FBA State of Kriadavia

== About ==
The State of Kriadavia (aka. Valstybė Kriadavijoje) or otherwise known as the FBA State of Kriadavia, was a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic which was an unrecognized state, founded in 1988 after the Kriadavia Mutiny. The State of Kriadavia, led by members of the Visvaldas Government which was overthrown, proclaimed itself as the legitimate state and government of Bistonia in opposition towards the Stanislovas government, which was in control of Bistonia, including all of New Vilnius. The FBA was largely de facto in control of the state, whilst the Visvaldas government's control was only on paper.
The State of Kriadavia was a chaotic mess immediately after its founding. Weeks after the state was proclaimed, the Free Bistonian Army carried out policies which forced most of the Zedrutian minorities in the city to the outskirts in a series of ethnic cleansing meant to clear out Kriadavia, however the Visvaldas government was accused of enacting some of these policies. The state also forced mandatory conscription into their army, including recruiting child soldiers from towns that they occupied. The State of Kriadavia's territory largely grew in size as the Free Bistonian Army chased out the Bistonian Armed Forces, occupying the town of Pezra.
== Background ==
Main article: Free Bistonian ArmyHours after the coup d'etat which had occurred in New Vilnius in the year of 1988, several divisions from the Bistonian Armed Forces, which were considered one of their best and most efficient units, stationed in the city of Kriadavia at the time, condemned the coup d'etat which had occurred, including the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. As a result of this, Bistonian divisions in Kriadavia began a mutiny in opposition towards the coup and waged war with eachother, and a heavy battle ensued. The city was then set ablaze aprtially, and mutineers stormed government buildings and either chose to burn it down or replace the flags. Bistonian troops, who attempted to counter the mutiny, were outnumbered, and unable to put down the mutiny, as a result, most of them began withdrawing from Kriadavia to regroup once again to take over the city, which led the mutineers to secure the city.
After the coup d'etat and the Kriadavia Mutiny which had occurred, the Bistonian Armed Forces which controlled the country then dissolved the Republic of Bistonia on February 14th 1988, ending the democratic government. It was then replaced by the Provisional Government of Bistonia, which was a temporary government set up by the military. Then, they stopped using the original flag, and replaced the flag with the one used by those in Kriadavia, which had confused both sides when they engaged in combat. Officers from the Bistonian Armed Forces including generals from the army defected to Bistonian troops in Kriadavia which had strengthened the army. The next day, Bistonian generals and officers in Kriadavia declared that the opposition which had captured Kriadavia days prior would no longer listen to fulfill their request, claiming that the mutiny was an attempt to free themselves. They would then eventually declare themselves as a seperate military force, and named themselves the Free Bistonian Army, officially marking the beginning of the faction on February 15th 1988.
== Establishment of the FBA State of Kriadavia ==
After the establishment of the Free Bistonian Army, generals which defected from the Bistonian Armed Forces had planned to reestablish the Republic of Bistonia, however it was postponed and it would go according to plan once they had forced the Bistonian Armed Forces to surrender. Many generals proceeded to establish a seperate state from Bistonia however and it would be declared seperate from the Provisional Government of Bistonia. Instead of proclaiming themselves as the Republic of Bistonia, they would be declared an independent state which declares itself the remnants of the legitimate government, but they would be named differently. The following weeks afterwards, the FBA State of Kriadavia was established. There were many setbacks, as the newly created state which proclaimed itself as the last beacon and hope of democracy within Bistonia had shifted to a more different approach, and it became an authoritarian state.
After the FBA State of Kriadavia was proclaimed, units from the Free Bistonian Army began an offensive to sweep through most of Northern Bistonia and expand their territory throughout the outskirts of the city, reaching its peak a month after, with the Bistonian Armed Forces not bothering to halt their advancements. Several militia groups which formed in Northern Bistonia including the Smeropol Army during the war then plead allegiance to the Free Bistonian Army, and joined them, although they were decentralized. This would then however pose a threat to the Bistonian Armed Forces, as the Smeropol Army was located a distance away from New Vilnius, although over the months the threat slowly died out as CUFN had tight restrictions within their zones surrounding the capital city. The Free Bistonian Army then adopted a new coat of arms. Since they had been using both flags which resulted in both sides being confused, the FBA was forced to change the flag of their independent state, and used their coat of arms in the corner of the white flag, with a blue bar below it.
== Deportation of Poles ==
In 1988, weeks after the establishment of the FBA State of Kriadavia, Polish migrants, which took up most of the population of Kriadavia had been devastated once again, as most businesses and homes had been set ablaze by Lithuanians and Bistonian troops during the mutiny. Because of this, the majority of them were forced to live in destroyed buildings and slept often in streets, often being constantly feared by bombardment from Crimsonian planes, much to the disappointment of Lithuanians living in the city, and violence were often carried out by Lithuanian mobs. After the violence which had occurred, the Free Bistonian Army had been late to put down the violence, and over 12 people were killed and 23 injured. In the aftermath, the Free Bistonian Army began unconditionally supporting Lithuanian mobs, and the Kriadavia government then passed several policies which were regarded as discrimination towards the Polish population living in the city.
After laws were passed much to the anger of the Polish population, large demonstrations in the city occurred, which overwhelmed the government residing in the city, Lithuanian mobs were also overwhelmed, and the majority of them had been beaten to death, while some few managed to escape the violent crowd. The demonstrators had given demands to the Kriadavia government, demanding the complete withdrawal or suspension of the policies, and provide them proper housing and better conditions in the city, including the halting of several mob attacks carried out by Lithuanians in the city. Because of the severity of the demonstrations, the Kriadavia government responded in a brutal approach. Units from the Free Bistonian Army from the outskirts of Kriadavia arrived to the city to violently put down the uprising, and in midnight as tensions began boiling, the first shots were fired, and over 650 Polish demonstrators were killed in the violence, and over 432 had been injured. Martial law had been declared in Kriadavia, and a strict curfew was imposed on the city. Demonstrations continued for 4 days in the city, but all of them had abruptly ended as Free Bistonian Army soldiers shot at them without warning.
After the massacre and the violent demonstrations, generals, including officers within the Free Bistonian Army, decided to come up with a decision to prevent further demonstrations and uprisings in Kriadavia, which had severe consequences. The next day, FBA troops began approaching homes and businesses which belonged to Polish families, and stated that they were being evicted from their homes, and kicked out of the city. They were forced to grab as many possible personal belongings as they could, and forced most of the Poles to walk out of the city without any transportation. Some were rounded up into groups of 20 people, and shot within the alleyways of the city, leaving their corpses behind in order to bring fear towards the Polish population. After most of the Polish families were forced out of the city, Kriadavia had mostly become empty and abandoned. Polish families who had dared to return to the city were executed or shot immediately without warning in the outskirts of the city. Most Polish families who made it out of the city were forced to flee for their lives and some were lost. Most of them were captured or rounded up and shot by Crimsonian troops. While some fled to Zedrutia using one of the last ferries.
In the aftermath of the deportation of many of the Polish population from Kriadavia, only a few Polish families were allowed to stay in Kriadavia, and the city was deserted for nearly a few years. Many Polish families returned to the city after the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, but it had reached nowhere compared to the pre-war population. Hundreds of Polish people from Kriadavia did not return to Bistonia and continued to live in Zedrutia. After the deportation, the FBA administration then issued Lithuanian villagers to the city in an attempt to repopulate it, and they were sent there with the help of authorities from the FBA. Some had escaped the city, as it was constantly bombarded by Crimsonian missiles. After the Poles were deported from Bistonia and some fled to Zedrutia by ship, the Zedrutian government proceeded to take them into the country and grant citizenship to them, and when the Zedrutian government was informed of the massacre and the deportation of Poles, the Zedrutian government condemned and opposed the Free Bistonian Army, and denied recognition of their independent state and proceeded to support the Provisional Government of Bistonia and the Bistonian Armed Forces.
== Vilnius Offensive ==
Prior to the South Bistonian Offensive, the Crimsonian army had planned an offensive which was deemed too risky, after the collapse of the Bistonian People's Republic. And in preparation for the offensive they deployed most of their troops to the West Bistonian border on the north, and units were in the process of preparing for the offensive, however, before they could be prepared for the offensive, it was abruptly stopped by the South Bistonian Offensive, which was started by the Free Bistonian Army, some unequipped units were sent to the frontline of the offensive, and they were destroyed in the process. This resulted in the Crimsonian army being forced to rush their offensive as a last drastic attempt to win the war, as the situation was exhausting. The Vilnius Offensive left complete destruction in its way, and made Northern Bistonia one of the dangerous regions during the war.
On May 8th 1989, the Vilnius Offensive began, and underequipped Crimsonian troops with all of its manpower crossed the border into North Bistonia, however, when they were on their way to advance to the capital, thousands of Crimsonian troops died on the way either due to starvation, and resistance from Bistonian civilians and troops began hampering their efforts. As a result, Crimsonian troops began their terror, and a mass genocide began. They proceeded to burn down several villages or round up most of the locals and shot them, including children. They were buried in unidentified mass graves and most of their personal belongings were looted. Crimsonian troops then arrived to FBA-controlled territory, and heavy clashes ensued, in which FBA units were outnumbered, and they were destroyed in the process.
As the military command in Kriadavia were informed of the attack, they began their rush and immediately deployed more FBA units to the frontlines, in which most were destroyed. The remaining divisions were forced to move to the fields near Pezra, where they were outnumbered and resulted in a decisive victory by Crimsonian troops. Crimsonian troops then proceeded to destroy more units until over 500,000 FBA troops were killed, and swept through most of their territory, leaving Kriadavia and its surroundings still remaining under FBA control, they attempted to fight back against Crimsonian troops, but they still continued to be outnumbered. Most of their equipment was destroyed, and the Free Bistonian Army was completely weakened, allowing Crimsonian troops to advance to the city of New Vilnius on June 12th 1989. Prisoners of war from the Free Bistonian Army were immediately shot, and casualties mounted to over nearly a million. Over 800,000 FBA troops remained.
After the Crimsonian army reached the city of New Vilnius and broke through the CUFN zone surrounding the city, they were immediately destroyed on their way to seize the capital by the Free Bistonian Army, as they had been exhausted on the way to the city and only a hundred thousand remained alive. CUFN peacekeepers also fought to defend the city, which resulted in Crimsonian troops retreating back to West Bistonia, as they were retreating, they were then counter attacked by remaining units from the Free Bistonian Army, and only 10,000 troops were left running back to West Bistonia. The Free Bistonian Army then began recapturing many of their territories which had been captured, and during their process over 600 villages within their territories were found burned to the ground, with most of their inhabitants shot and buried in the unidentified mass graves. Landmines also infested their controlled territories, which resulted in over 2,000 landmine incidents.
In the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive, the Free Bistonian Army was a shell of its former self, although it had recaptured many of its territories and rebuilt their army, it had reached nowhere to their prior levels. Over a million personnel within the Free Bistonian Army died, and the Free Bistonian Army lost its status as a strong and brutal army, Although they had huge losses, the Free Bistonian Army in several areas were not affected by the offensive, nor they were destroyed by Crimsonian forces, and these units would eventually intervene in Bistonian Shingleton.
== Dissolution of the FBA State of Kriadavia ==
In 1990, after the events of New Shingleton, the Free Bistonian Army made a formal agreement with the Bistonian government to merge the FBA State of Kriadavia into the Provisional Government of Bistonia, as part of a phase to reincorporate the Free Bistonian Army into the fractured Bistonian Armed Forces once again into a united military force, since the war was coming into a close as Crimsonia withdrew from mainland Bistonia, forcing the West Bistonian Socialist Republic to fend off for themselves. The FBA State of Kriadavia and its government was due to dissolve in the coming 2 weeks.
After 2 weeks had passed, a ceremony in the city of Kriadavia was planned, which announced the dissolution of the FBA State of Kriadavia and its reincorporation into Bistonia once again. The flag of the FBA State of Kriadavia was then lowered, and the flag of the Provisional Government of Bistonia was raised, marking the end of the FBA State of Kriadavia. After the dissolution, the Bistonian Armed Forces moved into the city of Kriadavia for the first time, in an attempt to stabilize the nearly empty city. In the aftermath, the FBA State of Kriadavia only lasted 2 years.
== Structure ==
During it's short 2 years, the FBA State of Kriadavia had its own government, policies, taxes, and even their own police force. Most of them had been created since the founding of the state, and most of them were modelled right after the previous Bistonian government, in an attempt to appeal to many other countries to prove themselves as the legitimate Bistonian government and mainly to distance themselves aswell from the Provisional Government of Bistonia.
=== Currency ===
Although the FBA State of Kriadavia had a seperate government and structure away from the Provisional Government of Bistonia, the FBA State of Kriadavia still continued to use the Bistonian Provis, however, it was completely useless, as the Bistonian Provis had become inflated and completely useless and the economy was taking a toll on them due to the ongoing war. Despite this, the Kriadavia government was reluctant to do so and the civilians in the seperate country were forced to continue using the Provis.
=== Population ===
After the Kriadavia Mutiny and the founding of the FBA State of Kriadavia, it had a population of over 7 million, in which the majority of the population were Polish migrants, in which there were over 5 million of them living in the city, and only 2 million Lithuanian people were living in the city. However, after the violence which had occurred, which involved the death of over 600 Poles, the Free Bistonian Army rounded them up and shot a dozen of them, and kicked them out of Kriadavia, however certain Polish families were allowed to stay. Only 3.1 million people remained in the State of Kriadavia, but it would soon drop to an even lower level, as the Vilnius Offensive resulted in the mass destruction of villages and the deaths of millions of people, leaving only 1.2 million in Kriadavia.
=== Language ===
After laws were passed, the FBA State of Kriadavia's official language was Lithuanian. However, only a small minority within the unrecognized state spoke Lithuanian, and the majority of the population in Kriadavia had spoken Polish. After the deportations and persecution of Poles to the point only a dozen Polish families were allowed to stay in the city, the Kriadavia government began taking action, and banned the Polish language from being taught in schools which remained operating during the war.
=== Religion ===
In the FBA State of Kriadavia, there was no official religion, and the Kriadavia government declared state atheism, however, although the country was secular, the majority of Kriadavia was Catholic, mainly due to the Polish inhabitants and migrants in the city, and only a million people were Protestant. The Kriadavia government began their heavy crackdown on Catholicism in the country after banning most of the Polish inhabitants and banning their language from schools, and shutdown churches still remaining and often in various cases they would proceed to burn them down.