevolutionaryMovement = Revolutionary Movement
RevolutionaryMovements = Revolutionary Movements
NoMovements = No Movements
SelectMovement = Select Movement

OpenCivilizationView = Open Civilization View
CloseCivilizationView = Close Civilization View
OpenCloseCivilizationInformationsView = Open/Close the Civilization Informations View

GrowthRate = Growth Rate
GrowthRateEditor = Growth Rate Editor
ProvinceGrowthRate = Province Growth Rate
AverageGrowthRateOfProvinces = Average Growth Rate of provinces
AverageGrowthRate = Average Growth Rate

Technology = Technology
TechnologyLevel = Technology Level
TechnologyLevels = Technology Levels
NextLevel = Next Level
ResearchProgress = Research progress
Progress = Progress

Development = Development
DevelopmentLevel = Development Level
AverageDevelopment = Average Development
AverageDevelopmentLevel = Average Development Level
BaseDevelopmentLevel = Base Development Level

DevelopmentLevelIn = Development Level in {0}

Tech1 = All Civilizations have Levels of Technology which represents how advanced they are.
Tech2 = Technology Level is raised by spending money on Research.
Tech3 = Researching Technology Level will increase your Development Level, which affects the economy of your provinces.
Tech4 = Higher Development Level means better economy and more income from your provinces.
Tech5 = Development Level can't be higher than Technology Level of Civilization

ProvinceValue = Province Value
BaseProvinceValue = Base Province Value
BaseValue = Base Value

Core = Core
Cores = Cores
NoCores = No cores
ConsideredAsItsCoreProvinceSince = Considered as its core province since {0}
CoreIsALegitimatePartOfCivilization = Core is a legitimate part of Civilization.
XOfPopulationIsRequiredToGetACore = {0}% of population is required to get a core
CoreConstruction = Core Construction
AddCore = Add Core

SetUpCores = Set Up Cores and Population
ClickAprovinceOnTheMapToAddOrRemoveCore = Click a province on the map to add or remove Core

Nationalities = Nationalities
EthnicGroups = Ethnic Groups
Demography = Demography
DemographyOfProvince = Demography of Province
Census = Census

Graph = Graph
GraphMode = Graph Mode

# Terrain Types
Terrain = Terrain
TerrainType = Type of Terrain
TerrainTypesEditor = Terrain Types Editor
AddNewTerrain = Add New Terrain
TerrainTypeName = Terrain Type Name

DefenseModifier = Defense bonus

Military = Military
MilitaryUpkeep = Military Upkeep
MilitarySpendings = Military Spendings
MilitaryUpkeepH1 = Arrange your army in highly developed provinces to reduce the cost of troop maintenance.

MovementCostModifier = Movement Cost
PopulationGrowthModifier = Population Growth
EconomyGrowthModifier = Economy Growth
BuildCostModifier = Build Cost

Plains = Plains
Hills = Hills
Mountain = Mountain
Mountains = Mountains
Desert = Desert
Semidesert = Semidesert
Forest = Forest
Jungle = Jungle
Drylands = Drylands
Marsh = Marsh
Steppes = Steppes
Savanna = Savanna
Taiga = Taiga
Tundra = Tundra
Sea = Sea
Lake = Lake

LandProvince = Land Province
LandProvinces = Land Provinces
SeaProvince = Sea Province
SeaProvinces = Sea Provinces
ClosedSeaLake = Closed Sea/Lake

# Buildings

Buildings = Buildings

BuildingBuiltIn = Building built in

Castle = Castle
Fortress = Fortress
Fort = Fort
HidesTheArmyFromTheSightOfViewOfWatchTower = Hides the army from the sight of view of the Watch Tower.

BuildCastle = Build a Castle
BuildCastleIn = Build Castle in
BuildFortress = Build a Fortress
BuildFortressIn = Build Fortress in

WatchTower = Watch Tower
BuildWatchTower = Build Watch Tower
BuildWatchTowerIn = Build Watch Tower in
AllowsToSeeTheArmyInNeighboringProvinces = Allows to see the armies in neighboring provinces.

Port = Port
BuildPort = Build Port
BuildPortIn = Build Port in
NoAccessToTheSea = No access to the Sea
AllowsYourArmyGoToTheSea = Allows your army go to the sea.

Farm = Farm
BuildFarm = Build a Farm
BuildFarmIn = Build Farm in

Library = Library
BuildLibraryIn = Build Library in
University = University
BuildUniversityIn = Build University in
ResearchLab = Research Lab
BuildResearchLabIn = Build Research Lab in
ResearchPerTurnForEveryXPeopleInProvince = Research per turn for every {0} people in province.

Armoury = Armoury
BuildArmouryIn = Build Armoury in
ReducesTheCostOfRecruitmentPerUnitByOneGold = Reduces the cost of recruitment per unit by one gold.

Workshop = Workshop
BuildWorkshopIn = Build Workshop in

SupplyCamp = Supply Camp
BuildSupplyCampIn = Build Supply Camp in

Construct = Construct
ConstructionWillTakeXurns = Construction will take {0,choice,1#{0} turn|1<{0,number,integer} turns}
InConstruction = In construction

Built = Built
Destroy = Destroy

Level = Level

DefenseBonus = Defense Bonus

Maintenance = Maintenance

Festival = Festival
OrganizeAFestivalIn = Organize a festival in
FestivalIsOver = Festival is over

Invest = Invest
InvestIn = Invest in

Government = Government
Governments = Governments

Civilize = Civilize
Civilized = Civilized
Uncivilized = Uncivilized
UncivilizedTypeOfGovernment = Uncivilized Type of Government
ChangeTypeOfGovernment = Change type of Government
ChangeTypeOfGovernmentTo = Change type of Government to
WhatIsAGovernmentAnyway = A government?? Anyway..
RequiredTechnologyLevel = Required Technology Level

Democracy = Democracy
Monarchy = Monarchy
Republic = Republic
Communism = Communism
Fascism = Fascism
Horde = Horde
Tribal = Tribal
CityState = City State

AcceptableTaxation = Acceptable Taxation
IncomeTaxation = Income Taxation
IncomeProduction = Income Production
ResearchCost = Research Cost

# Files
Path = Path
IconName = Icon Name
ImageName = Image Name

Error = Error
MissingFile = Missing File

Lines = Lines
AddNewStyle = Add New Style
Repeat = Repeat
Flip = Flip
Moveable = Movable

# Help
Wiki = Information
Open = Open

Cheat = Cheat
UnknownCommand = Unknown command

WelcomeToTheTutorial = Welcome to the tutorial!

t0 = Age of History II is a turn-based grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.
t1 = Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.
t2 = Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..

HoverAnElementToGetMoreInformations = Hover over an element to get more information

t3 = Orders are submitted before each round.
t4 = The number of orders you can submit during each round is limited by your Movement Points for that round.
t5 = After orders are submitted, civilizations execute actions in turn order, which is randomized at the start of each round.
t6 = Transparent provinces are neutral. Provinces with color belong to other Civilizations. Striped provinces are occupied.
t6a = Cities are drawn in the provinces with the largest population of all of the Civilization's provinces. These provinces are key provinces.

cw0 = Your wars and the war score
cw1 = Diplomacy points are used for most of the diplomacy actions

CapitalOfYourCivilization = Capital of your Civilization
t7 = The capital is the most important province of Civilization. It's the heart of your Civilization.
t8 = Capitals have a Defensive bonus: +{0}% and an Offensive bonus: +{1}%.

m0 = All of the messages

s1 = You can scale the map, to go back to the standard scale click fast two times.

b0 = Bottom panel
InformationAboutSelectedProvince = Information about selected province
EndTurnOrContinue = End Turn or Continue

b1 = Owner of selected province
b2 = Cores are constructed automatically if a province is not occupied
b3 = Each terrain type has different bonuses

g0 = Growth rate of population in this province
g1 = You can increase the growth of a province by building a farm

ha0 = Happy people will be more likely to pay taxes
ha1 = Organize a festival in the province to increase happiness

u0 = Population of province
u0a = A province is home to thousands of people.
u0b = Each person in a province belongs to a nationality

chPr = Choose a province which belongs to your Civilization.

a0 = Action menu shows up after you select a province which belongs to your civilization.
a1 = Move units from one province to another.
a1a = Construction of a port allows you to go into sea areas.
a2 = Recruit units from the selected province.
a2a = This costs gold and is limited by the population of the province.
a2b = Recruiting from a province reduces its population and economy.
a3 = More options
a3a = Construct buildings in the selected province.
a3a2 = You can construct buildings in selected province in the More menu
a3b = Recruit army instantly with doubled cost of recruitment.
a3c = Disband units from the selected province.
a4 = Set units to Move towards a faraway province over multiple turns

q0 = Quest!

r0 = Choose a province which belongs to your civilization and recruit new units.
r1 = Recruit some new units.
r2 = Number of units to recruit.

n0 = Choose a province which belongs to you and move units to a neighboring province.
n0a = You can also move your army to a sea area if you have a port in the province.
n1 = Move units to the neighboring province.
n2 = Number of units to move.
n3 = Choose a neighboring province to move your army to
n3a = or choose a province again to confirm a Move.

tx0 = In the Budget view you can manage your Incomes and Expenses.

in0 = All provinces have income from Taxation and Production.
in1 = Taxation income from each province is based on population, happiness in province and Technology Level of your Civilization.
in2 = Production income from each province is based on economy points, development level of province, and workforce.

tx = All types of government have their own maximum value of an acceptable level of Taxes.
txa = You can raise the level of taxes to have a higher income per turn, but be careful, happiness will decrease or increase in all of your provinces every turn, based on your Taxes level.

hAdm0 = All provinces have Administrative costs.
hAdministrationCost = The farther your province is from the Captial, the higher cost it will take to keep it.
hAdministrationCost2 = Faraway provinces may even be a drain on your economy. To make it worthwhile, either develop the province to make it profitable, or create a Vassal Civ.

d0 = Change view to Diplomacy view.
d0a = Back to Political view.

d1 = In the Diplomacy view, you can engage in diplomatic actions between Civilizations.
d2 = To do this choose a province which belongs to another Civilization.

d3 = Information about selected Civilization.
d4 = Diplomatic relations of selected Civilization.
d5 = Diplomatic actions.

EndOfTutorial = End of tutorial!
Finish = Finish

hGoods = Goods affects the growth of your population.
hGoods2 = Allocating more budget to it will increase the growth rate of your citizens.
hGoods3 = Must be kept at a minimum of {0}% for continued growth.
hGoods4 = Otherwise your population will shrink and hungry citizens become angry citizens..

GoodLuck = Good luck!

NextElections = Next elections

More = More
Decrees = Decrees
Timeline = Timeline
Stats = Stats
Duration = Duration
SupplyLine = Supply Line
SupplyLines = Supply Lines

ContinuousRendering = Continuous Rendering

VictoryConditions = Victory Conditions
VictoryPoints = Victory Points
Domination = Domination
AnnihilateAllOfYourEnemies = Annihilate all of your enemies
XOfAllProvines = {0}% of all provinces
ControlXOfAllProvines = Control {0}% of all provinces
ControlProvinces = Control Provinces

PeaceTreaty = Peace Treaty
SignPeaceTreaty = Sign Peace Treaty
PeaceOffer = Peace Offer
WarLeader = War leader
MakeDemands = Make Demands
SendDemands = Send Demands
Demands = Demands
ListOfDemands = List of Demands
TakeAll = Take All
GoTo = Go To

AnInsultFrom = An Insult From

TurnsLimit = Turns Limit
NoThanks = No, Thanks

TransferControl = Transfer Control
TransferControlOverProvince = Transfer control over province
TakeControlOverOccupiedProvince = Take control over occupied province

WarWeariness = War Weariness
WarWearinessH1 = War Weariness is a measure of your citizens losing their enthusiasm for conflict.
WarWearinessH2 = As you fight wars, WW will slowly rise. War Weariness naturally shrinks when you're not at war.
WarWearinessH3 = If War Weariness gets too high, your Civ will suffer consequences such as increased military upkeep, revolt risk, and reduced happiness.

ScrambleFor = Scramble for {0}
InvasionOf = Invasion of {0}
AttackOn = Attack on {0}
ProvincePlundered = Province Plundered

Stability = Stability
ProvinceStability = Province Stability
LowStability = Low Stability
AssimilateTheProvincesToIncreaseStability = Assimilate the provinces to increase stability.
IncomeOfProvinceIsReducedDueToLowStability = Income of province is reduced due to low stability.

Assimilate = Assimilate
PromoteOurTraditionsAndCulturesInThisProvince = Promote our traditions and cultures in this province.
APercentageOfTheLocalsWillConvertToOurNationality = A percentage of the locals will convert to our nationality.
ProvinceStabilityWillBeIncreased = Province stability will be increased.

OurPopulationIsAMinority = Our population is a minority.

TheProcessOfAssimilationHasComeToAnEnd = The process of assimilation has come to an end.
InvestmentInTheProvinceIsOver = Investment in the province is over.
TheDiplomatEndedImprovingRelationsBetweenOurCivilizations = The diplomat ended improving relations between our Civilizations

CivXRevolutionaryMovementHasBeenUnusuallyStrongately =  {0}: Revolutionary movement has been unusually strong lately.

Others = Others
WarReparations = War Reparations
WarReparationsRepaid = War Reparations Repaid
Tribute = Tribute

ArmyStarvesToDeath = Army starves to death
LostControlOverProvince = Lost control over province

DefensivePosition = Defensive Position
Accepted = Accepted

WaitingForResponse = Waiting for response

ConstructedBuildings = Constructed Buildings
RecruitedArmy = Recruited Army

MasterVolume = Master Volume

ShowNextPlayerTurnView = Show Next Player Turn View

SuspendDiplomaticRelations = Suspend diplomatic relations
DiplomaticRelationsAreSuspended = Diplomatic relations are suspended
EmbassyClosed = Embassy Closed
EmbassyReopen = Embassy Reopen

Disease = Disease
Diseases = Diseases
DiseasesDeathRate = Diseases Death Rate
Plague = Plague
Plagues = Plagues
Deaths = Deaths
OutbreakOfDisease = Outbreak of Disease

BlackDeath = Black Death
Smallpox = Smallpox
Measles = Measles
Tuberculosis = Tuberculosis
Dysentery = Dysentery
YellowFever = Yellow Fever
Influenza = Influenza
Scurvy = Scurvy
Cancer = Cancer

Continue = Continue
Load = Load

DemandMilitaryAccess = Demand Military Access

GreatPower = Great Power
LibertyDesire = Liberty Desire

FriendlyCivilizations = Friendly Civilizations

TechnologyPoints = Technology points
PointsX = {0,choice,0#{0} points|1#{0} point|1<{0,number,integer} points}
PointsLeft = Points Left
AddPoint = Add point

AddNewLeader = Add New Leader
Leader = Leader
Leaders = Leaders
Born = Born

YouMustBorderWithCivilization = You must border with Civilization
CityHasBeenFounded = {0} has been founded

TheCapitalCityHasRecentlyBeenMoved = The capital city has recently been moved
ColonizationCost = Colonization Cost
NewColony = New Colony

RevokeGuarantee = Revoke Guarantee
DissolveUnion = Dissolve Union
UnionHasBeenDissolved = Union has been dissolved

Loans = Loans

Spy = Spy
SendSpy = Send Spy
WantsYourProvinces = Wants Your Provinces

NuclearReactor = Nuclear Reactor
NuclearWeapon = Nuclear Weapon
Nuke = Nuke

Paused = Paused
Unpaused = Unpaused
CustomCursor = Custom Cursor

Wonder = Wonder
Wonders = Wonders
ControlWonders = Control Wonders

YouHaveBeenDefeated = You have been defeated

# Achievements
# 1

CaptureXCivilization = Capture {0,choice,1#{0} Civilization|1<{0,number,integer} Civilizations}

FirstConquest = First Conquest
Occupation = Occupation
TheSmallConqueror = The Small Conqueror
GreatConqueror = Great Conqueror
InvaderByVocation = Invader by vocation
Enslavement = Enslavement
WorldDomination = World Domination
InvasionFromSpace = Invasion from space

# 2 

StayInTheGameForXHours = Stay in the game for {0} hours.

ThisIsJustTheBeginning = This is just the beginning
ILikeIt = I like it
Fan = Fan
SectOfFans = Sect of Fans
RobotFan = Robot fan
RiseOfTheMachines = Rise of the Machines

# 3

CreateXVassals = Create {0} vassals

Submission = Submission
ToDominate = To dominate
FeudalFragmentation = Feudal fragmentation
Vassalizator = Vassalizator

# 4

CreateXUnions = Create {0} unions

Conspiracy = Conspiracy
Union = Union
ImpeccablePower = Impeccable power
AmongYourOwn = Among your own
UnitedTogether = united together

# 5

CreateXAlliances = Create {0} alliances

Preparation = Preparation
TogetherWeAreStronger = Together we are stronger
GreatAlliance = Great Alliance
Session = Session
RoundTable = Round Table

# 6

AdoptTypeOfGovernment = Adopt type of Government

# 7

BuildXBuildings = Build {0,choice,1#{0} building|1<{0,number,integer} buildings}

LayTheFoundation = Lay the foundation
Sandbox = Sandbox
Builder = Builder
AssistantSuperintendent = Assistant superintendent
Foreman = Foreman
Worker = Worker
GoldenHands = Golden Hands
Almighty = Almighty

# 8 

BuildXFarms = Build {0} Farms

SmallFood = Small food
Farmers = Farmers
Hectares = Hectares
NationalEconomy = National Economy

# 9

CreateXRecruits = Create {0} Recruits

Recruit2 = Recruit
Military = Military
CommanderInChief = Commander in Chief
Legions = Legions
ArmyWithImplants = Army with implants

# 10

CollectXGold = Collect {0} gold

FirstSavings = First savings
BankEmployee = Bank Employee
MineWorker = Mine Worker
Magnat = Magnat
Goldmine = Goldmine
TreasureHunter = Treasure Hunter

# 11

CaptureXProvinces = Capture {0} provinces

InitialDiscoveries = Initial discoveries
Extension = Extension
Provincial = Provincial
Elder = Elder
Prince = Prince
King = King
TheEmperor = The Emperor
LordOfTheWorld = Lord of the World

# 12

WinXTimesInWars = Win {0,choice,1#{0} time|1<{0,number,integer} times} in wars

TheFirstWar = The First War
NoviceWarrior = Novice Warrior
OnlyWar = Only war
Annihilator = Annihilator

# 13

ConcludeXNonAggressionPacts = Conclude {0} non-aggression pacts

NotYourOwn = Not Your Own
Impatiens = Impatiens
Disdainful = Disdainful
FearOfTheLight = Fear of the Light
AllergyToWar = Allergy to war

# 14

TakeFirstLoans =  Take first loans

INeedGold = I need gold

# 15

ListenToAllTracks = Listen to all tracks

GoodHearing = Good Hearing

AIAggressiveness = Ai Aggressiveness

MinArmyRequiredToAttack = Minimum army required to attack

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#superevents

#a_sea_of_blood
se_ww2 = "Therefore the red flood arose, and sprang down unto our door; therefore it will rise and spread further and further, drowning everything along the way." -Ignas Seinius

#world_news

#introduction
intro_event = In 1905 Russia achieved a pyhrric victory in the Russo-Japanese War, strengthening the monarchy until Tsar Nicholas II was assassinated in 1911. This set a chain of events in motion that led to WWI breaking out in 1913 after the 2nd Balkan War drew Austria-Hungary and Russia to blows. The Triple Entente and Central Powers fought for years but eventually the war fizzled out, the French Army collpased, Russia fell into chaos at the death of Tsar Alexei II and Spartakist uprisings in Germany deposed the Monarchy. Britain could only look on in horror as the continent tore itself apart, its Empire also grew increasingly unstable. In the East Japan snatched up a colonial empire - overextending itself in the process - the USA, dismayed at the state of the world, doubled down on its isolationism. However, in the years since the end of the war, a new movement has swept the face of Europe: Accelerationism. This highly artistic and chauvinist political manifestation of extreme modernism emerged on the global scene after Italian radicals seized the city of Fiume in 1919, and has been a thorn in the side of Marxists, Monarchists and Moderates alike ever since. The growth of Accelerationism produced a crescendo in 1934 when after decades of instability, France fell under the influence of its own Accelerationist movement. Now the leader of the Avant Guard State - Antonin Artaud - prepares France to bring the world into the future, kicking and screaming if it must. As the stars align once more, the stage is set for a new Great War, one which will stain the world red.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#france_at_war_again
ww2begins = It seems the ideological struggles between France and Germany have finally escalated to war. Yesterday, Antonin Artaud announced that the government would intervene to "Advance the futurist cause against the degenerate Marxists of Germany and avenge the atrocities committed against French people during the Great War", 6 hours later French forces crossed the border into Alsace, with fighting escalating it seems that Europe is engulfed in the flames of war yet again, the world awaits yet more horrific loss of life. The Germans see this as a final test for the dream of world-socialism. Time will tell however if the horrors of war will be worth it for the continent of Europe.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_austrian_kaiser_is_dead
austriankaiserdead = Stability in Central Europe is jostled today as news breaks of the death of the Kaiser Franz Ferdinand I. The reformist monarch had massive shoes to fill upon the death of his uncle Franz Joseph in 1916, as the man was practically an institution himself, and the Great War threatened to shatter the whole of Austria-Hungary. Though the stresses of war and the consequences of trying to quiet Slavic discontent would almost destroy the state, the order in Vienna endured. The core of Austria held back Italian advances long enough to broker a peace with the Entente, and stop revolutionary Germans, Hungarians, and South Slavs from overtaking what remained. But now, the Kaiser who practically represented Austria rising from its darkest hour is dead, evidently of a heart attack. There is much speculation on what comes next, given his nephew and heir's public image as an ardent reformer in a similar vein, and the agitation of republicans and socialists against the Hapsburg throne in general.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#vienna_gripped_by_revolution
viennagrippedrevolution = Shock and awe today, as protests in Austria over the death of Kaiser Franz Ferdinand have escalated to a staggering degree. All across the empire, cities such as Vienna, Prauge, and even Laibach have broken out in socialist uproar, and barricades have been constructed from street to street. Violence and counter-violence alike have spread throughout the country, as both imperial forces and German nationalists have begun to brawl with the communist agitators. The first victim of the violence was none other than the newly-crowned Kaiser, Karl I. On his way to coronation in Prauge, his motorcade was shot at by Czech independence activists with ties to the Austrian left, leaving him wounded. While the severity of his injuries are yet to fully manifest, this has left the Empire, temporarily, without a head, and in this vacuum the realm has begun to tear itself to shreds.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#civil_war_breaks_out_in_the_east
japcivilwar_event = Reports are coming in from Japan that armed revolutionaries have begun a struggle against the Imperial government. Starting with an apparent standoff between Naval Officers and their sailors, the Empire is now falling apart, with socialist militias loyal to the Japanese Vanguard are now attempting to seize control of the cities. In the Japanese colonies, the local governors have been left to their own devices and the Japanese outposts on the mainland have come under "foreign" occupation. Even Taiwan is breaking away!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#indochina_ablaze
indochinacivilwar = Denied ever since the Great War ended, revolution has finally come to Indochina, as the nation descended into civil war following the attempted assassination of Emperor Nam Hùng. Ever since his ascension, the Emperor has attempted to incorporate the growing reformist movement while still placating the traditional nobles and Tokyo. A benevolent sovereign to some and a traitor to others, His Majesty's gradualist approach has made him a divisive figure among his people, and yet, the only thing that held the Empire together. Now, with the monarch in a coma and Japan entangled in its own crisis, the unraveling has begun. In the north, the banner of the Enlightened Liberation Front flies high for an independent republic. In the south, the National Vanguard Front rallies the people and takes up arms against the forces of reaction. Caught in the middle, imperial loyalists and stranded Japanese garrisons muster their remaining forces to crush the rebels. As the political struggle of the country can no longer be contained within the walls of the Imperial City, the fate of Indochina will now be decided on the battlefield.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#korean_declarations_of_independence
koreancivilwar = After 25 years of subjugation to the Empire Of Japan, Korea finally stands. In the confusion of the Japanese Civil War, Korean Nationalists have made not one, but two declarations of independence. One group of patriots are largely returning from exile in China, where they were kept safe by allies in the GMD. Now in Seoul, they are ready to apply the lessons learned from their allies in China to the Korean peninsula. Yet in the north, an entirely different group has made their own declaration. Emerging from safehouses in Dunhua and back allies in Harbin, these revolutionists are prepared to wave the red flag over Korea and many will just ecstatically wave a black flag as well. Needless to say, the colonial authorities have reacted negatively to both declarations and have vowed to put them down. However, with Tokyo occupied, their ability to do so is in question.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#lenin_dead
lenindeath_event = Another god in the socialist pantheon has fallen today, as former revolutionary and so-called "liberator" of Budapest, Vladimir Lenin. has died of a stroke. 65 years old, the aging leader of Germany's Communist Party had sustained injuries during his time in Hungary, helping to prop up Béla Kun's regime during the fires of the Great War. It appears that these injuries, thought to be minor, contributed to his alling health, although his death still came as a shock to many. Originally hailing from Russia, Lenin was expelled from his native Social Democratic Party by leader Alexander Bogdanov in 1907. From there, he travelled to Switzerland, and in 1918, he served in both the Hungarian and German revolutions, settling in Berlin and serving as Foreign Minister. Yet in 1928, Lenin broke from the German SPD. ching claims of "revisionism," and formed his own party, the Communist Party of Germany. Upon his death, the party will have to select a new leader, for it seems the sands of time wait for nobody. including those larger than life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#aspd_victory_in_german_elections
poppervictory = A rosy dawn has settled atop the German Republic, as newly-sworn in Premier Karl Popper has won the snap-elections in the wake of Paul Levi's resignation. In news that has shocked the international community, the ASPD has won, bringing the SPD below them as a minor partner in the government, as well as the CSABPD. This is the first time the SPD has lost control of the government, and in a complete surprise, to a party that is not a member of the Second Internationale. To celebrate this massive victory, Popper has given a speech in the Raterkongress, proclaiming "the victory of the human race" and "the tender touch of socialism." In a controversial move, Popper ended his speech with a toast to the late Eduard Bernstein, former chairman of the ASPD and revisionist bar none. Despite cheers and worries from both sides of the aisle, only time will only tell if this is the beginning of the end of the revolution.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#dsrp_h_victory_in_german_elections
goebbelsvictory = A new day has broken over the German people, as newly-sworn in Premier Joseph Goebbels has won the snap-elections in the wake of Paul Levi's resignation. Hailing from a Catholic family of working class background, Comrade Goebbels proved his commitment to the revolution, when, despite a deformity in the foot, he took up arms in 1918 against Ludendorff's regime. Now, the stalwart leader of the DSRP and its "Heckerisch" wing has overcome all odds, breaking the SPD's chokehold on the German political scene for the first time since the revolution. The second oldest major party in Germany, the DSRP has claimed victory along with their junior partners the SRNP, KPD, and CSABPD. Goebbels' first act as Premier was to hold a large speech in Berlin, promising a "new beginning for the German people" and the "completion of the socialist revolution our forefathers began in 1848. To end the event, the crowd was lead in a cheer of "Long live the social republic!" with fists raised in the air as one thriving, breathing body.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#dsrp_w_victory_in_german_elections
reventlowvictory = A golden dawn has broken over the German people, as newly-sworn in Premier Ernst Reventlow has won the snap-elections in the wake of Paul Levi's resignation. A dark horse candidate due to controversy surrounding his name, nevertheless he and the DSRP were able to pull victory from the jaws of defeat, along with their minor partners, the KPD and SRNP. The fact this is the first defeat the SPD has suffered has only served to amplifiy woes surrounding the election. In order to celebrate, Reventlow has held a parade for German culture, exalting the long past of the German people, and looking forward to their bright future beneath socialism. The parade tied together folksy imagery and revolutionary fire, although interestingly, there seemed to be a lack of Christian history in the parade, something the CSABPD has brought up with ire. Despite these woes, it seems as if Reventlow and his "Widukindisch" wing is here to stay, although God only knows where Germany will go from here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#kpd_victory_in_german_elections
radekvictory = A red sun has risen above Germany, as newly-sworn in Premier Karl Radek has won the snap-elections in the wake of Paul Levi's resignation. Shattering the SPD's domination of the political landscape, the recently-formed KPD has claimed victory along with their minor partner, the DSRP. Radek, a long-time revolutionary, decided to ring in his victory with a speech, broadcasted across Germany. In it, he called upon the mantle of Lenin, of Luxemburg, of Liebknecht, and of all the other old heroes laid to rest. Radek slammed the SPD for "abandoning their legacy and values," swearing to correct this issue posthaste. As well, Radek denounced the SPD for their previous collaboration with the ASPD, citing "a fresh start to the German Revolution" and an "end to those who bow to capital." The radio relay ended with a rendition of the Internationale, sung by the KPD's party choir.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#spd_o_victory_in_german_elections
spdvictory = A familiar face has smiled on Germany, as the chairman of the SPD, and now the newly-sworn chairman has won the snap-elections in the wake of Paul Levi's resignation. Hailing from the Orthodox wing of the SPD, It appears that the people of Germany have put their trust in the Party again, with the ASPD and KPD as minor partners in the winning coalition. Despite concerns that Levi's recent actions would break the rule the SPD has held since the dawn of the GSR, it seems as though the known has triumphed over the unknown. The most boisterous voice in celebrations is the so-called "Pope of Marxism." Karl Kautsky, chairman of the SPD and leader of the Orthodox Wing. In a speech given to the Raterkongress, Kautsky heralded the "return to order" and promised that the "revisionism of Levi would be corrected." With all the talking the Pope has done, some allege that despite the occupier of the throne changing, the power lies behind it yet still.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_spanish_civil_war_begins
spanishcivilwar = Surprising few inside and outside the country, the Spanish Republic has fallen into chaos and carnage again. To most observers an inevitable occurrence, a plethora of enemies within have split the peninsula into warring factions that seek to topple the Madrid government. Ramón Franco has resigned, and Alejandro Lerroux has stepped up to the challenge as President of Spain. His shaky rule is supported by the PCE, who follow the German line of defending the Republic at any cost. In Catalonia, Granada, and Asturias, revolutionary cells from the FAI-CNT and adjacent organisations have taken arms against the state, calling for a people's war against their oppresors, despite their precarious position and lack of organisation. The National Front in Valladolid has declared war against the Republican government, and with French aid seeks to "rectify" the last six years of Spanish history, a shared goal of the Falange and the JONS that march under their banner. The balance of Europe shifts, governments place their bets, and international volunteers and weapons flood in the war-torn country.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#falangists_coup_the_national_front
falangistcoup = We once again return to the bloody streets of Spain, as it appears that the former Popular State has been deposed by dissent from within its own ranks. This new group, calling themselves the Falange Española, claims to represent the "national revolution for the Spanish Man", and denounces the "effeminate nature of the bourgeois Regenerationists" as a wool pulled over the eyes of the people. Although the coup has been mostly bloodless, the shockwaves this has sent throughout the War in Iberia are not to be underestimated, as loyalties and ideologies change once more in the ever-shifting sands of Spain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#syndicalists_coup_the_national_front
syndicalistcoup = Breaking news from the frontlines of Spain, as the leadership of the National Front have been ousted in a coup! While the unorthodox Regenerationist government had gathered a shaky coalition of those to its left and right, it appears that the differences between internal factions were too great for the for the Front to withstand the pressure of war, as the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista lead by Ramiro Ledesma Ramos have toppled the reign of the "bourgeois arthouse clique." Only time will tell if this decision was a wise one, or the fatal blow to the anti-Republican forces.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#communists_coup_spanish_republicans
communistcoupspain = After Lerroux's misguided decision to leave for Valencia during the siege of Madrid, the disgruntled politicians of the PCE returned to their revolutionary roots and toppled his cabinet. Although the structure of the Republic remains intact and it was an easy transfer of power, this marks a new path for the Republic and a new chapter in the raging war. Jose Díaz, immediately abandoning the position of General Secretary to be sworn in as President, has called for socialists and leftists of all kinds and colors to join in the establishment of a Government of National Unity, to better control and manage the raging fire in the country. Several directives have been sent for the state to arm the workers directly and organize them into militias. This decision was opposed by the previous government and the army itself but deemed necessary to ensure citizens' resistance against the nationalist onslaught. New tactics, new politics, and new armies rise in the newly red-tinted Spanish Republic as the world holds its breath and awaits for one faction to slaughter its enemies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#uprising_in_malaya
malayanuprising = With many believing that the zenith of empires has long since passed, some have foreseen a revolutionary fire would spread across the colonies of Southeast Asia, liberating the region from their withering oppressors. Today, that belief may have been vindicated, as an insurgency has broken out in Malaya to throw off the British yoke. The United States of Malaya came into existence in 1935 as an attempt to consolidate the various Malay States and British possessions in the region. The Colonial Office in London dreams of a strong multicultural Malayan federation, a bulwark to defend the Empire's interest in the Far East. But now, that dream may meet a fiery end. After a period of instability and racial violence following British attempts to grant equal political rights to non-Malays, armed militias have risen up sporadically in the jungles and coastal cities of the Peninsula. These revolutionaries, however, fight not for a free Malaya, but for a free Indonesia. Led by exiled East Indies communists, they see Malaya as a part of the greater Indonesian nation, and believe that Marxism will pave the way for liberation and prosperity. In response, loyalists flock to defend the sultans and their overlords from those who will depose them. A spark has been lit in Malaya, and it remains to be seen if the British can douse the flame.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#revolt_crushed_in_malaya
revoltcrushedmalaya = The uprising in Malaya caught the government off guard, resulting in swift and impressive gains for the rebel forces. But as days turned to months, the revolution's momentum steadily lost its steam, and the Tiger pounced back. The guerrillas were soon pushed back to the jungles, their ranks dwindling by the day. Now, as this conflict comes to a close, it seems a new one has taken its place. Ever since the Malay States federated, the British have been in a constant tug-of-war with the privileged Malay sultans regarding jurisdiction. Legally, the federal government has no right to interfere in the internal administration of the States, hindering any structural reform attempts to bear fruit. But now, the scales have tipped in favour of the High Commissioner, utilizing the revolt to force cooperation among the rulers in the name of security. Talks about renegotiating the current treaty system have even begun to circulate, which if successful would finally cement British sovereignty over the Peninsula. Malay leaders were quick to condemn any attempts to undermine their exalted position, but their cries fell on deaf ears of a war-weary populace. The Federation has proven its worth, and now no fanatic revolutionaries or antiquated aristocrats will dare stand in its way.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#collapse_of_the_malayan_federation
malayancollapse = Once a promising experiment of the Colonial Office, the United States of Malaya now lay shattered. With British troops dislodged from the majority of the Peninsula and Singapore at risk of being taken, a ceasefire was signed which recognized de facto rebel authority over mainland Malaya. The loss of Malaya rendered the Federation pointless, which was dissolved and left behind a patchwork of protectorates across northern Borneo. The Raj of Sarawak emerged as the primary British foothold in the region, elevating its importance as the staging ground for future reclamation. Over in Malaya, jubilant natives celebrate this momentous occasion. Sultans and their lackeys are rooted out from their palaces, foreign assets seized and nationalized, and a new revolutionary government inaugurated with Tan Malaka at the helm. An exiled communist leader turned revolutionary legend, Malaka now presides over a nation beset by sectarian conflicts and hostile neighbors, yet nevertheless still determined to mould Malaya to be a launch pad for the liberation of the Indonesian race. For now, each side retires to lick their wounds, preparing for their inevitable final clash.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#dato_onn_wins_first_malayan_election
onnvictory = The historic first election of Malaya had just concluded, handing over rule to a familiar face. The Pertubuhan Malaya Bersatu, led by the renowned Dato' Onn bin Dato' Jaafar, has won an expected landslide victory, cementing its majority in parliament. A veteran among the Malay nationalists, the newly-sworn in Prime Minister has been fighting for the welfare and liberty of Malays for almost two decades, leading to conflicts with both the British and native elites. His luck would turn however, as his ideal of inter-communal unity as the basis to strive for self-governance would present himself a natural ally to the Gent administration. Onn supported the government during the communist uprising, using it as common ground to mend and unite the gaping political divide between the Malays and non-Malays. In his inaugural address, Onn announces the time has come to create a single inclusive Malayan nationality. Like clockwork, outrage exploded in response to the announcement, with the Prime Minister denounced as a race traitor for attempting to bring about extinction to the Malay people. Some fear this would only heighten tensions among the races. Many others, however, sing praises and await the ushering of a new era for Malaya.

#za_aba_snatches_first_malayan_election
zaabavictory = Despite the odds, the underdog candidate of Parti Islam Malaya has achieved a surprising win in the premier bid for power in Malaya. The party is led by the linguist Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad, better known by the moniker Za'aba, who until recently remains an obscure figure amongst the populace. Groomed since childhood to be an ulema, he would nevertheless delved into the realm of politics during the early years of the Federation. In the government's attempt on racial integration, he saw an opportunity to reinvigorate the fossilized Malays. The Malays can no longer afford to lag while other races continue to ascend politically and economically. Za'aba identified two major societal ills that shall no longer be tolerated: traditional Islamic beliefs that have long since deteriorated from the original purity and excellence, and feudal oppression committed by their own ruling class. He promised a return of Islam as a progressive force, no longer as an anchor that impedes his people. Already he found strong resistance among traditional Malay religious and political leaders, who vowed to oppose any attacks to their forebears' customs. Tough roads lay ahead for the Prime Minister, but Za'aba is resolute in his will to drag the Malays to the future, kicking and screaming if he must.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#towards_the_indonesian_republic
towardsindonesianrepublic = The future belongs to those who have the will to take it by the throat. Tan Malaka wills, and so he takes. What was once thought as a house of cards ready to crumble under the weight of its own ambition, the Indonesian authority that rules over the newly-liberated Malaya has emerged victorious, much to the delight of its leader. For a while, detractors had claimed that the racial imbalance of the wartime government would be the revolution's undoing; for rhetoric of unity alone would not sway the Malays to ignore the Chinese rule over them. Therefore the Nanyang CPC, trusted ally ever since Malaka first arrived to the Peninsula, was supplanted by the Kesatuan Melayu Muda, sparking a national crisis. However, Malaka struck first, preemptively detaining supposed disloyal officials and agitators lest the situation spiral out of control. A dramatic end to the standoff in the capital between the military and Chinese worker militias marked the finale to the internal conflict plaguing the country. With its roots finally fixed in the land it stands on, the revolutionary government has set sights on its true goal. For too long has Indonesia been divided and defiled by the imperialists and capitalists. From Sumatra to New Guinea, from Luzon to Rote, the people anguish in their chains. The Motherland calls out in pain, and her loyal sons in Malaya shall answer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#failed_coup_in_red_malaya
failedcoupredmalaya = Surprising news from rebel-held Malaya! Reports from Kuala Lumpur confirm a failed regime change attempt has just occurred. A band of soldiers had stormed the congress building to force a deposition, but the coup quickly devolved into a drawn out battle and was eventually repelled. The preeminent leader Tan Malaka, however, was killed in the shootout. Subsequent investigation concluded the existence of a grand Malay nationalist conspiracy among the military and low-ranking officials. What happened next was a nationwide purge to excise all traitorous elements with precise brutality. Anyone suspected to even be remotely associated with the chauvinist plot was quickly dealt with. The people's revolution was saved, and now remains the question of its future. After a closed session meeting, one man emerged to carry on the mantle by the name of Xu Jie. A rising figure among the Nanyang CPC, Xu was the original initiator behind his party alignment with Tan Malaka's PARI, a partnership that flowers into the Revolution. Now firmly at the helm, the government has discarded its Indonesian identity in favour of a multiethnic one, a united front of all the nationalities of the Peninsula under Chinese leadership. For a land so defined by communal conflicts, perhaps sinicization is the only remedy for Malaya.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#malay_nationalists_overthrew_indonesian_regime
malaynationalistsoverthrewregime = In a shocking turn of events, it appears the Indonesian revolutionary government established in Malaya has been vanquished not by a foreign power, but by their own brethren. The Red-White flag was lowered for the last time, then another was raised, with colours more familiar to the populace. Murmurs of dissent began when the illustrious leader, Tan Malaka, was perceived to stack his new administration with Chinese members of the Nanyang CPC, excluding his Malay compatriots from the halls of power. An air of suspicion set in among the Malays, who feared that this new regime would only serve to oppress them, as did the British once before. Dreading to be the minority in their own land once again, suspicions turned to plots, and plots turned to action. During a session of the congress, mutinying soldiers charged in to save Tanah Melayu from their would-be overlords. Malaka was slain, and soon enough Malaya was freed. Now, a pure-blooded Malay leads the nation, a firebrand writer named Abdul Rahim Kajai. Extolling the virtues of traditional Malay village life, Kajai calls for all facets of the Malay social strata to unite against those who will deprive them of their identity. It is unclear what these nationalists will embark on next, but certainly it will be one of survival.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#confederation_proclaimed_in_north_borneo
confederationproclaimednorthborneo = After the fall of Malaya to rebel hands, many concluded it was only a matter of time before the British were permanently removed from Southeast Asia. Such presumptions, however, are not so certain now, as a new power has taken its form, one that might tip the scales for the Empire. The protectorates of northern Borneo have historically been neglected by their suzerain. Sarawak, Brunei, and North Borneo; these three states represent strangely enduring anachronisms, isolated pockets of absolutist and company rule that survives into the present. Their inclusion into the ill-fated Federation was an attempt to modernize and integrate these institutions, as independent existences were seen as impossible. But now, in a mix of idealism and desperation, northern Borneo stands on its own following the formation of a confederation of all British protected states in the region. Established as a federal constitutional monarchy, the infant nation is headed by Rajah Anthony of the White Rajahs of Sarawak, who only recently succeeded his uncle. In his coronation speech, the young monarch affirmed his lofty ambition to make the Confederation a model state of the Commonwealth. It remains uncertain, however, if his Confederation would survive the trials ahead or be swept away like its precursor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_white_sultan_of_klemantan
whitesultanklemantan = With the dissolution of the Malayan federation, it seemed the British were desperate for any kind of help to bolster their eroded position in the region. Adversity does make strange bedfellows, but this one is particularly odd. A new sultanate had arisen, an amalgam of the British protectorates in northern Borneo, led by a Scotsman named Gerard MacBryan, or better known to his subjects as Abdul Rahman. Once the personal adviser to Rajah Vyner of Sarawak during his reign, MacBryan had always identified himself more with the Malays and their religion, becoming a Muslim during the inception of the Federation. Believing himself to have a part to play in the great revival and reunification of Islam, he preached his teachings to anyone who would listen, amassing a loyal following among the natives. MacBryan's undertaking culminated in the popular seizure of the Astana and the overthrow of the Rajah in favor of him, ending a century of Brooke rule in Sarawak. Seeming convinced that this new prophet would rule the populace better than the Brookes ever could, Britain accepted the takeover and conceded their remaining protectorates in exchange for his fealty. Now as his position secured, the White Sultan set about transforming his fiefdom into a beacon that shall guide the believers worldwide and bring forth a true Darussalam.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_slovak_revolution
slovakrevolution = It seems that in the middle of Europe, a radical change of power has occured, with the national conservative Slovak National People's Party under Andrej Hlinka rising to power in a bloody coup during the Hungarian state visit to Slovakia. The pro-SNPP forces have assassinated not only the leader of the Slovak Socialist Republic, Antonín Janoušek, but also the visiting Béla Kun, seemingly hoping to cause a similar shift in Hungarian politics. While it is known that Hlinka's movement is funded by the Austrians nearby, what isn't known is the Austrian stance on the recent events, and if the action was coordinated beforehand. Nevertheless, the world seems to look forward to new developments in Slovakia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#thunder_over_the_tatras
thunderovertatras = It looks like the new Hungarian government has made up their mind on the recent revolution in Slovakia and decided to intervene in the latter's politics by force. At 9:00 AM local time, the new Hungarian leader, Mátyás Rákosi, has declared that the use of force to "defend socialism in Slovakia" has been authorized. With the Hungarian army being at least two times the size of the Slovak one, and with the new government having no confirmed international support worldwide, the odds are clearly stacked in Hungary's favor, but those fighting for Slovakia are not losing hope in the face of a greater foe.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#slovakia_fights_the_hungarians_back
slovakiafightsback = The impossible has happened - news came out that the Slovaks have successfully fought back the Hungarian invasion. While this is good news for the Slovak National People's Party and their supporters, it seems that the Hungarians are now the ones scrambling to not meet their end in political irrelevance. Various factions have already thrown blame at each other, but it looks like the newfound leader Mátyás Rákosi's faction is the one that is getting blamed the most for the embarassing failure. Politics in Hungary have never been this shaky before, and experts worldwide are saying that it is "very likely" that we'll see a change from the way of governing Béla Kun has made the country used to, however the possibility of a counterrevolution in Hungary is regarded by some as "nothing but a fairy tale for anti-communists".                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#aleksandr_kerensky_resigns
kerenskyresigns = Earlier today the leader of the Russian Republic, Aleksandr Kerensky, announced that he would hereby resign, calling for a new round of elections as soon as possible. Following the collapse of Japan into civil war, few expected any large impact to come to Zheltorossiya; however, the fall of the Japanese empire prompted complete disarray in the largely Japanese-owned Zheltorossiyan railways. As Japanese companies failed, many cities went without food or goods and thousands of workers were laid off. With the chaos, blame fell squarely on Aleksandr Kerensky. As the economic crisis went on and on, more and more pressure piled on Kerensky to resign and for new elections to be held. It was under these conditions that Kerensky made the decision to resign. But Zheltorossiya is no closer to being unified or stable. The economic crisis, while having slowed down, still ravages the nation, and radicalized workers begin to call for a complete revolution against the system that failed. A sense of uncertainty and instability still plagues the country as the countdown to the elections begin, as it will not be long until the fate of the Russian Republic is decided once and for all.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#aleksandr_kerensky_dissolves_the_supreme_soviet
kerenskyprevails = As a storm brewed in Harbin, the Supreme Soviet appeared on the cusp of toppling nascent Minister-Chairman Aleksandr Kerensky. Yet despite all odds, it appears as though the founding father has pushed back, withstanding the storm and becoming one in his own right with the dissolution of the Soviet. Long considered by many to be in the pocket of the Japanese, Kerensky's stagnant rule stood on shaky ground, and with the fall of the Shinto state, the Supreme Soviet attempted to have him stand down so they could seize control. This gambit was rejected by Kerensky, with the motion of no confidence being voted down by his backing coalition. Soon after, the Soviet was dissolved, and emergency rule declared in Harbin as Zheltorossiya was put under martial law. As opposition leaders are huddled into holding cells and strikes broken up, many wonder if the sense of stability offered by Kerensky would withstand his own might. Nevertheless, it appears as though Kerensky shall stay, for better or for worse.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#zheltorossiya_tastes_liberty
milyukovprevails = The world today seems allergic to status quo; revolution occupies the minds of every person — whether in hope or fear — and not much stock is given to political tradition. So when Aleksandr Kerensky resigned following the Sunset Crash, few gave his named successor, Pavel Milyukov, much chance at surviving the storm with either his office or his head. Yet despite this incredulity, Milyukov has survived, showing that incumbency is still a force to be reckoned with in politics. Now, he will be tasked with cleaning up the mess left behind by twenty years of socialist government, handling the aftermath of a failed revolutionary coup, and the perennial task of freeing the west. All these might seem like impossible dreams to an ordinary observer; but to a man like Milyukov who has been in this fight for fifty years, the impossible is a regular occurrence. Despite seeming like a stodgy conservative, Pavel's life has been one of arrest, exile and revolution. Now, at 77, he has seemingly been tasked with spending the remaining years of his life with finishing the revolution which began all the way back in 1905; but he would fulfill his task faithfully.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_armys_red_state
armysredstate = After the failed march on Harbin led by Aleksandr Bogdanov, the only thing standing between chaos and order was a swift military coup. Led by a troika of revolutionary generals, it appers that a new leader has been chosen; under the leadership of Lev Trotsky, a new red garb has come to envelop the Russian Republic. With the start of the Russian Revolution, Trotsky quickly came to prominence among the Communists within the Republican movement. From here, his influence in Russia quickly grew as he established himself as a competent commander of the Red Army. While still subservient to the wider Republican armies, his influence within the Republic only continued to grow. Calling for an alliance of workers, peasants, and soldiers, Trotsky has built a wide base of support among all strata of proletarian. For now, the focus of this new government seems to be on extending the revolution to all walks of life and building up a proper revolutionary base, but Trotsky has not been secretive about what he wishes to accomplish. As these radicals of the Far-East begin to call for the extension of revolution to the rest of Russia, it is clear that the Red Army has never lost its strength, and unless the eagles of Moscow come and rend it apart, it shall be here to stay.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#freedom_reigns_in_zheltorossiya
freedomreignszheltorossiya = When the government of Milyukov was taken over by the Republic's military, many had expected the despotism that comes with most other juntas and coups. But defying all expectations, it was none other than one of the key figureheads of the anarchist movement in Russia, Vasily Chapayev, who took power. Making his name during the Russian Civil War as a competent commander within the Republican armies, Chapayev emerged as a strong proponent of anarchism as a remedy to fix Russia's problems. With great disdain for the aristocracy, bourgeoisie, and urban elite alike, Chapayev championed a model of anarchism that would do away with what he saw as the mindless husk of intellectualism, and in its place forge a People's Commonwealth led by the peasantry as the primary revolutionary force of the working class. This new model of Folk Anarchism, while certainly popular with the peasants of Zheltorossiya, has alienated both capitalists and socialists alike. At the same time, smallholders in the countryside and urban bourgeoisie have started fleeing the Republic in droves in fear of a coming wave of mob-led revolutionary terror. With Chapayev holding the reins, it is clear that this new revolution forged by the barrel of a gun is here to stay.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#zheltorossiya_truly_free
zheltorossiyatrulyfree = When Kerensky resigned his position as Minister-Chairman, he made the decision to name Pavel Milyukov, leader of the Kadets and longtime political ally, as his successor. Citing a claim for stability and order, one may reasonably assume that this move was motivated by an attempt to keep the status quo running by any means necessary. However, following a bloody coup from a radical faction of the party, there is a new leader in town; one who does not intend to maintain continuity with moderate socialist governance. Alisa Rosenbaum, daughter of a Jewish family which fled east during the revolution, is not like her predecessor. Tired of the wheeling and dealing game of democracy in which the most mediocre always wins, she intends to use the preeminent position of Minister-Chairwoman to reform Zheltorossiya in her image alone. A Zheltorossiya where the weak fear the strong and not the other way around; where genius is rewarded, not punished. Some on the left have accused Rosenbaum of backsliding into Tsarist hands, yet in her words, who is weaker than an aristocrat who needs God to protect their fortune? As tides shift and ideals change, the ultimate maxim of the republican cause stands firm: all begotten by blood shall be conquered by man.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_zheltorossiyan_collapse
zheltorossiyancollapse = Following the confusion of the recent military coup in Zheltorossiya, most expected one of the army's strongmen to take control. However, the ensuing power struggle consumed the government, and with the explosive death of the Troika Junta, regional movements and militias have risen up all vying for control of a now rotten corpse. With most of the Republic's government having resigned, fled, or fallen into obscurity, only disparate radicals have remained with any real influence in the conflict-ridden city of Harbin. To their North lies the radicals of the Free Creatorium, and in the West, there are reports of a Honghuzi-led Chinese revolt against the last holdouts of the Zheltorossiyan army lead by Vasily Boldyrev and Konstantin Rodzaevsky's Russian nationalists. Perhaps the most stable of the new territories are the republics of Primayure, dominated by various industrialists and oligarchs, as well as the republic of Green Ukraine centered on the settlements of Ukrainians in the region. As the region begins to reel from the shock of collapse, the stage is set for a new era of conflict. While it remains to be seen who, if any, will unify the region, it is certain that great trouble has come to Zheltorossiya.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_zheltorossiyan_collective
zheltorossiyancollective = When Aleksandr Bogdanov united the left to topple Kerensky, Milyukov, and Rosenbaum, most socialists expected a total revolution to overthrow all that stood as a marker of past tyranny. Instead, the moderate factions on the left called for a slow incrimental socialization and a reconciliation with the Republic. Led by the Menshevik wing of the RSDRP and PSR, these groups were able to convince Bogdanov to slow down the zeal of the revolution in the name of stability and order. This news was too much to bear for some, and so, a general strike was called. Led by Aleksei Gastev, eccentric head of the trade unions, the unions of Zheltorossiya immediately attacked Bogdanov for his inability to inflict discipline. Soon, the strike festered into full blown revolution, and as the days dragged on and the plots against Bogdanov grew, Gastev's favor in the party grew at equal speed. At the zenith of fervor, the Council of Soviets was stormed by an angry mob carrying Gastev in on their shoulders. He was quickly sworn in, and already, the flames of revolution have begun to burn chillingly hot. All dissent was squashed with hammer blows and drowned out with factory sirens. Order reigns in Harbin and a cold metallic regime engulfs the icy land.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#summer_coup
summercoup = General Mikhail Drozdovsky has taken control of the Novorossiyan General-Governorate and has declared what was called a "informal declaration of Civil War" on Kolchak's clique, self-proclaiming the title of "Supreme Leader" and Regent of the Empire. Drozdovsky masterminds a modernizing school of thought closely aligned to the ideals of the former Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin, a man widely revered for his reforms of the Russian economy. Calling themselves the "Novy Kurs", this group includes aristocrats, academics, business magnates and officers, including the former governor of Novorossiya, who has willingly ceded power to Drozdovsky. After the defection of the Moscow Garrison, the Imperial forces hastily fled to Petrograd, and in there, the Kolchak-aligned High Command has denounced this coup and subsequent declaration of war as a "Clear rebellion which will be dealt with full and swift military force" and that there will be "No mercy to all who threaten the stability of Mother Russia".                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#kolchak_victory
kolchakvictory = In July 1936, Drozdovsky and his allies in the Novorossiyan General-Governorate launched a coup against Regent Admiral Kolchak. After turning the Moscow garisson to their side, the coup was met with heavy resistance by Kolchak and his loyal troops. After months of fighting, Drozdovsky and his men have finally surrendered. Pushed out of Moscow, out of supplies and on the retreat, they have finally seen the writing on the wall and unconditionally laid down their arms before Kolchak. The Summer Coup War has devastated Central Russia, and reconstruction is already afoot. Since the War started, chaos has descended across the already divided Russia, and Kolchak won't let it go anytime soon. Once reconstruction at home is finished, most highly expect for Russia to begin a reclamation of the motherland occupied by various factions savagely fighting each other.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#drozdovsky_victory
drozdovskyvictory = In July 1936, Drozdovsky and his allies in the Novorossiyan General-Governorate launched a coup against Regent Admiral Kolchak. After turning the Moscow garisson to their side, the coup was met with heavy resistance by Kolchak and his loyal troops. After months of fighting, the government in Petrograd has surrendered. The coup launched against the languish Russia found itself under Kolchak now moves on to cement its rule, undo the damage caused by what is now termed the Summer Coup War and end the lawlessness that engulfs Russia. The Monarchist Front that has backed Drozdovsky in his efforts has already begun measures to undo the failures of Kolchak's regency that have brought Russia to where it now. Governments across the world have been quick to recognize the new government. At home, Drozdovsky is preparing to reunite and rebuild Russia, setting his sights as far as the Harbin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#czechoslovak_coup_in_yakutia
czechoslovakcoup = The Summer Coup's effects are felt like a ripple across Russia. In the Far-Eastern Governorate, the Tsarist rule was finally put to an end given the absence of any reinforcements from Siberia or Petrograd to be brought in. The attempt of Yakut nationalists to take over the region was met with defeat by Radola Gajda and the Czechoslovak Legion, who then pressed Governor Stark into ceding them control of the Far East. Yakutia is just the first piece in Gajda's grand scheme of unifying Russia, and eventually all Slavdom, under a Christian republic. Until then, many obstacles lay ahead for the Legionnaries, which they are ready to face in their quest to victory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#a_free_yakutia
yakutiacoup = The Tsarist Empire begins cracking. In the Far-Eastern Governorate, Russian rule was given a fatal blow when Japanese warships, fleeing the recent chaos in their mother country, invaded in an attempt to find safe harbors. This chaos created a perfect opportunity, some would say suspiciously perfect, for separatists to break off and without being able to reinforce from the East the Govenorate was powerless to stop them. Pavel Ksenofontov proclaimed the independence of the Far East from Russian dominion from the city of Yakutsk, its capital. At long last, freedom's winds breathe new life in the remote taiga and for the foreseeable, they will continue to do so. From Petrograd to Yakutsk, frontlines are drawn and local armies engage in fighting that will just continue to escalate from now on. The future of Free Yakutia is yet to be decided, as two directions emerge among its leadership: engage in a liberation of the North Asian peoples alone or join the Republic to the south in the fight to liberate all of Russia from Tsarist oppression. This choice is not made lightly, however, as both Tokyo (or what remains of it) and Harbin eye the choices made by the new state very carefully.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#young_russians_coup_the_russian_empire
youngrussiacoup = The end of the Summer Coup War brought with it the cessation of open hostilities, but not the end of troubles for the Empire. The victorious forces began a purge of hostile leftovers in the army and government, calling in the aid of supposedly loyal radical forces in the process. More than needed power was given to these elements in order to conduct a successful purge. After its completion, the Young Russian Union conducted a coup of its own, successful this time, against Petrograd. With an extensive cleansing of the state apparatus underway, it seems that at last the vicious chain of back-stabbings has ended in the east. Under the motto of "Tsar and Councils", the Young Russians bring in a fresh air to a land choked to death by aging functionaries and nobles. The Union has already moved on towards reforming the decrepit state of the country and bringing in a youthful national idea that will surely engulf all of Russia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#shtab_kapitans_coup_the_russian_empire
shtabkapitancoup = The end of the Summer Coup War brought with it the cessation of open hostilities, but not the end of troubles for the Empire. The victorious forces began a purge of hostile leftovers in the army and government, calling in the aid of supposedly loyal radical forces in the process. More than needed power was given to these elements in order to conduct a successful purge. After its completion, an organized group of army officers, the shtab-kapitans, conducted a coup of its own, successful this time, against Petrograd. With an extensive cleansing of the state apparatus underway, it seems that at last the vicious chain of back-stabbings has ended in the east. Led by Mikhail Diterikhs, the Shtab-kapitans proclaim a return to religious and rural values, countering the modernization trend that has been creeping in Holy Russia for decades now. The Empire now turns its eyes beyond its loyal oblasts towards the far reaches of Siberia and Turkestan that have strayed away from the motherland, but in due time they will all be brought back under the Imperial crown.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#order_returns_to_indochina
orderreturnsindochina = The Empire of Indochina, propped up by the Japanese military, has stemmed the revolutionary tide that seeks to uproot it and ended the civil war. The Emperor's comatose state and his subsequent death during the uprising has allowed the Japanese to take the reins, more specifically in the hands of Hideki Tōjō, who had guided the imperials to victory. To ensure the peace will not be lost to partisans and saboteurs, the General has announced a temporary military administration until a new government is formed. Now for a second time in history, the Japanese will shape the future of Indochina. What form it would take, however, is not as certain. The most obvious course of action is to crown a new emperor, but the heir has not yet come of age. A regency council is not looked upon favorably to rule over a war-torn country, and the controversy of having a Japanese noblewoman as the empress dowager will only diminish the stability of the realm. It remains to be seen how this rebellious subject will be restructured by its master.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#freedom_arrives_in_indochina
freedomarrivesindochina = After a grueling civil war, the Enlightened Liberation Front has emerged as the sole contender to national leadership, sweeping through Indochina to deliver its people from slavery. Portraying themselves as the true successor to the VNQPH of old, the coalition has wasted no time establishing a provisional Indochinese republic – and consolidating their rule, with purges and public trials currently underway. Celebrations carry long into the night, and days of mourning are designated to commemorate the fallen. Yet with peace returning to the country, the political scene remains volatile. The young chairman of the ELF coalition, Ngô Đình Diem, is under scrutiny following his perceived attempts to undermine the other parties in favour of his own. Representing the left, the ĐDCSĐ were quick to condemn this blatant abuse of power, whereas the VNQDĐ, constituting the right, pledged ready to stand against any attacks on democracy. The Chairman, meanwhile, denies all allegations and instead stresses the need for unity to ensure the longevity of the revolution. While the guns are now silent in Indochina, the war for its soul continues.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#revolution_triumphant_in_indochina
revolutiontriumphantindochina = With the civil war winding to a close, the National Vanguard Front has proclaimed the death of the old Indochina, as the last pockets of resistance are snuffed out. Formed out of a partnership between Francophile modernizer groups and new religious movements, the coalition endeavours to create a new state, one that will enable the people to take their true place in society. Revolutionary fever now takes the country by storm, with mass rallies and government campaigns mobilizing the populace. Yet the shaky foundation of the government very much threatens its survival going forward. The revolution was carried on the backs of Chinese triads procuring weaponry and other essentials, which has created a dependence many deemed unacceptable. The Montagnard tribes of the Central Highlands were also an important ally, who are now in a stronger position to press their demands. Factionalism within the ruling coalition may also rear its ugly head – the urban socialist Lutteurs struggle to coexist with the monks of the Cao Đài and Harmony faiths. As it stands, the ultimate direction of Indochina is completely uncertain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#bao_dai_ascends_the_throne
baodaiascendsthrone = Normalcy is returning to the streets of Hue today, as the Japanese military authority has stepped down in favour of a civilian government, now headed by a new monarch. The young and relatively unknown Prince Vĩnh Thuy has been installed as Emperor due to the enduring popularity of his royal line, forsaking the descendants of the late Emperor Nam Hùng. Emperor Bao Đai, as he will henceforth be known, has promised to resume the bountiful rule of the Nguyen Dynasty that once endured for centuries. Bao Đai marks an auspicious choice. While the last Emperor's credibility had suffered for perceived collaboration, the Nguyen line still has some cultural cachet as nationalist figures owing to their resistance against French colonial rule and later exile. Aristocrats and commoners alike still remember fondly the valiant struggles of Emperor Thành Thái and Emperor Duy Tân. However, if the Japanese are to have another pawn, they and the people of the region can only hope this one will have a happier fate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_indochinese_reformation
indochinesereformation = The winds of change are blowing in Hue today, as power has been peacefully handed from the Japanese caretaker government to the newly-formed Indochinese republic. It appears the recent insurgency has been a wake-up call for the Japanese, who no longer see the value of maintaining the monarchy. The people of Indochina demanded their voices to be heard, and were willing to risk destroying their country for it. So rather than risking another potential bloodbath, the Japanese gave in. In a radio address, the new President, Ngô Đình Khôi, proclaims the eternal friendship between Japan and Indochina, but also stresses the responsibility all citizens of the Republic now have towards the betterment of the nation. Khôi continued by expounding his focus on building up a modern economy and education, whilst subtly attacking the dominance of the mandarins. While the Rising Sun still retains supervision of the country, nationalist forces across the republic are finding reasons to celebrate today.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#japanese_occupation_of_indochina
japaneseoccupationindochina = Shocking news out of Hue today, as the ruling Japanese forces have announced the reorganization of Indochina as a governorate of Imperial Japan, ending any pretense of self-government. The insurrection has proven the incapability of the Indochinese to rule themselves, reliant on the valiant men of the Empire to end the lawlessness they have created. Rather than run the risk of losing the investments they have poured into the country yet again, Japan chose to continue to hold its rightful place in Indochina with a firm grip. Governor-General Hideki Tōjō has taken on the mantle as chief administrator, and he ensures the prosperity which the Japanese have brought will not be thrown away in the name of petty nationalism. Indochina will remain a part of something greater, something which shall not die so long as its benefactors draw breath. Protests broke out almost instantly all across the country, but war has already exhausted the population. Many simply wish for peace to reign once again, whatever form it would take.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#ngo_dinh_diem_reigns_supreme
diemreignssupreme = News out of Indochina indicates that Ngô Đình Diem's Can Lao party has maintained its control of the National Assembly. Rather than any leaders of the internal opposition, it appears Diem is the one taking the most prominent role in shaping the future of Indochina. Most critically, the state echoes his ambitions of securing the alliance between the fractious left and right through the formation of a broad National-Revolution Movement, something which was greeted with applause from all sides in the assembly. Though it remains to be seen how successful Diem will be at balancing the underlying factions, it appears he has managed to carve a common path with his actions and rhetoric. Espousing a form of Personalism with influence from Confucianism and Catholicism, his speeches carried a message of national liberation, but striving in the direction of a classless utopia that would uphold even the common man. Initial small-scale experiments in land reform and redistribution also apparently contributed to his continuing hold on to power.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

ddcsd_dominates_indochinese_politics
ddcsddominatesindochinesepolitics = In the wake of Ngô Đình Diem's downfall following the scandal regarding his brother Khôi, it appears leadership of Indochina has fallen to the ĐDCSĐ. After detaching the left flank of the VNQDĐ to their side, the communists have achieved paramountcy in the National Assembly. Now at the forefront of this new government is the young nationalist Marxist revolutionary Nguyen Ái Quoc, who proclaims the need to correct the course of the Indochinese Revolution. The leftward turn of the state has not been universally well received. The remaining rightist and centrist forces in the assembly continue to oppose the new status quo promised by Quoc's ascent. Furthermore, open rioting has been noted in certain cities, as well as Diem's whereabouts being unknown. Rumors of army officers and soldiers disobeying orders have also surfaced. That being said, control over the urban proletariat and promises of aggressive land reform in the countryside may secure the left's rule throughout Indochina.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

vnqdd_coups_indochinese_republic
vnqddcoupsindochineserepublic = Confirmed reports have stated that the Indochinese army has thrown in with the VNQDĐ to overthrow the provisional government. With the disgraceful end to Ngô Đình Diem's bid for leadership after the Khôi scandal, many believed it was only a matter of time before the socialist ĐDCSĐ strong-armed their way into power, something the VNQDĐ could not tolerate. The presence of armed troops in the capital, ostensibly for self-defense, was apparently a pretext for mass arrests and the installing of a new government. In the aftermath, two figures emerged to proclaim a return to order in the country: Nguyen Thái Hoc as the leader of the old guard, and Truong Tu Anh as the rising figure within the new. Broadly inspired by the Three Principles of the People and the Guomindang's party model, the example of China has observers concerned about internal factionalism and which model of nationalism will prevail. Can the democratic socialists and "survival nationalists" find the route to Indochina's future?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#syndicalists_usurp_red_indochina
syndicalistsusurpredindochina = It appears the rule of the ĐDCSĐ was not as absolute as assumed, as news from Hanoi declares the fall of Nguyen Ái Quoc's government. To the surprise of many observers, the victors in the struggle were not the suppressed Indochinese right, but the resurgent syndicalists. Quoc's extensive purge of the political scene had evidently struck a fatal blow to rivals such as the VNQDĐ, but the syndicalists refused to merely await their turn. The unions took to the streets, agitating against the tyranny of the "false collective capitalists," and the action soon escalated into nationwide revolts. After the dust settled, the ĐDCSĐ's highly centralized leadership was displaced, and members who resisted the authoritarian turn are now making alliances to maintain leftist control. Labour president Tran Quoc Buu is believed to be the obvious choice for leadership, although rumours suggest the imprisoned Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of Diem, might win out as the unions' pick.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#chinese_triads_seize_indochina
chinesetriadsseizeindochina = Many have hoped with the end of the civil war in Indochina, its people would finally know peace. Such beliefs were quickly dashed however. The revolutionary government's crackdowns on the triads and remaining feudal lords have reaped a whirlwind, causing a violent uproar among the rural populace who were uncertain about the new regime. The government's refusal to back down evidently ignited a full-fledged peasant revolt, one that destroyed the fragile order of the NVF. The crisis culminated in the capture of Saigon by triad forces, led by the popular mystic Phan Xích Long. With surprising brutality, many important figures were summarily executed by hanging or even stoning. In the wake of the bloodshed, Long, claiming descent from the Emperor Hàm Nghi, was crowned as the new emperor of Indochina. Invoking the names of the Ming dynasty, this new sovereign proclaims that Heaven had sent him to repel the foreign barbarians and cleanse the country of their corrupting ideals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#montagnards_impose_a_new_indochina
montagnardsimposenewindochina = The Empire in Indochina had fallen. A revolutionary state was proclaimed. Now observers awake to a proclamation of something else entirely - a continuation of the Kingdom of Sedang, now spanning the entirety of Indochina to uplift its many indigenous people. The Kingdom was once an inland project of an ambitious and dissolute French adventurer, Charles-Marie David de Mayréna. Artificial it may have been, the Montagnards of the Sedang, Bahnar, and Rengao remembered their taste of independence well. When the ruling Viet-dominated coalition mishandled their rebellious rural populace, the Montagnards saw their chance to regain their freedom once more. After quelling the attempted triad-led uprising, the tribes of the interior turned against the weakened government and subjugated it as well. The victory against Viet ethnocentrism has carried the heir of King Marie I, Yvonne de Mayréna, to Saigon to be crowned queen of a new Indochinese Federation – a community of equals sworn to protect its multicultural nature.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#harmony_sweeps_across_indochina
harmonysweepsacrossindochina = The failures of the revolutionary government in Indochina to maintain law and order has resulted in a surreal transfer of power, with scholar Nguyen Thành Nam of the Harmony religion ascending as leader of the country. As the nation stood on the brink of anarchy following the failed purging of traditionalist elements, the Harmony militants rose to displace the uncompromising government and saved the Indochinese people from the horrors of reactionary reprisals. Now an entirely new order stands over the country. Nam, better known to his followers as Dao Dua, or the Coconut Monk, has issued several proclamations that are being published and disseminated across the country. The Monk vehemently attacks mankind's obsession over materialistic gain, something he believed is keeping humanity from reaching their true enlightened potential. The rise of complex societal structures, he argues, have obscured the simple truth of our species functioning as one entity, and only by ending the cult of individualism can a world of fulfillment come forth.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#indochina_under_the_divine_eye
indochinaunderdivineeye = Dazzling reports out of Saigon today, bearing a message for observers worldwide to marvel at: the Cao Đài religion has assumed control of the Indochinese state. Monotheistic and syncretic in nature, the faith incorporates the teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Geniism. Throughout history, they believed God has revealed his truth through many prophets, but humanity's susceptibility to secular desires has instead created religious division, something the Caodaiists seek to rectify. Now, to the shock of many, the religion has achieved political authority over the country. The Cao Đài armed forces were instrumental in crushing the upstart triads and fanatic zealots in the hinterland, leaving the door open for the holy men to seize the state apparatus. As religious services underneath colorful banners flood the country, Pope Pham Công Tac declares the imminent approach of the Third Period that will usher in a new era of intense religious activity worldwide, with Indochina at the forefront.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#lutteurs_reforge_indochina_anew
lutteursreforgeindochinaanew = The internal tensions of the Indochinese government are being resolved today, as an attempted coup by the emboldened triads has been defeated in the streets of Saigon. The modernist socialist faction known as the Lutteurs has successfully rallied the youths of Indochina to hold back the luddite advance, and met it in kind with red terror. Empowered by their victory, they went on to seize control of the state and sent their militants to pacify the revolting countryside, bringing with them much-needed stability. Now power rests in the hands of revolutionary intellectual Ta Thu Thâu, the black sheep of the Indochinese socialist movement. In an effort to reverse the sinicization of Indochina and end Chinese cultural hegemony over his people, he seeks to create a new national mythos by reviving the Đông Sơn culture, a prehistoric civilization some believed to be socialist in essence. It remains to be seen whether the Chairman can create a new past successfully, or only replicate the bloody iconoclasm of the futurist regimes in Europe.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_death_of_ludendorff
ludendorffdeath = Authorities in Königsberg have formally announced the passing of chancellor Erich Ludendorff; after several years of declining health, he finally succumbed to his liver cancer. An intensely controversial figure, his death brings mourning for some and elation for many, particularly in Bavaria where his alleged reign of terror is remembered with fear and hate with  archbishop of Munich described the years under Ludendorff as "a campaign of pagan terror unmatched since the time of Diocletian." It is unclear at the moment who is expected to succeed Ludendorff's position for the time being. Nobody else in the rump state has quite the same stature as the former chancellor. Most commentators agree that the factions inside Prussia will be quick to pounce at the opportunity, but who will come out on top remains elusive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#aborted_putsch_in_prussia
abortedputsch = Chaotic news is emerging out of Königsberg today as it appears a group of ambitious officers intended to storm the Reichstag and force its quick dissolution by force. The operation, seemingly intended to be done at lightning pace without blood, devolved into a quagmire of street skirmishes between soldier units, citizens, police, and paramilitaries. Due to this chaos, the Putschists were routed and eventually surrendered. With the most radical officers implicated, it appears that the army will be forced to cede swathes of power into the hands of the Reichstag, including the ever important right to pick a Chancellor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#emergency_committee_seizes_prussia
emergencyprussia = The government of Prussia has announced the dissolution of the Reichstag in the face of traitorous parliamentarians plotting to end the monarchy and enter talks with Berlin. They say that a temporary committee will be ruling Prussia until the situation stabilizes. It is unclear what precisely happened inside the rump state, though it appears that a group of officers stormed the Reichstag and forced the resignation of the government. The new government's claims have not been confirmed, however it is already clear that fundamental changes are occurring in Prussia with the radicals firmly in control.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#thomas_mann_elected_in_prussia
mannvictory = The Putschists who recently attempted to suspend the Prussian Reichstag were unanimous in their justification for their actions: preventing Königsberg from turning to Berlin. Now some see their worst fears realized with the election of Thomas Mann.While no friend of socialism, Mann has taken a comparatively liberal stance on cooperation with Berlin and has stated the only realistic path to reconciliation is through diplomacy and negotiation, very different from the average saber rattler in Prussia. While still censored in Germany, Mann has also announced a charm offensive to try to win the hearts and minds of the German masses and facilitate his dream of peaceful reconciliation. Only time will tell what the fruits of these efforts will bear.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#paul_lensch_elected_in_prussia
lenschvictory = The current government in Königsberg was founded on a rather explicit hatred of Socialism and the Spartakists in Germany. So it has come as quite a surprise to the international community that in the first free elections in Prussia's history, it has opted to elect a Social Democrat of all things. However, make no mistake, this has not changed Prussia's stance on Berlin. While social democrats were elected, they were social democrats of the PSPD, or Patriotic Social Democratic Party Of Germany, an offshoot of the SPD which voted for war credits in 1913. It took one of the harshest stances against Red Germany before the Putsch, and the party continues to speak harshly of the German Regime. The PSPD is also uniquely reviled in Berlin for their supposed capitulation to imperialism and reaction, leading international observers to question what will come of the situation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#carl_friedrich_goerdeler_elected_in_prussia
goerdelervictory = While the forces of reaction were routed on the streets, it appears that the establishment triumphs in the halls. Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, mayor of Königsberg during the 1920s, has been chosen as Chancellor. While Goerdeler has denounced the Putschists, he has also affirmed that their concerns were legitimate, and that Prussia must maintain order and stability in these trying times. Promising a return to normal may be the most unrealistic of all promises that all candidates for power gave, but it is infact a popular one. However, only time will tell if Goerdeler can fulfill his words and bring Prussia to, if not glory, peace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#edgar_jung_takes_power_in_germany
jungvictory = While the Putschists who seized Prussia weeks ago were a diverse bunch, the largest of them were an officer corps sympathetic to a new school of politics, formulated by a young group of conservatives and organized under the Society Of Secret Germany. Labeled conservative revolutionaries, it appears that this group won the levers of power with their leader, Edgar Jung, winning the chancellorship. The Society seeks to free Germany from the distortions of liberal and enlightenment values, which for so long have shackled the nation to unnatural and inorganic thought. Rather, Germany must undergo a revolution of the spirit, one which will reignite the fires within the nation and restore the ideals present in the medieval ages. It is also fiercely Christian, but, uniquely for the Prussians, not along denominational lines. Although confused, it appears as though the international community is joined in bated breath, wondering what this so-called revolution will morph into.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#mathilde_ludendorff_takes_power_in_germany
mathildevictory = The adage goes "behind every great man is a woman," and now it seems that Prussia is testing this adage. Mathilde Ludendorff, wife of the late Erich Ludendorff has won the chancellorship, being the first woman in the Empire's history to do so. An enemy of Christianity, she has begun a campaign of de-Christianization of the Empire, reminiscent of Ludendorff's failed attempts to do the same in the early twenties. However, she also has no time for certain occultists which supported the first de-Christianization effort. Instead she advocates for a pantheistic religion of the soil, to unite the Germanic people and to expel Christianity, Freemasonry, Jewry, and Communism from German land.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#rudolf_hess_takes_power_in_germany
hessvictory = In the stormy aftermath of the Prussian Putsch, it appears that the populists have won. Rudolf Heß of the German People's National Revolutionary Party, or DRNVP,  has declared himself as the new German Chancellor, riding in on the massed Stormtroopers often seen roaming the streets of Königsberg. His first act upon taking oath was to swiftly arrest all co-conspirators in the Emergency Committee, trying them with the crime of sedition.While Heß' party was often looked down upon by the German political establishment, his paramilitary was often used by even the most moderate of mayors in order to quash dissent, real or imaginary. Now, it appears as if the whip hand has become the master, and with the supposed ties between the DRNVP and the mysterious German terrorist organization "Frei Adler," only God knows in which direction Prussia may head.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_entente_abandons_italy
ententeabandonsitaly = The situation in Fiume has been an odd case for most of its existence; a small black spot on the face of Europe which has nonetheless laid the foundation for much of the continent's rising radicalism. While legally a viceroyalty of Italy, d'Annunzio's fiefdom has often acted with impunity, its policy separate and often fully opposed to that of its mother country — a policy that has led it into an alliance with Le Soleil. After d'Annunzio's passing, the nation's independent streak has only grown, energised and emboldened by the French, with it now openly preparing for a revolutionary coup against the government in Rome. Seeing the looming danger, the Italians have pleaded for assistance from the British. But these pleas have fallen on deaf ears, as prime minister of Britain has stated plainly: there will be no British intervention in affairs between Italians. Serenity in London, jubilation in Fiume, and grief in Rome; it seems the Kingdom has been thrown to the dogs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#italy_thrashes_the_league
leaguesolargetsfuckingjumpedon = In an epic turnabout, the Kingdom of Italy has successfully defended itself from a joint attack by the League Solar, successfully retaking Fiume in the process. France has offered significant territories to Italy in exchange for an end to hostilities, as Germany seems poised to take advantage of a weakened France. Military and political pundits across the globe are shocked at Italian military effectiveness after a mixed performance in the Great War and the widely recognized culture of corruption and nepotism that had been integral to Italian high command. As Italy celebrates, policy makers around the world are changing their plans to accommodate the expanded role the Kingdom will doubtless play in world affairs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#coup_detat_in_le_soleil
ciarcoup = What once was Antonin Artaud's seat of power is now a battlefield for militias, as Le Soleil is now in the clutches of the "Comité Invisible d'Action Révolutionnaire". The FNAG all but survives in an incomprehensible limbo, as most of its leadership is scattered and hunted down by the new government but is far from being officially dissolved. This shocking regime change came about after the recent failures in the Italian war. The Fiuman rebels were easily defeated and French troops held at the border, which spelled disaster for the overworked and brittle France. Already many were demanding more radical measures to crush the Italians immediately, and the protests quickly took the form of a conspiracy against the perceived shortcomings of the FNAG. Not revolutionary enough, not committed enough, not strong enough, their indecisiveness and lukewarmness has proved to be their undoing. From inside and outside the FNAG a confederacy of malcontents rose to strike at the back of the regime. Led by a clique of notorious politicians and revolutionaries, France is now adrift in the world. Dark clouds in the horizon signal an uncertain future, and many worry a blood moon will follow the dusk of the FNAG.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#progressive_bloc_reforms_russia
rusuni_kolchak = Ever since the February Revolution, the dream of Russia as a constitutional monarchy envisioned by the likes of Pyotr Stolypin had been believed swept away in favour of social democracy on the left, and a military dictatorship on the right. This assumption was quickly proven as far away from the truth as possible today, as Aleksandr Kolchak, the supreme ruler of Russia, decided to turn his back on the nation's descent into reaction, setting it back on the path it had walked since the reign of Peter the Great. Under the newfound leadership of the Party of Peaceful Renovation, the state embarked on a series of reforms both social and economic in hopes of finally dragging Russia into the claws of modernity, whatever the cost. With the power of the Black Hundreds significantly curbed, political parties banned under the Kolchak regime once again were allowed to participate in the democratic process, and much of the economy formerly under state control was privatised. With Stolypin's dream of a Western yet sovereign Russia fulfilled, the new regime turns its gaze towards the rest of the world. Already, talks are underway for potential restoration of long begone treaties between the Empire between its old allies in Britain and Königsberg, a sigh of relief for the old order, yet a cause of concern for the new.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#new_course_unify_russia
rusuni_drozdovsky = Railroads are the future of a nation, or so say the managers of the Russian Empire, led by Mikhail Drozdovsky. After decades of attempts to colonize and integrate Central Asia, it appears the Russian Empire has finally succeeded, with entire villages disappearing off the map and new ones springing up - entirely composed of ethnic Russians - in their place. The settlers have come seeking the opportunity to become prosperous farmers on their own land, all brought in by rail as the trains depart eastward from Moscow and Petrograd hourly, bound for parts unknown. Now, with the most complete rail system in the World, Russia has become the master of both infrastructure and a broad expanse of Eurasia, and has become an absurdly wealthy modern state in the process. Now, perhaps, the Russian nation will truly go from Harbin to Petrograd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#fundamentalists_unify_russia
rusuni_diterikhs = After a period of storm and unrest, Russia has returned to tradition. It could not have happened without God's grace and the wise leadership of Mikhail Diterikhs, who has led the Russians out of poverty and showed them the light of faith. Russia is now a country of parishes, with the levers of power being placed in the hands of local religious authorities, regardless of their faith, sect, or creed. Russia's return to the world stage was sooner or later expected, but the new Russian state worries some for fear of it being a return to the retrograde misery of the old tsars. The future will show where Diterikhs leads Russia and the faithful of the Orthodox Church, and for now the power of the East will rebuild its strength.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#mladorossi_unify_russia
rusuni_kazembek = After a brutal campaign across the entirety of the nominally Russian Realm, Her Holiness, Empress of Russia, Anastasia can confidently say she holds her lands with an iron fist. The People's Oprichnina, the intelligence agency of the Russian Union Empire, has become one of the most efficient and powerful intelligence agencies on Earth, and the new Russian model of government has even absorbed some former adversaries in Zheltorossiya. As a newly rejuvenated power, Russia now seeks to reclaim her old territories, and will do anything in her power to ensure that the Motherland is fully united in a new, vigorous system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#trudoviks_unify_russia
rusuni_kerensky = The specter of the old days is remembered again. The troops of Zheltorossiya entered Moscow, and Aleksandr Kerensky, along with the loyal Trudoviks, proclaimed the reunification of Russia. The tsarist demons were driven out and vanquished, and the light of new times and modernity shone over Eurasia. Russia has finally been brought to democracy. Kerensky's authoritarian inclinations were suspected during the first civil war, and only seemed to be proven by his holding on to power through the Zheltorossiyan famine. Will he give up power so easily after returning to European Russia? The opposition fears that he may become a Tsar anew, wearing a crown of pink flowers and pretty promises. While the new President defends his measures as necessary to stabilize and rebuild Russia, not everyone can believe in his sincerity...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#republican_peace_in_russia
rusuni_milyukov = For years, war has reigned in every corner of the Russian empire; today peace reigns - in the Russian Republic. After over 30 years of exile, the Kadets have returned to Petrograd, carrying on their shoulders a triumphant Pavel Milyukov. After suffering repression under the Stolypin regime due to the publication of the Vyborg Manifesto, the Constitutional Democratic Party was pushed from the arms of the Tsar into the warm embrace of the Republicans. Thus, when 1918 came, the liberal forces marched together with socialists into Petrograd, and when defeated, marched together across the ice into Harbin. Now, with the advent of victory for the liberal cause and the arrival of Russia's bourgeois revolution, it seems as though the restrictions and chains binding the Motherland have been shattered; thus always to tyrants. Already, symbols of the old Tsarist autocracy are torn down, the ornate gold being melted down and minted into coins for the treasury. The Black Hundreds, in an ironic twist of fate, now face the justice of the mob themselves, and the rights of both those who are Russian and those who are not are enshrined by law. While globally reactions are mixed and tepid, across Russia it is a different tale - flowers bloom, presses whirr, and the tongues of the people share a single word: freedom.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_revolution_restored
rusuni_trotsky = For over 15 years, Trotsky's dream of a unified Socialist revolutionary state dedicated to internationalism seemed impossible, yet it has all become true in only a few short years of conquest. Through breakneck mobilization and industrialization, the socialist dream of peace, bread, and freedom for the people of Russia has been achieved. There is much rebuilding to do, but Trotsky's dreams, and supposedly the dreams of the peasants, have been achieved in a merciless war against the oligarchy that has ruled Russia for centuries. While totalitarian in his methods, the country is now free to rebuild, and already seeds of a new Russia have begun to sprout as a new hope rises after years of pain, war, and poverty.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_screams_of_liberty
rusuni_chapayev = Gunshots and cheers ring out from Moscow center, as the People's Army of Russia, under leadership of the People's Marshal Vasily Chapayev, has tied together the fractured nation. A man known by many titles, such as the "Brotherly Leader," the "Revolution's Guide," and the "Masses' Rifle," Chapayev declared the liberation of all Russia yesterday in a speech announcing the Free Sonarodstvo of Russia, the name for his newly-formed anarchist nation. Chapayev's new state is seemingly contradictory, for despite the anarchist ideology and structure, he is reveered as a near-saint, and exercizes almost dictatorial rule. This rather uixotic arrangement is even evidenced by the name, as the term "Sonarodstvo" is a complete fabrication by Chapayev himself, meaning "People's Commonwealth." Regardless, it appears that Russia has fallen to anarchism, although whether it will stay that way is for anyone to guess.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_rapture_backons
rusuni_rosenbaum = For many centuries, Atlas has borne the brunt of the Orient and the Occident, but that is over. From Harbin to Moscow, Russia is free from backwardness and oppression, socialism and tradition. President Alisa Rosenbaum ascends to introduce true liberalism, true freedom, to Russia. And like the wonderful aftertaste of a glass of wine, we smell prosperity on the horizon. Yet some would question Rosenbaum's intentions, pointing to her rhetoric even in her days as a backbencher in Harbin. To her left, they ask:in a country so wracked with poverty and inequality after the civil war, what effect will such a minimalist plan for government have? Even in her own party, some inquire as to whether she will only welcome Mammon into the heart of the Republic to corrupt it. And yet, while her critics are many, it is her who stands victorious over them. Atlas, and Russia, spread their wings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#vperedists_unify_russia
rusuni_bogdanov = A new dawn rises above Russia, the reorganised Red Army bringing the iron socialist order to all corners of the country. Led by Aleksandr Bogdanov, the Vpered wing of the Bolsheviks, after years of humiliation, has finally proven that socialism is in Russia to stay. Guided by an unorthodox variant of Marxism, introducing technocratic, avant-garde and Cosmist ideas, the Vperedists began a campaign of rapid modernisation of the backwards East. Attempts to forge a 'new proletarian culture' with various projects of a scale unknown before in Russia commence - among them a socialist quasi-religion and the so-called 'physiological collectivism', a biopolitical system aiming to unite the entire social body into one collective organism. Distancing itself from the German communists, the Vperedist revolution has found enthusiastic support in the various groups of the Third International, and even some futurists. While conservatives warn about the unforseen consequences of such social experiments, the Vperedists continue their fight for a New Age and New Man.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#one_state_unifies_russia
rusuni_gastev = From the ashes of the Russian Empire, a new terrifying mankind rises. Having taken Futurism and Communism to their respective extremes, the ominously named One State embarks on a crusade to destroy all elements of old society, to give a rise for a new technocratic mechanical collective. Totalitarianism is utilised on a scale unknown before, with all citizens subordinated like cogs in the giant engine of the State, which the government claims is necessary for full development of each individual into a machine-like perfect being. Such is the radicalism of its measures that, to the horror of the international public, personal names were renounced to be replaced by serial numbers. Indeed, the utopian dream of the One State rivals none. Its leaders imagine an ideal world with no hunger, disease, death and even boredom. And for it, no price is too high, not even freedom.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

individualist_syndicalists_unify_russia
rusuni_harbin = A black horse reigns victorious in Russia. Despite the general collapse of the Zheltorossiyan republic, the principles of the revolution survived guided by the hand of a new General Directorate organised in Harbin. Hard times required a complete revision of the revolutionary doctrine - a synthesis of its most extreme strains. In a strange twist of fate - the radical liberal Alisa Rosenbaum and the rabid communist Aleksei Gastev have come to an understanding in a form of unorthodox, idiosyncratic revolutionary anarchism. Taking from the tradition of Sorelian syndicalism and American individualism, the new Russia is a decentralised federation of trade unions and corporations, taking full speed into modernity and dissolving all obsolete traditional structures. Factories work with new power, markets get flooded with more and more products - the second industrial revolution finally comes to Russia, as the elites of the country dream, that one day the steel spires of Siberia will tower over the skyscrapers of Manhattan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_merkulovs_unify_russia
rusuni_merkulov = Fortune favours the bold, let the astronomic rise of Spiridon and Nikolai Merkulov's peculiar enterprise be the proof of that. Starting humbly, merely from a merchant family in Vladivostok, the hard work, inspiring command, and shrewd strategy has put the brothers on the top of Russia. The new state, despite its republicanism, still holds to conservative conceptions of power. Rule is entrenched in the upper classes, and capitalism finally descends on Russia in its full grace. Some socialist agitators and reactionaries have denounced the Merkulovs as predatory oppressors of the workers, but it seems that the international public has accepted this stable, yet open Russia. As champagne is opened in the Kremlin, and merchants and bankers dance in the halls of what was once the home of tsars and princes, it appears as though this Venetian experiment represents the final victory of Russia's bourgeois over her feudal lords.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#futurian_communists_unify_russia
rusuni_mayakovsky = The Red Army, returning from as exile in Caucasus, swept away all the other powers in the fractured Motherland and now rules as the undisputed hegemon in Russia. A power representing an alternative current to German socialism has risen in the international arena. The Bolsheviks united under the leadership of Vladimir Mayakovsky. the legendary poet and founder of the Kavkaz Society. The new state transcends the dichotomies that divide Europe, professing both Communism and radical Futurism. The leaders proclaim that a "new type of perfect Man" is being created in the Republic of Labour and Virtue. Unprecedented technological dominion arises in Russia, as the remains of the old Tsarist culture are destroyed by the masses in a newly proclaimed Cultural Revolution. The Communist Futurists preach with aggressive rhetoric, speaking of a great world revolution. Surely, the new Republic will ride into the future with the same bold fanfare that accompanied its conquest of Eurasia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#futurians_unify_russia
rusuni_khlebnikov = Today, Russia joins the colorful revolution of Futurism, as Velimir Khlebnikov has officially declared the Island of the Asian Soviet Socialist Union in the new capital-Astrakhan. Motivated by a bizarre ideology mixing western futurism, slavophilia, pan-Asianism, bolshevism and esoteric divagations about the nature of numbers and time, the new state faces the future with the boldness of an utopian dream with none to rival. Chairman Khlebnikov has declared his new government to be the sole representative of a new human race - the Futurians, and a final fulfillment of many ancient prophecies and religions. This rather confusing ideology is backed by Khlebníkov's circle of visionaries and fanatical, excited mass movements. Countless new megaprojects are already being planned, some less realistic than others, with many of them resembling something out of a science fiction novel more than a genuine engineering design. While the fanaticism still burns hot, many are unsure if such an unconventional government could retain its hold over Russia. Grim warnings over the bright flame of the revolution turning into the ashes of a new dark age are heard. But the men of Khlebnikov care not, looking into the future with an optimism unfound anywhere else in the world.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#national_bolsheviks_unify_russia
rusuni_mirsky = The unity of the opposites is truly demonstrated today, as Russia falls to a revolution that brings the extreme Right and Left together- synthesising Russian messianic nationalism and Eurasianism with radical Bolshevism. Fittingly, this grand project is the product of the mind of a former aristocrat officer turned to a revolutionary - Dmitry Svetopolk-Mirsky. What this seemingly paradoxical idea gave birth to is a totalitarian empire, with the bold ambition of building a whole new world and reshaping the basic elements of nature. In other words - to unite Heaven and Earth into one. Industry and technology were given a sacred mission, the revolution has reforged State, the Factory and the Church into a perfect unity. The West trembles, as the forces of the East awaken, fully mobilised to drag the world into a new Golden Age. So great is its thirst for conquest, that not even the stars are hidden from -soon, hordes of rockets will capture the heavens like the armies of Genghis Khan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#ego_futurists_unify_russia
rusuni_severyanin = A gilded age has come to Russia. Igor Severyanin has risen above all the other contenders for power of the Russian anarchy, proclaiming the coming of light and glory to a land long overshadowed by the forces of tradition. His victory was met with joy the people of Russia celebrating in the streets, with lavish galas being held in the halls of the Russian Futurist League. The unexpected winner of the 1936 elections in Kavkaz, Severyanin and his followers, the Ego-Futurists, soon took to remaking the socialist state into their image, casting away the Bolsheviks and their ilk while opening trade and commerce. Riches soon began to flow, and with them a new age of daring men who took up arms to end the infighting that engulfed their motherland. The new Russia has been quick to make overtures to the League Solar, announcing its intention to join in the ranks of the avant-garde in the fight for the future brewing over Europe and beyond. Meanwhile, Severyanin and his Futurist League has begun the reconstruction of Russia, comming itself to bring the future to the masses of their realm.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#stalin_unifies_russia
rusuni_stalin = Led by a resolve of iron, the Kavkaz Society under Iosif Stalin has united Russia. Masses stand in awe at the new age that has begun to engulf a land that has only known decay and chaos for the past decades. Great industrialization and modernization programs have begun hand in hand with an ample cultural revolution, all under the guidance of the Man of Steel. A founder of the Society alongside Mayakovsky, it was them who took up arms to defend the revolution when the forces of reaction, embodied in Igor Severyanin, threatened to end everything they dedicated their lives to. Victory came at a cost, as Mayakovsky was killed in the fighting that took place in Tiriis. Stalin took up his mantle, vowing to honor his legacy and finish what he started. He has now kept his promise, as the forces of the Empire and of all other petty warlords have been defeated. Stalin has now proclaimed the beginning of a new age and of a new man that will be forged in the grand struggle against nature and reaction. Opponents of this godless endeavour are being rapidly shunned by the authorities, as the rise of the socialist Übermensch is coming closer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#scythists_unify_russia
rusuni_gorgulov = A great shadow has fallen over Russia. The savage bands of Pavel Gorgulov, having conquered the old tsarist lands, have established a new barbaric order. Tales of bloody purges and pogroms have greatly concerned international observers as Russia is reshaped into a new Scythia. Masses of peasants, scythes in hand, are marshalled to punish the communists, bourgeois, and minorities of the country they hold responsible for past decades of devastation. Orthodoxy has been transformed into a religion of blood and nature, of steppe brutality and austerity. Through struggle and shed blood, Russian supremacy has been forged in steel. It is unknown what the next ambition of the Green Vozhd will be, but it is assumed that he does not mean for the transformation of Russia to be his last word. Soon, perhaps, the Scythian hordes will march west to demonstrate the power of the Russian nation to Europe.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#eurasianists_unify_russia
rusuni_trubetskoy = From humble beginnings in the fringes of Russia, the phoenix has risen from the ashes.The Russian nation has been reforged and a new identity was created in its place: the Eurasian people - and like Genghis Khan 700 years ago, the Eurasians set off in a revolutionary frenzy, smiting all reactionaries and small-minded chauvinists in their path, leaving only the Eurasian faithful. In its place stands something grander than the sum of its parts. The new nation is designed to be ruled by the most qualified class, faithful to the ideas of Eurasianism: bureaucrats. However, an institutional sense of noblesse oblige is intended to give the common people civil rights and opportunity for redress of grievances. In the name of the state itself, let alone the propaganda, is an ambition of a colossus astride two continents, but for now Trubetskoy's government may have to temper its ambitions. After all, in the wake of the Khan's conquests, there is always a need to rebuild...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#rasputin_unifies_russia
rusuni_rasputin = The soft murmur of chants and prayers envelops the Holy Rus like a velvet mantle. This is the sign of the coming of one man and one man only. A certain wild man of the forest, a heretical wizard, a dangerous zealot, the Saint of Pokrovskoye, Martyr Aleksei's guardian angel, Grigory Rasputin is shrouded in myth and legend. This legend has, however, forged him an empire.  From his internal ostracism in his home village, his fanatical followers and devoted peasants spurned by the abuse of warlords have risen as one voice against the godless and the tyrants alike. The armies of the faithful have deposed the earthly enemies, and promises of everlasting universal love fill mouths and pamphlets across cities and villages. Russia, after the failure of the Tzars and the Presidents, has definitively returned to its purest, most folkloric, most devoted Christian roots.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#legionnaires_unify_russia
rusuni_gajda = An unexpected contender wins the gamble for Moscow, as Radola Gajda's legions march through the Red Square. The new Russia is a republic, albeit not one ruled by revolutionaries. Instead, Gajda, a former commander in Kolchak's army and leader of the Czechoslovak Legion, holds absolute power himself. Styling himself on the chiefs of Old Rome he assumed dictatorship - as he says - to secure order in these tumultuous times. The Russian state has taken a priority of quick rebuilding and industrial expansion, to restore the broken national pride and fervour. The corruption and aristocratic privilege characterising the Kolchak regime is combatted on all fronts, while the oppression against left-wing elements remains in place. All this to forge a new type of strong, morally vigorous citizen that will be the backbone of the future Slavic union state. Indeed, Gajda preaches with aggressive rhetoric - calling for an unification of all Slavic people, be it by means of diplomacy or war. And as the situation unravels, all signs are showing that the Legions' triumphal march will not stop in Russia...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#republican_party_wins_american_general_election
usarepvic = The American Presidential Election is revered as one of the most sacred of their constitutional freedoms; having the ability to elect their own leaders amidst a sea of tyrants and demagogues abroad brings the American public at ease. This year is no different as the people choose Bronson Murray Cutting of the Republican Party. The American people have chosen the stability of the old guard, and the Republican Party, the party of business and American ingenuity is here to aid the people in this perilous time in history. Despite their victory, extremist opposition leaders have denounced the election as a sham, claiming that the Republicans simply utilized their 'Fat-Cat Business' partners to influence the vote. Only time will tell if that is truly the case, but for now a peaceful transition of power has been made, and the Torch of Liberty burns on for another four years!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#american_party_wins_american_general_election
usaamevic = The staunchly conservative American party led by Dan Moody has secured the presidency, using nationalist and conservative rhetoric to win over the majority of people with promises of safety and stability, as well as a protectionist trade policy and relief efforts, especially for rural victims of the Great Depression, a platform which won over a great deal of business owners, both small and large. Moody has said he will implement the Business Protection Act as his first action as president, casting himself as a man of decisive action.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#jobless_progressive_party_wins_american_election
usajppvic = After a long period of heated tensions, James Renshaw Cox's Jobless People's Party won the election against their opponents. The largest contributing factor to his victory was the ongoing depression, and Cox's calls for massive relief programs, economic recovery, and societal reforms resonated with a large part of the American society, especially from the middle class and the traditional socialist base of heavy industry workers. Cox's victory came in spite of attacks coming from the highly conservative south, parts of the west, and even the educated professional class and heterodox worker's groups which supported the Technocracy movement. Liberal and reformist circles celebrated around the country, cheering the first time since the Whigs that a third party defeated a major party in the United States.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#technocracy_inc_wins_american_general_election
usatincvic = Howard Scott's Technocrat Party has secured a safe majority in the American general election, by appealing to the professional and working class. Their policy of leaders being appointed based on their ability related to the job appealed to many, as did their vociferous attacks on the Price System. Intellectuals were also swayed by the idea of applying the scientific method to political and social problems, and of the government running as a technical engineering problem. Mr. Scott is soon to be inaugurated, having already given an acceptance speech to a cheering crowd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#proclamation_of_the_etat_irreel
etatirreelproclaimed = Considered by many to be the beacon of a new world, and by many more the scourge of Europe, Patron of France, Antonin Artaud, has apparently proclaimed the end of France itself, and subsequently the creation of the "État Irréel", a direct, in his words, declaration of war against Reality itself. To the chagrin of liberals, socialists, communists, anarchists, reactionaries, and many others, the new State has embarked on multiple envevors to shatter the engine of Reality. For instance, every single element of society is considered now an extension of Artaud himself, something which has resulted in tears of joy and horror across the former state of France as the peak of the Futurist experiment centered around Artaud's cult of personality, has reached it's endpoint; the very destruction of Reality itself.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#red_germany_events

#red_germany_introduction
gsr_introevent = The German Revolution of 1918 birthed the first socialist state in Europe, but left many questions unanswered. Compromises made between revolutionary factions created a multiparty republic, but the Spartakist SPD would hold a majority from the beginning. Governments under Liebknecht and, since 1928, Levi would slowly break Germany's diplomatic isolation, but hostile regimes in Austria, Prussia, and France remained. Now, with the political status quo increasingly questioned, and revanchists rearming to the west, is the triumph of the workers still inevitable? Or will a new breed of revolutionary cast down the homeland of Marx?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#order_of_the_day
gsr_event1 = The 18th year dawns on our socialist republic, and the 8th year of Levi's leadership. It is time to finish the campaign of normalization and to walk onto the world stage as an accepted member.

#a_triumph_of_social_democracy
gsr_event2 = The SPD has maintained unwavering strength and confidence over its years of rule. Our councilors maintain stable assent from the workers and the party line is as wise as ever. While the rabble to our left and right whine, we hold strong.

#gotterdammerung
gotterdammerung = The cigarette smoke clouded Walther Bauer's furrowed brow, mixing with the mist of the January fog. His eyes, icy as the sea they gazed as, started to sting. There it was, front page of Vorwärts. "Lenin Dead!" and good riddance tool Splitters, the whole lot of them, putting everything he had worked for at risk. He took a long, well deserved drag from his smoke stick, letting the cloud fill his lungs as memories filled his head. Bauer had never been the "revolutionary" type, if such a thing truly existed. He was, as his name suggested, a farmer, like his father before him, and his father before him, and so on and so forth. His grandfather, Siegfried Bauer, had taken part in the Social Revolutions of 1848, but over time his sword became a plowshare, tilling the Bavarian soil. With time, Walther too had become a father, although he was no longer a farmer. When Ludendorff began tightening his grip on the south, Walther took up his plowshare and joined the people, if nothing more than to defend his homeland, faith, and family. With the revolution won and the SPD secure, Walther and his family soon moved to the city, as part of "Proletarianization" efforts by Liebknecht and the party to modernize the German countryside. Yet time passed, and Liebknecht stepped down, citing old age. Soon after, Luxemburg herself died, replaced by Karl Kautsky. This was apparently the straw that broke Lenin's back, and with one fell swoop broke from the party, founding his own sectarian group, just like the Protestants of old. Walther couldn't believe the fool, ready to turn his back on the party of the revolution, and for what? So they could reverse the efforts that had brought modern life to Walther's family? So they could turn back the clock and slow down socialism? Walther let the smoke blow out of his lungs. Yes, the SPD had begun moving in a strange direction lately. Premier Levi's reforms seemed misguided, but he still upheld the spirit of the revolution after all. The party was the one of Luxemburg, of Liebknecht, but not of Lenin, not a party of dogmatic fools! He shook his head, clearing his thoughts before he could get too upset. Walther checked his watch. Break time was over. With a sigh, he put his cigarette out on Lenin's face, then threw the two into the trash. As he walked back into the ironwork, his mind went one last time back to Lenin, to the man who wanted to take away the new life given to him by the SPD. His brain articulated his thoughts perfectly as he picked up his hammer and set back to work:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#a_new_kpd_chairman
kpd_newchairman = With wry satisfaction, we must note the party that owes its existence to dissatisfaction with the government after Rosa Luxemburg now faces its own factional dispute after the death of a leader. While Vladimir Lenin's uncompromising course had never seen the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands seize the levers of power, the man's revolutionary credentials and dynamism had a magnetic effect on party unity. Without the Russian exile directing things, the KPD heads to Bremen without a course already decided. Paul Levi's party may appear strong on the otuside, yes, but the faction under Heinrich Brandler argues that opportunities hide in the seemingly united SPD. It is clear not everyone that was dissatisfied with Levi's revisionism followed us to the KPD, and many within the SPD long for a party reminded of its revolutionary principles. There are no other options. Once the SPD grows vulnerable, the KPD could use its position to leverage the Levi clique out of power... but it is unclear if Levi will make himself vulnerable soon enoug to really save Germany. Uninspiring or "realist," perhaps, but the Brandler faction owes some of its appeal to the brazenness of its opposition. There is another thesis advanced by Karl Radek, that the KPD can ally with other outsider parties such as the DSRP and SRNP to channel nationalist grievances of the German towards the struggle of the working class. Working with the SPD after its clear fall to pseudo-bourgeois bureacts and the bad blood of the last seven years is simply too much for many within the party and without to bear. But is working with nationalists a bridge too far? And would they receive a Polish Jew with open arms? The future strategic picture is uncertain, but the party needs a chairman now. The central committee chooses...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#changing_of_the_red_guard
spd_newchairman = All eyes were on Chairman Kautsky at the Berlin party convention. Certainly, Levi's premiership had been shambolic, but the grand old man of the SPD still had gravitas beyond his station. In the structure of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, where the party Chairman picks the Premier directly, that gravitas counted for a lot. Much speculation had been made about what he would say given the snap election, but the mechanisms of the party leadership could be opaque... "Comrades, before we proceed to today's business, Premier Levi would like to say a few words." The Chairman backed away from his podium while polite, but subdued, applause reverberated through the meeting hall. Premier Levi advanced into his place, looking for all the world more alone. One could wonder what as going through his head as his fingers found purchase on the sides. What had the past eight years been for? Could anyone have held the party together after Rosa? Was he even wrong about Austria, in the end? How did he feel about those baying for his blood even within his own party? And how- "For the sake of the party, and the socialist state it represents, I will not be standing as the party leader in the coming election." Murmuring immediately became pandemonium as Levi quietly backed away and walked off-stage. Kautsky reapproached his place and found himself waiting for the roar to die down. Surely by now they must be wondering who would be named the heir apparent. Surely there were negotiations underway before Levi's announcement. The Chairman's preordained candidate would be...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#a_report_on_march_actions
reportmarchactions = Paul Levi sat listening to his advisors, with increasing worry. His premiership had already been precarious, overseeing the mass exodus of the left and right of his party into the KPD and ASPD respectively. That combined with his implementation of the desperately needed, yet somewhat unpopular, normalization of the revolution, both diplomatically and economically, meant that a significant part of his party were getting sick of him. And what he absolutely did not need to fix this was what his advisors were telling him: "It's being called Red Vienna." — "What?" — "With the temporary absence of the Emperor after the death of Franz Ferdinand, certain communists used the opportunity to seize Vienna, some in Prague too. We suspect that they believe we will come to their aide." Levi had to laugh, internally of course. Were these men mad? What did they think has changed from 15 years ago? Was Rome Red as well? Was London breaking their chains in concordance? But Levi knew this was no laughing matter. While an invasion would be diplomatic suicide, sitting by would be political suicide. His opposition would never shut up that he had failed to "spread the revolution" or "finish the German revolution" or whatever revolutionary phraseology would suit them. But what made Levi better than these men was his pragmatism. Come all the insults, but at the end of the day, Levi would have a revolution and they would not. — "Issue a statement of solidarity but nothing more."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#levi_faces_scrutiny
levifacesscrutiny = "Comrades, I ask Chairman Levi how he could leave the Austrian working class out in the cold while the Austrian working class screamed for liberation?" Levi sat, nervously looking out at the congress, convened in emergency over what was now labelled "Red Week". The whole room felt like it was on the verge of explosion. Scenes from the revolt had been published all over German media and the people were outraged, along with their representatives. Of course, he sympathised with the Austrians, but how could they expect him to risk a war with the great power for it? Germany was in no state for it, not with its barely functional army, its still recovering economy, and shattered politics. Levi sighed, knowing he'd have to answer this petulant representative. "Comrades, I ask, are you unaware that the Austrian Empire has the backing of the Italian and British governments? Are you unaware that 'support' for these strikers would lead to war? Was our revolution not fought explicitly to eradicate war from the face of the Earth? I cannot say in good conscience that I would be willing to plunge Europe into war for the sake of revolutionary adventurists." With this the congress exploded. The typical suspects from the ultra-left KPD were complaining of a lack of courage in SPD leadership. His own party seemed split between tired apathy and raucous disappointment and - oh Christ, Kautsky was shaking his head. Scattered ASPD representatives could be heard clapping, which was more indictment than praise. But the loudest protests came from the nationalists in the DSRP and SRNP. Every single one was united in their utter hatred for him, it was as if they coordinated it before entering. From Goebbels, to Niekisch, to Braun, to Wolffheim, to Paetel, all brought together in their pure, endless, and vitriolic hatred for Levi. "If there was an ounce of justice in the world, the Austro-German proletariat would storm into this building and drag you through the street for these words", fired one of the more moderate SRNP representatives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#a_renewal_of_vows
renewalvows = Paul Levi's disgrace and the news of snap elections has led to a reassessing of strategy in all parties of the German political scene, and for the nationalist cohort, there are no exceptions. There is a surprising amount of overlap between the political organizations given the lack of a conventional right-wing nationalist party on the German political scene. At the front of the herd is the Deutsche Sozialrepublikanische Partei (DSRP), which has been the popular standard-bearer of German nationalism since its official founding in 1923, after the leadership of Heinrich Laufenberg and Fritz Wolffheim left the SPD over issues between the Hamburg-based organization and the national program of the party. However, it also draws membership from the Gruppe Sozialrevolutionärer Nationalisten (GSRN) - now the Sozialrevolutionäre Nationalpartei (SRNP) - which was founded during the German Revolution. Naturally, there is as much to disagree about in this conglomeration as there is to unite them. While a substantial portion of the DSRP's base is rural, agricultural, and amenable to the religious socialism of the CSABPD, the party as a whole is far more leftist than the SRNP, with its roots in the western and southern side of the early revolution. In contrast, the SRNP's maximalist revolutionary nationalist program attracts a more urbane and less traditional membership, as well as being de-facto the "soldiers' party" due to the origin being in the soldier councils of the eastern side during the early revolution. With German politics in flux, the DSRP leadership must ask itself some important questions about this relationship. Will continuing to work alongside the SRNP harm their chances of making a coalition with other parties? Will abandoning them put the nationalist cause in disarray? The party searches for answers...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_weimar_pact
weimarpact = The election of Heinrich Brandler as the chairman of the KPD has led to an opening of back channels between the upstart communists and the beleaguered SPD government. Though the selection of new leadership has given the party a new outlook heading into the snap elections, the coalition politics of this proletarian republic make certain conclusions inescapable. Without allies to the right in the ASPD, the SPD is going to need to look to more-revolutionary parties to form a government and polish their credentials as socialists. Chairman Brandler has proven amenable to being realistic in his demands. The option is open for the SPD to make a show of cooperation - perhaps in the neutral town of Weimar - and hammer out an agreement to reduce the amount of campaigning against each other, then start making plans for the future in government. But of course, some of the party's right wing, who were mostly the architects of Levi's domestic policy, find the prospect of governing with the KPD unpalatable. The hope is that the disorganization of other potential coalitions will allow the SPD to come out of the election with a commanding plurality (or, some optimists contend, a majority) and be able to form a coalition after the fact by badgering the lesser parties into being realistic. And so, we must decide: to humor the KPD or not?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_old_and_young_germans
goebbelsorreventlow = Somehow, the internal drama of the DSRP and a fellow travelers has required more effort to sort out than that of the SPD. Levi's ignominy has presented the revolutionary nationalists with a golden opportunity, and the worst part is they all know it and want to be the one to lead the charge into glory! Nevertheless, despite the passionate argumenta by many contenders, the leadership question has begun to revolve around two men who represent vastly different ideals and generations of the party. Ernst Reventlow is the flagbearer of the old guard, so it seems, as well as the Widukindlach faction Frustrated by the inability of the old Empire to win the last war, the former noble's views soon aligned with the councils of revolting soldiers, and by the mid 20 he had abandoned his titles and political Mently. Polically heterodox, the former Count is somehow the revolutionary SRNP's most favoured candidate for the DSRP leadership due to his rhetoric of a national renewal, but also a favoured candidate of many culturally conservative socialists. His public commitment to intensified laïcité may prove alienating to some of the voters they seek, however. The new generation, ostensibly, in represented by Joseph Goebbels & proponent of the "social republic" ides, the charismatic propagandist leads the so-called "Heckerisch" faction of the DSBP A romantle nationalist, the young Goebbels also calls for a renewal-a liberating revolution that evokes the dreams of 1848. His affinity for the German peasantry also gives him an improved capacity build bridges with the religious CSAHPD, but his youth and lack of connections to the old GSBN guard may deter his dreams. Regardless, the party has conviened, and ballots handed and mailed out to all members of the organization. After careful tallying and consideration, the DSRP has found their new Chairman and candidate, and that person is..                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#weltenbrand
weltenbrand = The paper crunched beneath Walther Bauer's weathered hands, hands of a workingman. These hands were those that built Germany, those that saved Germany, and recently, those that voted for Germany's future. Of course, Bauer had voted for the SPD. That dog Levi, a stain upon the party's name, had been removed, and the new candidate seemed quite promising. Much more promising that the others, that's for sure. Bauer laughed at the idea of electing a nationalist, regardless of how "socialist" they claim to be. It was against the spirit of the revolution, whether the DSRP had participated in the thing or not. A revisionist was much worse though, and was no laughing matter. The mere fact the ASPD had gained traction was worrisome, although Bauer did not lose sleep over a gaggle of fools with no calling. No, what truly worried Bauer was the KPD's performance as of late, with the SPD besieged on all sides. The radicals on the left grabbing control of the state apparatus was something Bauer could not stand for, much less when done by vile splitters rejecting the party's line. With Lenin's passing, Bauer had hoped that he damnable party would just die, but it seems as though the devils escaped Hell to create it on Earth. Ash from his cigarette fell onto the headline, and Bauer's line of thought was interrupted by the sound of it hitting the paper. He shook his head, attempting to clear out his worries. His cold, tired eyes took a long gaze at the rag, reading out the name of the party that was to govern Germany for years to come, and seeing that it was...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#recovering_from_the_red_week
recoveringredweek = Levi's embarrassing leadership through the Austrian Crisis has left a black mark on our party and a sour taste in the public's mouth. We will need to work with renewed vigour to salvage our image in the eyes of the people. Luckily, as history has shown, no task is too mighty for the SPD. To work comrades!

#the_road_most_travelled
roadmosttravelled = The ASPD has triumphed through democracy! This is not just simply an electoral victory, no, but a vindication of everything we stand for. Of reform before revolution, of pragmatism, of the eternal walk down the road of Socialism in search of Utopia. Now that we have come into power, we shall bring about our realistic program and wake this nation of idle dreamers into a new, affirmed socialist consciousness!

#bremenists_in_berlin
bremenistsinberlin = It was 18 years ago now, when the workers of Germany first cast off their chains and triumphed over the despots and parasites of the Empire. And yet, despite the many brave thousands who were made martyrs against the running dogs of the bourgeoisie and the bloated aristocrats, there existed those in Berlin who under the table seeked to restrict and revise the gains of the working man. We had warned against the danger of rejecting continued radicalism and revolution. We had stressed the need to be uncompromising in the face of moderate demands, for if the workers of Germany dared to yield an inch, the careerists would take all they could. While those warnings had initially gone ignored, the blunder at Red Week has shown to the people the threats posed by the revisionists and careerists to the worker's movement and to the Socialist cause. And so, the people of Germany, in their rightful fury, have now deposed the yoke of the careerist and opportunist bureaucratic monsters. In its stead, the voice of the people, the KPD has risen! United under the red banners of Lenin, Luxemburg. Pannekoek, and Radek, the Bremenists have at long last, finished their march from the coast to Berlin! The people of Germany have made their voices heard once more! And they will not be drowned again!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#1848_will_commence_again
eighteenfourtyeightcommenceagain = The Spring of Nations is alive forever and its ideals will last forever. Nearly ninety years ago our people expressed a desire to reunite against bourgeois demands and kings on golden thrones, and again, now every throat of a German man, woman and child screams the same demands of a socialist and united Germany. However, although much of our motherland stands united, there are places where this new great news will have to reach. Alsace-Lorraine, Austria and Prussia are still ruled by the foreign and anti-German forces of capitalism and oppression. Our revolution, as well as the spirit of 1848, must be eternally alive so that the essence of the German people can be eternally young and free - therefore we must not rest on our laurels, but must continue the legacy of our ancestors until all Germany and all the peoples of Europe are free.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#der_neue_volkssozialismus
neuevolkssozialismus = The Germanic people are a divided kind, their homeland long sullied by foreign powers and inner parasites alike. They demand an ideal to unite them, yet are only given false promises of revolutionary posturing. Neither Marxism nor 1848 fervour will save them. Such work demands an authentic German idea, one that connects both the folk-comrade and the working man in an unshakable bond of brotherhood.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#xx_internationale_arbeiterkongress
arbeiterkongress = Brothers and sisters in work! We are faced with an unimaginably great task! Our revolution is lurking everywhere from the demons of ultramodernism, the reactionaries and the bourgeoisie! We cannot be apathetic to recent events not only in Europe but also in the world, but we must establish a hard vanguard in all corners of our globe. Helping brotherly nations break free from the chains of oppression will allow us to cooperate with them more deeply, which will result in gaining the allies we need so much currently. So I will ask you a question. From East to West, from Pole to Pole, you can hear the voice of the workers who await their liberation! Will you listen to him and do your duty or will you ignore him and perish?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#xx_arbeiterkongress
arbeiterkongress2 = Trombones and cymbals announced the entrance of the delegations of the parties from each country, proudly brandishing their flags and marching with heads held high to their seats in the chamber. All were respected persons with histories of campaigning against the many-headed devil of world capitalism. Tea was brewed and served in fine china not looted from Peking but made recently by unshackled hands in Fujian for this exact purpose. The German delegation spoke first, announcing their role as the nexus of revolutionary action. They swore undying allegiance to all those languishing in poverty and struggling to be free. The Russian delegation spoke second, bemoaning the failures of the past and beseeching their international comrades in the strongest terms to be ready for the day of counterrevolutionary reprisal. The Japanese delegation spoke third, and reminded the rest of the importance of going lower and deeper, to the soil of the people. With no subtlety they advocated a union with peasant power. They made clear that the masses, not reformist liberals or any other ideologues, were the force the party existed to unleash. The Cuban delegation then made themselves heard, railing against the empires who dress themselves in liberalism to galavant around the world subjugating nations. The proceedings continued long into the night, and the foremost thinkers of the world hatched plans to wrest control in their various nations. But is this bird of ambition too fat to fly?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_austrian_situation
austriansituation = What we found in the south puts us in a difficult position. Levi's apathy has led the Austrian working people not to believe in our sincere intentions and the most passionate revolutionaries to rot in prisons or on the bottom of the Danube River. However, we must not despair of the past, and we must reconsider our chances against the reactionaries in Vienna. We need to mobilise and support the forces opposing the supremacy of the ultra-conservative Habsburgs. There is still a long way to go before the revolution in southern Germany, but we hope that, thanks to their joint efforts, the thought of Marx, Luxemburg, Kautsky and Bernstein will be able to spill like a red flood not only on the Alps but all over Europe.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#red_flag_over_vienna
redflagvienna = 1848. 1871. 1919. Three missed opportunities. Never one more. One thing broadly agreeable to all parties of the German political spectrum is that Austria will be annexed into the socialist republic should it be defeated by force of arms. From the ASPD full of aggrieved Austrian exiles to the DSRP and SRNP's pan-German overtures, the voices call out in harmony to welcome the new state into the fold. But for all these hopes, Austria is still a world apart from Germany. A division of politics only deepened one of culture and geography. Furthermore, the multinational state has renewed a debate that resembles one of the 1800s - just how great will a greater socialist Germany be? The Slavic populations of the empire have their own national sentiments that may complicate simply absorbing the entire Empire. Alas, the inevitability of our final conflict has taken the debate over national policy out of the realm of mere theory. A choice will have to be made in the highest echelons of German government.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_pan_german_thesis
pangermanthesis = Pan-Germanism. The concept of the unity of a nation that exists in multiple states. Utterances of such a word are usually followed, unfortunately, by connotations of nationalist chauvinists who would love nothing more than the annihilation of the working class's will. But we must not forget where this idea first came! It was in 1848, in the streets of German cities, led by the rallying cries of revolutionaries that the working class first rose up against feudal barons, carrying flags that declared undying support for the unity of a German nation that went from the peaks of the Alps to the coast of the North Sea! Let us now reclaim this ideology, and place it in the hands of the working man once more! Let us use it against the reactionary despots in Austria and forge a new and united Germany, unspoiled by arbitrary borders!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#utilise_nationalists
utilisenationalists = While the majority of factions and parties in Austria stand wholly opposed to the currents of Socialism, it would be wrong to think that there is no opportunity to be found among certain nationalist circles within Austria. Many are plagued with false delusions and inane conspiracies, that socialism is a plot to destroy the German nation put forth by so-called Judeo-Spartakists. If we can demonstrate to these groups that not only does Socialism not do away with nationhood, but also that is currently the only path to authentic completion of German nationhood, then we could certainly find ourselves with some very useful allies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#for_national_personal_autonomy
fornationalpersonalautonomy = National-Personal Autonomy. A practice envisaged long before the embers of revolution arrived in Germany, but a relevant concept nonetheless. Otto Bauer who conceived the idea, formed it as a way of gathering the members of the same nation who were divided by artificial state borders. So that they would be organised not in terms of imagined lines on a map and territorial bodies, but rather, in a simple association of persons. The conception of a nation as a collection of lines on a map, and not a collective identity, forged together by culture and language is unfortunately very common. So, to establish this idea in the national consciousness is of paramount importance. Especially if we are to have an easier time convincing the non-german people of Austria that they are at home in the bosom of Germany.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_prison_house_thesis
prisonhousethesis = One of our plans to contaminate the reactionary southern threat would be to stir up the minorities inside Austria and to consolidate our relations with Yugoslavia. This will anger the more national-radical forces in our policy, but at the same time it guarantees us the certainty that we will not be alone in this conflict, but that we will have companions and faithful friends who will help us stab the black heart of the reaction. Our main target is the Slavs as they are the largest minority group in Austria. Additionally, Belgrade will certainly be pleased with the support of Yugoslavism, with whom we will be able to plan a joint operation against Austria. The Czechs, on the other hand, have shown their willingness to cooperate with us and are also leading an unequal but heroic fight against the Austrians.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#found_the_vcno
foundthevcno = The Czech right wing has sold itself to the House of Habsburg and only some of the revolutionaries are still fighting against the Black Tower of Vienna. It is necessary to fund VCNO - Výbor Českého Národního Obrození, that is the Czech National Revival Committee. It will be composed of both revolutionary nationalists and socialists to organise the Czech opposition against Austria. Especially considering the fact that it was the Czech Marxist who attacked the Tyrant Karl Habsburg. The Czech spirit still lives among people, it only needs to be awakened and supported so that the Czechs, together with the German proletariat, could carry the holy fire of revolution to the whole world, starting from Berlin, Vienna and Prague.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_hussites_rise_once_more
hussitesriseoncemore = Arise, Czechia! In light of our decision to support Czech independence, the time has come to set up our revolutionary government in exile. However, Viennese repression of Czech nationalism and socialism has left us with a lack of pre-existing power structures to use for our own ends. Where Czech socialism exists, it has mostly been deep underground or in exile in Germany and Hungary, and increased White German settlement during the interwar is another major challenge they will face. In light of the circumstances, we have narrowed down our list of heads of state to five candidates. The first, Václav Bolen, is an old hand of the Czech communist movement. He has always been on the most revolutionary fringe of the movement, and because of this he has been sheltering in Hungary, where he became an early convert to a dissident faction of Leninists. Faced with a diluted and abused Czech national consciousness, Bolen does not necessarily advocate for the expulsion of Germans, but has indicated that a drawing of internal borders and ethnic autonomies will be necessary to revive the revolutionary core of his people. On the other side, Bohuslav Vrbenský is a former dentist and student activist who fell in with the anarchist and socialist movements before the Great War, even being a founding member of the Federation of Czech Anarchists. Though he had a major presence in parliamentary socialist parties, persecution in the wake of the March Actions forced him underground. Largely, Vrbenský seeks to blend his two ideological influences into a program that will take production out of the hands of the state and into the hands of workers and unions: syndicalism. Jiří Stříbrný is the third to come to mind, and a long-time socialist and nationalist politician and newspaper editor. Being on the losing side of many socialist factional disputes, he would also advocate for non-Marxist socialism and corporatist economics for a time before publicly retiring from politics to avoid state persecution. While he is certainly opportunistic, Stříbrný is a self-described agrarian socialist with some pre-existing influence he can call upon outside of the socialist community. Fourth, Josef Patejdl is in the odd position of being the preeminent left-wing member of the old Czechoslovak Legion. The former lawyer turned exile soldier had his hopes dashed by the failure of the Czechoslovak independence movement at the end of the Great War, and his increasing alignment with socialism led to him sheltering in Germany rather than a hostile Russia. Though not necessarily a committed Spartakist, his patriotic credentials make him a unifying figure for a transitional state. Of course, another option exists, if we were so inclined to break from our orthodoxy. Jaroslav Hašek has had a messy journey across the ideological spectrum as well as the continent of Europe itself. The Bohemian-in-both-senses novelist has had a dramatic arc, from founding the parodical "Party of Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law," to becoming a left-wing Czech Legionnaire in Russia who would flee to Germany with Patejdl at the conclusion of the Great War. Ideologically, he is something of a wildcard, having gone from anarchism to socialism and back to anarchism during his time as an exile political organiser. Perhaps he deserves his turn?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#endorse_yugoslavism
endorseyugoslavism = Yugoslavia is our friend in the south, despite our differences, we have the same enemies. Yugoslavia was founded on the desire to regain Slavic lands from the oppressive hands of the Habsburgs. Yugoslavism is now flourishing thanks to the revolutionary and ultra-nationalist fervour directed against Italy. The South Slavs showed enthusiasm to defend their homeland on the fronts of the First World War and now express their willingness to tighten relations with us. We should actively support Belgrade in their endeavours, even if it is not viewed very well by Budapest. Close cooperation with Yugoslavia will not only allow us to secure ourselves against Italy, but also by promising them Slovenia, we will be able to gain their support in our fight against the Habsburgs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#prepare_for_liberation
prepareforliberation = The first steps towards the planned invasion of Austria have been taken. We decided what direction our rhetoric would take and what actions we would take. Time, then, to set up our troops at the border and prepare more mundane things, such as operational plans and a list of more important strategic goals that will be necessary to seize. It is also time to spread our rhetoric to the Austrian land to incite the citizens of the empire to oppose the will of Vienna. It's time for the ideas to be put into practice. Reorganise the military! Give away weapons to soldiers! Prepare necessary exercises! Soon you will have to put all your passion into the coming conflict so that socialism can triumph and so will you!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#correcting_levis_error
correctingleviserror = Paul Levi was an old fool who discredited us internationally and, worse, allowed the proletarian revolution in Austria to be lost! But not for long! After long preparations for the final move, we are finally tightened and ready to defeat the edge demon created by the decayed monarchy and free our brothers from the south. We tightened our bayonets, mobilised factories, gathered our faithful friends and comrades, and united internally partially correcting the mistake Levi made. Now is the time to correct this error completely. We will strike at Viennese palaces with all the united strength of the German working people. Forward! Forward! Towards the liberation of Germany and the whole world!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#the_swiss_chameleon
swisschameleon = Switzerland has been a country that might not have gotten in our way, if they had not chosen to be obsessed with anti-socialism, and to side with Austria against us. While the Swiss are Germans, their culture has developed rather differently, which may make integration difficult. Instead, a man came to us to propose a solution, and his name is Hans Sonderegger. A witness to dictatorship, Sonderegger argued that Switzerland needs to be federation again, after this forced experience of tyranny and centralisation. Hans also added that he could be pragmatic, and adjust his plans according to our own. The debate is on: while the Swiss will join the revolution, do we follow a gentle course of slow socialist federalization, or return to the cherished decentralisation of the Swiss, influenced with anarchist rhetoric?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#spain_in_our_hearts
spaininourhearts = The Spanish comrades are fighting against the reactionaries in this uneasy conflict. We cannot be deaf to their cry. Securing Spain would be beneficial for us because we could have another ally against the French League. We must, therefore, create a plan for international diplomatic support for our Spanish comrades, as well as sending weapons to Iberia to arm them. We will also have to plan an investment in this region in the future in order to rebuild Spain as soon as possible after this conflict. It is certain that apathy is death and we must act actively, for pardoning the bourgeoisie will lead to our own death.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_futurist_problem
futuristproblem = The ideology of futurism spread throughout Europe and the whole world at the speed of light. Although we appreciate the will of the futurists to overthrow the old oppressive values, some of them rejected socialism and turned to capitalism in crisis, trying to make deals with the bourgeoisie. The capitalists began to poison their minds to show that the German Revolution was the source of the problems that affect their homelands. We need to get all these naive people out of error and hit all the liars who sow their counterfeits between them. No matter if it is because of the bourgeoisie or their own naiveté, we must not allow the eternal teaching of Marxism to be squandered by Neo-Boulangerism and some strange concepts unsatisfied in reality.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#memories_of_turin
memoriesofturin = Oh Italia, Bella Italia, how close you came and yet how far you've gone. Two years of failure has led to three decades of regret, the infighting and factionalism of the dopoguerra strangling the infant Italian Revolution in its crib, those glorious days in Turin now a distant speck disappearing below the horizon of history. But despite the years of electoral failure and impotent organising, Italian socialism has its chance again to be reborn — to regrow in soil soon to be fertilised by the corpse of d'Annunzio's Endeavour. But after such adversity, who could have the stones to lead? Perhaps the most obvious candidate, Lelio Basso has led a principled and dedicated career in service of the ideals of Luxemburg, tirelessly promoting them in eloquent speeches across Italy, his soft voice laced with irony ringing out across countless piazzas. None in Berlin could say that he does not deserve a spot at the top. On the other hand, the ever-popular Carlo Rosselli could serve to bring unity to a land historically wracked with instability. Surrounded by a strong core of talented and principled people, his middle-ground between liberalism and socialism could bring stability to the peninsula where a more divisive socialist might not. But perhaps in a nation so clearly in need of a new direction, could a firebrand be the solution? Berto Ricci, the young revolutionary and Fiumean turncoat, may be the answer to Italy's woes. His ardent determination on the overthrow of capital and the foul institutions of the Catholic Church certainly promise to bring Italy into a radically different future. The DSRP in particular seem enamoured with the uncompromising weight of his words. When the time comes to bring a socialist future to Italy, whose hands should that responsibility fall to?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#comite_national_france_libre
comitefrancelibre = Although France was critical to the establishment of the Second Internationale, it would be delusional to act as if everything is alright. The current French Socialists have 20 years of failure under their belt, starting with their social chauvinism, their cowardice in the face of the civil war in France, and now their inability to prevent the Artaud Dictatorship. It is clear that the current leadership of the French proletariat are inadequate and must be replaced with more capable people.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#paris_in_chains
parisinchains = The French Section Of The Workers' Internationale has been in perpetual decline since the fateful Union Sacrée of 1913. Enduring a brutal civil war in 1917, eight years of repression under Action Française, and now with the Artaudist coup of 1934, the idea that France's government represents its proletariat is a mere joke, and a bad one at that. For our 20th congress, we must finally address the French Question. The current bodies of representation are not in touch with the French Proletariat, nor could they be, due to the repressive nature of French authorities. This has produced an epidemic of careerists without any vision, propelled further solely to continue the status quo. In light of this, the congress has decided to dissolve the walking husk of the SFIO, and voted to replace it with the Comité National de la France Libre, a new body representing France. Since it does not represent the French proletariat directly, but only its interests, it lacks the old SFIO's input in our congress. Furthermore, as it lacks connection to the proletariat in France, it will composed of the second best thing: French exiles in Germany. They have poured into our country over the years and they are our best insight into French nation. The first task of the Committee will be to elect a chairperson. This will establish the tone of the body moving forward. Four people have come to the front as choices. The first candidate is Marcel Déat: a hangover from the old careerists, he still holds sway in the congress. He proposes that France is fundamentally broken on a national level and requires an outside force to impose revolution from the top down, what he has labelled "the constructive revolution". The second candidate is Abbé Pierre, who fled France in 1934 after being attacked by anti-clericalists. He believes that France requires a moral more than political revival, and that this revival should be achieved through Christian love and charity. Many Catholics who were chased out of France during the Artaud coup are emphatic supporters. The final candidate, Louis-Robert Pelletier, fled France during the AF years. He asserts a controversial thesis that the AF government was a direct continuation of Roman rule, derisively calling Maurras another Caesar. He has said that the French proletariat tends to be of Celtic stock while the French bourgeoisie tends to be Roman. Naturally, he is controversial for a seeming sympathy to medievalism and a tendency towards racialism, even if in service to socialism. The committee is divided between the three so we must step in to break the dead-lock.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#bring_madagascar_into_the_fold
bringmadagascarfold = The revolution prevails in Africa, the monarchist traitors have fled, and Madagascar is red! We will bring this new republic of the people into the world revolution and build a bridge from Berlin to Antananarivo. Although it will be hard work to elevate the Malgache people to socialism out of their brutal experience of colonialism, it will be a work to celebrate. We will spare no expense to help the republic rise from the ruins that the kingdom has wrought.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#establish_the_african_liberation_front
establishafricanfront = The revolution lies in ruin and Madagascar lies in chains. The brave leaders of the Malgache people have had to flee their own homeland and now largely reside in Germany. While Madagascar has fallen, the revolution will never die - or rest. We will will organise these trained leaders into a new group which will fight for the freedom of all Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#welcome_japan_to_the_world_revolution
welcomejapan = At last! The people of Japan have triumphed over the reactionary forces of Japan! After many months of brutal and gruelling warfare, the last Imperial soldiers have surrendered, and the authority of the monarchist system has been obliterated! The empire of Japan has collapsed, and a new era begins in the East! Suggestions have been raised both in Berlin and Tokyo, that there be campaigns for cooperation via inviting German students to attend Japan, and Japanese intellectuals and students to visit Germany in turn. Others have proposed stronger diplomatic and economic ties to be forged between two countries which stand to be two bastions of Socialism on the opposite ends of the world. With this in mind, let us now open up venues with the Japanese for further ties, and in doing so welcome Japan into the global revolution!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#bring_in_japanese_exiles
bringjapaneseexiles = Tragedy has struck! News has emerged today that the last Japanese revolutionaries have surrendered to imperial forces. The worker's movement has suffered a critical blow. However, following the end of the civil war, many thousands of Socialist workers, soldiers, and intellectuals have fled the country and seeked refuge here, hoping to form an exiled government to organise future Socialist action in Japan. These people have suffered much and to see such a strong revolutionary current go up in flames must be a great trauma indeed. Furthermore, from their experiences in war, we may well have much to learn, both in terms of military tactics and how to approach the question of revolution in the future. It is thus our duty to open our arms to all those who flee from the forces of Capital, so let us greet these exiles with open arms!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#snuff_out_the_light
snuffoutlight = The League Solar is an existential threat to European peace and the future of socialism. They have shown themselves to be dangerous madmen who will not rest until all of Europe is chained to a lunatic's will. We cannot risk waiting for them to attack us, we must strike now. We will march from Berlin to Brest and carry the scarlet banner over all of France, guaranteeing freedom and peace in Europe for all time. Licht aus, Messer raus!

#france_events

#france_introduction
agf_introevent = After a bitter defeat in the Great War, France was thrown into chaos as state institutions of the Third Republic crumbled down. Street battles became commonplace, the masses demanded justice for the fallen, while the postwar youth rejected old traditions that almost brought their homeland to the grave. When the reactionary Action Française took power it was too late, as the economy collapsed following the shockwaves of the 1931 Crash. From this chaos, Antonin Artaud rallied the masses with his furious speeches and seized power. Now France is led by futurism, driven on by two needs - of Speed and Revenge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#new_year_celebrations
fra_newyear = To celebrate the New Year of 1936, Artaud, Le Patron of France, has organized an immense public party in Marseille. Beautifully ornate costumes and masks were encouraged, and lots of alcohol was made available. The party lasted until January 7th, with fireworks fired from artillery cannons across the city at every hour of every night. Huge bonfires roared ablaze fueled by the great stock of primitive Renaissance art. In particular, Artaud picked out The Annunciation, by Rogier van der Weyden, a 1400s painting, and ejaculated on it, before utterly destroying it with a powerful rifle and incendiary rounds, as crowds cheered loudly. The party had minimal coverage from the outside world, except for three American journalists with positive views towards France. The party has caused major damage to the city, but everyone had a great time, and now volunteers are cleaning up the mess and the city continues to be as fiery and as fast as usual.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#letat_artistique
agf_event1 = The Artistic State is unlike any other state on earth- with the sound of artillery fire and the bonnets of cars zooming in roads and cities like Le Soleil being in a constant state of dynamicism. We must introspect within our situation to ensure stability in the future, with our political crossroad.

#appease_the_acephale
appeaseacephale = The Acéphale are an influential clique of aristocrats and artists that have desires which are far beyond our goals, but appeasing and collaborating with them is nescessary to minimize political instability.

#dawn_of_the_renegade
dawnrenegade = Georges Bataille has been appointed as the Comandant of France through Artaud's appreciation of his mysticism and hedonistic concepts. Bataille shall now begin forming an economy and society centered on the Accursed Share.

#act_of_confederation
actconfederation = The Artistic State has a weak and tenuous hold on France - divided by urban and rural areas, and centralizing will be harmful for everyone involved. It's an insult to believe statism is part of the Futurist ideal regardless, and so we shall create an Act of Confederation, making France de facto a confederation of provinces, with high autonomy for all of them.

#collaborate_with_the_escadron
collaborateescadron = We cannot accept the influence Bataille has on France, and so we shall purge his secret society and most of its members, and increase the influence of the Escadron du Futur, removing any artists that are sympathetic to the Acéphale.

#escadron_for_all
escadronforall = All are welcome within the future: we do not divide by race or creed, so long as all give their lives to the great acceleration to utopia! We are all merely cogs in the great propulsion!

#howling_with_the_wolves
wolves = Upon Augier's ascension, we have realized true freedom is not found in bureaucracy and monotony, but instead in the release of sheer animalistic existence.

#a_modest_proposal
modestproposal = "When Caesar invaded our lands he robbed us of more than our independence. He robbed us of our connection to our soul, the soul of our soil," Le Patron announced today, Augier standing at his side. "When we lived in the age of Druids and nature, we were free; when the Romans entered our sacred land, they enshackled us to the grand leviathan known as civilization. We must free ourselves of our shackles, smash these chains. We shall destroy the central demagogues, the Papal fools, and the accursed city which has enslaved us so. We will return to an organic community, an organic state, and an organic nation. And we will follow our instincts, even if the cosmopolitan man of civilization believes the ends it leads us to are monstrous. Head out friends, let the beast go free!" Throughout the streets, Druidic cultists burned effigies of Caesar, the Pope, Ford, and other despots of civilization. Children lined up gleefully to receive face paintings of Celtic runes upon their face, while these same runes are carved into every building in Le Soleil. Despite the tremendous support for our new course, certain traitors within our population cannot grasp the reason for their rightful expulsion from our society. For such insolence and treason, they shall greet justice in the faces of our wolves...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#a_celtic_state
celticstate = While the great Patron has certainly done his best for the Future, unfortunately, our French identity has made us lose sight of the future. Now, we shall utterly abolish this French menace, and let our own souls be guided by the Pagan flame!

#a_friend_of_old_france
friendoldfrance = Colonel Maurice De Saint-Pierre was a scarred man. Be it phosgene gas, shrapnel, or the effects of sustained, daily binge-drinking, his body bore the scars of life. He wasn't even thirty goddamn years old, and yet he felt like a man thrice his age. That...was France, today. Ruled by a madman, populated by the scarred and maimed and walking dead. All pride was wrung out of the country and its people. its dignity bled out in the fields of Verdun and Champagne. It was a sorry state, and Maurice could not blame those who let it degenerate further. But he was not that kind of man. Here, in the Front pour la Libération de la France du Futurisme's headquarters, Maurice sipped a bitter cocktail of cheap gin and even cheaper soda water. Couldn't even get the fucking tonic stuff."Sir", said Private Jeanpaul, handing him a letter. "We just received this communique from the Paris cell. Apparently, it is exceptionally urgent." Poor Jeanpaul. 19 years old. Completely lost. His entire life-plan was set up on joining the army, only for that rat-faced corpsefucker Artaud to disband the army. Most everyone here consisted of the leftovers of that moronic move. Disbanding the army wasn't enough to stop the army. No, leaving hundreds of thousands of young men, unemployed, trained in combat, and bitter...that would be Artaud's downfall. Maurice unfolded the letter, and read it. "Dear members of the Front, my name is not important. All you should know of me is that I am a Friend of the Old France. As it stands, you and I have much to benefit from each other. I have long known of the partisan movements against wretch Artaud, and I support them whole-heartedly. It is of utmost importance to me that sanity, that order, that anything but the damned Chaos that surrounds us like a suffocating gas, is annihilated. I merely ask for your aid: If you wish for me to help you in your noble goal, there is a street in Caen, Rue Caponière. Put this letter, with your response on the back, yes or no, at 13 Rue Caponière. And if it is yes, I shall act. Await my next letter afterwards." Maurice now has a choice to make.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#full_speed_into_the_world
fullspeedworld = Our revolution has brought glory and rejuvenation to our proud people and proud nation. However, the revolution has still remained largely confined within our borders. To restrict our revolution within our own borders would be selfish; we must spread the future across the Earth!

#rattachisme
rattachisme = The so-called "Republic of Wallonia" is a sad statelet, though its present shape is hardly the fault of the Walloons themselves. Many foreign powers have played a tennis match with our brothers in Liége, from the Dutch and Germans to even our own treasonous countrymen. All of them have eventually abandoned any pursuits of establishing a proper stronghold in the region however, and the results speak for themselves. The current Walloon government is a freakshow, barely held together by an unholy union of anglophile hylics and lackeys of the former PRRRS government in France, neither of which seem to care about the wishes of the men they rule over. Why else would they deny all true Frenchmen the right to rise, when even the deaf can hear the Patrie yearning for them?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_wallonian_question
wallonianquestion = Our northern neighbour, Wallonia, is a mistake. It is barely a state, real or fake. It is obsolete and artificial. It began as a feudal remnant, some place for the Habsburgs to rest their wretched chins after returning from their niece's bedrooms. Next, the Huns run through it. As they're particularly and pathetically slow thinkers, flittering between servile monarchism and servile socialism, the Germans just left the non-state to rot! They set up a military government, forgot to install a puppet prince. A single worker and soldier's council tried to invade; they gave up in a bleak Wallonian field. The German occupation government there let itself diminish, half running off to Prussia, half devoting themselves to a new native military government. Isn't that ridiculous? You stay for so long in Wallonia, and you lose your purpose. You become a dinosaur, watching the economy decline, watching the world move on without you. Luckily, we can fix that! Jules Schmalzigaug is a futurist who understands how dreary the Wallonian construct is. Although he is both a native speaker of fake Flemish and he considers himself more inspired by the Italians, he has conjured up la Fraternité française futuriste, a brotherhood for all Wallonians who remember their Latinate heritage, and understand that France is the future of futurism. They have requested military assistance in crushing the Wallonian government. It would be foolish to deny them this, though we might gain some amusement in watching a home grown civil war.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#wallonias_melting
walloniasmelting = Combat has finally erupted in Wallonia! It's clearly black and white. The heroic Schmalzigaug leads the accelerationists in Wallonia. The laws of history practically ordain his victory. Back when worthless Wallonia was part of boring Belgium, Schmalzigaug was at the brink of despair - as any decent man should be, living in such an area. Schmalzigaug found meaning during his time in Venice - he was a futurist even before our dearest Patron! - and during the French Insurgence, joining an escadron and warring against the French Faction of the Socialist International. Our Schmalzigaug lives in front of everyone else: despite being a Hun at heart, he sees more deeply than the average Frank. He's ahead of all trends; his enemy is stuck in the past. When he wins, we will surely accord him a place in the Chamber of Demiurges. Our opponent in every way is Herman Baltia. A wannabe generalissimo probably selected to rule Wallonia by the imperialist German Military Government for his German ancestry, Baltia has ruled by decree ever since. The very definition of a wretched old man, we hear that Baltia paints soggy watercolours whenever he's not demanding that any Frenchman who voices even slight opposition to his rule is beaten down. Due to Wallonia having very little involvement in the unorganised civil conflicts in 18 and 19, we presume that his military experience is relegated to shooting blacks if they don't get him enough rubber and throwing himself under the German heel.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#fraternite
fraternite = Herman Baltia has been hanged from a lamppost in Namur, graffiti inscribed behind him. "I'm a treacherous snake that sold out the French people." The corpses of his minions and partners in crime are littered behind him. Supposedly, they were planning to run off to the German Congo, go back to their old days. They were crushed too quickly, though. Escadron marched through the streets. They ignored the debris and the bodies of the past. Why look at that awful stuff, when you can pay attention to men and women throwing themselves at your feet? Free hugs, free kisses, free food: everyone singing French songs in that beautifully discordant way. Synchronised singing is overrated. Wallonia's overwhelmed with passion; Wallonia's reached her limit. Wallonia's drunk on violence and militancy. If her choir was nice, orderly, innocent church boys and innocent church girls, you'd think she didn't care. Everyone's incoherency spilling onto the streets is a sign that something spectacular has occurred. The cacophony is really bliss. Jules Schmalzigaug gave a speech in the Élysette, Baltia's former residence. Wallonia is now an integral part of France; it will never be separated again. Still, the work of the French people is never done. Now Wallonia and France are united, they must spread the light of futurism across Europe and then the globe. If that didn't suffice, Artaud himself appeared behind Schmalzigaug! He congratulated the crowd on freeing themselves from delay, reminding them of their travail under the German occupation government and its successor state. Jules broke into tears, threw himself into Antonin's arms. "Now, we are truly children of France!" It never stops. Today, St. Aubin's Cathedral burns. It was made by the Pope 350 years ago. Nobody needed that. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow after, French art and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#strange_new_animals_gather
strangenewanimals = In the countryside, a new futurist faction within our movement - Clique Druidiste - is demonstrating their political influence by organising several Celtic pagan rituals in French forests. Most of their influence is in Brittany, but it's slowly spreading as the younger generations discover the sexual rituals involved. This new subculture is heavily influenced by Yugoslav Zenitism and French Primitivism, declaring that Celtic tribes lived fast lives despite their technological backwardness as true speed comes from the mind, not technology. Marc Augier, who is hailed as "Mestr", has already organised his followers into a paramilitary group dressed in nothing but the furs of wild animals. In the night, they claim that they become true animals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#war_against_the_world
waragainstworld = It is depressing to confess, but France still has a long road ahead to travel before it can fully call itself a player on the world stage, regardless of our current Herculean efforts. Of course, we bear no ill will towards our devoted allies, but a city within Italy does not constitute a great empire. Neither can an empire be built on a single island. An empire is not formed by making our influence stretch to every area between Calais and Marseille. If France wants to be truly great, France needs allies. In this modern age, simply looking within our borders won't do. No, no, and no... France shall lay siege to the world, but in order to accomplish this, it must first show the globe that every word of our revolutionary rhetoric is true. A very real sword that the French will soon plunge into their chests as well as through their guts in the name of victory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#aid_revolutionaries
aidrevolutionaries = What do Krauts and Anglos have in common? They have never been our friends, and only ever form alliances of convenience. The Great War was one that showed just how insidious and backstabbing both powers could be. What did we lose? Just about everything. We gained nothing for our efforts but pain and misery. No longer. We won't put up with this. If both of our worst neighbors despise us and make every effort to destroy France, then we must make every effort not just to counter them, but to seek their end. We will foment rebellion, turn brother against brother, tear their families apart and make a hundred revolutions and civil wars squabble over every square centimeter! Rip these jackals and hounds from one another and cast them to the winds! Let them descend to Tartarus, and howl in pain alongside Judas as the flesh is torn from their bodies!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#adventures_in_spain
adventuresinspain = Finally, the brothel for German and British elites to our south that some dare to call a Republic has been brought to its knees. Unfortunately for us, the men who have brought the republic low hate each other just as much as they hate the republic. And it is a particularly prickly situation for us as many in our government do not agree on who we should support. Some call for all our efforts to go to the National Front, but many think that there are too many reactionaries within the front to be worthy of our aid. Others think the destructive gesture of the anarchists fit our government's aims better but then again, there are a few open supporters of Germany in their grouping. A moderate group – a dangerous thing to be in New France – think that we should simply support both, critical support to all against the republic. However, the choice will ultimately be up to Artaud.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#french_military_mission
frenchmilitarymission = Our friends in thought in France have sent a delegation of experienced officers and military theoreticians. They are advising our army, helping our nation develop modern tactics so that we might advance the Futurist cause.

#a_call_to_arms
fiuitawarcall = The brave soldiers of Fiume have finally done it! The Rubicon has been crossed, and the brave soldiers of the future now fight to drag Italy into a new age. The old, mangy order shall be overthrown, that filth washed clean from Italy, and the vibrant young warriors will spread their wings, their noble souls lifted above this mortal realm. Standing proudly alongside them we shall usher in this new revolution of body and spirit.

#friends_beyond_the_rhine
friendsbeyondrhine = As we prepare to crush the Spartakist hydra once and for all, we must fight the enemy not only on the battlefield, but also behind the front, in a war for the spirit of the German people. The Troiseme Bureau has established contact with groups sympathetic to our cause who would be instrumental in creating a collaborationist government in the German lands beyond the Rhine. However, our newfound friends have differing agendas and reasons for their support, and thus the final choice to decide who will play the first violin in new Germany belongs to us. First is Gerhard Roßbach, a leader of a freikorp in conflict with Luddendorff’s government, he has turned to us for support in waging his anti-communist crusade. His sympathies are authoritarian and militaristic. Fueled by hatred towards both capitalist decadence and communist anarchy, Roßbach wishes to administer Germany as a totalitarian, collectivist state ruled with an iron hand by paramilitary forces. While certainly less imaginative than our other contacts, what he lacks in vision he makes up for in efficiency and brutality; the appointment of Roßbach would create a state able to rule without scruples and crush all resistance to occupation. The next is Hugo Hoeppener, better known by his artistic pseudonym, Fidus. A painter and mystic of national fame before the war, Fidus has involved himself with all kinds of utopian and revolutionary movements in his country. While initially supportive of the 1918 revolution, he has become disillusioned with the kind of order the Spartakists were creating in Germany and joined one of the conspiratorial so-called Green groups that opposed the communist regime. Hoeppener’s sympathies lay close to those of monsieur Augier: his mysticism leads him to imagine a revival of the Aryan race in a vitalist spirit and a utopian synthesis of modernity and nature. His rule would provide a strong ideological foundation for the new Germany, that could heal the wound between our nations and provide a revolutionary alternative to the Spartakist sickness. The last is Hans Richter, a star of the German avant-garde and a dissident Communist. One of the original members of the Dada group and the later Dadaist Party, his sympathies later turned to Constructivism and led him to become a leading figure of the oppositional Third International in Germany. The secret deal he proposes to us is the transformation of Germany into a highly autonomous experimental zone under the administration of the international avant-garde, harkening back to the original political program of the Dadaists. Such a government would preserve the advances made by the Spartakists and absorb much of the current administration, while breathing in a new truly revolutionary spirit to German socialism — making the country a ground for the most bold and brave modernist projects to unfold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#seize_our_natural_borders
seizenaturalborders= Gold, black or red, Germans have never felt comfortable in the land they inhabit. Ever before there was a single Germany, their hungry eyes and multiple chins ogled everything around them, wishing to force themselves onto every surrounding nation like a cheap whore, to make a portion of a foreign land their own. Old France was one such victim, and the experience has left it scarred and bruised for centuries. This weak, feeble France has long since died however, and we who rise from her ashes know what has always belonged to us. Forget Alsace and Lorraine, let us undo everything the insolent krauts have ever stolen from us! The imperial flag might have faded red, but the German orcs still live in splendour from industry and protection provided by lands of the Rhénanie. Lands that belong to France.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#cuck_them_for_eternity
cuckthemeternity = Can you smell it, Europe? That's the end, sweet and bitter, harsh and unforgiving, cruel but just. It marches and marches, leaving terror in its wake. Smell of corpses, smell of gasoline, smell of gunfire in the streets - London and Berlin, Madrid and Marseille, Belfast and Vienna too. None can escape the flood that engulfs their bodies and their minds in single sweep. Urban metropolis swept aside by the sound of artillery shells hitting the ground, picking off dozen soldiers in their way. Chaos shall reign for thousand years, and we futurist stand on watch for its cold embrace. The crossed lighting shall stand eternally vigilant where the Siegessäule once stood, heroically commemorating our deepest dishonor transcended by our greatest triumph. It will fit perfectly well at the flagpole at Buckingham Palace, assuring the furious locals that we will never, ever, ever, ever leave them out of our sight - And unlucky for them, nothing is beyond our reach. Our brave boys in uniforms make way with the reactionary dogs women, ensuring a proper upbringing for Europe's next generation. The Solariade's first chapter comes to an end with everyone joyous, Europe liberated, and France triumphant. So let us all pave the road to a better future, one bullet or bomb at a time! Guerre à Outrance!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#les_viperes
lesviperes = Très Secret Défense. Memorandum Concerning Defeatist Propaganda — While the start of the campaign in Italy has avoided disaster, it is perhaps inevitable that the war would agitate dissenters and traitors within French society. The usual crowing of the Lunaires would not merit a full report. Unfortunately, an act of sabotage and propaganda occurred this week in a number of cities we normally would consider loyal, including Le Soleil, and it demands further investigation. Our first cause for alarm is the sophistication of this sabotage campaign. It appears the dissident broadsheet known as "Qu'est-ce que cest?" achieved surprising circulation through means such as concealing it in folded state newspapers before distribution. The quality of the print and the writing is, admittedly, of surprisingly high caliber given the usual condition of our opponents. Furthermore, the ideological character of the propaganda does not resemble that of our traditional enemies, the socialists, liberals, or monarchists. The so-called "Invisible Committee" behind the paper has painted a picture of a coming military disaster in the mountains of Italy, but supposedly because our government has not gone far enough in revolutionizing France. Our Front is decried as insufficiently disciplined given the instability caused by the Wallonia campaign. Worse yet, Le Patron and his legacy are attacked as soft-hearted poison for our state, dilettantish and wasteful in light of the struggle ahead. The timing of this event is also suggestive. To prepare such a campaign so soon after the start of the war implies much about their capabilities. Or worse, in context, it suggests they had prior knowledge of our war plans giving them time to prepare. In summary, we cannot dismiss the possibility of an actively disloyal current within the FNAG for the first time since Wallonia. The absence of clear leadership as in 1936 is a conundrum for our intelligence services. If the attacks on our government can be dismissed through foreign policy success, however, this defeatism may prove short-lived. Vive la France — M. Pierrot                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#france_wallonia_mechanic

#operation_jourdan
operationjourdan = Our plan for a swift invasion of Wallonia has been approved by le Patron, and while we are extremely grateful for this chance to avenge Apollinaire's death, not everyone is as happy. The renegade Surrealists limit us, acting as a rope around our necks ready to fighten if too many of our men die a glorious warrior's death. Spineless bastards that they are, they even protest against action in the streets, crying for us to send less men to "die in the meatgrinder of war." Therefore we must be careful not to suffer too many casualties, lest we be outmaneuvered by our enemies in Le Soleil.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#ramp_up_jingoistic_propaganda
jingoisticpropaganda = "Brothers, Frenchmen, revolutionaries, lend me your rifles! It is time to avenge our national embarrassment, to cast the devils who wrought the death of Apollinaire back into the Hell they came from, and by Jingo we'll send their Walloon nursemaids down with them!"

#placate_the_surrealists
placatesurrealists = As painful as it is, sometimes we must bow our heads for the greater good. The pestilent pacifistic Surrealist scum have worn us down, and rather than call off the entire incursion, we will offer them a middle ground, attempting to incur less casualties than we previously allotted as allowed.

#beat_down_pacifist_scum
beatpacifistscum = The brave men of the Escadron are willing to die for France, and yet there those who dare to lift a finger against us? We shall rain hellfire and fury upon these fools, staving off any chance of that vile disease known as "pacifism" spreading among our men.

#surrealist_protests
surrealistprotests = May God send André Breton straight to Hell! That bastard son of a whore has sent his prissy university students to rail against our war as a "thinly veiled imperialist exercise," bringing shame directly to Apollinaire's legacy! If Artaud did not love him such, his corpse would be hanging from le Phare du Monde, but for now we will attempt to handle this with a lighter touch, fighting back against this attempt to sap our men's morale and cause defections amongst the troops.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#operation_merovee
operationmerovee = Le Patron has graced our plan to agitate a revolution among the native Walloon population with his stamp of approval, and thus we move. Already, our operatives are contacting cells we prepared in case such an occasion arose, money and guns flooding across the border through back alleys and black markets. But for our coup to succeed, we will need more than just the right men in the right place. Our efforts to propagandize, cajoule, and persuade must not just be directed at the Walloons, but the French as well. However, with hard work and just a pinch of luck, we just might come away as the men who stole the world.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#send_agents_into_the_field
sendagentsfield = While native groups may be the backbone of our plans, the nerve center is made of Frenchmen. We must send our own men out into the field, organizing between various collaborator groups, making deals with local authorities, and engaging in various other shadowy activities. To put such delicate matters solely in the hands of those we cannot fully trust yet would be a complete folly, and we shall not let our hard work go to waste.

#expand_our_gunrunning
expandgunrunning = The Walloons are preparing to overthrow their decadent democracy, but require a larger arsenal of weaponry to do so. Simple pistols won't do the trick, and thus we shall furnish them with the finest firearms Le Soleil can offer. We are sure our good friends in the Escadron won't mind a few missing armaments here and there, as long as it's for a good cause.

#funnel_funds_to_agitators
fundagitators = Our contacts among the native population are busy building their networks up, and thus require larger amounts of cash. We shall smuggle some across the border, funding their operations and padding the pockets of those who might pose a threat the the whole ordeal. After all, money makes the world go round, and we're the axis it's spinning on.

#launch_the_coup
launchcoupwal = "Walloons, your time has come! Rise up against your liberal chainforgers, throw off the yoke of the petty-nationalist tyrants, and reunite with your European brothers across the border!"

#united_states_events

#united_states_introduction
usa_introevent = While avoiding the devastation of the world war, the USA political landscape was forever changed following the collapse of the Democrat party due to internal party tensions. This gave the Republican party a decade long control over the government. However due to the Great Depression, Republican rule is threatened. Under the hands of Andrew Mellon, a committed laissez faire economist the depression has only worsened. With the 1936 election encroaching. four major parties compete to see who will gain the presidency and with the oncoming tide of war, the United States will never be the same again.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

usa_elections = At long last, election day has arrived. Everyone knows how important this election is. The last two decades have seen a radical change in the international order and the internal situation within the states. Economic mishap, radicalism and extremism on the rise, new developments in weaponry; everything to make the next decade hectic, violent and even apocalyptic. Who America selects to be the president, therefore, is a big deal. From the left, we have James Renshaw Cox, a catholic priest and proponent of political, economic and social reform. His Jobless Progressives have gathered a lot of working class support, and are seen as serious threat by big business and more authoritarian minded politicians. Then we have Dan Moody, the youngest Governor of Texas ever elected. The candidate of the American Party, Moody has solidified his reputation for his anti-Klan stances, and has promised a reasonable and moderate government. The incumbent Republicans, scrambling after Mellon's resignation, put forward Bronson M. Cutting as their candidate. A senator for New Mexico, he has championed a platform of freedom of speech and economic reform, and he has been in heavy fighting with Moody over middle class voters. Finally, there is Howard Scott of the Technocrats. An engineer, Scott has proposed radical policies including replacing currency exchange with energy accounting, the creation of a scientific board to oversee the exchange of goods, and the creation of a North American Technate stretching from Alaska and Canada all the way to Venezuela and Columbia. He has been the most popular amongst engineers, scientists and self-styled intellectuals. The future of America is now in the hands of the voters. The votes have been counted, and now the President has been decided. The winner is...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#fiume_events

#fiume_introduction
fiu_introevent = Created after Italy hadn't received its desired irredentist territories in the Paris peace conference, the Italian Regency of Carnaro has been a pariah in the international stage, until it was confirmed at the treaty of Rapallo. Fiume, as it is usually known, has endured through political turmoil and armed conflict as a small but strong state. Despite D'Annuzio's advanced age and poor health, national morale remains steadfast and ready to face the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, and take arms against a sea of troubles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_15th_arengo
fifteentharengo = Summer is coming, and with it coming the time for the new convocation of Arengo - this time there will be a lot of urgent work for the parliament!

#addressing_the_slump
addressingslump = Fiume is a great example of a utopian, completely free economy, where everyone is valued by the results of their work, and no one suffers from poverty. Unfortunately, so far we are not completely self-sufficient, and the pitiful upheavals of foreign capitalists, which have caused another global economic crisis, have affected us as well. Arengo urgently needs to rectify this situation.

#the_eastern_border
easternborder = The danger is growing on our eastern border - Yugoslavia, always greedy for new territories, has long expressed its claims to Dalmatia and even Fiume! We can't let the torch of world renewal go out so easily!

#the_border_with_the_slavians
borderwithslavians = In our glorious Republic we have long felt a clash, a violence against Slavs. Not our own Slavs mind you, those masters of trade, of strength and vitality, our Slavs are simply the best Slavs there are. However, on the border, beyond the Timave, beyond the Trieste, sits an ultranationalist regime that seeks to annex us and colonize us with superior numbers. We now feel like we must attack first if we are to maintain the security of our Regime, of our people, of our endless vitality and our spiritual strength. Their re-armament worries us immensely as they begin pumping out divisions with a violence unprecedented in this day and age, therefore various elements in Fiume have come forward and positioned themselves:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_16th_arengo
sixteentharengo = Now that the main issues have been resolved, we can begin preparations for the new session of parliament - it will be accompanied by light, music, and poetry, oh, there will be as much poetry!

#the_death_of_d_annunzio
annunziodeath = This morning, Il Vate, Il Profeta, our Duce Gabriele D'Annunzio was found dead in his bedroom. Official autopsies believe the Duce died peacefully in his sleep at the venerable age of 74, suspecting no foul play. This news has been little comfort to some of the Duce's most ardent followers. Podestà Gigante, an old friend of the Duce, purportedly sought to rally the Arditi, believing that the monarchists in Italy had engineered the death of the beloved leader. A more rational response has been the quick organisation of the Consiglio Degli Otimi, an emergency council consisting of the most influencial members of the Fiume government and military. The first actions of the Council include the declaration of a period of mourning, followed by a longer period of celebration of the Duce's life and the ideology he took to such Olympian heights. A less communicated decree of the Council has been the mobilisation of the Arditi in an effort to curb both internal dissent and dissuade any of our many foes from taking advantage of this grand tradegy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#lo_incontro_del_consiglio_di_emergenza
fiumeemergency = Fiume is devastated by the recent events. D'annunzio is gone and the future we marched forward so willingly became foggy and worrying. As our constitution states, in case of such emergency a dictator should be appointed. Consiglio Degli Otimi has arranged a meeting to discuss who sould be the succesor of our beloved Duce. The council decided to give emergency powers to Fiume's most influential figure...

#poetry_in_motion
poetryinmotion = "I will watch you. I will protect you. You'll regret anything but coming to me, freely, proudly. I love you. I do not have any thought that is not yours; I have no desire in the blood that is not for you." -Gabriele D'Annunzio

#engine_of_man
engineofman = One must go beyond muscular possibilities and aim in the dance of life for that ideal multiplied body of the motor that we have so long dreamed of. Gestures of our life must imitate the movements of machines assiduously paying court to steering wheels, tires, pistons, and so preparing for the fusion of man with the machine, achieving the metallism and dynamism of Futurist dance.

#soul_of_italy
soulofitaly = Strong hand gently - caress the daisies. The flowering of the soul.

#the_grand_return(keller)
kellervictory = Greetings, oh my Beautiful City of Rome! In your sweet languor, you relax in the rays of the warm Italian sun, like a beautiful lioness, and your lion cubs-suburbans surround you - bright, colorful, and lively. Monti, shining with its fountains and lace of shops-boutiques-restaurants, Prati, where the cream of society lives (their "ivory towers" are very fashionable but with taste), Testaccio, with its narrow streets and true Roman spirit, Trastevere - the bright flower of the art and beauty… there are dozens of them. They all cling to the historic center, to the vibrant city of Roman marble, the Catholic splendor of the cathedrals, and the golden memories of the Renaissance. The city of antiquity, the city of sweet afternoon sleep. But your celestial forehead is already overshadowed by an impending storm. Mighty bombers, like storm clouds, scatter their bombs like hail over the city, and with them comes the thunder of war and the lightning of battle. Futurists fall from the sky like rain - hundreds of paratroopers, young, brave, desperate, slowly descending directly into the heart of Rome. The Italian army is caught unawares - no amount of anti-aircraft weapons can stop such a huge shoal of celestial hunters, no land army can fight against an enemy that appears everywhere at the same time. With Arditic courage, the soldiers of Fiume storm the positions, chase, destroy and surround, and strike aircrafts hover over their heads like ravens, spreading panic, and taking away any opportunity to organize a defense. The Kingdom of Italy is no more - there is only Fiume everywhere, in flags and faces, on the radio and the walls of rebellious neighborhoods. The king flees, and his palace becomes the property of the newly organized communes and corporations of Rome, a true phalanster for all. The Vatican is facing a worse fate - the rotten heart of the Catholic religion, along with quarters of the decadent aristocracy, will burn in the flames of heaven. The future has come, on the wings of airplanes!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_grand_return(marinetti)
marinettivictory = Greetings, oh my Beautiful City of Rome! In your sweet languor, you relax in the rays of the warm Italian sun, like a beautiful lioness, and your lion cubs-suburbans surround you - bright, colorful, and lively. Monti, shining with its fountains and lace of shops-boutiques-restaurants, Prati, where the cream of society lives (their "ivory towers" are very fashionable but with taste), Testaccio, with its narrow streets and true Roman spirit, Trastevere - the bright flower of the art and beauty… there are dozens of them. They all cling to the historic center, to the vibrant city of Roman marble, the Catholic splendor of the cathedrals, and the golden memories of the Renaissance. The city of antiquity, the city of sweet afternoon sleep. Now your brood, oh lioness, is frozen in anticipation of the inevitable - like steel claws the columns of cars and armored vehicles penetrate your heart, agile and arrogant children of the New World. They race like a whirlwind, demolishing everything in their path, easily crushing barricades, jumping over intersections like a pack of street thugs. The futuristic army has entered Rome and is greeted by the smoke of fires, the sounds of distant shots, the silent streets, and the colorful drawings on the walls. Although the Testaccio arose long before the first vehicles arrived, the futurists still had to make their way through the center with blood. Here the remnants of the besieged Italian troops fought with the bravery of the doomed. It was a wonderful, almost magical experience, but, nevertheless, the king was still able to escape. He was lucky, but you can`t say so about the whole royal district, which was turned into ruins. The same fate awaits the Vatican - by the evening, fourteen batteries of beautiful, singing howitzers will begin the methodical destruction of St. Peter's Basilica and all surrounding areas. When the ashes settle, the rotten heart of the Catholic Church will stop beating.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_grand_return(shimoi)
shimoivictory = Greetings, oh my Beautiful City of Rome! In your sweet languor, you relax in the rays of the warm Italian sun, like a beautiful lioness, and your lion cubs-suburbans surround you - bright, colorful, and lively. Monti, shining with its fountains and lace of shops-boutiques-restaurants, Prati, where the cream of society lives (their "ivory towers" are very fashionable but with taste), Testaccio, with its narrow streets and true Roman spirit, Trastevere - the bright flower of the art and beauty… there are dozens of them. They all cling to the historic center, to the vibrant city of Roman marble, the Catholic splendor of the cathedrals, and the golden memories of the Renaissance. The city of antiquity, the city of sweet afternoon sleep.It's time to cut this dream - with one fast blow of a well-honed sword. And they do it - the well-honed swords of Shimoa, the futuristic warriors of Fiume, they make their way with fire, steel and fanatical, unearthly courage. Dense infantry columns penetrated the city from three directions, quickly cutting the defense of the Italians into isolated pockets. It is enough simply one click of the finger of the Shogun of Beauty, and each of these pockets will be washed away by a colorful sea of infantry. Fanaticism is contagious because there is no other way to explain why blackshirts, who start rebellion even earlier, tie explosives to themselves and attack machine guns, why even civilians throw bottles of incendiary mixture and stones at defenders. The flow of people sweeps away the vile apathetic, the slaves of the democratic regime, and all the sticky people who parasitize on the minds of the people. The king fled, leaving his riches at the mercy of the victors, and the church shrank in a bad anticipation - and not in vain. The Vatican will be destroyed - not by the weapons, because weapons are just an appendage to the Individual, but by the Individual himself. Every stone, every statue, every piece of gold - massive crowds erase all traces of the rotten heart of Catholic Italy. The triumph of the human spirit, the triumph of unity and will - so the future comes to Rome!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#italy_events

ita_introevent = The Kingdom of Italy is probably the greatest victor of the Great War, but its gains have carried heavy costs. The empire is vastly overextended, the economy is grinding to a halt, and for 20 years the military has stagnated. Despite this, the strength of the ruling United Democratic Party of Italy has made it the sole bastion of European liberalism. How long can it last?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#trasformismo_36
trasformismothirtysix = It's that time again. Soon the left wing of the party will hand power back to the right wing once again. Unity and democracy continue apace. Here's to our grand coalition!

#a_crisis_of_conscience
crisisofconscience = Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy and informal leader of the left wing of the United Democratic Party, gazed out at the crowds milling through the Piazza del Popolo. He took a long sip of his espresso and quickly flicked his eyes over the newspaper in front of him. Lots of political editorials this week, mainly concerning the upcoming handover of power to Sturzo and the right wing of the party. As he read, he felt himself growing increasingly agitated, but without any clear reason. What was wrong with him today? He began to understand as he walked back to the Palazzo Chigi. It was that word, the one word that had brought so many Italians to accept and even endorse almost 15 years of PDIU rule. "Democratic". Since the beginning, the trust he had shared with Giolitti and Sturzo had hinged upon that word. It was the word that had brought so many millions of Italians to the voting booths to vote for their new party. It was the word that had also fueled the meteoric rise of the Partito Radicale, split the Partito Socialista irrevocably, and strangled the Partito Popolare in the cradle. Now this word, this idea, began to itch and eventually to tear at the conscience of the man to whom it was so dear. Was this really what he had hoped for? The PDIU was created as a united front against extremist aggression, but it had accumulated so many of the worst flaws of a liberal party. Corruption, cronyism, cynical manipulation-- this was becoming the PDIU's bread and butter. Worst of all though, by taking up the mantle of Italian democracy in the widest way possible. It had become a party of political monopoly, the only safe choice for the Italian people in a world turning away from freedom. Settling into a chair at his office, he removed his private diary from a locked drawer.  After much soul-searching, he took up his favorite pen and wrote the following:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#the_foregone_conclusion
foregoneconclusion = The Trasformato has gone forward as planned. The right wing of the party prepares to assume power.

#pdiu_wins_1936_elections
pdiuvictory = In an event which has surprised essentially no one, the PDIU  has won the 1936 Italian General Election, resulting in Luigi Sturzo taking control of the party from Ivanoe Bonomi. Celebrations in the streets of Italy have been noticeable, but mild. It is after all, hardly a significant nudge of the status-quo. However, the Italian nation and the Italian people are always happy to be reminded that they are one of the last bastions of freedom within a twisted world of Despots, Futurists and Communists following the deathly trials of the Great War. The coalition party that is the Partito Democratico Italiano Unito was formed not long after the end of the Great War in response to rising activities from the radical Right and Left, such as the Blackshirts championed by Benito Mussolini as well as Communist militias. A unified big-tent, democratic bloc can easily be said to have saved Italy from the dangers of radicals and extremists. A state of affairs which the Italian people have been very comfortable with to say the least. The monopoly of the PDIU has been for many years without competition due to the big-tent nature of the party. It is after all, hard for radicals or opposition members to take charge when moderate factions are united. PDIU's hegemony was shaken a little with the death of Giovanni Giolloti in 1928, who was the undisputed hegemon of Italian politics. Away from the public eye, corruption slowly grows within the party and the messy response to the Slump has not been kind to the governing bodies of Italy either. No matter the case, the popular will of the Italian people, even if they do not have all the facts in front of them, has been made clear and it certainly seems that PDIU is here to stay.

#transformato
transformato = The transfer is complete-- Luigi Sturzo is prime minister, and it seems we can expect a moderate policy package of reforms to stabilize Italy's economy, diplomatic status and empire.

#transformato
transformato2 = Following the announcement of the results of the 1936 Italian General election, there has been ecstatic celebration from more liberal and conservative government officials in the PDIU. Although the victory was hardly a surprise as essentially everyone had predicted a victory for the PDIU, but a shift to power no matter how expected is always welcome. As a result, Sturzo held a speech in Rome earlier today, addressing a modestly sized crowd of his plans for Italy to escape the slump so that "Italy may be reborn as the star of Europe, burning as bright as the sun!" Curiously Bonomi was notably absent from the podiums around the area where the speech was held, even though other members of the leftist factions of the PDIU were also present. Whatever the reason behind the disappearance of Bonomi, the speech was still well received and it is clear that the people of Italy have a bright future waiting for them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#bonomis_speech
bonomisspeech = Bonomi stood facing the parliament. Making this speech was a tough decision to make, but he believes it is necessary not only to clear his conscience, but to potentially save Italy from becoming yet another tyrannical regime. He took a deep breath, and began speaking: "Ever since the end of the Risorgimento and the dawn of the 20th Century. The Italian nation has been the defining nation of the world. Not necessarily in our actions in a global sense, but certainly in our policies. The end of Great War, saw Europe falling into the clutches of radicals: reactionaries, councilists and accelerationists, but not us! We stand here today as a beacon of freedom and democracy, or at least so we thought... My friends, for a party that calls itself democratic, the practices within it are disrespectful or even insulting to the term "democracy". For twelve years, this party hasn't lost a single election, not just because of our fervent opposition to radicals from left and right, but because of the wide range of people it appeals to. This party brings together political factions that would oppose each other if we were in let's say United Kingdom, or Sweden, or any other still functioning democracy. And with each victorious election comes the transformato, the prime ministers switch allegience between Sinistra and Destra back and forth so that each faction has majority when their turn comes. Many of you refuse to see this, but Italy has become a one-party state for the mere sake of anti-extremism. What has this achieved? It has only allowed for corruption and cronyism to grow. These reprehensible things are rife within the party, many among you are only interested in satisfying your insatiable thirst for power. How can there be someone looking at the hands of the ruling and safeguarding the interests of the minority in a country with no real opposition? Because of these reasons, my friends, I declare that PDIU-Sinistra shall participate in the elections in earnest. We will no longer continue this power sharing arrangement." Following this speech, the entire Italian parliament was in an uproar. At first, more conservative members of the PDIU denounced Bonomi. Even some people on the left shouted him down. Eventually, the outrage spread across parliament, even the most cool headed individuals started shouting and heckling their peers. Some defended Bonomi, many others criticised him. What the full ramifications of this event will be, it is too early to tell, but it is certain that the situation does not look good for the PDIU.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \n

#collapse_of_the_coalition
collapseofcoalition = Chaos has erupted throughout every part of Italy today following Ivanoe Bonomi's speech in parliament where he outed the PDIU as undemocratic and corrupt. Many believe that was merely a pretext to refuse to cede power to Sturzo. The immediate result of the speech was what anyone would have expected it to be. Shouting matches quickly started, with members of PDIU-Destra denouncing and demonising Bonomi, framing his actions as a betrayal of the PDIU and the italian democracy. Though a few hardline members of the left faction of the PDIU along with parties outside of the coalition have supported Bonomi's decision with varying motives and varying intensity. Not long after the speech, the party began to descend into utter chaos with many of its members declaring their departure from the coalition. Perhaps most notably, Luigi Sturzo himself has defected to Lista Nazionale. A controversial move, given that the party was founded by and composed of many former Fascists, most notably Italo Balbo. Similar defections have occured all across the PDIU as the party came crashing down like a house of cards. The more left-leaning members of PDIU have followed suit, with some joining the liberal Partito Radicale Italiano and others becoming part of the social democratic party. For the first time since in more than a decade, political violence has erupted across the Italian nation. There have been reports of protests if not riots across the country. Street fights have become increasingly common with there even being reports of deaths resulting from clashes between political groups in hotspots of political extremism. Most notably in the city of Milan, where a gunfight that broke out resulted in the deaths of 10 people.  Anarchist and Syndicalist forces have also exploited the situation, organising strikes and marches across the country to make the most of a situation ripe with opportunity for spreading support for leftist movements. With such radical changes swiftly taking hold of the Italian nation uncertainty is spreading, and many look on in fear at what the future may bring.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \n

#1936_elections
italianelections = Only a few days ago, the future for Italy did not seem to be much different than the years of relative stability and prosperity that Italy had seen under the leadership of the PDIU. The monopoly of power held by the PDIU seemed so unshakeable that some had remarked that the PDIU could never be overthrown, describing it as the "Leviathan" of Italian politics. And ironically, this statement was proven to be true. Indeed no outside force would have been capable of overthrowing the PDIU. Only the PDIU itself could manage such a thing, and following Bonomi's decision to contest the election results and block Sturzo from gaining control of the PDIU, that is exactly what it did. The PDIU exploded from the resulting political chaos, many of its members joined other (generally more radical) parties. An additional consequence has been that many previously minor parties have seized the moment to gain popularity among the Italian population, some parading and demonstrating for their cause, others launching campaigns to boost support. The most notable of these parties are Partito Radicale Italiano led by Francesco Nitti and  Lista Nazionale, to which Luigi Sturzo has defected to. Francesco Saverio Nitti, the old stalwart of radical liberalism, has seen growing popularity for his pledges to proactively fix the economy by subsidizing individual farmers, centralizing the land sales, reforming currency and expanding the banking sector. PRI supports a wide range of social and economic reforms including improvement of the welfare system, industrializing italian territories in Africa and expanded rights for women. Perhaps the most ambitious plan is to crack down on the corruption festering in Italy and thus, help bring about a prosperous Italian south, on par with the economic giants that are cities like Milan, Florence or Rome. Moreover, Francesco also aims at regimenting the armed forces by developing the industrial complex, pulling the army round and coordinating all branches of italian military. Luigi Sturzo on the other hand, still has support from former Conservatives who had been radicalised by the destruction of the PDIU, as well as some single issue voters who tend to be composed of the more religious members of society. Sturzo claims to have reinvented his policies which now include plans to implement a socialized economy with strong emphasis on traditional catholic values. Lista Nazionale has also highlighted their aim to brutally crack down on what has been dubbed "The Three Plagues" Separatism, Corruption and Illegalism. The LN has also promised to rebuild the Italian economy and utilise the riches of the colonial empire to elevate Italy to new heights. The fact that this election is essentially the first contested election in Italian politics in many decades has led to massive amounts of political polarisation within the country. As the Italian nation stands at a fork in the road, it's people can only wait and see what the future holds.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \n

#partido_radicale
partidoradicale = The Italian Radical Party has triumphed on a comprehensive social liberal reform plan. It appears that the moderation of the old party is going right out the window.

#christian_socialism
christiansocialism = Despite Bonomi's treachery, Luigi Sturzo has triumphed, leading the Lista Nazionale to victory. Now Sturzo can begin to implement the Catholic social teaching in Italy without compromise. The light of Christ will shine through all Italy.

#the_sigh_of_relief
sighrelief = Italy's conservatives can all take a moment to relax. Bonomi could not stop the country's call for a dose of Christian morality to be injected into our politics. About damn time.

#a_christian_socialist_italy
christiansocialistitaly = There is only one obstacle to the declaration of Christian Socialism in Italy; the LN must have its yearly leadership election. The delegates assure Father Luigi that it is only a formality, and he expects almost no opposition.

#mere_formality
mereformality = Before going to the podium, Sturzo was immersed in his own thoughts, he was reasonably annoyed. How could this have happened? Luigi was the main reason Lista Nazionale has gained this much support, and yet the party almost unanimously voted to give the title of the prime minister to Italo Balbo. Almost as if Sturzo was betrayed yet again in such a short period of time. But there was nothing else he could do, so he began speaking: "Dear citizens... Recently, our country has been hit by a wave of social and economic upheavals, and the democratic government has done everything in its power to resolve the situation. Unfortunately, this effort by the previous cabinet wasn't enough. And it has been decided, that in order to resolve the current circumstances, the title of prime minister shall be transfered to someone who we believe has just the right approach to solving existing problems. I hope with all my heart that with a responsible person like Italo Balbo, it'll be possible to save our country in these difficult times. God save Italy." After his speech, Sturzo withdrew. In his place came Italo Balbo, who made a fiery speech in which he declared that as the sole leader of Italians, he will from now on do everything so that Italy becomes more powerful than ever before. Apparently, his irrepressible charisma managed to get the audience's favor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#not_by_marches_but_ballots
notmarchesballots = Fourteen years ago, the Fascists marched on Rome to take the reins of power. What should have been an easy intimidation became a violent street battle, and the Fascist movement died in the barricades. Italo Balbo stayed home, recognizing that Italian democracy could best be dominated with its own tools. Now that he stands as Duce of Italy, it is clear that he was right from the beginning.

#russian_empire_events

rus_introevent = The Murder of Nicholas II in Kiev stirred up Russia. The government of confidence led by Prime Minister Stolypin stabilized the country and withstood the Great War. But the war broke the spirit of the Russian people. The socialists along with the traitorous liberals plunged the country into turmoil. The collapse of the country was stopped through the efforts of the people who remained faithful to the oath. A decade passed and Russia has recovered. Alexander Kolchak holds the steering wheel firmly but the clouds thickened over Russia. Will the admiral withstand the coming flood or will the stream blow Russia to the rocks of History?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#aftermath_of_the_november_strike
aftermathnovemberstrike = In November the Workers' Councils in many large cities coordinated to bring our modernization of industry to a halt. The Police responded too quickly, allowing many of the Strike orgainisers to flee and force a response from the Duma. While the Strikes have settled since then, they never truly ended as workers and police curse each other in the street. The Supreme Leader demands an answer to this tension.

#legacy_of_the_november_strike
legacynovemberstrike = Since those disasterous strikes that were called by the Workers' Councils last November, there has been an uneasy tension between our legitimate government and the downtrodden workers. The strikes were of course broken by our brave police forces and many of the ringleaders arrested for illegal striking but the Supreme Leader has taken personal interest in this affair, delcaring that the schism between the government and workers must be mended, by any means necessary. Two proposals were put forward by Kolchak's council; one which suggested we complete the crackdowns we should have done in Novemeber with arresting more of the organising workers, while another suggests releasing the less volatile leaders and allowing the Workers' Councils to reform, albeit under State supervision.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_republican_investigation
republicaninvestigation = Despite a thorough investigation by the experienced Secret Police, there was little of substance connecting the Republican elements of the various parties with the more Socialist strikers. The few connections were little more than individual Liberal politicians speaking out against police brutality or declaring that a dialogue must be opened with the strikers. While certainly treasonous and anti-Russian behavior, punishing them won't totally end the Republican movement in Russia.

#planning_for_a_vacation
planningforvacation = Finally I have finished most of my businesses at hand and have plenty of time to enjoy a vacation! I shall go to one of my properties away from Petrograd to relax myself from the cutthroat politics and gloomy weather here.There are several relaxing places I can visit on my vacation. All of them are different compared to Petrograd, but a somewhat closer destination might mean a safer journey...perhaps?

#a_fateful_day_in_yalta
fatefuldayyalta = This vacation was everything Kolchak needed, and its end aggravated him. He was fishing along the Black Sea, relaxing and nearly falling asleep to the sound of waves crashing on the rocks. Then, in a flash, a squad of loyal army officers grabbed him and rushed him to their car. They had explained that they believed that Drozdovsky was attempting to assassinate him, and they had proof that anti-Kolchak agents disguised as anarchists had already raided his vacation home in an attempt to find him. Kolchak sighed, realizing that his short-lived vacation was now over. As they drove through the streets of Yalta, desperately trying to reach the evacuation point at the airport, the driver realized they were being followed. As if on cue, shots rang from the following car, and the driver put the pedal to the floor and began to swerve. Loyalist officers in the back ordered Kolchak to get down, as they swung out pistols of their own and fired back, and friendly police cars started to attempt to intercept the assaulters vehicle. Drozdovsky's assassins swerved off, and for a moment, it looked like they were gone. They arrived at the airport, and Kolchak and his men ran to the airplane parked on the tarmac. Out of nowhere, the car from before burst through the gates, and the driver quickly pulled out his gun and opened fire on Kolchak. As the bullet sailed towards him, one thought crossed Kolchak's mind:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#kolchak_exposes_drozdovsky
kolchakexposesdrozdovsky = "People of Russia, so fair and wise in your habits and traditions. Let me ask you; what is worse than a mere enemy?" Kolchak asked over radio. He had miraculously survived an assassination attempt a day ago thanks to the sacrifice of the squad's leading officer, who jumped in the way of the bullets to save him. "What's worse is a traitor! A backstabbing, snake in the grass, good for nothing traitor! And I know of one in our ranks; Mikhail Drozdovsky." He further alleged that Drozdovsky had disguised his men as anarchists in order to divert blame, and was attempting to make himself Supreme Leader of Russia. Drozdovsky has challenged these claims, and has further asserted that Kolchak had hired anarchist partisans in an attempt to eliminate him. In response to all of this, the military is split right down the middle on who to support. The navy had always been a pro-Kolchak stronghold, as he had been a naval officer and had invested heavily in upgrading the navy. The army, on the other hand, is strongly in favour of Drozdovsky, and many generals believe that sucking up to him will be better for getting spending in the long run. These divisions are going to be influencing our politics for years to come, it seems.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_summer_coup_war
rus_summercoup = The aftermath of the attack on Supreme Leader Kolchak has left the political climate unbelievably tense. Armed groups have formed, proclaiming their loyalty to either Kolchak's government or Drozdovsky, and they've already clashed before over whatever happens to get them upset. But today, its gone violent; a Kolchakist clique in Moscow has gotten into a firefight with a pro-Drozdovsky group, ending with the Drozdovskists storming government buildings and proclaiming the current government illegitimate. Mikhail has joined these men, proclaiming himself the leader of the new Russia and has organized the army in order to defend the new regime. Kolchak's supporters, on the other hand, have fled to Kazan, where they've established a new government in order to hold their ground and eventually take down the traitors. Now, the people must choose between the admiral and the general; the fate of Russia is in their hands.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#novorossiya_surrenders
novorossiyasurrenders = The traitors in Novorossiya have surrendered and their insurrection is over. With the South secured the rest of the Governors shake in their boots, the legitimate Empire will not be challeneged, the blood in the water was not ours after all.

#kolchakists_surrender
kolchakistssurrender = The great pretender has been defied and overcome at last! The Regency now passes to Drozdovsky, captaincy of the Empire is his. Much work lies ahead to unify the nation but for now the taste of victory is sweet indeed.

#hollow_victory
hollowvictory = The guns are silent, the cannons are being polished, the tanks stopped moving the the soldiers are returning home. The civil war is over, and our third Rome, just like the original one, destroyed a large chunk of itself in a dispute between two different cliques, pointing their guns at themselves and not at a foreign enemy. This is a victory, but a hollow one, where not even a single centimeter of foreign land was annexed, but hundreds of kilometers of our land are burning.

#the_final_crackdown
finalcrackdown = Victory in the Summer War, while a great boon for the stability of our government did not mean the end of traitorous activity in Russia. Beginning duinrg the Summer War and now growing - emboldened by the state of emergency - radical elements have taken the opportunity to try and undermine the government and the army. While the purge on paper seems like an easy task to accomplish, in reality many of these socialists and revolutionaries are spread out and several have gone underground, making a purge with current resources a strain on the government. While many remain certain that the government will be able to handle the crisis, others aren't so sure, and have suggested to help deal with the socialist vermin that we recruit the help of more… radical elements. The support comes in the form of the Union of Young Russia, also known as the Union of Mladorossi or just Mladorossi, a party which espouses the return of the monarchy under a new ideology of "Tsar and Soviets". Another group that can support us is the followers of Mikhail Diterikhs whose radical Christian fanaticism can be of use in our purge. There is some internal opposition to working with these groups, several ministers claim that by working with them, it might help legitimise their status in Russia and allow them to grow in influence, recreating a problem that the government set out to fix in the first place. However many others support and welcome their help as several government officials don't see the harm in allowing radicals to help purge socialist agitators across Russia. They view this as a way to contain the influence of both the Mladorossi and Diterikhs, and allow them to be used as tools of the government. Whatever choice will be made, one thing is for certain. The final destruction of socialism in Russia is at hand.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#the_second_ultimatum
secondultimatum = No matter how hard the leaders of Russia try, the spectre of socialism is yet to abate, they are seemingly an ever-present threat. As part of a sweeping wave of crackdowns on banned organisations, gangs, activists and even mere suspected left-sympathisers, the government has employed the military and extremist militias to maximise the purge. But they have now lost control, as the purge has progressed, certain groups of the Mladorossi, as well as the reactionary militias, have become more powerful than the government intended. With some factional fighting having broken out in Tatarstan, the two groups are now executing an armed struggle and are both threatening the internal stability of the Empire. Diterikh's populist militias and Aleksandr Kazam-bek's Mladorossi have grown into small armies in their own right. The Army has indeed reported rife defections, armouries have been raided, units dissolved and officers gone AWOL, the central government is now without the military means to end the conflict on their terms. So, with little appetite for yet more bloodshed among brothers, both sides have demanded an end to the hostilities before a wider war breaks out. The question is, who will Russia place it's trust in?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#successful_purge
successfulpurge = At last it seems the dangerous republican and populist elements have been crushed, any that yet dare to stand against the Tsardom have been broken or have fled to sympathetic Republics on our borders. The work of more than a decade of anti-revolutionary leadership is finally complete, Russia may now begin to tend to her immediate surroundings and rebuild her prestige.

#poland_events

pol_introevent = Following the collapse of Germany and Russia following the great war, Poland would be reborn out of the ashes from centuries of foreign domination. Led by General Piłsudski Poland was able to overcome and defeat the threats surrounding them, from Germany, Russia and Czechoslovakia, through the formation of a eastern Europe defensive pact called "The Intermarium". It has been over 15 years since this however and Piłsudski has gotten old. Bed ridden from cancer few know how long he will live, but it is only a matter of time till the Great Marshal loses his final battle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_death_of_the_marshal
pol_event1 = What everyone feared the most has finally happened. At an age of 69, Józef Piłsudski, our dear Marshal of Poland has died after a long battle with liver cancer. He left behind grieving family and a nation on a crossroads. While nominally democratic, Poland was practically ruled by him with his influence being an open secret. Now that he is gone, no one is truly sure what can happen.

#the_gathering_of_emergency_government
pol_event2 = The entire sanation bloc is troubled by questions, "What to do now? Who should take the reign?" Should it be the current government?, now freed from dictatorial power? Will it be able to democratize the nation and bring Es citizens freedom and prosperity? Will it be the army? A Military takeover might be necessery to prevent chaos from shaking both Poland and the entire Intermartum. Or may there be... a third option? A Fresh and dynamic movement, developed over the years in the fringes of Piłsudski's camps. While seen as crackpots by their opponents, the organisation seemed to be fiercely loyal to marshal and thus deemed harmless and not worthy of persectution. It meanwhile grew using ideas of socialism, nationalism and anti-imperialism to gain supporters from seemingly opposing camps. Lead by controversial artist Stanisław Szukalski and an even more controversial philosopher, Jan Stachniuk. Both promising to bring Poland to greatness never seen before in its entire history...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#a_social_democracy
pol_socialdemocracy = For far too long Poland's democratic traditions dating back to the old Commonwealth have been ignored by the Old Marshal. Now that he is gone, we can free Poland from Tyranny and bring a true democracy forward.

#rise_of_the_national_collective
pol_nationalcollective = The council has made the decision. Stanisław Szukalski shall be Piłsudski's succesor. Him, Jan Stachniuk and the Zadruga group will lead us towards cultural rejuvenation.

#the_military_restores_order
pol_militaryorder = With Marshal's death country is at the edge of chaos! Only swift army intervention can save it. Isn't it how Piłsudski did so in the first place? It's only suitable that after his death Poland be taken under protection of military clique. Military Council of National Salvation will ensure safety and prosperity of our citizens.

#kavkaz_events

#kavkaz_society_introduction
kav_introevent = The Red Army, retreating south, fortified their position in the Caucasus. In this easily defensible position they managed to fend off the White attacks. The cornered Bolsheviks needed a strong visionary to guide them in these hard times. Their saviour became none other than Vladimir Mayakovsky, a futurist poet and revolutionary. He reorganised the Red forces in the Caucasus into a republic that became known as the Kavkaz Society - a land of poets and prophets. The Society transcends the divide that brings Europe into flames, instead presenting a synthesis of the two most revolutionary projects of modernity – Futurism and Communism.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#we_live_in_a_society
society = A Nation in the West of the East, feasts on Institutions, and are filled with National Pride but After the Feast of Stagnation, comes the Famine of Change.

#the_red_prince
redprince = The best restaurant in Tbilisi welcomed a group of high ranking party bureaucrats. Despite Mayakovsky's insistence on revolutionary asceticism many couldn't resist spending their time with fine food and wine. Among the group was Dmitry Mirsky, an original if controversial figure. As a former White Guard officer, still clinging to some nationalist ideas the hard left of the party mistrusted him. Others thought that he was a visionary, who achieved a historical synthesis of thought. He found many followers, captivated by the vision of an universal empire, building and directing life, spreading infinitely in time and space. The man who was a source of these grand ideas was often described as unremarkable a well-mannered gentleman known for his kindness and love of beauty stood in stark contrast to the Bolshevik thugs that were his allies. The talks around the table faded into silence, Mirsky was to make a toast. He began his speech: "Comrades! My friends! As the day of the elections comes closer, it becomes clear that our revolution needs a change! Our situation stabilised, yet a new direction has to guide us to the future, for there are yet many tasks to achieve before us. With all respect to Comrade Mayakovsky, this year I will break the policy of unconditional support and declare my own candidacy for the post of the chairman! For this occasion I raise a toast: Long live the Revolution! Long live the Motherland! Long live Eurasial"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_visionary
thevisionary = Velemir Khlebnikov, though he was one of the most famous men in Kavkaz, couldn't ever master his own apartment. He was frantically searching for a lost page in his fiat. He had stashed it somewhere, he was just sure of it, but in the organized chaos of his apartment it could be anywhere. Organized might be generous. About 30 minutes into his search, Khlebnikov caught a glimpse of the morning newspaper: Dmitri Mirsky announces candidacy for Chairman' Upon seeing this headline, Velemir was struck by a bout of electricity, a europhoric mania drowning his spirit. He realized with increasing excitement that this had been what he was looking for. He knew what needed to be done. He phoned for David Burlluk with haste, and in frantic speech, told his friend: "I have a new a work and I need your help to publish it"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#captain_of_the_state
captainstate = Mayakovsky walked into his office, chewing on the everpresent cigarette in his mouth. Another bulk of papers, he hated this like nothing else, if he could he'd order to burn all bureaucracy this day. Many doubts haunted the man who to the public was the steel giant of the revolution. Sometimes he wanted to retire, for the love of God, he was over forty! This is not fitting for a gleaming futurist state. Every new grey hair on his head terrified him - he quietly wished for a heroic death in battle, that could free him from this shame. But he also had responsibilities, the weight of the revolution laid heavily on his back - he knew that he had to carry it. For who will replace him? Mirsky? He has the right spirit, but he is too meek, still spoiled by his aristocratic roots. He would make a good bureaucrat but not a captain to lead his people into the fiery forge of battle! Khlebnikov? He's certainly some kind of a genius, but this man can't even remember to wash himself! No, we don't need a schizophrenic madman ordering us around. Mayakovsky knew this too well, every day he had to endure the pain, he had to forge his will into hard iron. He won't turn back like a coward, he will finish the revolution or will die trying!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#an_eventful_first_day
eventfulday = Otar Kipani had been eleven when revolution gripped Kavkaz. Fifteen years later, his village would choose to send him to Tbilisi, to represent them in the Supreme Soviet. As he approached the doors of the Congress, he took a deep breath, and entered. Upon entering the first thing that hit him was the heat. Something about the energy of these men made a building in the middle of a city frozen in winter feel like the sun. The second thing that him was the sound. He could hear what seemed like a million disparate groups of men and women on the verge of brawling inside the assembly over who should be the next chairman. Hardliners swearing eternal fealty to Mayakovsky, upstarts carving Eurasia and Mirsky onto their heart, and anarchist radicals and other lunatics carrying Khlebnikov and his madness on their shoulders. He couldn't imagine better company. After everyone settled down, and role was taken, voting began. "Comrade Kipani, who do you cast your vote for?"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#i_vladimir_vladimirovich_mayakovsky
kav_mayakovskydominance = The father of our Revolution stands unshaken – leading us to the dawn of the new world. No other candidate has proven worthy, the people of Kavkaz trust no one but the original Guide of the Revolution. Nothing but Mayakovsky's will and vision can be the forge of our destiny. Arise workers of the world! Our Captain will lead you to become the gods of this world! Beware all forces of reaction! Cower before the coming steamroll of the Future!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#enter_king_of_time
kav_khlebnikovchairman = At last, the radical Futurian Khlebnikov has taken his place in the seat of Chairman, winning the election by a narrow plurality. Regressive intellectuals and petit-bourgeois "Futurists" whimper from their newspapers about fraud and theft, but the people of Kavkaz care not for their whining. They have entrusted us, the new race of man, the Futurian, to lead Kavkaz into a bold new dawn. As the sound of songbirds fills the streets, the government works furiously to reshuffle the government into a form that suits the goals of the Chairman. Let our state begin to flap its wings, and let the prince-tissue fill its erstwhile vacant skull, as we prepare for Asia, no, the World, to join our voyage towards the hidden truths! Here's to Velimir I, Slav, Asian, Futurian, explorer of the universe, King of Time!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_red_princes_dream
kav_sovietmirsky = The Prodigal Son of Bolshevism, Dmitry Mirsky, has proven his loyalty to the socialist cause and has won the hearts and minds of the delegates. The Red Prince already declared the new course for our Revolution: A synthesis of the most bold modernism and the best of Russian tradition. Let us not think we are to become reactionaries, do not fall to this illusion, for our dreams are as great, if not greater than the futurists! Only a new, total Eurasian civilization-state will bring redemption to all humanity. Our revolution will be not only social, but ontological. We will bridge the oozing gaps of our very being - we will have a Heaven on Earth!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_king_of_poets_reign
kav_poetseveryanin = Today, without warning, thundering electrical shock lights up the whole of the Caucasus and the arid mountains of Pechorin begin a long and complex metamorphosis into the Parnassus of the East. Enlightenment, with all its rampant and unforgiving strength, has won in the Kavkaz Society. Igor Severyanin has been chosen by the people to guide them to a new marvelous future, away from the iron chains of dogmatic marxians that for too many years crushed them under its weight. And so he shall. The smell of oil and proletarian sweat will become sweet perfume, vodka will transmute into champagne in new weddings at Cana, and rust will be gilded until the whole world becomes gold and brilliant steel. Today, we ride towards the city upon a hill with bravery and gallantry, unstoppable as the rise of the sun!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n
#the_coup
stalincoup = He could barely hear the sergeant screaming his name from the ringing in his ears. "How did it come to this, our great revolution?" mumbled the soldier as he stared upwards at the clouds, vision blurring from the plumes of smoke, flashes of light buzzing behind his eyes. It was supposed to have been quick, Chairman Mayakovsky's and Field Marshal Stalin's call to arms and protection of the proletarian revolution had been simple enough. True sons of the cause, the Red Army seizing the reigns of power from pernicious reaction. All in order to bring that Francophilia-ridden dog Severyanin to justice before a revolutionary tribunal for subversion. "On your fucking feet Lev, get up! Up you bastard! Back on that barrica-" the sergeant's voice was cut short by the splintering sound of glass shattering, paired with the roar of fuel igniting. The barked orders turned to a shrill scream of animalistic pain as the sergeant's back erupted into an orange-red blaze. Panic driving his wits back into him, Lev scrambled back further away from the hastily assembled street barricade. Several more petrol bombs flew overhead as if in a monstrous chorus with the first, dousing some other poor bastards trying to hold the line against the counter-revolutionaries seduced by that rotten poet. Groping for his rifle, he dragged himself to his feet just as the first of them began to make it over the top of the barricade. Racking the bolt, he sent a bullet straight through the head of a wild-eyed youth attempting to clamber his way down towards Lev and his comrades. The sound of an engine roaring cut through the din of combat, Lev turning to see an armoured car screeching to a halt and opening up with a storm of machine gun fire from its turret that erased the enemies that had tried to make it over the roadblock. He could scarcely believe it when Mayakovsky emerged from it, covered in dust, blood and sweat, with a half a dozen Future Guard at his back. FORWARD!" he screamed, the words cutting away the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty that just so recently caused troops to falter in their mission. They turned back. They charged Galvanised like never before, they surged forward like a hurricane up and then over the barricade. cutting and shooting a path through the counter-revolutionaries that now reeled at their resurgent charge. At the end of the street, the House of the Soviets of Caucasia, their prize, surrounded and fortified by the forces of reaction. They charged again. Not one of them stopped running, not even when the cannon-fire started?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_transmutation_of_koba
kav_transmutationkoba = Before Comrade Stalin led the armies of the Proletariat to do battle with the Whites, before Stalin saved Kavkaz from the bourgeois perversion of Severyanin, before he took the reins of the revolution, there was Koba, the bandit. Koba would traverse the Caucasus, terrorizing reactionaries, stealing from the oppressive Tsar, and extorting those who sought to put down the revolution. Koba was an instrument of terror for the Bolsheviks, a bogeyman for the Black Hundreds, and the Golden Goose of the proletariat, a lead pipe to beat and rob the forces that tried to control them. But Koba is no more. The lead pipe that was Koba has transformed into a powerful golden staff, leading the proletariat of Russia into the future. Like an alchemist, Bolshevism has transmuted the bandit of lead that was Koba into the Golden Leader that is Stalin. And like an alchemist, Bolshevism shall transmute the backwards, conservative Russia into a golden state, with a golden future. Long live Stalin, the Alchemist of the Proletariat!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n

#imperial_japan_events

japan_introduction
jap_introevent = The Empire of Japan is a glass cannon. Since its close victory to a bloodied and hubristic Russia in 1905 the military has been the relief valve on an increasingly divided society. Conquests in the pacific and exploitation in China are propping up a fragile economy. The young Emperor Yasuhito has doubled down on the ultra-nationalist policies his late brother was wary of, embracing the likes of Araki Sadao and eradicating the last vestiges of liberal democracy. A war to bring Beijing to heel has now begun in earnest, but if the campaign fails, Japan risks the Communist Party rising up against the ruling Restorationists and starting a civil war...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#three_months_campaign
threemonthscampaign = The war on the Chinese mainland should go easily say the Generals. Just send in our best divisions, wipe up any resistance and set up some governments loyal to us on the mainland. Starting with the Shanxi. The victory and triumph could alleviate the feeling of dread and anger amongst the working classes from their misfortunes. We could continue to ride forth through China, and then Asia, as the bearers of a new order.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#sunset_crash
sunsetcrash = How terribly naive we were. The campaign was supposed to be easy, send in the best troops, mop up the Beiyang and ride the high of victory. It was supposed to be the morale boost we needed, to buoy the economy and prevent a crash. But it was a pipe dream. Stocks have plummeted, food prices have risen even higher than before, and business are closing across the country. The Big Four are already planning for massive layoffs, and there are reports of some shareholders killing themselves. The exact reasons for the crash are obvious to those within the Emperor's personal council; the massive investments in military industry and imperial development have left the home islands underfunded, neglected even. No one could say anything, because the philosophy of Sonnō-ha was inherently militaristic, and any attempt to divert spending from the army or the navy was interpreted as anti-patriotic and cowardly. Now, it seems they were cowards not to speak out. Japan's future is now uncertain, to say the least. The situation in China is still precarious and now the Patriotic Vanguard of Okawa Shūmei will most certainly seize on the crisis, so we will need to heavily monitor political activity within the army and the working classes, or else we will fall to communist agitation. The Emperor's reign is now more threatened than ever, and now we must wait to see what becomes of our nation...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_crisis_deepens
crisisdeepens = As the economic freefall continues across Japan, the immediate impact has yet to be felt among the aristocracy. Many military leaders, cabinet ministers and of course the Imperial Family, continue to live in relative opulence. The people have begun to riot in the North, as grain stores run dry and prices soar. Fishermen in Kagoshima and across the Pacific territories are organising strikes at the direction of the Worker's Party agents. It would appear that Japan is past the tipping point. All will take to ignite the nation is a spark.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#a_tremendous_victory
threemonthvic = Through the plains of Northern China, to banks of the Yellow River, the soldiers of His Imperial Majesty have managed what many doubters and traitors saw as impossible, and have brought China under heel. Now, those who would dare use a potential failure as a springboard to their traitorous wishes remain silent, and all that rings is the righteous cries of 'Banzai!' as our righteous army parades through the streets, much to the dismay of usurpers and traitors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_nature_of_occupation
jap_natureoccupation = While China remains occupied, it is important to consider the implications of such a large task. Japan is yet to fully recover from the burdens of our campaigns, yet the occupation proves to be an even bigger drain than the operation. Not only that, promises of a free Asia with the Yamato as its guide would fall flat if the occupation is to go on for longer. A decision must be made.

#imperial_korea_events

#korean_revolution
koreanrevolution = A declaration is made on the radio, then by telegram, then in print. 'The Korean Republic is born today' A rally cry from Seoul to all loyal sons and daughters of the country to take up arms and fight for their freedom. Reports of Japanese officials committing seppuku scarcely have chance to reach Ugaki's desk before a second declaration comes through, this time from partisan fighters in Shirotsu, 'The Korean People's Republic' has declared its independence from Japan and has started its glorious revolution for the people. With a hastily annotated map adorning the Officers table, Ugaki begins to plot the downfall of these upstarts. But his forces are stretched thin, with few soldiers and fewer friends, the Korean Civil War begins.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#revolutionary_japan_events

#will_of_the_people
revjap_event1 = The Revolution has arrived at long last in the Sunrise Kingdom. The decadence of the Imperial Government will fall and the Worker's liberation is at hand at long last Comrades!

#down_with_the_emperor
revjap_event2 = The chants can be heard in the streets of several major cities, people have turned out in the millions to protest, the chants go on and on. "Down with the Emperor"

#red_korea_events

#revolution
kprrevolution = The time is now comrades! Strike forth for Korea, for the people and for the revolution!

#anarchist_militias_join_the_cause
anarchistjoincause = The Korean People's Association in Manchuria is a somewhat obscure Anarchist project which has set up an autonomous zone in the province of Mudanjiang as a sort of base of operations for their actions in Korea proper. Although they have so far not been able to affect much change, the outbreak of a civil war has afforded these radicals with an indispensable opportunity. There is now a coalition in Korea itself which seeks to establish socialism and fights against the Imperial Loyalists in the North and is sizing up their rival republicans in the South. These radical republicans consist of communists, socialists, as well as fellow anarchists who have allied together in the hopes of finding a place for themselves in the new revolutionary era. The KPAM has enthusiastically committed to sending their militias to assist the communist-led forces, but some wonder whether this is truly a wise decision, as history has shown that Marxists and Anarchists do not always tend to find much common ground. Some, on the other hand, are suggesting that this is the beginning of the true anarchist revolution for which they have been waiting, and have called to disband the KPAM in order to totally commit to this conflict. It is unclear what the majority opinion is, but it seems the KPAM is here to stay, for now at least.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#cooperate_with_shumei
cooperateshumei = The Chairman in Japan is one of our few potential allies, best to establish good relations as soon as possible.

#cooperate_with_the_left_gmd
cooperateleftgmd = The Left-GMD have been erstwhile friends in our exile and now we must ask of them one more favour, in return, we can promise them help in their future endeavours.

#push_south
pushsouth = The whole of Korea must feel the fire of revolution, it is not enough to take the North alone.

#korea_is_ours
koreaisours = Both the Japanese and the capitalist Republic have fallen. Korea is ours alone and we now decide its fate.

#the_north_is_ours
northisours = The Japanese are defeated. But the capitalist Republic lingers to the south, this presents an ever-present danger to Korean Revolution, stay alert.

#move_to_pyongyang
pyongyang = The base in Seongjin is secured, we can now move our capital to one of Korea's greatest cities, Pyongyang.

#execute_kazushige
executekazushige = The Japanese Dog has been found and jailed. Now he faces the cost of his crimes. Death is the only treatment such an enemy of Korea deserves.

#the_revolutionary_coalition
revolutionarycoalition = While collaborating against the royalists was an obvious step to achieve victory, the revolutionary coalition was doomed to fail. One of the links in the chain would break, be that the Anarchists, National Revolution or the leading Vanguardists.

#the_revolutionary_coalition
revolutionarycoalition2 = The Korean Revolutionaries may have secured their collective position, but the internal differences between the various groups remains stark. The leading Vanguardist People's Party are at hard odds with the Nationalist Revolution and Anarcho-Communists, in order to settle the internal disagreements without bloodshed, a series of congressional votes and plebicites have been organised. The division of the parties looks to be unbreakable, but if the coalition breaks with one of the three main partners, a strong basis for rule could be established.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#go_with_the_communists
gowithcommunists = The alliance between the Vanguard and the Agrarian socialists has proven itself the most stable and reliable, popular faction among the coalition and will rule the Revolutionary Republic.

#korean_vanguard_wins_popular_vote
koreanvanguardpopularvote = After a tense voting period following the turmoil of the revolution, the Korean Poeple's Vanguard has won the confidence of the congress. Pak Hon-yong remains in control of Revolutionary Korea.

#the_agrarian_faction
agrarianfaction = The Agrarian Socialists make up a large portion of the People's Party base, frayed loyalties and percieved failings to the peasants have resulted in a belligerent fracture in among the communists widening into a full blown internal power struggle.

#the_prelude
theprelude = In order to make Korea truly safe from counter-revolutionary activity, it must push beyond the borders set by it's oppressors. This is merely the prelude to a wider Korean participation in the world-revolution that is asuredly coming.

#juche
juche = Juche, or 'subject', epitomises the national revolution. For centuries Korea has been the 'Sadae', or 'object' of China or Japan's designs, Juche is the reversal of this dynamic, national self-reliance, self-determination, making all Koreans the subject of their own history. Their destiny is to make the nation themselves, to be independent and free.

#national_revolution_wins_popular_vote
nationalrevolutionpopularvote = After a tense voting period following the turmoil of the revolution, a clear winner of the election has emerged. Sin Chaeho's National Revolution party originally failed to secure a majority, but after negotiations with Pak and Chwa-Chin, they will form a coalition government. their rhetoric about building a new and better Korea through radical and highly unusual policies enticed many.. With the election won, Sin will make a speech in the capital later today about what will be done in the coming times.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#revive_the_minjok
reviveminjok = Sin Chaeho's concept of Minjok or 'ethno-cultural spirit' is a cornerstone of Juche. The culture of Korea must be allowed to flourish if the nation and people are to prosper, the ancient ways are the most authentic, but must be remade for the modern world. Piece by piece, Juche will take Korea forwards to its rightful place in history.

#goguryeo
goguryeo = The greatest of the ancient kingdoms, Goguryeo spanned much of modern Korea and Manchuria. The new Juche Korea is the spiritual successor to that time in history, the dominant Korea, uniting the people of the region. This time it will not fade or submit, it will shine on as a beacon of progress and the power of our people forevermore.

#the_free_korean_people
freekoreanpeople = Korean Anarchism offers freedom like no other society on earth, work your body and mind will allow, worship or not as you please and vote to live in the commune as you and your people desire. Never before has such a system been so successful on this scale. Our rivals will be jealous and their subjects wistful of this promised land.

#anarcho_communes_win_popular_vote
anarchocommunespopularvote = After a tense voting period following the turmoil of the revolution, a clear winner of the election has emerged. Kim Chwa-Chin's anarcho-communes have secured a safe majority, their libertarian rhetoric about self-governing communes, union representation for all and broad civil and economic liberties enticed many to vote for him. With the election won, he will make a speech in the capital later today about what will be done in the coming times.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#re_organise_the_provinces
reorganiseprovinces = In order for the communes to better represent the people in them and organise labour for the betterment of all, the internal structure of the nation must be revised. Many new districts will be created to cater to smaller overall populations, while the larger Japanese style prefectures and special status cities will be reduced in size and power. Every district will have its own council representatives and equal power at national level.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#united_communes_of_korea
unitedcommuneskorea = The KPAM model was tried, tested and found wanting. The association gave many lessons, the first of which being that the councils need to hold power, the potential for the association to become a political clique meant the councils became overruled by populist individuals and the democatic elements erroded.

#the_kpam_model
kpammodel = The Korean People's Association of Manchuria was a long-standing anarchist experiment in central Manchuria during the 20's and lasting into the early 30's. During the KPAM days the leaders of the revolution learned much of the needed state-craft required to establish and operate truly communal unions of Koreans. These lessons will now be applied to all Korea, the KPAM's legacy being that of a breakthrough in political science, the first manifestation of a system now followed by millions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#public_order_36
publicorder36 = Overnight the typists and presses have worked tirelessly to produce and distribute the fliers, papers and official documents of denunciation. Or otherwise known as Public Order 36. 'The leaders of the provisional government of the republic of Korea are hearby listed as traitors to the people and the people's republic. Their treacheries are numerous and severe, including plans among reactionaries to sell our dear nation to the Americans and British. The people's justice shall be wrought upon those responsible for the attempt against our nation. Be noble and forthright citizens, while soldiers and police may aprehend many of the traitors, the burden of catching them all falls upon each and every good Korean. So long as these seditious individuals are roaming the country, we will never be safe and prosperous.'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#austria_events

#austria_introduction
aus_introevent = Following the great war the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed and Austria has found itself the sole remnant of the Habsburg crown. Despite devolution into chaos, the Austrian army held firm; securing the safety of the Germans under their occupation. Germany fell to a workers' state, their revolution spread to Hungary, and a mass delusion calls itself France, Austria is now isolated by antagonistic radicals. Kaiser Franz Ferdinand, despite his benevolence, is stubborn and inflexible - people crave change and radicals threaten the core of society. But whatsoever happens: Indivisible and Inseparable, Austria will endure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_emperors_new_cabinet
emperorsnewcabinet = After the latest general election in 1935 and a victory for the Christlichsoziale Partei over the Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei, His Majesty the Emperor and King Franz Ferdinand I has moved to form a new Imperial Government, with Ignaz Seipel as Ministerpräsident. The clock turns, the hands chime, and the SDAP and CS swing in circles, both furthering and developing our empire. Yet serious opposition is slowly mounting, opposition that threatens to break apart the entire imperial system. The Alldeutsche Heimat- und Volkspartei, lead by the militant Pan-Germanist Adolf Pölzl, sits fiercly in the House of Deputies, roaring and spitting at the so-called "aristocratic fat cats" in the House of Lords. On the streets, their men clash with the "Authentische" Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei, communist militants who split from the SDAP in the wake of their patriotic support for His Majesty in the Great War. Alas, all of this is not a priority at the moment, as right now the most important thing is making sure the new government's gears are greased, as the endless march forwards continues.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#our_able_opposition
ourableopposition = Unlike the German social democrats, the Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei has remained loyal to the essential principles of the Austrian government. Though it took some work to get them there, they have officially renounced any support for annexation into the German regime to our north, and are willing to participate in the Reichsrat and other official organs of the state. As the new Austrian government is inaugurated, we can reach out to Karl Seitz to renew the tacit understanding that treating one another as legitimate is mutually beneficial. Let the reformists channel their frustrations into his party rather than the alternatives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#and_their_brother_cain
andbrothercain = Of course, the road to a loyal social democratic party left malcontents behind. The so-called "Authentic" SDAP and communist KPÖ are threats not only to the imperial state structure, but to Austrian nationhood as a whole. These catspaws of Berlin are subject to plenty of harassment from the government and paramilitaries, but still do command a base in some sectors of the cities. It is important for us to keep an eye on their meetings and a boot on their necks, lest our northern nemesis see an opportunity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#strengthen_ties_to_rome
strengthentiesrome = Since the end of the Great War, our diplomatic situation has been a delicate balancing act. To our north and east, the communists lick their bloody fangs and eye Vienna hungrily. The revolutionary Slavs and their Fiumean inspiration are no less mortal foes. But flanking our southern enemies is Italy, another bastion of the old order. Despite our troubled past and the movements of Boniface X to recognize the Haemorepublik up north, we have a mutual understanding, and a brotherhood of faith. After all, we were one of the first to recognize the Leonine City State after it was established. Therefore, it is important to renew this relationship, both with the government in Rome and the throne of St. Peter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#prepare_imperial_celebrations
prepareimperialcelebrations = We have done much to claw our way back from the disasters of 1918. When Kaiser Franz Joseph I passed two years prior, his successor was tasked with seeing Austria-Hungary through the storm just as his uncle had in 1848 and 1867. In the face of Russian steel, overbearing Prussians, and all manner of rebel and subversive, he steered the ship true. As we near the 20th anniversary of the Kaiser's coronation, it is important for the populace to remember these glories, and the glory of Austria at large. There is still something worth holding on to in these institutions!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#gauging_the_gss
gauginggss = In 1918, returning soldiers leapt into the trenches once more to defend the empire against Magyar-communist aggression, forming the Germanische Sturmscharen. Since then, Adolf Pölzl's association of militants has been a useful, if increasingly unruly, hound by our side, both in their opposition to Viennese communists and their ongoing watch on the German border. However, their hateful nationalist ideology is utterly repugnant, and unfortunately, recent years have seen the association and its leadership grow more bold in voicing what they think should be done to solve our ongoing problems, as well as some choice words for what to do with the Imperial House. It would be prudent for us to meet with the charismatic Pölzl to ensure his priorities still match our own, lest this mad dog decide to buck his leash and turn his bark into bite.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#a_sense_of_security
sensesecurity = Social malaise runs rampant in the Empire. Because of the growing boldness of socialist trade unions and agitators, alongside the ever vigilant eye of the Red Behemoth to our North, many within our government stress the need of finishing up the repression campaign on the left, especially the ASDAP The ASDAP has been a thorn bleeding the monarchy for far too long, hurting us with terror antics and violent demonstrations everywhere. However, some doubt whether this is a wise choice. Persecuting the left in an overt and direct manner might have the exact opposite effect we desire, and instead embolden and engirth their militants. We are at a crossroads, and His Imperial Majesty's cabinet must make a firm decision against a ticking bomb. If we use the full weight of the state to persecute the ASDAP, we risk a redoubled terror campaign and to draw the ire of Germany. If we, on the other hand, do nothing, we will let these terrorists and revolutionaries do as they please without consequence. The decision is complex but very few Ministers argue the final result, which is...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#an_empire_that_will_never_die
empireneverdie = As we launch our celebrations, the legacy of centuries weighs heavily, but also is our sword and shield. From counts in Switzerland to guardians of the eastern Holy Roman Empire, this royal house has held its station through tragedy and triumph. In the face of republicanism, nationalism, socialism, or whatever horrors are concocted under Zenitism or Fiumeanism, the order will endure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#a_winters_walk
awinterswalk = It was a chill February day in the Hofburg's Burggarten, and Franz Ferdinand's hands were shaking. The cold wind chilled him to his bones, yet the icy breeze was not what was shaking him, but age. He was approaching twenty years of rule, and had just turned 72 a couple of months prior. Some of his subjects in the streets even jested and called him senile, the nerve. Although, they were not far from the truth. His memory had been fading, and more often these days it was his nephew Karl running things in his name. Franz Ferdinand shook his head, and begun walking faster. Twenty years... He had done a lot in those years, quite a lot. Although the empire had shrunk, it was all-in-all a net gain to lose those pesky Huns, those architects of venom poisoning the lifeblood of the entire structure. His federalization attempts had been going swimmingly, and the Czechs had proven to be much better subjects than he had expected, and he expected highly from the outset. Franz Ferdinand's head began to hurt as he tried recalling all the events of the last twenty years, those magnificent years. Sure, the revolution had threatened his rule, and the issue of the petulant Pan-Germanic rabble always tended to rear its ugly head, but the common folk had never been the most peaceful. That is why they had a Kaiser after all, to lead them and guide them by the grace of God. Franz Ferdinand's chest suddenly started feeling tight, and he slowed his walking pace. He tried to put it out of his mind by thinking about the future, and what would happen to the empire once he eventually passed on to Heaven, in a decade or so. He was sure that his nephew Karl would be a good Kaiser, but he worried sometimes about that boy. He was too soft, too easily persuaded by populist rhetoric and propaganda. It made him popular, sure, but in the wrong hands, he could upend the entire monarchy, and in these times, that was all Austria had. The Kaiser was a symbol of stability and safety, and without a Kaiser... Thud. Thud. Thud. Franz Ferdinand's heart was tighter than a drum, even though he had been standing in place for minutes at this point. His vision started swimming, and his eyes shot wide open. "Dear God, help! Someone, help mel Plea-" His speech was cut short by a wave of pain, and he fell to the floor. This was it, was it not? The end, and so soon? He still had so much left to do, so, so much. His eyes, slowly closing, saw a figure approach him from above. An angel, come to take him to Heaven? His lips creaked out a soft answer to this grace, and Franz Ferdinand's last words were:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \n

#the_kaiser_is_dead
kaiserisdead = Emperor Franz Ferdinand brought peace to our lands. He stood like a bulwark against the red tide of Germany and the madness that swept through Europe in the aftermath of the Great War. It was he, who, in the face of so many crises and so many adversities, strengthened the position of the Austrian Empire, bringing prosperity, peace, and tolerance. However, all that is good must come to an end, and so has happened with the rule of Franz Ferdinand. Our beloved Emperor was found dead after a heart attack, and sadly, it was too late to save him. However, even when stars explode and die, their light lasts for centuries. The service of Franz Ferdinand will never be forgotten, but now we must look to the future...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#long_live_the_kaiser
longlivekaiser = This future lies in Karl, Franz Ferdinand's nephew and successor! Franz Ferdinand, despite his merits, was always a bit closed, sceptical... Some might even say he was paranoid. This was an old man who experienced many human tragedies. It was understandable, but we cannot close ourselves to the world and our subjects. We will stop the graveyard hyenas feasting on our tragedy-be they iconoclastic Marxists for which there is no sanctity, or Pölzl and his fools attacking our monarchy. Our new Kaiser must put an end to this, showing all our subjects Christian mercy, and continuing on the path of reformation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#karl_crowned_in_vienna
karlcrownedinvienna = Today there was a long-awaited event for the subjects of the Empire - the new Kaiser will soon ascend the thronel In a solemn procession, to the fanfare and cries of the citizens of Vienna, His soon-to-be Imperial Majesty went from Hofburg Palace to the Cathedral of St. Stephen, so that he may be bestowed the blessing of the Lord in his rule. "On this bright day, I declare that my whole life, whether long or short, will be devoted to serving you, servants of our glorious Empire - the family to which we all belong." Every radio-owning household in the Empire was kissed by the Kaiser's soft and caring words, immediately followed by a translator repeating the speech in Czech for the Bohemian minority. Leaving the upper hall, the Emperor, accompanied by lively and jubilant crowds, to the solemn beat of drums and trumpets, went to Prague to be doubly crowned, as tradition requires. The police eyed many who stood out among the ranks of the celebrators, constantly watching the motorcade of the almost-Kaiser. A handful of troublemakers were arrested and interrogated, and while some of them were just curious onlookers, others bore a more suspicious design. These few were sent into custody, and may God make sure that is all there is to the matter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#coronation_of_karl_i
coronationofkarlbadending = Flower petals rained down from the windows, the crowds of commoners cheered and waved in delight at seeing their noble ruler. Children were hoisted up on shoulders to get a full view of the man who embodies the country, representing a lineage that united vast lands and survived untold turmoil. Even those with lukewarm feelings about the monarch felt giddy at the sight, honoured that he would make himself seen and heard. Karl looked at the people, then he looked back at his beautiful wife sitting next to him in a sparkling automobile. "Do I deserve all this?" He thought. "Am I worthy of their admiration, or am I just a symbol, no more necessary than the flag?" Josef Šoupal however, was less than elated, but he was giddy. He was soon to be a walking martyr, a hero of the people, and he would spark a revolution today. Walking briskly through the crowd he held his pistol under his jacket. Every moment had led up to this, everything was meaningful, even the bouts of tuberculosis incurred by too many cold nights in an impoverished commune. All the theory and political strategy of his cowardly "comrades" didn't give them the will to slay the state, the way things are, to make way for the way things ought to be. Did he value the emperor-to-be's life over his? Certainly not. At the end of the day Karl was a hapless target whose blood would stain the country's fabric red, like the flag of liberty. Karl waved to the workers, peasants, professionals, and businessmen. All loyal subjects, a throng of admirers who would kill and die for him. He felt safe in the warm bosom of his nation. While some leaders wouldn't be caught dead entertaining such an audience without a small army nearby, Karl trusted the policemen lining the crowd with his life. While the marching band stepped and played their way into the distance, casting a sonic spell to glorify their leader, while his wife blew a kiss to a baby held aloft, he made eye contact with a very dire looking man. This bystander was out of place in the revelry of the day and Karl couldn't help but fix his gaze upon him for a moment. Josef had his chance, and the bastard had glanced his way. A sure sign of their shared destiny. Out came the pistol, and over a guard's shoulder he placed three bullets into the would-be tyrant's chest. The princess screamed as if it were she who had been shot. If the guards had returned fire they likely would have massacred the crowd, but there was no need, as multiple men tackled Josef and began hammering on his head with their fists. The guards shouted to them to cease and they gathered around the man of the hour. He was to be made an example of, exactly how he envisioned it. Surely if the death of Karl didn't spark something, his death would. As the motorcade sped away towards the hospital, Karl felt his life fading. He confessed his love for his wife and his belief in Christ, uttering his last words in a pained, breathy voice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \n

#coronation_of_karl_i
coronationofkarlgoodending = On the way to Prague, everything was surprisingly calm. When the motorcade began to drive up to Wenceslas Square, Karl looked at his wife. Oh, how gorgeous was Zita. She smiled when she caught his eye, but there was a hint of unease. He put his hand on her arm. "Don't worry, everything will go smoothly." Josef Šoupal, visibly upset that there was no chance to carry out the plan today, left the coffee shop and began to light a cigarette, looking at the street. He turned numb with surprise. Karl in the flesh, and his cortege is so close! Josef was seized by a storm of emotions. The gun was still in his coat. Stubbing out a smouldering piece of reassurance, he moved towards the rows of people, trying not to attract the attention of the police. Hearing the cheering of the crowd, the monarch turned to the people and stood up, waving his hand to the public. Josef felt like his heart was going to explode with ecstasy as he made his way through the crowd closer to the Habsburg motorcade. Yes, he was lucky indeed to get so close to the route. There was even a roar of firecrackers from some local children. A moment like this only comes once in a lifetime. Karl was already reclining back in his seat, but he caught a glimpse of Josef's face contorted with a crazed smirk, waving a pistol clumsily. The terrorist managed to make only two shots in his general direction, grazing his chest, after which the policemen reacted and broke his wrist with a baton. While some of the people fled in panic, the Imperial escort rushed at full speed to the end of the street. The people seized the revolutionary from the police. He was beaten to a bloody pulp within seconds, so quick Karl could catch a last glimpse of his sardonic smile among the crazed mob as his vehicle sped away. The Emperor shuddered, and looked away without a second thought.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \n

#the_bloodiest_week
bloodiestweek = For some, the lesson of Austria-Hungary's end was of the necessity of reform, and that a softer touch was necessary to avoid going the way of Germany. As the naive arch-reformist lies dead, slain at the hands of Slavic Marxists, what do they have to say now? While a new Kaiser is crowned, and while grief turns into a storm of rage, it is clear a new approach is needed. The salvation of the empire requires a lesson taught in the sole language these traitors understand.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#reconvene_parliament
reconveneparliament = The empire endures. While nothing can erase the stain of the last Kaiser's death, it appears that we have survived the upheaval of it. The disruptions to the entrenched nobility have allowed us to push through some much-needed reforms and streamline politics through the elimination of the questionably-loyal opposition. It is time for us to signal a return to orderly business and bring the Imperial Council back into session. After all, there is much work to be done.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n

#human_action_in_motion
humanactionmotion = "May I come in, your Highness? I have a very serious matter to discuss with you." Mises' small figure peered from behind the doors to the Emperor's office. Franz Ferdinand II did not bother looking up from his paperwork. The economist's accent was unmistakable, for better or worse. "Please take a seat." The politician bowed at the waist - although Otto gestured to skip the pleasantries - and then began to say his piece. "I know that you have much on your mind, so I shall be direct and to the point." The young Emperor at least managed a smirk. "Oh, I don't mind your presence. I have plenty of time. I am the Emperor, I own even the time in your wristwatch. Besides, I think paperwork keeps me safer than going outside." Franz Ferdinand II's voice cracked, and the economist watched the moroseness creep back into his expression. "Oh, father..." Mises stopped smiling, too, so as not to offend his interlocutor. "So you think the same as me," he began. "We can't let any other tragedies destabilise the Empire again. We must take an action - human action. I may sound opportunistic, but doesn't your Majesty think that people like Pölzl and the socialists are a danger to your Empire? Your Majesty has demonstrated he thinks it would be unwise to trust Pölzl, so do I. After all, this man openly speaks of a "republic..." - " He let that thought trail off, his gaze breaking from Otto's own as his attention was drawn to the picture frame on the Emperor's desk. Why it was currently resting face down, he could guess. "What do you propose, Herr von Mises?" Eyes flicking back up, Mises saw a man too young for what his station demanded. What he saw was practically just a boy. But that boy was open to help from him, an eyebrow arched in genuine curiosity rather than suspicion. And so the Jew from the former ass-end of the Austrian Empire spoke up. "I want to destroy the traitors who threaten our liberty..."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \n

#the_economists_coup
economistscoup = It is truly a red letter day in formerly-Red Vienna. It is interesting, truly interesting, that the ultimate beneficiary of the post-Karl crisis would end up being the antithesis of everything the pro-regime populists seemed to stand for - a bourgeois lawyer from landless nobility, a multi-lingual cosmopolitan, and well... his mother is Jewish; no getting around what that means here. But that doesn't matter any longer. Now we hold the cards, and it is time to let our erstwhile allies know it. Starting with that firebrand Adolf Pölzl...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#triumph_of_the_will
triumphofwill = "...and so, I call upon ye, you men of bravery! Stand stalwart against hatred! Do not let the forces of nationalism rip our empire asunder!" Ludwig von Mises was nearly out of breath, finishing off a speech before the assembled Reichsrat. Or, at least, what was left of it. Truth be told, the Austrian halls of power were empty, and although Mises knew not why, he had reason to fear the disappearance of a large number of deputies. Mises sucked in air, ready to give his speech the big sendoff. "Therefore, gentlemen, let us reject Pölzl! Let us reject Germanism! And most of all, let us reject anything that stands against..." Mises' sentence trailed off, as a sound had begun to form outside the doors of the Reichsrat. At first, it sounded like a murmur, but by now, it was like an earthquake, ready to tear the world in twain. What was it? Humming? Buzzing? No... it was singing. The doors to the Imperial Parliament were kicked open, and members of the GSS flooded in, German tricolours in hand. Mises' jaw dropped in shock. This could not be happening. This simply was not real. His eyes, frozen in fear, found themselves locked with those crystalline pupils of Pölzl, arm in arm with the leaders of the other parties, all singing the Deutschlandlied. The gaze was quickly broken with a punch to Mises' skull, and two uniformed men dragged him away from the podium. In his place stood Pölzl, clearing his throat after the musical number. "Germans! Today, Providence has cast her favour upon us! Today, Jesus marches along in our ranks, casting off the shackles forged by the Hapsburgs' den of vipers! Today, God has given His chosen people victory! Not victory today, not victory tomorrow, but victory everlasting! Victory eternal! Victory until the day He returns! So, my German brothers, I give to you a message, a sound that, like Joshua, will cause the walls of Jericho to come crashing down!"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \n

#servus_antideutsche
servusantideutsche = Goodbye, you most pestilent of institutions! Farewell, you rotten cancer on the nation of Austria! The Crypto-Slavic House of Habsburg is gone, and the fetid shackles placed on the German people are broken! When the Angel of Death struck down the most sinister agent of Czechisation Franz Ferdinand, we, sons of Germania, wept tears of joy, for it seemed as if our Years of Wandering had finally come to an end, and with our total victory, it seems as if the promised land is in sight. Onwards, Pölzl, our Moses! Lead us the chosen to life, homeland, and victory!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#zheltorossiya_events

#zheltorossiya_introduction
zhr_introevent = After the War of 1905, Russia managed to make important territorial gains in Northern Manchuria. With the 1919 Revolution a failure and the dictatorship of Kolchak supreme, the remaining Republicans and Socialists retreated to the Far East where they created their own rump democratic state, signing a peace with the Empire. Even with its disnfuntional system that has allowed the rise of all kinds of extremists, Zheltorossiya is still a beacon of democracy in East Asia, but for how much longer?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#a_dawn_in_zheltorossiya
dawninzhelto = Almost twenty years ago, a dream was born in Moscow. A dream of a Free Russia, unburdened by tradition, monarchy, feudalism, and despotism. Today, that dream is dead in Moscow but lives on in a small corner of Russia, our small corner. Harbin emanates the light of freedom out into all corners of Russia and allows for the hearts of all believers in liberty to keep beating no matter the conditions they live under. We shall continue our sacred role, no matter the difficulties that come before us.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#and_dusk_in_moscow
duskinmoscow = In contrast to Harbin, Moscow lives in a darkness which only grows darker by the day. Our intelligence network across Russia has allowed us to gleam that the current situation is not stable. Factionalism threatens to tear the Kolchakocracy to shreds and we must be prepared to strike while the bastards are at each other's throats. As long as we stay united for the foreseeable future, we will be able to march into Moscow while the snakes are at each other's throats with no problem. So, a toast, to the eternal unity of the republican crusade!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#exeunt
exeunt = Kerensky awoke from slumber still exhausted. Last week was a cavalcade of new years celebrations and parties, luxurious and opulent with the highest echelons of Harbin society. Some may scoff at the leader of a country spending a week like that, but friendly connections are the grease which keep politics moving. Well that and money. So much money. As he arose from bed, he went to his window and looked out over Harbin. Occasionally he liked to remind himself what he was doing all this thankless work for and seeing what the city had turned into over the last decade and a half was certainly a good reminder. This small ramshackle town became a shining metropolis which wouldn't be out of place in the heart of Europe a beacon of civilization in the Orient. Yet, he couldn't excise a feeling that had been arising in him: dread. For the last few months, there had been a dread in his heart, that something was going disastrously wrong that he could not see. Reports of troop buildups in Yakutia, the perennial concern over Japanese encroachment into the economy which has only gotten worse, and now Tokyo has decided it needs to terrorize China. A storm was brewing in Asia and he would be its victim. At least this was what the dread told him. He pushed the feeling aside. There was plenty of time to worry but now he could just look out over the city which freedom built. In the warm light of sunrise, all can be weathered. He smiled, got dressed, and left to work.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \n

#good_old_bad_old_days
goodbaddays = Some mornings she still expected to wake up in Petrograd. Walking out into the city street, experiencing the hustle and bustle of the city where men of vision went to free themselves from the chains of mediocrity which the rest of the empire exalted. To breathe in the salty scent of the Baltic Sea. Alas, those days were no more. She could still remember the sound of Black Hundred thugs attacking her father's business. The sound of shattering glass haunted her. All for the crime of being well off and having the wrong blood. Resentful scum. While the empire had always been restrictive, the civil war made it cruel. Fleeing east made the most sense to her father and so they trekked ten thousand kilometers; and all for the petty bigotry of the masses. Alisa Rosenbaum stopped reminiscing. The past was for those too weak to face the future and she was not weak. The property her family lost in Petrograd might have been sizable but the wisdom she gained was worth it all: never trust the mob. In her heart she knew she would regain what had been stolen from her by the parasites-with interest. While the trek may have been terrible, the city she ended up in was not. A dazzling city which grew bolder everyday while the West descended further and further into petty tyranny of the masses. Sure, Zheltorossiya had its own superstitions in the form of socialism, but this was a much more tame evil compared to the horrors that laid west. She thought how her life would have gone if the civil war never took place. Would she simply have inherited her fathers business and gone on with its day to day functions? All things considered, it seemed the civil war helped her rise in station, considering she was now one of the highest ranking members of the Supreme Soviet and commanded the minds of hundreds of thousands. Fate seemed to have blessed her.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \n

#this_lingering_hope
lingeringhope = Lev Kamenev sat tearfully in his office. His mentor, his comrade, and, most importantly, his friend, was dead. One thing occupied his mind more than anything. More than his memories with the man, more than his many letters, more than the political fallout of his death. The only thing he could think of is if he received his last letter. If the very last words he ever sent to his friend were read or if they would vanish into oblivion. Time passed. He should have been ready for this day; no man is immortal, and sixty-five was not a spry age. Yet, he had always held the hope that once the republic completed its trek westward to occupy Moscow and Petrograd, he would be able to go to Germany and see his friend's face once more. Now that would never happen. Lev could not rot in his office forever, and after hours of an almost catatonic paralysis, he got up from his chair and went to the restroom. He expected to see his fellow party members in a solemn mood. Obviously, not as broken up as him but still somewhat somber. Instead, no one seemed particularly bothered; occasionally, some seemed almost cheerful. Lev could feel his sadness and pain sublimating into a different emotion. Every lighthearted expression, every smile, every face in this office convinced him of one thing: the Bolsheviks were beyond saving. He had known for years that these machists deviators could not be trusted but now it was personal. This party spit on its founder's face and something must be done to fix it. Once he returned to his office, all the energy spent mourning his friend would be transformed into something new. He was hatching a plan, and he knew exactly what needed to be done. He began thinking of how to pitch his plan to the woman he needed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \n

#a_war_in_the_soviet
warinthesoviet = "Comrades, Tiflis has recently held an election. Normally this would not be a concern for us, but this election holds the distinction of being the only free and fair election in the Russian world outside Harbin. So, I think we should celebrate our comrades who bravely stand for liberation in the face of Tsarist oppression! Thank you, comrades." Aleksei Gastev sat down with a smirk on his face, already having incited a riot in the Supreme Soviet. On the right, Kadets shouted down his overture to Kavkaz on the grounds that calling their elections "free and fair" is a farce. On the left, Bolsheviks applauded him for exposing those in the congress who couldn't stand for republican unity. Chaos in the congress was not uncommon but usually it calmed down within a minute or two. However, the boos and applause only seemed to be increasing with time as more and more members took a stance one way or another on the Kavkaz Question. One group that stayed quiet through all the fights were the Trudoviks who seemed to mostly be waiting for their leader, Kerensky, to make a decision on which side to come down on. On the one hand, Kavkaz was obviously not democratic, and they barely even pretend to be. On the other hand, it also had quite a few fans in Zheltorossiya for being a constant thorn in the side of Tsarists in the west, despite some strange stories coming out of Tiflis. Kerensky had tried to avoid taking a stance but only his bloc had the power to shut down the riot by siding with one side or the other. He had to make a decision:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \n

#the_rising_sun_burns
risingsunburns = Horror of horrors, Japan's arrogance has led the nation into civil war. The Zaibatsus keeping our industries together have fallen into chaos, and our economy has followed suit. The tentacles that circled our nation have turned to poison and nothing was free from their grasp. Newly unemployed men riot in the street for bread, while both the left and right of the Duma have united against us.

#ultimatum_of_the_supreme_zheltorossiya_soviet
ultimatumsoviet = It is enough. Kerensky must resign for the wellbeing of the Russian Republic so the Supreme Soviet can have some form of unity and realization of programs to save people from this horrific famine. We must do something, and now is the time to do it.

#the_shroud
shroud = "It is impossible for a person, having been born into this world, not to die; but for one who has reigned it is intolerable to be a fugitive." Kerensky entered the chamber to a deluge of insults. To his left and right, animals screamed at him, with only the meekest of men in the center keeping quiet. He knew they all wanted his head on a stick. "If you wish to save yourself, my lord, there is no difficulty.  We are rich; over there is the sea, and yonder are the ships." He had known for a while that this would happen. That Japan would fall and these beasts would eat his head off. Plans had been arranged, meetings made. He would quietly resign and flee the country to safety abroad. It was the expected course, the sensible course. "Yet reflect for a moment whether, when you have once escaped to a place of security, you would not gladly exchange such safety for death." But something in him could not allow it. He had fought so hard to be here, and to be denigrated by these flees was a humiliation too great. He knew this country. The people were fickle, the politicians traitorous. Perhaps if he could simply bear the storm, he could hold their heads on a stick instead. "As for me, I agree with the adage that the royal purple is the noblest shroud." Kerensky braced for impact. The next words would determine his whole future:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \n

#the_resignation
zhe_kerenskyresign = Kerensky has resigned. Counting on an united Trudovik-Kadet government, Kerensky gave his blessing to Pavel Milyukov as his successor, which in turn raised protest from the left wing of his party, many of whom have already fled to the oppositional Narodniks or the Social Democrats. He has ceremonially given the reigns of power to the vacant seat in Harbin, and taken his personal belongings from the Soviet President's Office to a hotel, staying there for the next week. Subsequently, various groups in the Russian Republic vye for power, including military cliques that believe in various transformations of Russian society. The Kadets hold substantial power in the Soviet as the coalitionists of Kerensky, and many expect them to form the base of the new government, as the Trudoviks' reputation is undermined. However, an increasingly strong voice of the opposition from the Left, headed by Alexander Bogdanov's Bolsheviks demands a total resignation of the entire old government. Though holding the majority in the Soviet, the various socialist parties of Zheltorossiya still haven't healed their revolutionary wounds, despite this fleeting moment of unity. Observers comment that the dogmatic Leninists of Kamenev or the Menshevik moderates willing to work with the government may undercut the United Front's plans. This deterioration of political stability has led to political violence on the streets and there are already rumours of a planned military intervention to create a new government by force. As chaos ensues, the fate of the Russian Republic lies in the balance...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#among_ruins
amongruins = Minister-Chairman Pavel Milyukov stared at the parchment left on his newly-claimed desk, delivered to him by his newly-promoted secretary. From the top to the bottom, Milyukov read the typewriter kisses over and over, hoping that if he read it one more time, somehow, the letters would rearrange themselves. Upon reaching the bottom yet again, Milyukov buried his head in his hands. A Congress of Soviets? Full legalization of all strikes? Complete recognition of all proletarian struggles globally? These were not demands, these were hostage requests. The list went on and on, each number standing next to an item even more fantastical. There was no way he could fulfill a single one of these; Rapture would come before he could fulfill all. Unless... Milyukov ran his weathered hands through his silver hair, and a spark ran through his mind. He could just say yes. Yes, yes to everything, accept it all, every single demand made by that rabblerouser Bogdanov and his clown troupe of an opposition. Who would hold him to a single promise? He would call their bluff and castrate them of their excuse in one fell swoop. A flawless plan! He rubbed his tired eyes, pushing his glasses up his face in the process. Could such an idea really work? He could simply try strongarming them; the Supreme Soviet had already toppled one tyrant. Who are a few upstart socialists compared to the full might of the Zheltorossiyan armed forces? The clock struck 3. Milyukov turned, and with a sigh, dipped his pen in his inkwell. Oh, so many bills he had written with this pen, so many bills blocked by the same people standing over him now. As he began drafting his response, there was but a single thought on the mind of Minister-Chairman Pavel Milyukov:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_simplest_thing_in_the_world
simplestthingworld = "Alisa Zinovyevna, what are you saying?" "I am saying that I can no longer support you. Our ideals, our conviction; sold to the very people who would have our heads on pikes!" Milyukov seemed completely blindsided. Alisa Rosenbaum stood before him in his new office, telling him that soon he would be vacating it. "Surely you are joking. Surely, you understand the reason behind the acceptance of the demands; calling the revolutionary bluff to catch them off guard!" "That is not how the party sees it, and neither do I. You have bent over backwards to accept the demands of wreckers; how do we know you are not communing with Kerensky yourself? You have betrayed every value the party stands for, and thus, I cannot support you." "The party? To hell with the party, this is treason!" "No, not in the slightest." Rosenbaum pulled an envelope out from underneath her hat before stuffing it in Milyukov's breast pocket." The party backs me— you are the one acting in treason." Milyukov was enraged. "You cannot do this. You cannot! I am the Minister-Chairman, I secured the position of the party, I am the only reason we are not facing an active revolution! Can you just trust me, no, trust anyone but yourself for once? I am trying to save the repu-" The cold press of a steel revolver barrel cut Milyukov's protest in half. "By the power vested in me, Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, I hereby place you under arrest. Your crime is treason, your verdict is guilty, and your sentence is death. May your soul know the pains that your treason inflicted on all Zheltorossiya." As the smoke cleared from the Harbin Palace, Rosenbaum's shaky hands dropped the gun to the floor. She had done it; she had struck the first blow against those who would chain liberty. Just like her heroes of literature, just like the supermen she idealized. She stepped over the bleeding corpse to take a seat in her new office—no, to take her seat as the new Minister-Chairwoman. Alisa Rosenbaum sat very still, her hands folded in his lap, hunched, seeing nothing, thinking of nothing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#memento_mori
mementomori = Captain Chumakov let out a hurried sigh as he awaited further orders. He was irritated, to say the least, as the previous orders had been laconic: "Don't let them pass. I don't care how." Yet on they came, singing the Internationale as one, roaring through the streets. There the people were, tossing bricks across police cordons and screaming their hearts out. To say the situation was tense would be an understatement; not only due to the people, but due to Chumakov's underlings as well. Antsy greenhorn fucks, kids with no skin in the game who looked like they couldn't tell whether they wanted to open fire or break ranks and join in the mob. "Captain! I don't know if we'll be able to hold the line much longer. They're lighting up fuel bottles, I've heard that Pushkin St. has already been abandoned! God, what should we do?" Chumakov let out a guttural growl. "Let me think, damn it!" They were pinned down to the wall. Milyukov was alright, but that crazy bitch Rosenbaum was out of her mind. Yet if they backed down now, they'd keep backing down forever. First the recognition of the sham Congress, next the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. To hell with that! The mob of people began to pour out. Chumakov's head snapped around. A gunshot? Maybe glass breaking. Maybe not. These people wouldn't be stopped with batons. But could he pull the trigger on tens, hundreds of deaths? Another gunshot. He had to act fast or his men would act for him. "Son, listen to me and listen fucking closely:"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#spaceships_over_harbin
spaceshipsharbin = It had all gone wrong. Milyukov was supposed to be a decrepit fool leading a necrotic and failed republic, one which would be easy to seize. Had he been swallowed so easily by revolutionary propaganda? He pushed the thought aside; dying was not the time to be concerned with past mistakes. Svyatogor had been shot in the gut. Unlike with the mercy of a shot through the heart, he knew he was dying. He was slowly bleeding out and could feel his life — his precious and now finite life — escape the world. All his life he believed that through mastery of science he could escape the law of death. Now he knew the truth — that warden would not be defeated. He was really feeling the blood loss now. The world felt false, as if his ability to see it clearly was the first to go. There was a dreamy haze over everything. He stared into the sky, expecting to see clouds. Yet, there was not a cloud in sight, only- Could they be? No, Svyatogor thought, surely not. Yet he could see them. Perhaps they were the last gasps of a dying mind, perhaps not. He did not care which now. He saw what he dreamed of his whole life; he saw ships floating in the sky. He looked down at the street; the Kadets had clearly won. So many workers lay dead in the street. The revolution on Earth failed. He looked up at the sky and looked more carefully at the ships and noticed distinct red flags on their sides. Yes, it all makes sense now. They were his deliverance. A higher life form from the stars saw the struggle and decided to intervene. Yes, yes, it all- The blood loss was really getting to him now. He felt airy, like he was floating. Or, no — perhaps it was not the blood loss at all. He really was floating! They must be lifting him up to their ship. Yes it all- it all makes sense. This was not to intervene in the revolution, earth was not ready for that yet. This was a rescue mission. They had come to save him. He closed his eyes and opened them in a bay. It was real, so real. Aliens, all real! They would nurse him back to health! He would explore the stars! He would live foreve-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#atlas_wept
atlaswept = So they eventually caught up with her. They always did. Ten thousand kilometers wasn't enough; perhaps nowhere on this earth could be fit for individualism. Maybe, another earth, an earth for those- No. If these were her final moments she would not fall for mysticism or religion at the eleventh hour. Nothing could shake her conviction to the earth and reason, not even a fox-hole. The mob has penetrated the Supreme Soviet, soon they will arrive at her office. Milyukov is gone, like a rat; but she will stay. If she couldn't do what was right in her final moments, what was the point of it all? Rosenbaum flipped her revolver cylinder out. Two left. One for whoever came through that door, and one for—no, two for whoever came through that door. She would die how she lived, for herself, by herself. She flipped the cylinder back in. Spun. Cocked. She would take them down with her, just as they wished to take her down with them. That was knocking, they're here. Rosenbaum glanced at her revolver. Would suicide be more reasonable? No. Let them show their savagery. She needed to see their eyes. She needed to burn her face into their retinas. To know that — the door breaks — even in death she alone would be greater than their faceless mas-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#popular_state
popularstate = The so-called Popular State is a movement of technocrats from the Zheltorossiyan Labour Department, they advocate a meritocratic, top-down system of government mixed with socialist economic policies, their leader Aleksei Gastev, is noted as an unusually unforgiving fellow with eccentric ideas and intentions of his own.

#fiery_forge
fieryforge = Well, he had done it. The Republic was in his hands. Harbin was in socialist — actual socialist — hands and changes could be made. But what to do? Bogdanov had been so focused on getting everyone together to topple Kerensky that he put off the post-coup strategy to the 11th hour, which let him whittle his options down to two. As provisional leader, neither was his pure ideal; yet this was not a time for pure idealism. The fate of Russian socialism lay in his hands, and Bogdanov had to decide if it would live or die. The first was the safer option; simply implement all demands as listed, only letting socialists run, and attempt to reconcile with some of the less bourgeois elements of the Kerenskite Republic. Of course, this had the obvious downside of giving the moderates an advantage — as well as upsetting those to his left — but it might be the only thing that could keep the republic together. The second option was riskier. It would be to carry the revolution forward and attack the state as is, to overthrow the existing institutions and relations without regard to precedent. If he played his cards right, then he could use this upheaval to permanently enforce his control. Yet such chaos could play into other factions' hands, let alone the risk it could do to the stability of the republic. Whether to strike while the iron is hot or to thoroughly cook out rot. What to do with this furnace he'd been given. Bogdanov had a long moment of contemplation, the grandfather clock ticking in the background. With a single choice, he would either secure his future, or guarantee his downfall. Yet he had to act; the time for pondering had passed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_trapeze_swinger
trapezeswinger = "Workers of the Republic, it is time to seize your birthright!" The cold wind ate at Aleksei Gastev's words. One hand of his held his hat aloft, the other lay nestled beneath his coat. His glasses, trimmed in golden frame, sat gently upon his face, ready to be blown away at a moment's notice as he stood atop a makeshift wooden stage; a stump that lifted him above the masses, ready to mold them like a god from above. "When you took up arms in 1905, what did the Tsar give you? When you took up arms in 1918, what did Kerensky give you? And now, with your arms aloft, what are the Soviets giving you? Wine is turned into water, bread is filled with sawdust. Men who wish to starve you of life fill your stomachs with lies of moderation, satiating your hunger without truly feeding you. Those men who call themselves reasonable, they wish to see you sick, bloated on filth, dying in the streets!" Gastev whipped his hat around, his hair falling on his face as his mouth launched grapeshot volleys of saliva. The factory men who had toppled Kerensky's government began to join in his furor, matching his tempo and shouting along. "For years, I have fed you, clothed you, trained you, made you into better men. Who are these usurpers to steal what is rightfully yours, the heroes of labour? The working class of Zheltorossiya is the most powerful force on this planet! Who shall command them who is not among them? I say no man! The worker shall inherit the Earth!" The crowd broke past fever pitch, giving way to a cacophony of shouts and riots. Gastev was pulled down from the stage, then lifted upon the shoulders of the very union men he had trained. Together, the mob became one, a single mass marching towards the provisional government's building, tools held aloft in the sky.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#gastev_addresses_the_republic
gastevaddressesrepublic = As things seemingly calmed down for the republic with stodgy mensheviks retaking control of the congress, a strange force marched towards the building. Several workers' batallion encircled the Government district in Harbin. A coup, surely? Hours passed, and nothing happened, then a radio broadcast began. It began with a song, instrumental, played on piano with a strange ticking sound harmonising often with the din. After some minutes a shot rang out over a silent Harbin and the voice of Aleksei Gastev came over the airwaves. Far from the reassuring voice of a strong leader, Gastev introduced himself almost timidly. He proclaimed the IPK's collective leadership of the Republic, he laid out an ultimatum to the opposition to abandon their efforts at seizing power from the appointed Minister-Chairman. He then named a long list of "traitors", his voice was calm and rythmic. He intonated as though he were reading a story book. Once the list was completed, he spoke of the great collective designs of the Proletkult, the great plans for the Republic and the role every single person had to play in the great future of the revolution. Here his calm voice seemed almost passionless, political rhetoric with quiet conviction and no pompous rousing. He ended his speech by declaring (again in an unnatural calm) that there was no longer room for the bickering and deviance of the past, that the republic could only survive if each person fulfilled their role in the great machinery of life, that they must all become "We."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#we
zhr_we = Directive_G_01 ////// We /////  Initiate

#one_state
onestate = Away with the reactionary idea of nations! The labouring members of our collective are not Chinese, Russian or Jewish - but all cells of the State. One, united State for all Mankind. We raise down the banner of the old world, and up we fly the black-white flag of the Future. A future where not race, nor language will divide the great mechanical utopia.

#no_tears_for_judas
notearsjudas = If one were to walk in on Aleksandr Bogdanov and Fyodor Dan the fateful night of 26 June, 1936, one would assume that the two were men of completely opposing viewpoints; in fact, one would not be chastised for mistaking them as belonging to two rival parties. 'And so we should just march on to our deaths I suppose?' 'Do you have no spine Fyodor Ilyich?! We are on the verge of revolution and you want to back down at our moment of triumph? This is our shining moment! Our golden opportunity!' 'I am no coward, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, and I detest the accusation that you lobby so readily at anyone who does not wish to throw their life away. This is a deathtrap! March on Harbin? We will be gunned down quicker than you can count to three!' 'Put it up to a vote then! Let the people decide, is that not the point of the Congress?' Dan slammed his fist down on the table next to him. 'Let the people wander blindly into the gunfire? What sort of leader are you?' 'The kind who believes in something! The kind who would die for the revolution if need be!' 'Well then go off and die!' Bogdanov stared deeply into Dan's eyes, boring two holes in his sockets with a penetrative gaze. He channeled all the contempt he had felt, all the anger, all the sacrifices he had made for the working people. His mind raced, from Harbin to beyond, to the stars, to the atoms, to everything at stake here. If he missed his chance, what would happen next? Would he get this chance again? The silver-bearded one opened his maw and spake.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_soldiers_step_in
soldiersstepin = With the Minister-Chairman gone and Milyukov essentially in power, the Republican Guard and other military leaders have stepped in to keep control in the capital, now the military factions are fracturing along ideological lines and the group to come out on top will have ultimate power in the Republic.

#a_night_with_the_radio
nightwithradio = Stars, silence. Despite the chaos of the spirit world and ideology, Jakob was able to enjoy a moment of peace in the company of his only friend, Radio. In the freezing wilderness where had lost track of what he even was defending, it was a delight to find out what was happening in Harbin. It was an interesting tale of people he would never see, but he was curious about their fate. This time it was an opera about the red knights carrying out a mythical revolution. The question was, just what kind of revolution? Suddenly! The calm music was interrupted by the sound of a presenter. Jakob was startled, and rushed to press his ear up against the tinny box. "Attention, attention: a message from the revolutionary junta! The atmosphere of endless conflicts, misunderstandings, and hatred is wreaking havoc on our community. Chaos and demoralization have brought in the dimensions of defeat. History will judge our actions even though we are only a drop in the history of the Russian nation, but the troublemakers here and now must have their hands tied. The military council, in accordance with the Constitution, has established a provisional government. The hour of grave trial has come before us. Only ... Comrade..." The radio began to interrupt. A panicked Jakob threw his rifle to the ground and rushed at the radio knobs to stabilize the communication. More sounds came out of the machine. "... Can... Guide... Republic to Stability." Finally, after a brief moment of wrestling with the box, Jakob managed to get a clear sound out of his friend. He could finally hear what hero the military had chosen to lead this revolutionary tale further.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#finland_events

#finland_introduction
fin_introevent = Near the end of the Great War, Russia fell to civil war between those loyal to the monarchy, and Republican factions. Finland, an autonomous duchy within the Empire, was not spared, with red and pro-independence factions rising up from the swamps of Karelia and fighting against the Pro-Russian loyalists. After years of fighting and tens of thousands dead, the Communist movement was defeated and Finland remained a de jure territory of the Russian Empire. However, outside of the Finnish nobility, there are few that wish to remain puppets of the Russians, and only time will tell if the people of Finland will make their voices heard.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#russian_overlordship
rusoverlordship = Finland has always been loyal to the Russian cause. For centuries now we have been a subject off the glorious slavic empire and we must not forget our roots. The years to come spell trouble for the world and our nation in particular, we must remain sure that every precautionary measure has been taken to guarantee that we will prevail.

#storm_in_central_russia
stormcentralrussia = Turmoil is brewing in the lands of our Russian overlords. A political feud has erupted into full fledged Civil War with no clear indicator of which path the Russians are heading. This presents us with numerous consequences as our own status remains unclear itself. There is already talks of overthrowing sentiments inside the opposition as the continued Russification and absence of Russian garrisons presents us with a powder keg about to burst into flames any second...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_perfect_opportunity_or_certain_doom
opportunityordoom = Russia is again in chaos, but maybe it is exactly what we want? While Kolchak loyalists are in a deadly clash with Drozdovsky forces we might seize this opportunity. With every single man thrown into the slaughter in the south, the Petrograd is left undefended. If we take the ancient capital of Russia, we will be able to gain much needed legitimacy, gain the respect of the army and unite the divided nation And proclaim ourselves as the Regent of Russia! At the same time, this is indeed a gamble, and it is impossible to predict that might happen for this operation to fail But inaction sometimes is even worse and could be perceived as a sign of weakness of Seyn's rule.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_end_of_the_rope
endrope = The operation was a complete failure. Our soldiers were massacred, the word is already spreading through the nation After receiving the disastrous news, Albert Seyn locked himself in his office. After many hours, when the sun started to settle, he still had a bottle in his one hand and crumpled report in the other. Frustrated he shouted for his Adjutant but received no answer. He shouted more, but only deafening silence replied to him. Seyn, instead of getting angry, instead felt unease He left his office and called for his guards. No reply. This was the moment then Grand Duke began to panic. He was running around his residence, screaming, begging for his servants. Tired, breathless, he slowly settled in his chair He tried to deny, the scary thought at the back of his mind but now he understood. The horrifying realization entered his mind when he looked in the window. Two columns of soldiers were marching in his direction. He wanted to reach for the revolver, but was unable to move, all strength left his body When soldiers entered his office and stated that he was accused of treason and was under arrest', he did not resist. His fate was sealed. Five days later Franz Albert Seyn The Grand Duke of Finland was executed by his own soldiers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n

#seyns_execution
seynexecution = Now it is our time to take the offensive. The Russian slavers are brought to their knees and struggling, Finland must be free! The puppet-tyrant Seyn will be tried for his atrocities and shot accordingly at dusk already. It will be swift and deserving end of this miserable vermin, so that we can go back to business immidiately.

#military_chooses_a_successor
militarysuccessor = After the military's putsch against Seyn post his attempt to seize Petrograd, which resulted in total disaster and subsequent collapse of Russian rule in Finland, Finland has been under the rule of a military junts for some time. It is believed that our people cannot and will not stand for an unelected military junta without any ideological programme to stand on it's own and subsequently many generals have begun talking. Many of them support a monarchy led by a foreign monarch, such as Ernest August of Hanover, who will be crowned Ilmari I upon ascension to the throne. Others, or pretty much the majority, would support the takeover of Urho Kekkonen, an ultranationalist Irredentist and militaristic leader who promise national pride to Finland.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#prepare_the_crown
preparecrown = It is only deserving for a great nation like ours to have a prestigious leader. Following the example of ancient monarchies we will be a kingdom with our monarch ruling supreme and justly over our people. The Crowning ceremony must be an event to be remembered!

#attempt_on_the_king
attemptonking = After monarchist victory in the voting done within the clique of putschist generals, it seems that many socialists within Finland are extremely angry over thin development. This has resulted in immense hatred of the new German-born king, and his personal family, who they believe to be Prussian pawns trying to take over the country like it's 1918 all over again. Subsequently, an unnamed assailant went in front of the King during one of his speeches, and subsequently, in only s few seconds...

#death_of_the_king
deathofking = After being shot twice, once in the chest and another in the heart, the King fell to a critical state and subsequently died a few hours later, then the country declared a Regency Council. However, IL appears that many with the country, including multiple generals that formerly sided with Kekkonen and Aspa, believed that the death of the King proves how weak a Monarchy in Finland would be, and subsequently have decided to march on Helsinki and attempt to dissolve the Regency Council. Due to lack of power and lack of powerful generals that sided with the Regency Council, eventually the Council was dissolved and the local generals have chosen Sigurd-Wettenhovi Aspa, who seemed as detached as possible from the Kings Pro Prussian machinations, and subsequently resulted in Kekkonen's falling as an important figure in Finnish politics...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#dreams_of_old_fatherland
dreamsfatherland = After the death of the King, many became completely disillusioned with the nonsense spouted by the Pro-Monarchists, who are all Prussians and foreigners, likely uninterested in the wellbeing of Finnish people in general. Therefore, Aspa and his forces, such as Edward Juutilainen's soldiers, have marched on Helsinki and declared the Thirty-Fourth Dynasty, as we dream of Aspa's fantastical theories of a lost Egypt in the Black Lands of Finland where he theorizes the Finnish people originated from Java, and subsequently went on a journey from there to Egypt, and lived there until Roman times where a portion of them went to Finland, and settled there after a painful and horrific travel. These theories have taken the appeal of former Kekkonenists, who believe that the national myth of Finno-Ugrianism is far too... un-authentic, and lacks the true feeling that is given by Aspa's ideas, which have many facts described in his linguistical books that have become far too impossible to deny for many. Therefore, Aspa now rules unopposed in Helsinki, which he plans on renaming soon.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#karelian_academic_society
kareliansociety = Unbeknownst to the Russians our intelligensia has been drawn to pan-nationalist ideas in the underground for ages now. A circle of men most loyal to our glorious nation have been planning to incite a revolution unsucessfully. With the problem solving itself now we can finally bring our vision of Finland into fruition.



#nation_spirals_into_chaos
nationspiralchaos = The weakness and indecisiveness of the Grand Duke angered people to no extent. Finland is engulfed in strikes and protests. Both Russians and Finns demand reforms and openly show their resentment to the government. A large crowd is marching in Helsinki, demanding the abdication of Franz Albert Seyn. Soldiers refused to fire upon the crowd and are joining them. Now, after the peaceful protest entered the government palace in Helsinki and local forces loyal to Seyn have defected more and more, it seems that Seyn's corruption, oligarchial madness and nonsensical choices in the past have finally come up to him. People across Finland sing in the praises of democracy as the people of Finland begin propping up wooden ballot boxes across the nation in a symbolic action, implying that the current Government was illegitimate and that the first Finnish elections in history will begin this month.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#democratic_coup
democraticcoup = Just as we imagined it would happened Helsinki experienced a coup last night with the military stepping in place of the parliament. It seems like the future of our nation is guided towards a more democratic approach as parties are voicing their concerns with the previous governmental practices and abuse of power.

#1936_finnish_presidential_elections
finelection = With Franz Albert Seyn now gone, Finland is now free to hold its first fair and free national election! Three front runners have emerged from the most popular democratic parties, namely Kyösti Kallio from the liberal Agrarian League, Juho Kusti Paasikivi from the conservative National Coalition Party, and Väinö Tanner from the Social Democratic Party. Tanner is the frontrunner among the general population, and has managed to woo the upper and lower classes alike with his promises of fairness and equality without the tyranny of councilism. Kallio and Paasikivi have denounced Tanner as a pseudo-Communist, and are targeting support from the middle and upper classes respectively while aiming to beat Tanner in Electoral votes, which seems incredibly likely considering the generally conservative views of the electors. This is a historic moment in Finnish history, one which will be remembered by Finns everywhere for decades to come.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#britain_offers_peace
finbri_peace = After victory in our glorious campaign across Egypt, we have successfully manage to take over most of Egypt and subsequently wiped out the Anglo menace from all of the area. Therefore, they have cowardly given us a letter of capitulation of the Egyptian government and white peace. Should we accept?

#red_finland

#finnish_general_elections
redfinelections = It's the break of dawn and the Finnish people hear about a new election coming up, something most Finns can't even conceive correctly as very few of them had high education. People across Helsinki and other major cities see posters and flyers of various parties talking smack of other parties and sections of the SKP, with the Leninists under Yrjö Sirola saying that the other factions are weak and will result in the death of the nascent Socialist Worker's Republic. Tokoi's section, they accuse the Leninists of being ruthless and totalitarian, resulting in opression of basic human freedoms. Lastly, Päiviö's Industrial Workers of the World's Finland chapter had been against both parties, claiming they are crypto-capitalists, and that only through Anarchy socialism can thrive. Generally, the Libertarians under Tokoi are the most likely to win by virtue of being the bulk of the political establishment, with Tokoi seen as a war hero, whilst Yrjö Sirola has large support bases under the older socialists, whilst Päiviö is a dark horse candidate, most likely having a chance to win from the agrarian sections of the country. There are rumors of scheming from the Helsinki Veteran's Association, but they claim to be largely apolitical.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#a_flame_entirely_black
flameblack = It seems that things weren't quite what we imagined. Seeing supposedly "soft" socialists win the elections angered most of our soldiers. They looked on to the parading Popular Socialists in rage, knowing that their experience is key to securing their interests. The Helsinki Veteran's Association has seized large amounts of Helsinki and veterans returning to their villages have taken over railroads. Things are getting desperate... what shall happen?

#kazan_events

#kazan_introduction
kaz_introevent = The advent of the civil war had shown all parties that the military districts had been too inefficient. From these conditions was born the Kazan military district, led by Alexander Dutov and his autonomous band of Cossacks. Meant to be a neutral force, Dutov threw in his lot with Kolchak during the conflict. Following the crushing of Kazakh protests, Alash parties started to actively oppose Dutov. The situation became worse following the famine of 1932-33 which led to a pro-communist peasants revolt. While it seems that the troubles of the Kazan Military District are largely over, it shall be seen if the vultures circling the nation will make themselves known.

#dutovs_duty
dutovsduty = The duty of Aleksandr Dutov in the Urals is simple: obey every order that comes from Petrograd and maintain stability in the region. Any possible revolt is to be crushed on spot, and any officer with ambitions above his stations must be immediately cut down to size. After all, Kolchak's leadership is what keeps Russia alive... for now.

#an_anonymous_letter
anonletter = The cold and monotonous morning in the Urals seems to have abruptly grown interesting - a letter without name or address has suddenly appeared on Dutov's desk. How did a letter appear out of nowhere without any warning from his subordinates? Dutov is incensed by this lapse in security. We must get to the bottom of this, and fast.

#an_anonymous_letter
anonletter2 = "Ilyich, you've got a letter." Dutov looked up and thanked the man, taking the wrinkled envelope from his hands. He'd received his fair share of letters in his years as Kazan's leader, both positive and negative. It was always an interesting surprise to guess which type it was, and although he preferred the former, a quick scan of the contents revealed that this time it would be the latter. "To the dishonorable Alexander Ilyich Dutov, may your organs rot in your body. For too long the tyrannical Russian state has suppressed the Kazakh people, the workers, and many others, while you serve as the hand that holds the whip. You are the embodiment of evil, only bested by those who puppet you in Moscow. You are an agent of oppression enforcing an unjust hierarchy onto all peoples under your boot, and I cannot wait until the day your rule comes crumbling down and your corpse is dragged through the streets." As Dutov finished reading through the verbal assault, he crushed the letter up and tossed it away. He was no stranger to demeaning messages, and each time the small sting grew less and less. At this point they had almost no effect on the man, for it was so normalized in his psyche. There was no reason to lose sleep over one man's anger, for after all:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  \n

#things_get_ugly
thingsugly = Dutov was shocked that some random peasant managed to threaten him so easily. Not worried. This isn't the first time that someone made such threats, and Dutov means to ensure this time won't be the last. It's likely nothing but bluff anyway. No one would dare to follow up to those threats.

#righteous_disobedience
righteousdisobedience = Alexei Ivanovich Dyomin shifted his coat, the sweat seeping through despite the light smattering of snow falling from above. Ataman Dutov's speech in front of Kazan was very important, especially in these turbulent times. This meant that his job as bodyguard was invaluable now more than ever, which lead to frustrations when Dutov wished to have his guard stand in the background of the stage, in order to promote a more "peaceful and welcoming" feeling for the crowd. His foolish wish to appeal to the common man was a huge breach of security protocols, but Alexei didn't want to disobey a direct command from his superior officer. As the speech started, Alexei tried to ponder ways in which he could still protect the Ataman in a way that would be more discrete than usual, even if it had the downside of making Dutov appear more vulnerable. After a short period of deliberation, he realized he could attempt to blend into the crowd, and although he would be abandoning his post in technicality, he felt that the safety of the Ataman stood at a higher priority than simple orders. With his mind made up, Alexei chose to...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#a_lidless_eye
lidlesseye = Alexei scanned the crowd, time and time again. Nothing moved out of the ordinary, nobody was suspicious, and his eyes started to water. He was limiting his blinking to an inhuman minimum in order to keep better surveillance, and it showed. The cold wind blowing snow against his pupils, the sweat freezing on his face, all of it felt like God himself was testing Alexei, and for naught. Nothing was happening, and nothing would happen. Dutov was right that this event would be a peaceful one, and Alexei blinked again. But as he opened his eyes, he caught a glimpse of a reflection being tucked into a jacket. Maybe a gun? Alexei's eyes shot wide open as he focused solely on the man awkwardly shuffling around with his pockets, and his suspicions mounted tenfold when the man started walking towards the stage. The man locked eyes with Alexei's frozen watchmen, and he made a mad dash towards the stage. "Ilyich!", screamed Alexei at full sprint. "Get down!" The man leaped onstage, brandishing a grenade with the pin already pulled. In a split second deliberation, Alexei knew what must be done, and as he tackled the suicide  bomber to the floor, he let his eyes rest one final time, safe with the fact that his job had been fulfilled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#dutov_asserts_dominance
dutovdominance = Dutov's enemies thought that they could attack him while he was incapacitated. But they underestimated his power: his loyal soldiers crushed this pathetic attempt at rebellion with ruthless efficiency. While he recovers from the attempt on his life, Dutov plans his next moves. First, he would need power - enough power to protect his domains and prevent another attempt at rebellion.

#in_the_peaceful_snow
inpeacefulsnow = As Alexei weaved through the dense crowd, doubts raced across his mind, doubts which he quickly snuffed as simple paranoia induced by stress. He had a job to do which required his upmost attention, and any distractions would be disasterous to the safety of the Ataman, and thus the nation of Kazan as a whole. He alone stood between Hell and Heaven, as the guardian of life and death. Alexei's slow shuffle through the powdersnow was impeded by the jostling of the crowd, and more often than once he had been blocked from any movement for precious seconds, a risk that he could not afford to take. As he continued surveying the area, he noticed a man infront of him check over his shoulder before moving towards the stage. Alexei, the vigilant guardian he was, flung himself forward, engaging the mystery man in a chase. The Ataman's face was surprised at this disturbance, and when he turned around to find Alexei missing, his fate was already sealed. The man lept onto the stage and into Dutov, before a blinding explosion with the brightness of the Sun threw shrapnel across the crowd. Alexei fell face-down into the same soft snow that had kept him still, his conciousness knocked out from him. The bloody pulp that used to lead Kazan sizzled, as the snow kept falling as though nothing had happened.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_battle_of_kazan
battleofkazan = With General Dutov's death, his worst fears have been realized. Kazan - the city and the district both - are in chaos. A chain of explosions rattled the city early this morning with a series of massive hollow booms, and bands of Kazakh partisans, pre-positioned in workhouses and factory dormitories or packed into leased-out flophouses, flooded out into the city. Some groups are barely controlled, but other bands display uniform weaponry and clear signs of training as they move to seize strategic points throughout the city and the surrounding countryside. Gunfire echoes through Kazan as the insurgents trade fire with paramilitary police units. The citizens have vanished, huddling in their homes and hoping to avoid stray bullets, or else hunkering down with what arms they possess to defend their own property. However, something is amiss in this attempt at a while coup. Messages have gone out, missives dispatched by an anonymous writer claiming to be a general officer of the Kazan Russian Army, to the garrisons surrounding the city. The missives order the troops to assemble and immediately march on critical positions, doubtlessly putting them into direct conflict with the rebels. But with the source of these missives unknown and their authority dubious at best, the officers are quarreling over the proper response. It remains to be seen how many, if any, of the garrison commanders will march If enough of them move quickly, their regular troops will no doubt crush the irregular partisans. A partial or piecemeal response from the army will likely hand victory to the rebels and traitors - but with Dutov dead and Kazan in chaos, it is a mystery who would have both the means and motive to arrange the failure of the revolt.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  \n

#eurasian_ideocracy
eurasianideocracy = With the Dutov dead and the rebels crushed, Kazan must chart a new course. Instead of separating the people of Eurasia by political and ethnic allegiances, we should unite the people of the Eurasian plains under one banner as Genghis Khan did, where the strongest of society rule. Eurasia will rise from the ashes of Russia!

#rasputins_conspiracy
rasputinsconspiracy = The story begins from the gray, from the brown, from the chestnut-colored horse. The White Tyrant, who lorded over the common folk with an iron fist, has been killed by a bullet from the shadows. The people rejoice at the cruel man's demise, yet are afraid of the future to come, like a child of the darkness that envelops his room at night. It is only natural that holy men illuminate the abode and drive away the shadows. On to the stage comes Elder Grigori. Grigori Rasputin has been living in internal exile ever since his expulsion from Court by Stolypin, may the Devil keep him. His way with words warranted the Living Saint the love and care of the peasants all across the governorate, and his nigh-infinite wisdom drew many in the upper echelons to his cause of universal love. Now the time has come, the White Tyrant is dead, Rasputin knows he must act. Faithful and good men must overthrow the White Tyrant's lapdogs. When the pre-story is over, when the land is cleansed, then the real tale will begin, that of the most holy war for the soul of all Russia!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n


#southeastern_union_events

#southeastern_union
seu_introevent = With the advent of the Civil War, the South-Eastern Union was created, consisting mainly of a collection of Cossack hosts and various regional polities. Led by the old and trusted general Alexei Kaledin, the region was more or less protected from the turmoil of civil war with the greatest issue being the famine of 1921 following the Volga drought. Ever since then, Kaledin has more or less stayed in control of his little territory, and the nation has even grown wealthy from agricultural and industrial development. However, the results of the 1935 labour strikes across Russia hit hard, and Kaledin will be forced to address the varying issues facing the him.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_krug_gathering
kruggathering = Times are changing in Russia and in Europe, and it's finally time for all of the factions in the confederation to convene and decide what's best for the hosts. The Chemo mortsy, Lineytsy, Kaledintsy, and even the fringe Gorgulovites will be invited, and will all collectively decide what the Cossacks need: to continue with Kaledin and stay the course? To come closer to the new nation of Ukraine, and liberalize the nation? To drift back to Russia, centralize the state, and stay loyal to the capital? Or to tear it all down, and embrace a path of neo-Scythian conquest?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#russias_little_slice_of_limbo
russiaslittlelimbo = It is currently the Year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Six. Although the saints have seen fit to preserve Holy Russia for the time being, its politics are frayed to a near-breaking point, and the Southeastern Union is no different. Governed by Don Cossack cavalry general Alexei Kaledin, the Southeastern Union is one of the few places in the Russian Empire which is governed by a leader from the local ethnic group. Still, however, many Cossacks yearn for an end to Russian rule, and the significant Ukrainian minority in the region is also making itself known. There are even whispers of men both within and without the government who seek to restore the ancient Scythian Empire… and while this is obviously ridiculous, the rumors are far too prevalent to be ignored. Such disunited politics, as well as a general disagreement over an ethnic identity for the Southeastern Union, have earned this warlord state the title, "Russia's Little Slice of Limbo", as the area seems in constant danger of becoming something brand new at any moment, and can't stick to one identity. Even as Kaledin continues to rule with an iron fist, he knows that time is running short for him and his band of merry men. All that it would take for the entire region to go up in flames is one false move or freak accident which could send the entire empire into collapse. And although Kaledin knows these things, he is determined to protect his realm and his people, just as he always has, down to his last breath.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_currency_issue
currencyissue = The National Krug gathered today for the first of many debates which will determine the path of the Southeastern Union going forward. These debates will reform every aspect of the Southeastern Union, as well as demonstrating the efficiency of Cossack democracy. The first item on the agenda is what currency should be used by the region. Russian loyalists are suggesting we declare the Ruble as our official currency, as it has acted as our unofficial currency until now, and could draw us closer to the Russian Empire. Critics of this proposal have pointed out the decreasing value of the ruble, and though they haven't been able to reference it directly, references have been made to Russia's approaching collapse. Some have suggested that we switch to the Hryvnia, a Ukrainian currency which has greater value than the Ruble, and may offer us a path towards economic cooperation with the Intermarium. A third proposal suggests that we use only Chervonets, or large gold coins, and mint them using Ugric gold. None are quite sure where this proposal originated from, and some are wary that shadowy figures are trying to manipulate the Krug from the shadows. Despite this, many have supported this proposal, as the coins would offer economic stability while still being backed by the Ruble.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#issue_of_military
militaryissue = As the South-Eastern Union looks towards a new future, so does it's army. The Union Krug has decided to look into potential ideas for improvement and reform of the Army, which as of now sits disorganized and with old weaponary. Perhaps, so thinks the Krug, that it is high time to debate this issue. And so, the debates began, with the Scythists beginning with an ambitious and radical ideal of total modernization of the Army, with new weapons coming in from more industrially privileged countries. The Chernomortsy retorts, saying that it's better to decentralize the Army and allow for a looser command chain, resulting in better coordination of local divisions, as they claim that the cost for these modernizations would be too much. The Lineytsy agree on the last part, yet believe that ever further centralization would be better for the organization of Divisions under one, united Army Command. And so begins the debate, as the Krug bickers, and eventually decides to vote. The deciding vote is cast, and...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_education_issue
educationissue = When imagining the Grand Russian Empire, one scarcely imagines its schools. And yet, the youth are perhaps the most powerful resource that the Empire possesses. Therefore, great care must be taken in reforming the Education system, lest we throw the Empire into chaos some 20 years from now when they graduate. The issue facing the Krug is what language school should be taught in. While the natural instinct is obviously to keep classes in Russian, many have pointed out that this is unfair to children who don't know Russian, as there is currently no public program to teach the language. The opposition has proposed instead that individual schools decide which language to teach in based on their students, which is seen by most as a fair compromise. However, the mysterious group who keeps making proposals to the Krug have struck once again, this time with a harsh proposition. Their proposal states that Russian schools should not only be taught only in Russian, but that only ethnic Russians should be able to attend. According to their logic, the "lesser races" of the Russian Empire are simply incapable of proper Russian education, so instead they should be given rudimentary education by their parents, and then used as a cheap, uneducated labor force. Everyone in the Krug is outwardly horrified by this, but who knows how many Krug members this shadowy cult has influenced already…                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_issue_of_internal_autonomy
internalautonomyissue = Throughout its history, the Russian Empire has graciously offered autonomy to certain communities who are either better off on their own, or simply can't be governed due to the sheer size of the Empire. The issue of to which extent this policy should continue has been brought before the Krug, as some believe these communities have become a bit too autonomous. It was generally believed that the Lineytsy proposal to strengthen the Union government would be the beginning and end of the discussion, but as always, the opposition argues to the contrary. Instead, they say local autonomy as a value of Russian Imperialism, and to disavow such a policy would be to disavow the Empire itself. Seemingly in response to this notion, a third proposal has once again made its way to the Krug, arguing for the total abolishment of autonomy altogether. This organization, who have revealed themselves as the Scythists, argue that a disunited empire is not truly an empire to begin with. They see the policy of autonomy as cowardice by the former Tsars, who did not have the courage to tame the peoples of the Russian wilds. These words are near-heresy to most Russian patriots, but few can still deny the influence of the Scythists.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_issue_of_political_refugees
politicalrefugeesissue = Along with the new era of radicalism in Europe came a wave of political refugees, all seeking safety and stability in our great Empire. However, there has been much debate over how many of them should be let in. Most agree that the Southeastern Union has some obligation to help these people, the question is to what extent their obligation extends. The Lineytsy have suggested that every refugee be let in, as they could prove useful as industrial or military manpower. The Chernomortsy, on the other hand, argue that the state need only protect Cossack dissidents, and that anyone else would simply be a burden. Shockingly, the Scythists have taken an almost identical stance, but instead arguing that only Russian dissidents be allowed in.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

the_krug_session_ends_vote_counting_begins
krugsessionends = This session of the Krug has ended, with every representative having cast their votes. As the votes are cast, the feeling of tension between ethnicities and political groups becomes ever more palpable. It seems as though no matter what the result is, a period of unprecedented political violence is on the horizon. In an effort to somewhat avoid this, the previously divided factions of the Krug have declared an agreement to form a coalition government if there is no clear majority. However, it is unlikely that these makeshift alliances will last very long, especially if the ever ambitious Scythists are brought to power. Regardless, the Southeastern Union must respect the results of the election, whatever they may be…                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#dominant_faction_emerges
dominantfactionemerges = As the South-Eastern Union's Krug continued to bicker for days over issues, it seemed that evermore transformations were occurring within the Krug over the course of several debates. Polarization is at an all-time high, and it appears that one faction has emerged dominant over all others, as more members shift their allegiances according to the latest decisions made by the Krug. However, it might be decided that a coalition is best, resulting in an unprecedented amount of organization and solidarity amongst Inner Party members. And so, it is decided that through one final vote over a minor issue, it will be realized which faction is dominant. If two factions are as dominant as each other, they will be forced to make a coalition against the other, and like so, the fate of the South-Eastern Union hangs in the balance...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_duel
theduel = Both Grabbe and Gorgulov realized very quickly that creating a coalition against each other's wishes was a terrible idea from the behalf of the Krug members, and yet the issue needs to be solved as soon as possible. The two, while getting into an argument, agree that they should try something unprecedented in the South-Eastern Union: A duel. This duel will occur in a rural area near Elista, far away from Ekaterinodar's busy streets. The two prepare their pistols and look at each other, firmly standing their ground as hundreds of people around them observe in awe, knowing that one of them will come out dead, and the fate of the South-Eastern Union will be determined by a single bullet. And so, just like that...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#uncharacteristic_mericifulness
uncharacteristicmercifulness = Gorgulov, looking at his downed opponent, thinks of him as an useful tool for the future. He, then looks at Grabbe, approaching closer as people around the two stay quiet, wondering what will happen next, careful to not upset whoever ends up winning the duel. Gorgulov breathes in and tiredly picks up Grabbe's other arm, helping him stand up after taking his gun. "Take this as a rare kindness. You will continue your work as a military leader and I will maintain supremacy in the Krug." "U-understood.", said Grabbe, worried this might be a trick of some kind, and yet, everything he said seemed to be promised. A few days later while Grabbe was recovering  in the hospital, he already began his efforts in organizing divisions to help Gorgulov steer the South-Eastern Union to his goals, and so Gorgulov slowly removed Grabbe's influence, diminishing him to the status of a minor general.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#remnants_of_delusion
remnantsofdelusion = Gorgulov's brain had splattered the ground before he could do anything. One of his eyes flew to an onlooker's face, and blood dripped down beneath the grass. Cheers could be heard, as they knew for sure Gorgulov had died. Grabbe looked at his enemy with disgust, and left him to rot in the ground, as people left for their homes. Some had refused to, with one of the crowd's members trying to get to Grabbe and enact revenge, but the local crowd stopped him before he could even see Grabbe. Grabbe, victorious, drove away to his hotel in Elista and would be going to Ekaterinodar tomorrow. In Ekaterinodar, associates of the former Green Vozhd had been rioting, and yet it all felt very half-hearted. Gorgulov's urban supporters had largely given up due to lack of a Vozhd, and so did his rural supporters. It seems that Gorgulov will be just another piece of history.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#chernomortsy_victorious
chernomortsyvictorious = It seems that the more liberal, pro-Ukrainian faction has won. Although a somewhat unexpected development, the choice may be justified; Cossacks have always been identified with the Ukrainian national character, and perhaps it is time that we sought to return to our roots.

#kaledin_marches_forward
kaledinmarchesforward = Our chieftain, Alexei Kaledin, reigns victorious. The Krug has decided, correctly, to stay the course and continue with the man who has collected and solidified the connections of the Hosts which stand strong today. Let us put our faith in the man who created the nation and the man who will lead it to even greater heights!

#gorgulov_on_the_stage
gorgulovonstage = Saddle the horses, string the bow, and blow the horn! Pavel Gorgulov has risen to lead our great nation from the muck and the mire. The unorthodox leader of the Scythists has been chosen by fate, the old gods of this ancient land smiling upon him. Let the capitalists and socialists quake in terror, let the Europeans quail in fear! A new age dawns in the Caucasus, now destiny will decide who lives to see the rest of the day

#fareast_events

#fareast_intro
far_introevent = Yakutia's place in the Russian Empire has always been that of the forgotten backwater. A land of forests, prisons and bitter cold. Grigory Stark's loyalty to Petrograd has been a topic of some contention since his ascendency in 1925, but as Russia marches on in spite of its weakness, Stark's position looks to be the least of Petrograd's worries. Should the Republicans to the South or the seditious elements of the Far-East succeed, Yakutia could well become a frozen bulwark against the Tsarist rule.

#the_life_of_an_admiral
lifeadmiral = When one spends extensive amounts of time on the crystal waters that envelop the globe, there is a certain shift in perspective. This phenomenon has been recorded among seamen and fishermen alike. The waves that rock the ship makes these men, even on land, walk in a very peculiar way, swaying side to side to accomodate for nonexistent currents. Life, even politics, is seen from the perspective of the sea towards the land, and not the other way around. Like a web of neural connections, the sea winds and routes become a map in the sailor's brain, more accurate than any city's layout. Admiral Stark is no different, with his peculiar swaying walk, his thalassocratic passions, and his love for mariner habits and songs. His secretaries report his curious habit of managing government affairs from a small pleasure ship, when his melancholic episodes are especially difficult and when the weather permits. The life of Admiral Stark is one of longing for life back at the sea, braving the untamed waters of the Arctic, and yet he drowns in dull paperwork. Necessary paperwork. Without it, the last link in the Russian Empire's steel chain from the Baltics to the warm Pacific would break. Stark's honour and resilience will avoid this disaster under any cost.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#ksenofontovs_treason
ksenofontovstreason = Yakutia was brought to the demesne of the Russian eagle in the 17th century after brave explorers surveyed the area in many expeditions. The easternmost point of Eurasia, this far off land cements our position as the masters of the continent. Our continued presence in the confines of the world is testament to our commitment to the Empire's everlasting grandeur. Since the end of the civil war, however, we've had trouble with the governorate's natives, unhappy because of lack of representation and the increasing number of Slavic settlers. This rabble led by Pavel Ksenofontov have been a thorn in our side for a long time, but new developments make their existence intolerable to us. We've come to know for a fact that their representatives receive paychecks signed by Tokyo. Japanese money and, we suspect, weapons, land every month in the Petropavlovsk harbour to supply the separatists. We must develop webs and infrastructure to tighten our grasp on Ksenofontov's neck and twist it before he poses any actual threat to our mastery over Yakutia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#bolster_the_border
bolsterborder = The southern frontier of our governorate is a colander of immigrants, refugees, and terrorists alike. The Republic down south, a shameful stain and reminder of Regent Kolchak's mistakes during the war, has been acting strangely recently. Several agents inform us that they have begun to wake from their slumber and mobilisation is imminent. This is worrying news to our dwindling regiments and supplies. Unfortunately, help from Petrograd is exceptionally unlikely considering the general situation of the Empire, so we will have to make it work with what little we have. Patrols will be doubled everywhere we can, vigilance reinforced, and our navy will conduct reconnaissance operations along the coast. Should anything happen, we hope to be ready to hold any threat from the south as long as necessary.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#gajdas_ambitions
gajdasambitions = The sacrifice of the Czechoslovak Legion is a heroic tale that will not be forgotten. Brave Slavs, oppressed under the Austrian yoke, decided to travel back to their ancestral homeland and enlist in the Tzar's army. Their adventure was thwarted by the designs of vile Republicans despite numerous victories in the Great War. However, many Czech brethren stayed behind and rallied under the Empire's banner, aiding us in our fraternal carnage. Under the command of Radola Gajda, they were crucial in victories against rebels throughout the country. As a reward for their service, they were granted settlement in Yakutia and engrained within the power mechanics of the governorate. Fifteen years later, however, Gajda and his men are beginning to show signs of discontent. They are no closer to the liberation of Bohemia than in 1914, and many resent Kolchak's lack of action regarding the Panslavic cause. Although the Legion is a crucial element of our rulership, if they prove to be too problematic we will be forced to dispose of rebellious ringleaders eventually. For now, we will just observe Gajda's every step to make sure he walks in the right direction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#a_land_where_nothing_changes
landnothingchange = It is a common misconception that the Bering strait freezes solid in harsh winters. Some assume one might even be able to walk on ice from Yakutia to Alaska. No such thing. In winter, strong currents break the ice sheet into large chunks. These icebergs, lazily pulled by the water, float further south until they melt on the warmer Pacific Ocean. This process has been repeated year after year since Genesis. Much like this sea, Yakutia is a slow and steady constant that despite its little movement and barely different patterns always operates in the same fashion. No radicals and no natives can change the natural course of our governorate, just like they can't change the fact the sea freezes on winter or the currents that govern the movement of the ice. It is but a natural principle and a law of the universe that we all must adapt to.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#the_life_of_an_admiral
lifeadmiral2 = It was another freezing day all across the rump Far-Eastern Governorate-General, as new investors come in through the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and arrive in Yakutsk to discuss business. People played in the streets, some sang, some sold things. Things appeared good, until it seemed something was wrong. Very wrong. The Yakut workers across Yakutsk began to stop working; it almost felt like a subconscious movement that spanned every Yakut and other opressed group within the Governorate. But it was not subconscious; they had been planning this revolt for months, and it seemed like the most likely to succeed. Regardless, if it did not, dying for the dream of a free Yakutia is better than living under Russia, in the eyes of many. As this strike occured, it appeared that thousands of Yakuts began marching towards Yakutsk, the capital of the Governorate, and proclaimed in Russian and Yakut "No more!", resulting in massive, brutal response by the local police. However, the Yakuts, with their fighting and hunting experience, began to force the Russian police away from them. As they continued to march on the capital of Yakutsk, more reinforcements arrived from the northern areas, as more Russian officers came to the aid of their policemen. This revolt wasn't like the others. Regardless, the Yakut National Congress began to speak in front of a podium a few streets across from the Capital Building, and proclaimed that Yakutia would become a free nation opposed to Russian imperialism. Ksenofontov, aware of what is going on, quickly gets to work in keeping the act of neutrality, whilst Russian officers continue to attack violently against the Yakuts. Eventually, one group manages to win out, when...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  \n

#gajdas_coup
gajdascoup = Admiral Stark was finally tried and executed for his corruption and high treason, now that the old Legionaries have come to power we will be able to start repairing this tainted and rotten place. Radola Gajda intends to present a revolutionary and unusual vision for a state that aims to unite not only Russia, but also the entire Slavdom under the rule of wise democracies free from degeneration and focused only on creating the Slavic hegemony realised in the Fourth Indestructible Empire, the successor of Rome, Byzantium and Russia. It will not happen immediately, but along with the death of the treacherous Admiral Stark, a lot will begin to change for the better in this god-forsaken icy hell.

#news_fron_petrograd
newspetrograd = As much as we try to focus on "keeping loyal" to Russia, it appears that pressure might be taken off our backs as the Russian heartland has begun fighting brutally over the attempted coup against Kolchak's clique, who are now fighting the putschists. This is an opportunity we can use to unite the country under our banner - a banner of Slavic unification.

#give_the_peasants_a_voice
givepeasantsvoice = We are not some stupid despots not to give our people representation - The times of absolute power are over! We are a dictatorship, but not just any dictatorship. We are really a real democracy in which we want to implant the ideals of discipline. We will create districts from which the common people will be able to choose responsible and wise representatives, this will be a perfect representative democracy in which wisdom will count above all, and not populism. Of course, these circles will be regulated to prevent any falsification or misrepresentation. This will allow the peasants to be represented in our government without idiots who only got into it through manipulation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#constitution_of_free_yakutia
constitutionfreeyakutia = Delegates from all over the cold and unforgiving land of Yakutia have come together in a single building located in Aldan. The dream of a democratic and free future for all Yakutians would be born here. With a delegation of 2431 members, 1302 of whom being from local non-Slavic groups such as the Tungids. However, the rest of the groups are mostly Russians, Ukrainians, Jews, etc. who were either forcibly settled or settled for opportunity. There is also one Permanent Japanese, American, and British delegate in the Constitution, a move considered controversial. Regardless, the constitutional convention continued as usual, with Ksenofontov leading the efforts to secure democratic policies and ensuring a balance between the Tungus peoples and the Slavs, alongside encouraging American and British investors to strengthen Yakutia's economy as a resource powerhouse. After 14 long hours of discussion, the Republic of Yakutia's constitution had been created, a land made for all to come and live freely, a land of true liberty and idealism.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#harbin_events

#walking_in_the_ashes
walkingashes = The Russian Republic is dead. With politics too riven by factionalism to respond to the crisis, the military launched a coup, only to destroy itself with its own varied loyalties. With ethnic separatism, warlordism, and rumors of imperial sympathizers springing into action in the north, what remains of the Harbin political establishment is due for a rude awakening. Before all is lost, we must reach out to those left alive and see if the situation can be salvaged.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_most_unlikely_alliance
mostunlikelyalliance = What would be unthinkable under any other circumstances appears to be becoming reality in the void of Zheltorossiya. Alexei Gastev is the most prominent leftist leader remaining in the cursed city, and he has unparalleled pull with the unions we are relying on to arm the state. Alisa Rosenbaum, the arch-Nietzschean, is the heir apparent of the decapitated Kadets and has no intention of letting the republic die, not now. It will take a heroic effort to save the regime in Harbin, and the two factions must act quickly, decisively, to work out a compromise government and allocation of responsibilities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n

#the_directorate_meets
directoratemeets = The chaos brought upon by the general collapse of the Zheltorossiyan government requires new methods - gone are the days of corrupt politicking and lazy parliamentarism. The new governing body, whatever may it be, requires energy and decisive action. With these principles in mind, the first meeting of the Emergency Directorate of the Russian Republic was conducted. Most of the big political players were either dead or missing, thus only a few could participate in this elite council of visionaries. Something had to be done to bridge the immense ideological gap between the participants. Indeed, the brightest stars of the Directorate came from the opposite ends of the Zheltorossiyan political spectrum. Alisa Rosenbaum, the leader of the Young Kadets, the prophet of individualism and Alexei Gastev, a Bolshevik union man and a famous proponent of the most radical collectivism conceivable. Yet, in these two very different souls - there flickered a common spark, a certain love of power and energy, the desire to wage a Promethean war against the world. Wasn't Gastev in his youth a syndicalist anarchist and an avid reader of Sorel? He didn't change all that much since then, the chaos around him made him realize - only the heroic might of struggle can save civilization. And on the other hand, Rosenbaum, it would be unjust to call her merely a disciple of capitalism. Capitalism - it is but a tool, a tool that allows the extraordinary individual to strive, maybe in the end, anarchism of the old school - without collectivist perversions, can also achieve that? Thus, in the most miraculous alliance of the century, Alisa Rosenbaum and Alexei Gastev have decided to work together - for a free and powerful Russia, where human beings will live free of old traditions and irrational social norms. Yet, one question remains - to be decided by a vote by the Directorate. Who will become the new institution's chairman? The hands are raised, history is made, and then, an exclamation:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  \n

#the_union_man
unionman = If only it had been under better circumstances. Alexei Gastev assumes power in the revolutionary Directorate, but the death throes of Zheltorossiya have required a drastic reassessment of priorities. Gone are the dreams of a perfected bureaucratic state, gutted by infighting before they could bloom. The Bogdanovite is excised from the machine. Wires long dormant reignite, and what reactivates is better suited for the chaos of free Russia.

#the_business_woman
businesswoman = The Republic failed. Again. It seemed the only options were flight or death at the hands of the Black Hundreds. Again. And we are in freefall. Again. Or so one would think. Perhaps Zheltorossiya's dying agony had burned out the mewling weakness and wreckers from Harbin, in one last act of creative destruction. A new Zheltorossiya could emerge, hungry and untamed. But more than anything, free.

#russian_turkestan_events

#chaos_in_the_russian_empire
chaosrussia = A coup has taken place in Moscow! Forces of the Novorossian Governorate-General, led by Mikhail Drozdovsky, have taken over the city with the help of the deserting garrison! The Petrograd government, led by Regent. Kolchak, has declared them traitors and began military operations against the traitorous elements in Central Russia. With no end in the near future to the conflict, the already fragile situation across the Russian Empire has completely broken down. Governors face internal turmoil from seditious factions of their own and supply and trade across the Empire has fully broken down.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#mantetsu_events

#mantetsu_introduction_event
man_introevent = The South Manchurian Governorate, better known by the company name Mantetsu, is a major lifeline for the Empire of Japan. The colony is dominated by corporate interests, with the Zaibatsus and Japanese Government co-operating on daily operations. The situation is fragile however; the remains of the Fengtian Army as well as exiled Japanese radicals threaten to upset business in the region.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n

#troll

#frederico_elected_mayor_of_gato
por_event1 = Today, Frederico has been elected the mayor of the village of Gato in our great country due to his charming sociability and sweetness towards humans. He has proven a great learner and interested in the local needs of the population.



#leader_biographies

#popper
bio_popper = Our circumstances shape us, and Karl Popper is no exception. Lord knows a Viennese intellectual from a mixed Jewish, Hungarian, Bohemian, Silesian, and Austrian background would fit better today in the house Franz Ferdinand built. For a time, this was true, and as a bookish 16-year-old he would already be attending the University of Vienna as a guest student. Unfortunately, this happened to coincide with the worst of the Great War for Austria-Hungary, and the recent convert to Marxism narrowly escaped death at the hands of the state and mob by fleeing into Germany in 1919. The events in his homeland would, in retrospect, weigh heavily upon his later politics. The wayward Austrian would wear many hats in the 1920s: a woodworker, a doctorate student in German's changing educational system, at one point even a teacher at a school for the many orphans the war and Revolution had left behind – but also growing closer to the Alte Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands. Karl would start standing in council elections later in the decade. For a party seeking to shed its image of being an inveterate Wilhelmine remnant, Popper's growing public presence was a godsend, and when snap elections were called, the older generation of Bernsteinists were willing to stand aside to take a gamble on him – one that succeeded. What to make of Premier Popper, then? While he has seen the success of the revolution in his adopted country, he knows there are a half dozen others where it has failed, and he has seen the human cost of both. He has seen how fragile the democratic vestiges of any state can be, and has left doctrinaire Marxism behind for reasons of humanism and a suspicion that socialism is not inevitable after all. Not without sympathy for the "normalization" that eventually doomed Paul Levi, Karl Popper and the ASPD have come to steer the socialist republic toward a just and free future, if they can unite the dissident social democrats in their cause.