Zedrutia

==About==
The Second Republic of Zedrutia (aka. Druga Rzeczpospolita Zedrutia) is a unitary parliamentary republic. Currently as of the 2010s, Zedrutia is one of the fastest growing economies in all of Eastern Mesothemia after the country of Bistonia, being notable for being the only country in the region for its rapid economic developments, turning from agriculture-based to an industrialized country with high-income, with several financial centers mostly located in the southern cities such as Byeradzina, Starobrzyn, and Bełtów. Zedrutia has two capital cities; Kiezyn serves as the country's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of the Zedrutian government, whilst the city of Jozefka serves as Zedrutia's legislative capital, being the seat of Zedrutia's parliament. The president of Zedrutia currently is Aleksandar Bartłomiej, who entered office in the year of 2010. 
One of the largest democracies around the globe, Zedrutia would face numerous issues on its path to democracy. The democracy movements which led to the establishment of the modern-day Zedrutia's government would struggle under the military government which took power after the Second Great War in 1949, led by Drewnowski, who was known to be a former collaborator who served as the former vice-president of the Independent National State of Vakolov, one of the collaborationist governments established during Zedrutia's occupation in the Second Great War. Drewnowski's regime would see the country enter into a dark period, as unrestricted freedom was cracked down upon by the secret police, and the state underwent a militarization program, all which were backed by governments in the West, as they feared the spread of communism could begin on all of Mesothemia. Drewnowski's regime lasted 23 years before the government was overthrown following the events of the Zedrutian Revolution, which led to the creation of Zedrutia's modern government, known as the Second Republic of Zedrutia.
The Zedrutian Revolution resulted in more consequences which led to challenging situations for the newly founded democracy in the 1970s. It had to deal with the indigenous population which led a revolt, which led to the establishment of both the Chotyń and Dziatyczyn Autonomous Regions, and had to deal with the Situation in Tarnochowice, after the rise of the Zedrutian National Liberation Army, the army wing of the Zedrutian Communist Party which eventually de-facto controlled all of the province, and had left only the cities of Tarnochowice and Kromzańskie, which were all besieged. The country underwent a civil war on the island, with the formation of the United Zedrutian People's Resistance. They eventually recaptured the province by 1973 to 1974. Zedrutia entered into its worst economic crisis since the founding of the country in 1976, and with it resulted in the reemergence of the ZNLA, and the province was once again captured. In 1986, a massive scale operation known as Operation Kromząmske led to the recapture of the province. By this point, Zedrutia was now entering a period of recovery, and a period of prosperity and growth.
== History ==
=== Beginnings ===
Prior to the beginning of Zedrutia, the Lechites were an ethnic group, which had recently created a state along the areas near Central Mesothemia prior to the 1270s. They were a West Slavic group which arrived to the area during the Slavic migration into the continent, and converted to Christianity in 960 AD. They were a decentralized state, and around the 1100s, a kingdom was formed in which all of the other decentralized entities which belonged to the Polans were absorbed into the union. However, their presence in the regions situated near Central Mesothemia in the 1270s would eventually not last long, as the Ankhbayar Empire, with their expansion campaigns suddenly encroaching into territories inhabited by the Polans, they waged a war along with the Balts to resist the invasion led by the Ankhbayars, only to be defeated in the process by large hordes which destroyed entire armies belonging to the tribes. The defeat of the Polans and the Balts led to the Ankhbayars reaching towards the river, which was a gateway towards Central Mesothemia.
With their defeat, the Polans and the Balts attempted a revolt against the Ankhbayars, only to be massacred after the revolt failed. Entire villages belonging to the tribes were engulfed in flames, and they were evicted from their homelands, and forced to venture south into Mesothemia, where they were chased down by the Ankhbayars. They eventually escaped by sea, with boats in massive numbers which roamed throughout the entire regions, for the survivors to eventually settle and venture throughout the vast unknown lands. After the Polans had been forced out of their homelands, the fleeing crowds out at sea split, with others venturing south while those who did not went east. The descendants of the inhabitants within the city of Kriadavia were Poles, who had decided to join the Balts heading south in the sea. After a difficult mass exodus, possibly tens of thousands of Poles arrived in the
After the Poles and the Lithuanians were evicted out of their homeland, survivors from both sides seperated on their own into groups of people and attempted to create fragile boats to discover land they could potentially settle in. After fragile boats were constructed, the majority of them had sunk which resulted in thousands more dead, resulting in many of the Poles and the Lithuanians nearly wiped out. Because of this, the majority of them split to go to south, while thousands went east. The descendants of inhabitants within the city of Kriadavia were Poles which had decided to join the Lithuanians heading south. They came in contact with the indigenous, which had inhabited the land prior to their arrival. Due to hostilities and growing tensions, including disputes of what territory they should've controlled, a war between the Polan survivors and the tribes occurred, as the Polans fought hard enough for their survival, resulting in the destruction of their fighters. The tribes in the area were overwhelmed, with disease spreading and devastating over 54% of the population. The indigenous were forced to retreat and wander around the vast plains and regions, with most moving into the region known as modern-day East Zedrutia, or Savorjanistan.
=== Kingdom of Zedrutia (1289 - 1341) ===
The Kingdom of Zedrutia was established in 1289, around 19 years after the Polans settled on mainland Zedrutia to begin a new era for themselves. Koriuka, a commander and veteran of the war against the indigenous, became the legitimate leader of the Poles in the land, and proclaimed the kingdom in the modern-day city of New Gdansk. The formation of Zedrutia's monarchy led to some decentralized states to be unified under the rule of Koriuka, with its administration being in the heart of New Gdansk. Koriuka's kingdom was increasingly centralized, with the Polish language beginning to displace the other languages from official use, with Koriuka expanding his absolute power in an administrative system, which would later on be complicated by the historic and regional irregularities in taxation, legal and judicial divisions. The kingdom enforced Catholic Christianity on the indigenous population, often leading to frequent massacres in the outskirts. In 1301, as a result of the rise of Islam in Mesothemia, and the recent invasion of the Acharenossa Empire, Koriuka plead allegiance to many of the Christian kingdoms, and led a force of knights to recapture and cut off the Islamic forces which were occupying the Acharenossa Empire.
Zedrutia prospered during this period, when Koriuka allowed for Bistonian merchants to trade, providing goods in exchange for fur, lumber and other items from the territories inhabited by the indigenous. Markets were flooded with items from the Bistonian Empire, and with the increasing number of goods, which led to a rise in Zedrutian culture, and art. However, with the frequent massacres and the devastation of the wildlife in the territories inhabited by the indigenous for resources, the remaining tribes began an uprising in the Wild Fields region in 1310, betraying the Zedrutian knights, and many went on the side of the rebel tribes. Savorjan, a native Zedrutian, became the leader of the tribes and united them into a single kingdom, which seceded from Koriuka's kingdom. Koriuka then retaliated, by sending many of his knights from Acharenossa, but suffered heavy losses as the tribes took advantage of the forests and set up positions which led the Zedrutian knights into an ambush. The rebels eventually reached to the area situated near the Ludoslav Mountains, where they were on the verge of nearing towards Koriuka's capital. Eventually, Koriuka was forced to sign a treaty, which allowed Savorjan and his kingdom to secede from his domain, allowing for the establishment of a tribal kingdom. However, Savorjan eventually gave in and his kingdom became a vassal serving towards Koriuka, as Savorjan's kingdom suffered from famine and strife, and needed Koriuka's influence to help deal with his issues.
Koriuka's defeat in the rebellion led by Savorjan eventually became a devastating point in Zedrutia's history, as Koriuka had lost control over a region that his kingdom relied on in exchange for goods from the Bistonian merchants, and as a result attempted to form a deal with the Bistonian Empire, allowing for the Bistonian Emperor to establish a presence there to protect many of the Bistonian merchants, and allowed for the Bistonians to gain influence in the region. However, Koriuka's reign after the 1310 rebellion would not last, as 6 years later, Koriuka I had collapsed and passed away in his castle in modern-day New Gdansk. It is uncertain as to how he died, but early documents which described the moment of his death revealed later on that Koriuka's death was ruled out as presumably a heart attack, or a stroke. Koriuka was 58 years old at the time, and as a result, the fate of Koriuka's kingdom was uncertain.
The weeks following the death of Koriuka I was a powder keg waiting to explode into a secession crisis, and . Although Koriuka I chose Koriuka II, his son, as the heir to the throne, those who had a higher influence of power over the Kingdom of Zedrutia wanted to seize the throne from themselves, despite Koriuka II being considered as the legitimate heir to the throne, with many of Zedrutia's known commanders, his knights, and the people supporting his rule over the kingdom after his fathers death. Another second heir to the throne, was a Ruralian prince named Jaghrul, who arrived in Zedrutia to pursue an ambition, and was one of the powerful people in possession of the trade across the Kingdom of Zedrutia. Jaghrul wanted to claim the throne for himself, and become the King of Zedrutia. Although he was not backed by many of the Zedrutian people except for a small number of them, he was backed by the Ruralians in Mesothemia, which backed Jaghrul in an attempt to usurp Koriuka's claim over the throne, and use Jaghrul as a puppet in an attempt to counter the Bistonian Empire's trade connections, which were seen as Bistonia's expanding influence over the surrounding regions.
Another third heir to the throne was another prince from the Bistonian Empire, named Nojus. Nojus was not backed by either side, and was the nemesis of Jaghrul. He was sent on an expedition and arrived in Zedrutia to fulfill the Bistonian Emperor's goals, and usurp the throne from Koriuka in an attempt to expand the Bistonian Empire's influence. Nojus was essentially a puppet for the Bistonian Empire, almost similar to that of Jaghrul. He was not backed by any side, and he was left on Zedrutia to attempt to usurp the throne himself. The final person that wanted to claim the throne from Koriuka II was Savorjan, the leader of the vassal tribe kingdom that he controlled. Savorjan believed that if he were to seize the crown himself, Koriuka's entire kingdom would be ruled entirely by him and in his control he would have ousted many of the Polish settlers living in the kingdom itself. Although many of the other illegitimate heirs to the throne were barely supported, except for other interests by the kingdoms, Savorjan was entirely supported by his people, the tribes and the armies which plead allegiance to his kingdom.
=== War of the Zedrutian Secession ===
The secession war began immediately months after the death of Koriuka I. As Koriuka II became the king of Zedrutia, Jaghrul was the first to begin the revolt, with him seceding from the kingdom and seizing a port, and declaring himself as king of Zedrutia. Nojus subsequently did the same, but managed to seize Starobrzyn, a town which served as a strategic point up in the northern regions controlled by the Zedrutians. The rest of the kingdom went into a deep turmoil as the kingdom would enter into a dark period, as the kingdom collapsed amidst the breakup. Then, finally, Savorjan signed a letter declaring secession from Koriuka's kingdom, declaring themselves as independent. Battles began shortly after, resulting in the large number of deaths between Koriuka's remaining forces which were still in their barracks in the territories which had been occupied by the rebels. In the year of 1314, Savorjan had already mobilized a large force comprised of many of the tribes which united under his rule, and had already resisted battles against forces from Jaghrul and Nojus. Savorjan would subsequently lead his army into a charge in the areas around the Ludoslav Mountains, occupying it and giving the tribal forces an advantage in the region, as it was near Koriuka's capital.
In 1315, Jaghrul led a campaign against Nojus, as he had control over the town of Starobrzyn. He led a raid on Nojus's castle with his soldiers, and following the capture of the castle, Nojus in retaliation attacked Jaghrul's garrison, which had been roaming around the Wild Fields region in an attempt to flank their forces. This led to Jaghrul's forces being weakened gradually on the border regions, and in retaliation Jaghrul went on an assault on Nojus's garrison, which led to Jaghrul's forces brutally stabbing Nojus and leaving him to bleed to death. Nojus's control over the town collapsed, and Jaghrul's forces entered the city of Starobrzyn, giving him control over the northern parts of Zedrutia. In the aftermath, Nojus was out of the picture, which prompted the Bistonian emperor to send support for Koriuka II's forces, in exchange for Jaghrul's death and his fall. Savorjan led his army of tribes on the charge towards New Gdansk, which led to many of the tribes massacring every single Zedrutian knight they saw. Their sudden attack eventually led to them reaching to the gates of New Gdansk, as they had surrounded the city and had Koriuka's forces cut off from him. New Gdansk was besieged for a month by many of the tribes, and massacred many of the Bistonian merchants attempting to get out of the city. This prompted the Bistonian emperor to send many of his forces on an expedition towards New Gdansk, and finally by 20 days had reached the city to break the siege. The Bistonian forces in New Gdansk, together with the Zedrutian forces led by Koriuka II, led a charge against Savorjan's forces, which resulted in tens of thousands of Savorjan's forces leading to their deaths. Savorjan retreated from the region in an attempt to save his life, and many of his remaining forces back to his kingdom.
Koriuka II then formed a coalition with the Bistonian emperor. They led a campaign in which they led a direct attack against Savorjan's forces at their capital in modern-day Pustokopsk, which led to thousands of Savorjan's tribal forces being murdered in the process. For the crimes committed by Savorjan, the Bistonian and Zedrutian knights had the entire settlement scorched, with almost all of its inhabitants slaughtered and ransacked. Savorjan led a charge in retaliation when they were plundering the entire city, in which his remaining army was destroyed, and Savorjan was captured in the process. Savorjan was brutally tortured, mutilated and beheaded, with his head put on a pike and his body parts being fed to dogs. The tribes, which were led by Savorjan, all fled east, towards the areas now known as Stawiec and Dzuathichyn. Koriuka's attack led to the region now finally under their control, and the tide of the war had turned in favor for Koriuka II's forces. Then, they finally led a final campaign and battle against Jaghrul's forces, with the Zedrutian and Bistonian knights clashing with him as Jaghrul attempted to flee from Koriuka's forces. In the end, Jaghrul was killed by an arrow to the temple during an attack by Koriuka's forces, resulting in the collapse of his control over the region. In the aftermath, Koriuka successfully ascended to the throne as the King of Zedrutia in 1320.
=== Reign of Koriuka II (1320 - 1368) ===
The Kingdom of Zedrutia during Koriuka II's reign was largely seen in Zedrutia's history as a part of the dark ages, with the kingdom barely making it out from the secession wars which led to many Bistonian merchants fleeing from Zedrutia. Settlements and large towns in the kingdom were suffering from famine and disease. Dozens of thriving cities along the coasts of Zedrutia, had been ruined, with their populations fleeing or were either dead. The Zedrutian economy was also crippled by the breakdown in trading networks including the debasement of the currency. Many of the common people within Zedrutia's cities began moving out to the countryside in search of better lives. Immediately after Koriuka II ascended the throne, Koriuka was set on rebuilding the kingdom itself, and initiated the first land reforms which provided support to many of those who fought during the secession war. He also led the rebuilding of many of the towns and cities throughout the kingdom. Koriuka also pardoned many of those who fought against him during the war. He also allowed for the creation of Zedrutia's legislation. The Kingdom of Zedrutia grew in size during Koriuka II's reign, especially after many of his decisions led to kingdom prospering once again. New cities, such as Yarezovsk and the port city of Byeradzina, were rapidly growing as Bistonian merchants once again returned to the region years after the secession wars. In 1342, the Kingdom of Zedrutia's control reached from the capital of New Gdansk to the frontier settlement which would later on become known as the modern-day city of Pustokopsk.
Throughout the late 1300s, Koriuka II was starting to get old, and his rule over the kingdom was starting to crumble. Due to constant internal conflicts between Koriuka and autonomous rulers of many of its provinces, the Kingdom of Zedrutia under the Koriuka dynasty were unable to stabilize Zedrutia's external borders, and so the kingdom was still vulnerable to frequent raids by the Zedrutian natives. As peace continued, the social status in medieval Zedrutia was becoming increasingly based on the size of feudal land possessions, with some of their work force ranging from hire free people to serfs attached to the land, to slaves which were either purchased, or forced into slavery. The upper layer of the feudal lords, such as the church and the others, were able to acquire economic and legal immunity. Koriuka was starting to get unpopular amongst the people of Zedrutia, and as a result led to numerous rebellions led by serfs which were brutally crushed. This would later on escalate and further worsen in what would be known as the Jansku Rebellion in 1366, which brought almost parts of the kingdom under the banner of the rebels, who sought to overthrow Koriuka II.
As the Jansku Rebellion was underway, Koriuka's rule was showing signs of weakness, and as a result, Koriuka's officials began turning against him, plotting a plan to overthrow Koriuka and establish an empire and rid of Koriuka's rule. However, Koriuka's fate which was almost brought to an end, was saved as a general in the Zedrutian army who went by the name of Krzysztof, brought numerous victories for the Zedrutian armies against the rebels during the Jansku Rebellion, and as a result of what would be known as the Twelve Day Campaign, Koriuka was largely impressed by his actions in battle which led to the death of the rebellion's leader. Krzysztof and his victories had brought morale to the kingdom once again, being given honour for his service by Koriuka II. With the complete defeat of the Jansku Rebellion, many of Koriuka's officials used it as an opportunity to assassinate Koriuka II, who was now slowly dying of a reported sickness. However, Krzysztof revealed their plans, and in front of Koriuka II, had them executed by having many of his troops surround them and brutally stab them until they were dead.
According to old documents and tales, Koriuka II was impressed by many of Krzysztof's victories and loyalty towards the kingdom and Zedrutia, and with Koriuka being the last descendant of his bloodline, being unable to find an heir or have children, Koriuka II had planned for him to ascend the throne once he had passed away. In 1367, as Koriuka became bedridden, Krzysztof assumed power of the army and had managed to stabilize the kingdom and prevent any potential rebellions. In early 1368, Koriuka II passed away in his bed, and was buried. After his death, Krzysztof became the king of Zedrutia, dissolving the kingdom and proclaiming the Zedrutian Empire.
=== Zedrutian Empire (1368 - 1525) ===
With the proclamation of the Zedrutian Empire in 1368, Krzysztof used his reputation within the army and towards the people of Zedrutia in an attempt to progress the state. He introduced policies which strengthened and gave power to the Zedrutian military, introducing conscription laws which forced many of Zedrutia's peasant population to serve in the empire's military. With this, Zedrutia during the initial years of the empire began blooming rapidly. In the late 13th century under Krzysztof's initial rule, many large scale brick building projects were undertaken under his reign, which included the construction of churches in Gothic architecture, castles, urban fortifications and homes of wealthy families in Zedrutia. By the early 14th century, the network of cathedrals and parish schools had become mostly well developed. In 1412, Zedrutia's first university was established in the city of Bełtów. Not also did his rule bring a boom to Zedrutia after Koriuka II's death, but a nightmare for many of Zedrutia's native inhabitants which were in the region at the time. Krzysztof's army, which were largely concentrated around the frontiers of the empire, organized raids into indigenous communities, bringing villagers and turning them into slaves, which contributed to a portion of the Zedrutian Empire's economy. Slavery played a crucial role in keeping the Zedrutian economy alive at the time. The number of slaves, a majority of them of Savorjan and Kauberi descent, started rising in the early 14th centuries. Krzysztof passed away in 1402 around the age of 73, leaving behind a prosperous Zedrutia under his empire, but many of his descendants would soon become the future emperors of Zedrutia.
In 1416, the Zedrutian Empire's peace was at threat. Due to its sheer size, including its growing economy and trade which peaked around the same year after the death of Krzysztof, the neighboring entities saw the Zedrutian Empire as a threat. One of these were the Bistonian Empire, where they saw the Zedrutians as a potential threat as many of Bistonia's merchants were out of business due to Zedrutia's entry into a golden age. The stand off between the empires lasted for centuries, with the Bistonian Empire beginning the standoff by prohibiting Zedrutian merchants from doing trades, including establishing and joining guilds in Bistonian territory. Zedrutia responded by doing the same, prohibiting Bistonian merchants from doing the same. It was also during this time that the Polish culture, which initially came from the mainland where they were driven out of centuries prior, began diverging which would later on become the foundations for Zedrutian culture. Zedrutian culture in its early years can be traced as far back as the early 14th century when manuscripts from that period had been found, containing polyphonic compositions, hymns and carols. By the mid 14th century, the crafts and industries became more highly developed under the empire's favorable social and economic conditions. Production of paper was one of Zedrutia's new industries that appeared, and printing developed during that time. Residential buildings out of brick and stone eventually became common, but only in cities such as Bełtów, New Gdansk or Byeradzina. Mining and metallurgy developed further during this period, and great quantities of agricultural and forest products were transported all across Zedrutia to the ports and land routes. Imports from other kingdoms with the exception of the Bistonian Empire were industrial, luxury, and fabrics. By the 1470s, the Zedrutian printing business kept growing, and illiteracy levels were falling. By the end of the 14th century every parish in Zedrutia ran a school.
However, the Zedrutian Empire and the Zedrutian Golden Age would not last long. With the death of the last descendant of Krzysztof in 1498, there was no legitimate heir to the Zedrutian Empire. With no legitimate heir and no living relative of the Krzysztof dynasty, the empire went into a crisis which was eerily similar to that of the Mesothemian and Acharenossa Empire. Although the threat of the natives were long gone, the Zedrutian military at the time, which was given power over the entire empire, launched a mutiny which led to the takeover of the Zedrutian Empire. However, the Zedrutian military's actions were considered as a breaking point and resulted in several mutinies and rebellions, which once again resulted in Zedrutia fracturing into several states for the second time since centuries, and led Zedrutia into the dark ages once again, bringing the entire empire into chaos. Many of Zedrutia's slaves began roaming freely, and Zedrutia's economy collapsed entirely. Zedrutia was divided into four kingdoms, one which would later on be known as the Bełtów Kingdom, a rump state formed from the empire.
After the Zedrutian military plunged the entire empire into a crisis, the Zedrutian military was overthrown from control over what was left of the Zedrutian Empire. Leonard Gustaw, a general from the Zedrutian military, assumed power and declared himself as emperor of the Zedrutian Empire in 1499. Gustaw then led a campaign to reunify most of the empire under his rule, in which he finally did in 1505, after he had conquered most of Bełtów. However, the Zedrutian Empire did not recover to its former state. As Gustaw continued to reign over the empire, the Zedrutian Empire plunged even further down. With many of Zedrutia's slaves escaping, most of them became fighters for Gustaw's army, eventually becoming his guards. Most of the churches and infrastructure which was destroyed in the process during the fragmentation of the empire were never rebuilt. With the Zedrutian Empire now in a state of ruin, the Bistonian Empire finally opened their ports to Zedrutian merchants, finally allowing them to create and join guilds in Bistonian territory, despite the Zedrutian Empire prohibiting all Bistonian merchants from entering through. With this, it led to the Zedrutian Empire to decline further. Another threat was the rise of the Beylik Empire, which was on the verge of leading Gustaw and his kingdom to their demise. Gustaw anticipated the arrival of the Beyliks, and when the sultan from the Beylik Empire sent a threat, Gustaw had initially told them to "shove it", and refused further negotiations with the sultan.
In 1524, the fate of the Zedrutian Empire was now clear following the assassination of Gustaw at the hands of his guards, who were once former slaves which were recruited into the army. As the empire was once again left without a throne, the Beylik Empire began its invasion of Zedrutia, with the sultan claiming that the crisis as a result of Gustaw's death was being settled, in which the sultan sent a false letter which declared that Gustaw would hand over the kingdom once he had passed away. The Zedrutian Empire began mobilizing its forces in an attempt to repel the invasion, but was of no match for the much larger and more advanced Beylik force. The Beyliks captured New Gdansk, then Byeradzina, and the final Zedrutian stronghold in Bełtów. By then, the Zedrutian Empire had collapsed and fragmented once again, and almost all of its territory had been captured and incorporated into the Beylik Empire.
=== Beylik Rule (1525 - 1799) ===
During the period of Beylik rule, Zedrutia was divided for administrative purposes into Eyalets, which were further divided into Sanjaks. Immediately after the Beyliks occupied all of Zedrutia, the Beyliks ruled the conquered territories with an iron fist. Ownership of much of the lands in Zedrutia were distributed to many of the Beylik soldiers and officials, and as most of mainland Zedrutia was unconquered and with the threats of potential raids being carried out by the tribes which lived nearby, much of Beylik Zedrutia was heavily fortified with troop garrisons. With the region remaining undeveloped economically due to the fall of the Zedrutian Empire, over the decades it became a drain on Beylik resources. Most Zedrutians, which were mostly Catholic, were subject to much higher taxes. It was around the 1540s that the first Muslim immigrants arrived to Zedrutia, which would later settle in the region for centuries. The Beylik occupation was largely met with opposition by the Zedrutians, who earlier had fought against them. Eventually, the first major rebellion occurred in 1554 known as the Sarbod Rebellion, which led to a majority of Zedrutia's remaining infrastructure to be destroyed in the process. Although many historians described Beylik Zedrutia as having been ruled with an iron fist, the Beylik administration practiced some certain form of religious tolerance, allowing the Zedrutians living within the empire to have significant autonomy in its internal affairs. Some towns were allowed to maintain some self-government, and a new prosperous middle class developed through a new form of artisanry and trade, which marked the beginning of Zedrutian culture to reemerge once again. The Beylik's only interest was to secure their hold onto the territory, bringing a huge amount of influence in an attempt to consolidate their rule over the region which was seen as strategic at the time. The Beylik landlords were interested mainly in squeezing as much wealth from the lands in Zedrutia as quickly as possible. Most of the nobility in Zedrutia had fled years prior, and the countryside was beginning to suffer from depopulation.
As a consequence of the Beylik occupation, population growth in Zedrutia was stunted for almost 16 years, as a result of discontent which led to thousands of deaths in Zedrutia annually. Zedrutian medieval settlements which prospered during the era of the Zedrutian Empire and comprised of mostly Polish inhabitants perished. With the Beylik policies enacted, the ethnic composition of Beylik Zedrutia had been fundamentally changed through mass deportations and massacres carried out by the Beylik forces in the area. In the former capital of Zedrutia, palaces and monuments dedicated to events during the Zedrutian Empire were destroyed by the Beylik forces stationed there. Churches and parishes were left in ruins while some were transformed into places where Beylik forces transported gunpowder and magazines. The Christian Zedrutian populations shrank significantly in the next decades. The Zedrutian inhabitants of the cities which were occupied by the Beyliks moved to other places whenever they felt threatened by the military presence by the Beyliks. In the cities that became the administrative centers in Beylik Zedrutia, the Zedrutian population decreased, whilst the remaining Zedrutian population only remained in some cities where the Beylik garrisons were not set up. In an event known as the Polish exodus, thousands of Christian Poles left the Beylik Empire to venture throughout the uninhabited territories of Zedrutia, moving north to many of the areas which had little to no presence of the Beyliks. Cities such as Mikow, Stawiec, Włocłazin, and Tarnochowice came from settlements which were mostly established by those who had left.
With most of the Zedrutian population now under decline, and now in ruin, the Beyliks began the process of integrating many of the territories of the former Zedrutian Empire and rebuilding it. The Beyliks established cultural centers, and brought their architecture and culture to Zedrutia during the Beylik occupation. Some of these Beylik architecture still remain today, as schools built during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The first mosque in Beylik Zedrutia was constructed in 1529, and by the late 15th century around 450 mosques were constructed all across Beylik Zedrutia. The Beyliks also brought their baths, in which they were constructed all across the entire region. Around 110 baths built during the Beylik period in Zedrutia are functioning. During the 16th and 17th centuries, there were at least 310 elementary, secondary and academic theological schools in Beylik Zedrutia. These theological schools taught writing, basic arithmetics, and the reading of the Koran and of the most important prayers. The academic theological schools carried out academic training within the fields of Muslim religious sciences, church law and natural sciences. Waves of impoverished Beyliks began to settle the fertile lands of Zedrutia, while most Zedrutian families left from these settlements and settled in mostly rural areas. As a result of this, the Muslim population in Zedrutia started to rise exponentially. In the late 1500s, the Muslim population in Zedrutia was estimated to be around 200,000 as a result of the Beylik policies which allowed for Beylik families to settle into Zedrutia, and by then it grew to around almost a million by the late 1600s. Mosques around this period started to appear more frequently. The Muslims in Zedrutia were also starting to form a unique type of culture in Zedrutia, which somehow brought massive outrage by the local Zedrutian population. Churches in Zedrutia continued to operate, but by the late 1500s only a few dozen churches were constructed in small numbers compared to that of mosques. Despite this, the Zedrutian Christians were sitll the majority. The Beylik Empire brought on a massive conscription policy, which brought many impoverished Zedrutian children to convert to Islam and turn them into Beylik Janissaries. It was around the early 1600s that the Polish language was nearly replaced with the Beylik language, which was made compulsory. Cities which were under Beylik control were renamed from their Polish ones to Beylik ones.
As the 17th century arrived, the Beylik Empire was beginning to show signs that it was on the verge of collapse. With the empire suffering from numerous losses in battle, it would also begin to lose an amount of its territory gradually. With the empire beginning to crumble, the early forms of modern Zedrutian nationalism began to emerge. The first movements were established in 1710 amongst Polish activists, in which they promoted the Zedrutian national consciousness whilst rejecting cultural assimilation into the Beylik cultures. This was a consequence of being stateless for centuries. As the early forms of Zedrutian nationalism developed, so did the opposition towards it in an attempt made by the Beylik authorities to stop rebellion from occurring. As a result, most Polish activists continued advocating for representation within the empire, with some wanting to achieve a certain state of autonomy whilst others demanded immediate independence, and they mostly began their activities underground. Early Zedrutian nationalism peaked in 1724, when a rebellion in Byeradzina led to the establishment of the Byeradzina Republic, becoming the first Zedrutian state since the collapse of the Zedrutian Empire. However, in 1728 the revolt was crushed and in retaliation, Beylik forces scorched the city and massacred many of the cities intellectuals. Following the aftermath of the Byeradzina Rebellion, the sultan abolished many of Beylik Zedrutia's remaining autonomy, putting it under direct rule which meant that all Polish institutions had been abolished. Despite the end of the first rebellion influenced by Zedrutian nationalism, tensions persisted nevertheless, with rebellions continuing way until the 1740s. By the 1750s, Zedrutian resistance continued in the settlements established outside of the presence of the Beylik forces.
==== Mongravian-Beylik War (1799) ====
After the events of 1793 which led to the overthrow of its monarchy and the establishment of the first democracy, Mongravia grew into a large empire which would later on incorporate a majority of the territories of its surrounding neighbors. The rise of Mongravia as a superpower in the region of Mesothemia was attributed to Odilon, which had assumed power after a coup d'etat against the Mongravian senate resulted in a disastrous failure. Odilon's rule over Mongravia led to the establishment of the Mongravian Empire, and from 1798 had established colonies in the region. However, despite the rise of the Mongravian Empire, Odilon had initially respected the Beyliks in an alliance between them, in exchange that many of Odilon's forces could traverse the sea. However, Odilon claimed that this was never enough to satisfy his interests. He wanted to expand his interests in the regions, especially establishing a strategic port from the southeast. His interests, which were expressed publicly, was met by opposition by Beylik diplomats, and as a result led to deteriorations in Mongravian-Beylik relations in which they cut ties. This later on escalated in 1798, when the Mongravian Navy was unable to traverse the coasts as the Beyliks from Zedrutia had been taunting them. Not also that, but Mongravian ships were unable to travel in the northern seas as the Beyliks, which ruled Sidan at the time, blocked them. This escalated when the Mongravian Navy fought back, which resulted in Beylik forces killing many of Mongravia's men. As a result of the hostilities, Odilon responded with a declaration of war against the Beyliks, beginning their campaigns in Sidan, including Zedrutia. Whilst the Mongravian forces led numerous victories, such as capturing the towns of Nahrjadid and surrounded Rbyealramal, the Mongravians were forced to retreat, as they suffered heavy losses from the Beylik forces who attempted to stop their invasion.
However, despite their losses in Beylik Sidan, the Mongravian forces were gaining massive victories in Zedrutia. As Odilon's forces withdrew from Sidan, Mongravian forces landed on the shores of Zedrutia in Bełtów in 1799. They surrounded the entire city, as the Beylik garrison stationed there in the city were trapped in by the Mongravians. With the surrender of the Beylik garrison, Bełtów became the first major port city within the Beylik Empire to be captured by Mongravian forces led by Odilon. Despite anticipating resistance, the Zedrutians in the city had welcomed the Mongravians with open arms, and within days the locals had welcomed many of the Mongravians to stay in the cities. Several campaigns led to some coastal settlements in Beylik Zedrutia to be captured, and as the word continued to spread about the Mongravian invasion into Beylik Zedrutia, the Zedrutian resistance, which had been hiding away in the settlements north away from the presence of the Beyliks, aided the Mongravians and thus, led a final revolt known as the Zedrutian War of Independence, where almost all of New Gdansk and the Beylik territories east of the city were seized by rebels. Kromząmske became the second port city to be captured by the Mongravian forces, and they marched on towards Tarnochowice where they were also tolerated by many of the Polish inhabitants of the settlement.
Beylik forces attempted to repel many of the attacks and battles led by Odilon and his Mongravian army, but were of no match to the advanced tactics and strategies of the Mongravian army. The Beylik Navy attempted to attack the Mongravian Navy stationed in Bełtów, but in a violent standoff the Beylik Navy was completely destroyed in the process, with a majority of their fleet wiped out. Not also that they were of no match to the advanced Mongravian army, but they were also outnumbered and overwhelmed. With the rise of nationalism in the territories of the Beylik Empire and the situations which led the empire to crumble, it led to a nationalist revolt known as the Crimmitonian Revolution, where the rebels were united under the red, white and black banner to establish an independent Crimmitonian state. The Beylik economy was slowly on the verge of declining aswell, as many of the empires imports were stopped as a result of the war. Finally, by mid 1799, the final Beylik garrison surrendered to the Mongravians, and Beylik diplomats were forced to sign a treaty with the Mongravians conceding the territory over to Mongravia. Finally, by late 1799, the last Beylik forces left Zedrutia for good, and the Beylik administration left everything behind on Zedrutia and handed it over to the Mongravians. The massive loss of Zedrutia to the Mongravians was marked with the lowering of the Beylik flag on Fort Oghrun in Byeradzina, and the Mongravian flag was flown on Zedrutia for the first time, bringing an end to centuries of Beylik rule and bringing a new era to Zedrutia. After the end of Beylik Zedrutia, Odilon proclaimed Zedrutia as a colony.
=== Mongravian Rule (1799 - 1918) ===
After the Beyliks had been ousted from Zedrutia, the Zedrutians saw the Mongravians as the liberators of the region, welcoming all of its soldiers during their initial occupation of the region. During Odilon's visit to New Gdansk, he was met with a large crowd which came to thank him for his sacrifices to bring Zedrutia under the Mongravian rule. Zedrutian nationalists, which had initially fought the Beyliks decades prior, formed a treaty in which the Mongravians were to respect all forms of Zedrutian culture, and allow for them to continue spreading many of their influences across the entire region. Although the Mongravian conquest of the region brought a sense of joy to many of the Zedrutian Christians who were put under the boots of the Beyliks, it brought a nightmare for many of the Muslim communities in Zedrutia, which had been there for a few centuries, having been established their own unique culture, society and customs. Many Muslims had feared that the fertile lands that they settled in were on the verge of being lost and returned back to the Zedrutian Christian families, which had sought to return to many of the lands that were settled centuries ago. However, despite this, Muslims in Zedrutia lived relatively in peace until in 1801, when Odilon signed a decree which led to the forced conversions of Zedrutian Muslims of Polish descent to their Catholic faith. Odilon also restricted the use of the Beylik language, renaming many cities and settlements in Zedrutia to both Mongravian and Zedrutian. Mongravian was made compulsory along with the Polish language in some regions and in those regions, speaking the Beylik language was outlawed. As a result of this, many Beylik Zedrutians opposed the Mongravian administration. Martial Céleste, a general of the Mongravian army, convinced Odilon that the Beyliks in Zedrutia were universally heretics and that there were actions that could have been done in order to stop the growth of Islam in Zedrutia, now that they had conquered it.
In 1802, Mongravian forces in cities across southern Zedrutia, forcefully evicted a majority of people who were reported to be of Beylik descent, including those who were of Muslim faith. Settlements which were also owned by many of the Zedrutian Muslim communities for centuries, were scorched in an attempt to further provoke them into fleeing the regions. The Muslim nobility in Zedrutia had already fled Zedrutia as soon as the Mongravians had arrived, and thus many of the palaces and grand buildings that were left by the Beyliks were occupied and seized by the Mongravian administration to be given to the Mongravian and Zedrutian settlers. Around a hundred mosques were also closed in the process, and statues including monuments dedicated to the Beylik sultan were vandalized by Mongravian forces. Those who refused to leave were otherwise massacred in the process, often in secrecy and were buried along pits which were dug out near Muslim villages. Mongravians also seized most of Beylik arts and crafts, sending them back to Mongravia to be displayed in museums. It is uncertain how many Zedrutian Muslims were deported, but some estimated the numbers to be around almost 700,000 to nearly a million, whilst others estimated the number of Zedrutian Muslims killed in massacres by the Mongravian army in the south of Zedrutia were up to around 230,000 or up to around 400,000. Céleste, who was appointed as the head of the Mongravian administration in Zedrutia, wrote a letter to Odilon, proclaiming that the Beylik presence in Zedrutia, no matter how many centuries of influence, must be wiped out, and replaced with Polish and Mongravian culture. This was further supported by many Zedrutian nationalists, who collaborated and led many of Mongravia's forces to some of these communities. As a result, Zedrutian Muslims were nearly wiped out as a result of the policies enacted by the new administration. By the late 1800s, only 34,500 Zedrutian Muslims were recorded to be in Zedrutia during the Mongravian census there, and only around 5 mosques were active. In 1807, Odilon declared that Zedrutia would be incorporated as proper provinces of the mainland, declaring the colony abolished. However, Céleste continued to be the head of the administration till the dissolution of the Mongravian Empire.
Following the events which led to the fall of the Mongravian Empire in 1814 and 1815, some of Mongravia's colonial possessions had been seized by many of its powers with the exception of Zedrutia, which Mongravia had managed to keep during the establishment of a republican government in the country. It was during this period that the Mongravians granted rights to many of the Polish majority in Zedrutia, lifting restrictions on the Polish language and encouraging its growth and cultural revival under their rule. Under Mongravian rule, their territories in Zedrutia expanded exponentially. In 1821, they had acquired areas including settlements which were constructed during the Polish exodus, expanding their territory north, and by 1828 had placed the settlement now known as Kiezyn under their rule. The Mongravians also established several port cities along most of mainland Zedrutia, such as the port city of Mikow, constructed as part of the fur trade links located in southeastern Zedrutia, and the port city of Stawiec. Throughout the 1830s, the Mongravians began to develop infrastructure within Zedrutia. In New Gdansk, where medieval neighborhoods built during the era of the Zedrutian Empire, monuments and other public buildings which were built during the Beylik times were demolished, and the Mongravians brought their architectural styles over to Zedrutia. New Gdansk was rebuilt with wide avenues, new parks and squares, and many cities would soon follow suit. One of the Mongravian administration's most ambitious projects was to construct a completely brand new city which would follow the styles of Mongravia's capital city, and would later on be known as Kiezyn, the modern day capital of Zedrutia. Some of Zedrutia's churches, which were dilapidated for centuries during the Beylik periods, underwent massive renovation projects and with the expulsion of most of the Muslim populations from Zedrutia, the Beylik-era mosques were demolished while some were converted into brand new churches. Not also did the Mongravians begin public works on massively improving entire cities in Zedrutia, which costed almost an entire fortune for the Mongravian government, but also began construction of forts and railways all across mainland Zedrutia. One of these included a railway from Bełtów to Kiezyn, which connected the isolated cities for the first time to the rest of Zedrutia.
Mongravian settlers soon arrived to Zedrutia to replace many of the lost populations after the Zedrutian Beyliks had been deported. In documents and writings from the Mongravian government around 250,000 or 300,000 Mongravians settled in Zedrutia, opening businesses and working in government positions during the growing Mongravian influence in the country. They also soon took over some of the farms owned by Beylik farmers, with Mongravian farmers taking over their properties. With the rise of Mongravian settlers, the 1850s saw the rise of usage of the Mongravian language, with street signs, and documents being written in Mongravian, while the Zedrutian Polish language was only used as a second language, and by the late 1850s, the Mongravians expanded further into mainland Zedrutia, founding the northern port city of Prochód, and finally putting the entirety of Zedrutia under their control. Mongravian rule in Zedrutia nearly fell apart in the 1870s, when the Mongravian government collapsed after the Ruralian-Mongravian wars. The Mongravian government temporarily moved their capital city to Byeradzina, until the Mongravians regained control of their previous capital. The 1880s and 1890s saw the industrialization of Zedrutia from a mostly agrarian economy to an industrial one, which was supervised mostly by the Mongravians. The first roads which connected Northern Zedrutia to the rest of Southern Zedrutia began construction in 1898, and opened in 1904, stretching from the city of Fête (now Świętno).
==== First Great War ====
In 1914, the growing tensions between countries in Mesothemia led to the outbreak and beginning of the First Great War, with Mongravia entering the war the following years. When news spread that the Mongravians entered the war, Zedrutia, despite its foreign policy being mostly under the control of the Mongravians, declared neutrality and declared opposition to sending most of Zedrutia's men to the Mongravian frontlines, but still provided support to the Mongravians in the war, providing supplies and resources to contribute to the Mongravian war effort. The Mongravian president at the time, Josselin Hilaire, believed that without most of the supplies from Zedrutia, the Ruralians were able to defeat the Mongravians and force them into unconditional surrender. Zedrutia's neutral policy soon did not last longer than anticipated, as the Crimmitonians soon began bombarding New Shingleton in 1915, in retaliation for St. Ark sending their supplies to help with the war effort, bringing a stop to Ruralia and its alliance temporarily. News of Crimmitonia's bombardment of a neutral country soon spread to Zedrutia, which led to a panic in Zedrutia, believing that they were next. This led to the Mongravian administration in Zedrutia declaring that they would enter the war, and would declare that many of Zedrutia's men would be sent to the Mongravian frontlines, where they would serve as colonial forces, intervening in battles between the Mongravian and Ruralian armies. After 1915, Zedrutia's support in the war had grown exponentially, with the first Zedrutian units being sent to Mongravia. But Zedrutia's intervention in the war came at a cost. If it assisted Mongravia in its war, Zedrutia would be granted its independence from Mongravia.
Soon in 1916, Mongravian Zedrutian forces began their invasion of Bistonia from the north, after St. Ark and the United States of Megaton and Columbia, which had entered the war a year previously, began their offensive in Southern Bistonia, which saw large swaths of land falling under the occupation of St. Ark, and Crimmitonia's forces were soon left unorganized, with little morale to keep them up. Both Mongravian and Zedrutian forces landed on the northern coasts of Bistonia, however, instead of anticipating for clashes by Crimmitonian forces, they were instead welcomed with open arms by the Bistonians, which had grew discontent against the Crimmitonians, who were forcing them to intervene in the war. Bistonian troops, which were on the side of the Crimmitonian Imperial Army as a volunteer army, soon defected to the side of the Crimmitonians, which soon gave away locations of Crimmitonian positions, which led to Crimmitonia's defenses collapsing in Northern Bistonia, which led to both Zedrutian and Mongravian forces entering the city of Kriadavia in the year of 1917. By then, Crimmitonia was on the verge of collapse. In 1918, the Crimmitonians announced their surrender, and soon after Ruralia's allies followed, leading to the armistice which effectively ended the war.
==== Independence ====
Prior to November 1918, Zedrutia's intervention in the war was due to the threat that the Crimmitonians could bombard the Zedrutians for maintaining a neutral policy, while at the same time sending supplies to help the Mongravians with the war effort. However, Zedrutia's intervention in the war came at a cost for the Mongravians, in exchange for Zedrutia's further intervention, they must guarantee that Zedrutia would gain its independence immediately after the war had ended., and the Mongravians had agreed in exchange for their direct support, something that Mongravia had wanted due to its dire situation in the frontlines. During Zedrutia's intervention however, most Zedrutian officials in the Mongravian administration had formed the Zedrutian Independence Committee, which was a secretive organization which was infiltrating most of Mongravia's ranks, including the Zedrutian colonial army, planning months in advance to establishing a new Zedrutian government. When the armistice was signed on November 1918 and the First Great War had ended, the Zedrutians believed that the Mongravians were fulfilling their demands, or so they believed. On 30th November 1918, Mongravian officials, along with the Mongravian administration in Zedrutia, and high ranking members of the Mongravian army, arrived in New Gdansk in a conference with Zedrutian politicians, activists, and high ranking officials of the Zedrutian colonial army. This however, led to hours of disputes, and soon the conference had failed, leading to growing unrest in Zedrutia. In Byeradzina and New Gdansk, protests soon erupted in the aftermath of the failure of the New Gdansk Conference to settle Zedrutia's independence, and soon on 2nd December 1918 the Mongravians brutally suppressed the protests, which led to further chaos in Mongravian Zedrutia, which soon forced the Mongravians to declare a state of emergency in Zedrutia.
This however only led to further unrest and further discontent against the Mongravians. Believing that any negotiations with the Mongravians would be nearly impossible, the Zedrutian Independence Committee soon shifted towards another plan; to force the Mongravians to accept Zedrutian independence. On 5th December 1918, their plan was commenced, with the Zedrutian colonial troops seizing military and civil power and overthrowing the Mongravian administration there, and soon declared that the administration suspended all connections to the Mongravian government. A few days later they soon succeeded in disarming the Mongravian forces, which were surrounded and left trapped in garrisons scattered throughout the country. Back in Mongravia, Josselin Hilaire had grown largely unpopular due to his actions which led to the Zedrutian colonial forces there to revolt and seize power, with Mongravia's parliament nearly making decisions whether or not Hilaire would be impeached. Hilaire believed that brutal military action should be taken to crush the Zedrutians in their revolt, and reestablish the Mongravian administration there, and was backed by most members of his party. The opposition however, largely disagreed with many of Hilaire's plans to destroy the Zedrutian resistance once and for all, and proposed peaceful negotiations which could have provided a way for Zedrutia to achieve its independence. Despite support for Hilaire's approach, the aftermath of the First Great War was not making the situation easy for Mongravia. Half of Mongravia's active personnel perished in the war, and the country fell into immense debt, with half of the country's infrastructure damaged as a result of the war. Due to this, Mongravia was not able to carry out future military campaigns, as its military was not in such a good state after the war. As such, the Mongravian government chose the latter.
On 8th December 1918, Mongravia finally conceded, and soon began negotiations with the Zedrutian Independence Committee, holding a conference in Kiezyn. The Mongravian government soon agreed to many of Zedrutia's terms, that Mongravia granted Zedrutia its independence, and that it immediately withdraws all of its forces and presence from Zedrutia immediately. A decision, which was largely unpopular amongst the Mongravians, which believed that Zedrutian independence was not possible. The Mongravians soon agreed, in which they agreed that Zedrutia's independence would be finally fulfilled and Zedrutia's independence would be commenced within the next 4 days. On the 9th of December 1918, members of the Zedrutian Independence Committee signed telegrams notifying the creation of an independent Zedrutia, and news of it was broadcasted on radio nationwide. The Mongravian government soon began withdrawing from the entirety of Zedrutia, firing all officials from the Mongravian administration in Zedrutia, and moved it to Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice, which, at the time, was a colony, which was separately governed from the rest of Zedrutia, which served as overseas provinces of Mongravia. Finally, 5 days after the Kiezyn Conference, Zedrutia declared independence from Mongravia on 13th December 1918. In Kiezyn, the flag of Mongravia was lowered on Zedrutia's parliament building, and the Zedrutian flag was raised on Zedrutia for the first time, marking Zedrutia's independence.
On Zedrutia's independence day, large crowds were already in most cities across all of Zedrutia, in celebration of Zedrutia's independence from Mongravia. After the declaration of the newly independent state, the Mongravian administration had already withdrawn from mainland Zedrutia, but the Mongravian Army was still in Zedrutia, and held their final parades before finally leaving for Mongravia. The Mongravians moved to Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice, but soon the region also declared its independence on the 15th of December 1918, two days after Zedrutia's independence. However, back in Mongravia, the political situation was very chaotic. Josselin Hilaire was soon met with scrutiny amongst the Mongravian populations, who desired to keep Zedrutia as an overseas province, that most viewed as valuable to Mongravia and its people themselves. Hilaire's government became unstable and soon many of Hilaire's cabinet resigned in protest of Hilaire's decision to choose a peaceful approach towards Zedrutia's revolt. On January 18th 1919 when most of Hilaire's government resigned, Hilaire was forced to step down.
===== Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice =====
The Republic of Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice was declared on December 15th 1918, two days after Zedrutia's independence. It had plans to create its own government, military, and its own currency and function as its own independent state, despite the majority of the state's demographics being overwhelmingly Zedrutian. Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice's independence however was a completely different way, as the Mongravian administration in Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice had allegedly bribed the Mongravian officials to sign an agreement guaranteeing the region's independence as a sovereign state. The region was bound to be incorporated into Zedrutia during Mongravia's last days in Zedrutia, but were abruptly stopped. After Zedrutia's independence, Mongravia moved its forces and administration to Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice, but soon a mutiny occurred, allegedly led by the Kromząnskie administration, and soon they declared their independence on December 15th 1918. The Mongravian flag was soon lowered from the city hall in Kromząnskie, and an orange and white flag was raised, proclaiming the independence of the republic.
After their independence from Mongravia, a new government was set up, led by Serge Ronan, and elections were bound to be held, along with a constitution for the independent state that was being drafted. It also planned on developing its army by transitioning the remaining divisions on the island, and incorporate them into their own armies. However, despite Serge's proposals for the island to have its own currency, they still used Mongravia's currency. However, a month after their independence from Mongravia, Serge was assassinated, allegedly by a group of 12 Zedrutian nationalists, who opposed Serge's ideas to establish Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice as an independent state. Serge's assassination led to a power vacuum which led to the demise of the independent state, and most of Serge's cabinet soon held a meeting with the Zedrutian government, making a decision that Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice would be incorporated into the country. This plan was bound to occur within 3 months, however a sudden decision by the Zedrutian government soon only shortened the date by over 2 months. As a result, Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice was put to an end, and joined the Republic of Zedrutia as two voivodeships. To ensure that the agreement was in place, Zedrutian troops soon marched to Kromząnskie, as the flag of Zedrutia was raised.
After Kromząmske and Tarnochowice gained independence from Mongravia, a government was set up and elections were bound to be held, and a constitution for the independent state was being written based off the Mongravian constitution, it also planned to develop its army by using the remaining divisions on the island as their own army, however, the independent republic still continued to use Mongravian currency. 3 days after their independence, the city of Kromząmske was overwhelmed by sudden demonstrations and the independent republic became unstable as a result, after the small demonstrations, the president of the independent state, who was a Mongravian, decided to negotiate with the Zedrutian government and made plans to be incorporated into the country, and they were bound to be merged in 3 months, however, a sudden decision led the date to be shortened to 2 days, and as a result the independent republic abruptly ended after it was merged into the country. To secure their control over the province, they deployed dozens of troops to Kromząmske to hold a parade marking the annexation of the province.
=== First Republic (1918 - 1941) ===
Zedrutia's early years after its independence was not easy. However, over time Zedrutia would grow to become one of the fastest developing countries during the 1920s. In early 1919, the Zedrutian Krolaw was introduced as a single common currency for Zedrutia, replacing the Mongravian currency which was used at the time. Immediately after Zedrutia's independence, the Zedrutian government declared that all influences of its colonial past with the Mongravians were soon erased; street signs, city names, were soon renamed into Zedrutian Polish names. Some of the cities which were renamed were Fête, which changed to Świętno in 1920, Châtean, which changed to Byeradzina in 1923, and Ménarèbanque to Starobryzn. This process was known as Zedrutianization, which was directly enforced by the Zedrutian government upon those who were not seen as Zedrutians; Myajs, Konips, Savorjans, and Bukkos were forced to change their names into Polish ones, and soon their languages were banned from being spoken or used in the urban cities, with the exception of the Mongravian and Zedrutian Polish languages. The regions of Eastern Zedrutia were also renamed; from being named the Apounou Region, to the Dziatyczyn Voivodeship, eradicating the autonomy and outlawing most of the Zedrutian tribes their traditional practices. Zedrutian authorities were also given orders to take most Zedrutian native children aged 5-17, placing them in Catholic schools as part of the Zedrutian government's efforts. By the 1930s, much of the Zedrutian indigenous population embraced Catholic Christianity. 
The 1920s saw huge developments for Zedrutia. In 1928, 10 years after Zedrutia's independence. The rise of a new intelligentsia in Zedrutia resulted in the developments of political parties, lobbies and societies in the country. By 1925, newspaper readership had doubled by over 50%, and the total number of schools had increased by almost 30,000, by the end of the 1920s, over nearly 90% of Zedrutian children enrolled in schools across the country, and the literacy rate had also doubled compared to over a decade ago, when a majority of Zedrutia's population was illiterate prior to Zedrutia's independence. Zedrutian Polish culture also thrived from the 1920s to the 1930s, after having been suppressed by the Mongravian administration for centuries. New theatres were established throughout all of Zedrutia, in developing cities such as Byeradzina, New Gdansk, Kiezyn and Starobryzn. Zedrutia's economy also flourished, and Zedrutia's railways were developed under the Zedrutian government, and a railway was constructed which went from Starobryzn to Kiezyn, finally connecting the cities in Northern Zedrutia. Zedrutia also maintained trade relations with its neighbouring countries, such as Crimmitonia. In 1923 Zedrutia joined the League of Free Nations as a member.
However, Zedrutia's era of prosperity would not last long. Zedrutia's economy crumbled and failed to recover after the Great Depression occurred, due to the Zedrutian government's inadequate economic response, and as a result Zedrutia's industrial production fell significantly. Coal, steel, and iron production all decreased substantially, and soon unemployment rate rose significantly up to over 50% while wages fell by over a staggering amount. This led to numerous social problems, as poverty all throughout the country had become widespread by the 1930s. Social unrest also occurred, such as strikes in Kiezyn and Mazurkowskie and Byeradzina, where they were brutally put down by the Zedrutian authorities. All of these issues led to a political crisis in the country, in which Zedrutia's president at the time, Jarek Szczepan, had his entire cabinet resigning from their government positions, before Jarek himself resigned in 1931, with Mikołaj Błażej replacing him as president of Zedrutia. With the rise of the social unrest and the political crisis in the country, it soon gave an opportunity for the rise of a political party, which would soon attempt to change the situation in 1930s Zedrutia. 
The Niczrespaw was a far-right political party which was established in the year of 1920, with its leadership mostly comprised of Zedrutia's veterans who fought in the Mongravian frontlines, and was led by a man named Timek Ziemowit. Timek believed that the government was riddled with corrupt politicians, and believed that once the Niczrespaws were in power, Zedrutia's economic problem could be solved by many of his radical decisions, and move Zedrutia towards strengthening its government. The Niczrespaws established relations with other foreign right-wing political parties, and soon their ideologies were based off of them entirely. The Niczrespaws soon made headlines on Zedrutian newspapers, in which Timek made a statement, blaming a majority of Zedrutia's social issues, including the economic problem, on corrupt government officials which were leeching off of the hard labor of the Zedrutian people. Timek's speeches soon gained traction and soon he became a politician who was gaining support overwhelmingly. However, the Niczrespaws began to be in conflict with the left-wing parties in Zedrutia, which led to the formation of their own militias, which also comprised of Zedrutia's veterans and former soldiers. The political situation in Zedrutia further worsened as all sides had become divided, and a lack of response from the Zedrutian government was partly to blame.
When the 1933 Zedrutian parliamentary elections were held, the Niczrespraws soon won a majority of the seats, marking the beginning of its rise into Zedrutian politics. It however led to massive opposition by many of the other political parties in Zedrutia at the time, with Mikołaj Błażej, assassinated by Igor Bolesław, a Zedrutian communist sympathizer who blamed Mikołaj for supporting the Nicrespraws in 1935. This led to a political crisis in Zedrutia which led to an attempted coup by alleged left-wing elements within the Zedrutian military. The Zedrutian government responded by utilizing brutal force with the military on members of the Zedrutian Socialist Party, including those who were allegedly communist. In Kiezyn, a brutal massacre occurred in which the Zedrutian military and the Nicrespraws paramilitary wing rounded up communists and had them executed in a brutal fashion. This led to the Zedrutian Socialist Party attempting to regain power through means of brutal force, actively carrying out assassinations against members of the Nicrespraws and the Zedrutian military. Timek Ziemowit soon assumed power as the president of Zedrutia during the political crisis, in which he continued the brutal purges, with another massacre of communists in Bełtów and Starobryzn. Eventually, by 1936, Timek and his Nicrespraws had total control over the entire country, banning political parties and sending political dissidents to prisons. Timek had based his government off of nations such as Ruralia and Bolosellia, such as asserting leader principles which had called for absolute obedience by all of the governments subordinates, and viewed the government structure as a pyramid with himself as the top. Soon laws were being made which excluded the Jews from prominent ranking jobs and prohibiting them from entering public schools. Timek's administration also carried out heavy censorship, banning authors who were of Jewish origin.
However, Timek's administration did not last long. The Zedrutian public was growing discontent for Timek's increasingly authoritarian government, alongside the Zedrutian military, as the Nicrespraws continued to dismantle Zedrutia's democracy. Two years after Timek had assumed power, the Nicrespraws viewed the Zedrutian military as nothing more than an obstacle, as officers and high ranking members of the Zedrutian military openly criticized Timek and the party. This soon escalated in the Mazurkowskie Incident on the 13th of August 1937, when members of the Nicrespraws paramilitary wing had violently attacked a military officer. This led to controversies which soon led to further discontent between the Zedrutian military and the Nicrespraws. Eventually, there was no hope of de-escalating the situation, and on the 17th of August 1937, the Zedrutian military garrison in Mazurkowskie declared a mutiny, marching towards the city of Kiezyn in the middle of the night and occupying Kiezyn's post office and Zedrutian government buildings in the city. Other military garrisons soon followed, in which they surrounded the Zedrutian parliament building, demanding Timek's resignation from office. The Zedrutian military soon occupied the Zedrutian Radio building, ordering the populations in Kiezyn and other cities to stay indoors. Soon afterwards, the Nicrespraws responded by having its paramilitary wing arrive to Kiezyn, where the Zedrutian military was alerted of their presence. It led to a brutal confrontation in the very center of Kiezyn, with some Zedrutian units pleading allegiance to Timek's government, soon at odds against the Zedrutian military.
The fights began, in which the Nicrespraws charged directly at the Zedrutian units, which soon fired at the Nicrespraws, leading to over a dozen dead. The Nicrespraws eventually managed to break through, dealing casualties amongst Zedrutian soldiers and soon led to a massacre in which Zedrutian soldiers shot at Nicrespraws without warning. In the end, the Nicrespraws failed to contain the coup d'etat, and with Timek's government being threatened by a potential civil war, Timek soon declared his resignation, in which the Nicrespraws were soon banned by the Zedrutian government. A new government, which had been extensively influenced by the Zedrutian military, had taken power in the country. Believing that the Nicrespraws were not going to give up without a fight, the new Zedrutian government began a purge of members who were affiliated with the Nicrespraws, including its paramilitary wing, due to the threat that they posed towards the government. Prisons set up by the Zedrutian military were soon used to imprison these members, including Timek who was soon sentenced to life in prison in a sham trial. The Zedrutian government soon repealed laws which were set in place by the Nicrespraws, and soon laws which were discriminating against Jews were also repealed. Despite the persecution of the Nicrespraws, they soon fled Zedrutia to Ruralia, where they were provided refuge and safety under the Ruralian government.
=== Second Great War ===
In late 1939, Ruralia declared war on Prozhnia, and in response Prozhnia's ally, Mongravia, declared war on Ruralia, in which other nations soon followed, marking the beginning of the Second Great War. Like many other nations such as Crimmitonia, the Zedrutian government had declared neutrality in the war, hoping that the war did not spread to their region and bring nothing but despair. However, Zedrutia's population was divided between whether or not to support the Ruralians or the opposite sides, as a portion of Zedrutia's population initially voted for the Nicrespraws. As the war continued to progress and spread throughout all of Mesothemia, Zedrutia's government declared an isolationist policy, denying foreign trade and denying its exports to other foreign countries. This led to a major disagreement between Zedrutia and Ruralia, in which Ruralia desired to have these resources all to themselves to keep up with the war efforts. Zedrutia's isolationist policy soon led to it having no allies or support, leaving the country vulnerable to an inevitable invasion. Ruralia wanted the Zedrutian government to open the country, to provide resources for their war efforts on the frontlines and to submit to the Ruralian government. The Zedrutian government heavily opposed the offer, refusing cooperation or collaboration with the Ruralians, leading to heated tensions between the Ruralians and the Zedrutians, which were at odds with them at sea. 
The situation further worsened, when the Crimmitonian government was overthrown by a Ruralian sponsored coup, leading to the establishment of a dictatorship in the country and the restoration of the monarchy, which soon led to a stronger presence in Ruralian vessels which were hostile towards Zedrutian vessels and often times had looked as if they were ready for a war. A crisis soon followed in Zedrutia in which the government was struggling whether or not to appease the Ruralians or to join them, as it was seen with Mongravia. Eventually, the country soon opened negotiations with the Allied Forces, hoping to join the war and aid them in their efforts. This had further angered the Ruralians, which had completely surrounded the Zedrutians by sea and were threatening to isolate the country. The growing Ruralian threat soon led to tensions in the Zedrutian public opinion, in which the Zedrutian government soon took action and cracked down on remnants of the Nicrespraws, which had active cells in New Gdansk. Soon, in early 1941 the Crimmitonians began their bombardment of Jefferson, located in New Shingleton, forcing the United States of Megaton and Columbia and the St. Ark Territory's entry into the war. The Ruralians officially declared war on Zedrutia not long after, and soon Zedrutia was at war with them.
It did not take long for the Ruralians to land in mainland Zedrutia. Within the first few days, Ruralian forces, with the help of naval landings, were able to quickly enter through the country due to the lack of Zedrutian defenses, with most of them doing a surprise landing in Southwestern Zedrutia. The region had been left completely undefended as it was believed the Ruralians would make their move to the north, as Kiezyn was their main focus. The Ruralians had surprised them and soon the Ruralians quickly swept through most of the south within weeks. Not also did the Ruralian Army participate in the invasion, but many of Ruralia's allies had entered the war against Zedrutia and participated in the offensive, such as the Crimmitonian Army and Mongravian collaborators. They participated in the war in exchange for benefits from the Ruralians themselves, such as territory or financial aid which many of their allies had desperately wanted. When the Zedrutian High Command realized a big massive flaw had been breached and by the time they had realized this, Byeradzina had already fallen to the Ruralians during the initial invasion, becoming the first city in Zedrutia to fall to the Ruralian invasion. The Zedrutian armies were ordered to retreat to form a defensive position at the town of Mszalsko, but had been unable to retreat in an orderly manner as Zedrutian units in the area were in a dire situation. It did not take long for Ruralian equipment to appear on the frontlines in Zedrutia, and soon they quickly forced the Zedrutians out of Mszalsko, forcing them to retreat to Bełtów, where soon they were nearly obliterated by Ruralian bombardment campaigns. Soon the Ruralians quickly swept through, capturing the cities of Bełtów and eventually New Gdansk, forcing the Zedrutian Army completely out of Southern Zedrutia.
The Zedrutian Army launched several counterattacks within the first 20 days, pushing the Ruralians out of Piotrkowskie and Komalwy, but due to the increasing casualties, the Zedrutian Army was forced to withdraw even back further from their formations and soon let the Ruralians capture Świętno, allowing the Ruralians to get ever more closer to Kiezyn. The Zedrutian Army however was quickly overwhelmed with a new set of problems. Refugees from the other cities, especially in the south, began to clog many of Zedrutia's vast road networks across the countries and soon it rendered the Zedrutian Army unable to commence operations. Large portions of the country soon fell to the Ruralians and they gained a foothold in Western Zedrutia which led to the capture of Starobrzyn, allowing the Ruralians to travel straight towards Kiezyn. The rapid pace of the advancing Ruralians soon led to the collapse of the Zedrutian Army, as soldiers began deserting and others had begun to defect to the Ruralians. When the Allied Forces immediately realized the situation, they attempted to contact the Zedrutian High Command, demanding them to utilize their reserves while their help was on the way. The Zedrutian generals responded that they were unable to hold on any longer as the military collapsed; they responded to their allies that there was unfortunately none. Crimes against humanity were immediately committed on occupied Zedrutian territories; in Dragolice, a unit of Crimmitonian and Pogranitzem soldiers together partook in a massacre of Zedrutian Jews from Bełtów who tried to flee to Kiezyn to escape the occupiers, and soon the Ruralians began pillaging and massacring thousands of people in numerous villages on a daily basis.
When the Ruralians had reached Kiezyn, the Zedrutian Government declared that it was evacuating from Kiezyn, eventually being forced to burn many of its archives and documents to prevent it from being seized by the Ruralian Army, and soon they moved their capital towards Prochod, which was located further northeast from Kiezyn. Kiezyn fell during a week long siege as the remaining elements of the Zedrutian Army attempted to defend the city, only for it to be completely stormed by the Ruralian Army. The Ruralians soon captured Zedrutian government buildings and had dismantled Zedrutian symbols on them. The Ruralian flag flew for the first time in Kiezyn, marking its fall. Despite Kiezyn's fall and the massive casualties which occurred even after the fall of Kiezyn, the Kiezyn Greater Area did not fall completely. There was resistance in cities such as Jozefka and Mazurkowskie, which all soon fell within a matter of weeks. Eventually the Zedrutian president resigned, and a new emergency government came to power which was soon forced to sign an armistice, forcing the entire Zedrutian Army to lay down their arms and cooperate with the Ruralian authorities. 
==== Occupation ====
After Zedrutia capitulated to Ruralia in 1941, the country was put under occupation, and the Zedrutian government was formally dissolved, and the country was divided into several occupied territories and divisions. The Ruralians soon helped their allies, the Nicrespraws, return back to Zedrutia and help them return to power, which succeeded, which led to the formation of several collaborationist states which governed as separate countries, but had their entire foreign affairs controlled directly by Ruralia. The puppet governments which were established were known as the State of Starobrzyn, the Bełtów Governorate, and the National State of New Gdansk. Many of these governments are governed mostly by members of the Nicrespraws. Other territories which did not turn into separate independent collaborationist entities became military administrations, such as in Tarnochowice; Chotyn in Eastern Zedrutia became a military administration sometime during the last years of the occupation. Another special type of territory was known as the Settler Zone, where areas such as Dziatyczyn and Prochod was designated as a Settler Zone, to settle Ruralians there and expel a majority of the inhabitants there in order to do so, as part of Ruralia's policies to resettle the occupied territories in Eastern Mesothemia with Ruralian settlers. The Kiezyn Governorate, which was carved from the Dziatyczyn, Posizm and Kiezyn voivodeships was governed by a Zedrutian collaborationist government, but it was not governed by the Nicrespraws.
During the occupation, Zedrutia was in a state of despair and dread, which was similar to that of the countries which had been occupied by the Ruralians. The Ruralian occupation authorities had seized about a large percentage of Zedrutia's food production, causing severe disruptions, and soon the Ruralians had deported many Zedrutians to Ruralia for labor, which led to a severe labor shortage in the occupied territories of Zedrutia. Because of all of these factors, it soon led to a collapse in supply and faced with some of these difficulties these collaborationist governments began to ration all of the remaining food in Zedrutia, which led to a massive hunger problem prevailing throughout the country which led to thousands of deaths annually. The rationing systems were so badly managed that the average Zedrutian youth was mostly malnourished. Compared to the average Ruralians, Zedrutians ate less calories as a result of the occupation. The remote areas were in an even more terrifying situation as both Ruralian and Crimmitonian troops committed massacres on Zedrutian villages without facing challenges or consequences to their actions, leading to over thousands of villages being destroyed throughout the occupation. A black market was formed during the years of the occupation, where food was sold at high prices including rations. Propaganda was widespread throughout the Zedrutian cities, which were mostly by the Nicrespraws, which had set up departments in towns and cities to invoke support for their collaborations. Due to these factors, it had made the Zedrutians become increasingly unbearable to live in the occupation. Labour unions were violently suppressed under the occupation, with some of its members being sentenced to life in prison without ever facing trial.
Collaboration was widespread throughout Zedrutia; done mostly by the Nicrespraw puppet governments, which were in cooperation with Ruralia's agencies, in an attempt to crush dissent within the occupied territories. The Zedrutian authorities, which were now left with dealing with the dire situation in an occupied Zedrutia, were now being utilized to help put the Zedrutian populations into submission and cooperation with the occupation authorities. They soon authorized the rounding up of Zedrutian Jews, which were identified through Zedrutian public records, and were handed over to the Ruralians, who soon deported them to death camps or were sent to labor camps, where they were worked to death. Propaganda was being broadcasted on Zedrutian radio broadcasts and posters were soon put up on walls across Zedrutian streets, urging the Zedrutian citizens to collaborate, in which some did in an attempt to survive through desperate times. What was left of the Zedrutian Army, was soon reorganized into armies which collaborated with the Ruralians, and soon served under the occupation as armies of the Nicrespraw governments. The following year, the Ruralian occupation authorities established the Jewish Ghetto Police as an auxiliary police unit, which operated in all ghettos across Mesothemia, including occupied Zedrutia, to keep law and order in some of the newly-established ghettos designated for Jews in the Zedrutian cities.
===== 1942 =====
A year after Zedrutia's government capitulated which led to Ruralia and its allies occupying the entire region, 1942 would eventually become a year of dread and nightmare for the Zedrutian population, as it was during the height of Ruralia's invasion of Orchestran and the beginning of the Holocaust which soon led to the extermination of millions of Zedrutian Jews, which were around a million people living in the occupied regions at the time, and it was also during the time when Ruralia would begin raids on local Zedrutian villages suspected of harboring Jews, which soon led to their brutal demise. It also saw the rise of the Zedrutian resistance movement, which were initial cells formed both by disgruntled Zedrutians or former combatants from the Zedrutian Army during the early days of the occupation. A year after the occupation, these resistance movements began uniting in several former voivodeships and carried out attacks against Ruralian and Crimmitonian convoys, which were on patrols. This however led to more and more consequences as Ruralia had a policy in its occupied territories which meant that if one Ruralian soldier were to be killed, it meant the deaths of around hundreds of Zedrutians in exchange for their actions. 
During the Ruralian offensives in Eastern Mesothemia, Ruralia had realized that it was beginning to stall in the frontlines against the war in Orchestran in the Eastern Front; supplies were being depleted, resources were starting to get scarce, and military personnel were beyond stretched on the frontlines. This meant that the Ruralians needed to rely on the resources of many of its puppet states and allies, which meant a much more heavier presence in the occupied territories. The Nicrespraws were soon forced by the Ruralian leadership to submit to their demands, which meant more and more food from Zedrutia were going to be seized, and most of Zedrutia's men, including their active personnel, were being deployed to the frontlines to help the Ruralians in need. When it all happened, the Zedrutian food production was immediately depleted of the remaining items they had, resulting in the rise of the black market and the rise of discontent between the average Zedrutian and the collaboration governments. Soon enough, many of Zedrutia's disgruntled men and women, including former Zedrutian military personnel, began the formation of the Zedrutian resistance movements, and soon in Bełtów came the formation of the Zedruckie Powstańcza Armia, one of the largest Zedrutian resistance movements in the occupied regions.
The first offensive by the Zedrutian Resistance was launched in the National State of New Gdansk, where they had begun an uprising in the town of Kozla Gora, capturing it almost immediately after they had launched their offensive. They soon captured a broadcasting station located there in which they soon announced the town's liberation, raising the Zedrutian flag on it and declaring the first town to become liberated. The rebels soon approached towards Sosnowskie, located north of New Gdansk. When they arrived, the Zedrutian authorities attempted to defend the town and repel their attacks, but were soon ambushed and attacked by the rebels, which had largely outnumbered them. The remaining survivors soon fled from the town, leaving the town to be captured by the ZPA. Zedrutian collaborationist units soon retook the town, but by then it had been already too late as the rebels fled from the town. They soon arrived to Kozla Gora, where they clashed with rebels along the way before reaching towards the town, which was burned down and abandoned by the time they had reached there, and had failed to capture the ZPA's leaders. 
Soon, the Zedrutian Resistance began spreading its presence throughout the occupied regions of Zedrutia. Not also did the Zedrutians join the resistance movements, but also the indigenous populations, which were being violently suppressed by the Ruralian occupation authorities. In Eastern Zedrutia, the Bukko tribes began an uprising and had captured the town of Diselskon, capturing a large portion of Chotyń in the process and resulting in the Ruralians overthrowing the Chotyń Governorate and establishing a military administration there in an attempt to brutally crush the Bukko rebels. Other uprisings soon began in Eastern Zedrutia and more resistance pockets soon emerged from the occupied Zedrutian territories, which soon began to overwhelm the Ruralians and the Nicrespraws. It did not take long for the Ruralians to respond to the rising number of resistance; they soon began to brutally suppress the revolts by destroying villages and massacring its inhabitants, which soon became more prevalent in 1942, and other methods were to intentionally starve Zedrutian villagers which led to an increased number of deaths during the year. 
Eventually, the ghetto systems all across Zedrutia were unsustainable, the Jews were unable to even pay the occupation authorities to provide even necessities to the ghettos, and soon they became a drain on resources, which at the time, was vital to the Ruralian war efforts. Soon, the Ruralians began their plans to exterminate Zedrutian Jews in a network of concentration camps, and were done mostly by the Nicrespraw governments and Zedrutian collaborationists, who transported them to these camps by railways, with Zedrutian Jews often meeting their deaths. The Ruralian occupation became increasingly unbearable, when the Ruralians engaged in cultural genocide which was aimed at destroying Zedrutian culture, including that of the Zedrutian tribes which lived in the eastern parts of the country. Cultural and educational institutions were forced to close down and were intentionally destroyed. Schools continued to operate, but were utilized as a way to indoctrinate Zedrutian children into submitting to the Ruralians. The Ruralians also began a purge of the Zedrutian intelligentsia; teachers, priests, scientists, and those who once worked in the entertainment industries, and soon began a persecution of the Zedrutian Catholic Church, arresting clergymen and executing priests who did not submit to the occupiers. 
Within just a year of the occupation, the Ruralians had done so much to invoke terror and commit violent acts to the Zedrutian population, along with Zedrutian collaborationists, such as the Nicrespraws. It did not stop there, and it was only starting to get worse. From the beginning of 1942, the Ruralians had begun to plunder most of Zedrutia; various forms of artwork, collections, literature, and personal items from the Zedrutian population, especially among Zedrutian Jews, who were ousted from the ghettos and forced to move to concentration camps, leaving their homes without bringing anything other than clothes. The massacres and bloodshed in the Zedrutian countryside continued even after all villages suspected of harboring resistance members were destroyed; most of this was attributed to the Zedrutian collaborationist militias and the Crimmitonian Army, which had stationed their forces there for the purpose of peacekeeping. By December 1942, the Nicrespraws had officially declared that the purge of Zedrutia's "undesirables" had been completed, and by the time it had ended millions of Zedrutians, especially Jews, were executed systematically. One of these massacres committed by the Nicrespraws, the Ruralians, and the Crimmitonian Army was in Krzymno in Starobrzyn and in Lazy, Byeradzina. 
===== 1943 =====
It had been 2 years under the Ruralian occupation as the year of 1943 arrived, and soon the Ruralian occupation would be over. The ZPA, which started initially as one of the largest resistance groups in all of Zedrutia, has now become the one and only resistance movement in Zedrutia, after all resistance cells had declared that it had joined them as one, single alliance. As a result, Zedrutia had one of the largest resistance movements in occupied Zedrutia, and one of the most violent ones. By then, resistance cells belonging to the ZPA have spread across all of the country, especially in Tarnochowice. In Eastern Zedrutia, where the ZPA had a strong presence, Bukko rebels had captured the town of Balatolaskisdargje, forcing the Ruralians out of a significant portion of Chotyń and leaving only the western parts and the cities under Ruralian control. A ZPA faction belonging mostly to the Myaj had captured the city of Myajdela, leading to the Dziatyczyn Settler Zone becoming isolated, with the only remaining road network leading to Chotyń. In other regions, rebels occupied the town of Nowy Siedlisko near Bełtów, soon occupying a portion of the Bugsk River and forcing the Ruralians to direct more of their troops there. Byeradzina was severed from the Zedrutian road networks and supply lines as rebels drove the Ruralians out of Mszalsko.
By 1943, the Ruralians were beginning to lose on the Eastern Mesothemian Front, and soon were unable to send help to their Crimmitonian allies, as St. Ark captured the Crimmitonian islands of Bistonian Shingleton, including the Gerat Islands, which served as a vital naval base to both the Ruralians and the Crimmitonians. Heavy battles occurred in the Crimmitonian front, as more and more of Southern Bistonia, including the Silavetra Peninsula, fell to the hands of the Allied Forces. In the Eastern Front, the Ruralians were losing more men and equipment every single day, which put a drain on the Zedrutians who were forced to give away most of their industries and food production to the Ruralians for the war effort. The Nicrespraw governments were forced to draft a significant number of their men to the frontlines to assist the Ruralians, including the Crimmitonians who were suffering from equipment losses, leaving mainland Zedrutia undefended and vulnerable to an invasion. When questioned by the Ruralian High Command, the Nicrespraws believed that the Crimmitonians hold on Bistonia were able to provide Zedrutia a barrier. When the Allied Forces in the Crimmitonian front had discovered that the Zedrutians were left undefended and the Nicrespraws had their armies on the Mesothemian frontlines, which provided the Allied Forces with an advantage in the Eastern Mesothemian front. The senior commanders initially rejected the proposal, believing that a landing on Zedrutia was impossible due to the Crimmitonian control over Bistonia. However, with the destruction of the Crimmitonian Navy and the reduced numbers of Ruralian vessels as a result of the war, the plan was approved, mostly to support their ally Orchestran in the war against Ruralia and to potentially surround the Crimmitonians on Bistonia.
====== Allied liberation of Zedrutia ======
On the eve of November 1943, Allied Forces began their liberation of Zedrutia. Along with the support of other allies such as the Commonwealth of St. Ark and the Crown Union, U.S.M.C forces landed on the shores of Chotyń in the dead of night. Initially expecting resistance from the Ruralians who had positions there, they immediately realized that the Ruralian units had fled, leaving Chotyń. As morning approached and a huge convoy arrived, they immediately realized that the inhabitants of Chotyń instead welcomed their arrival. Large crowds gathered beside the streets, where convoys drove through. Soon, they waved the Zedrutian flags for the first time in years, and with the capture of vital locations such as the radio stations, ports and important government buildings, Chotyń became the first city in Zedrutia to be liberated completely from the Ruralian occupiers. The Allied Forces soon encouraged the locals to cooperate, and the news of Chotyń's liberation had spread all throughout the rest of occupied Zedrutia. The Ruralians attempted to recapture the town, but a dozen units had been repelled back and soon driven out of Ratotik and Bazskipe. Within a few days most of Eastern Zedrutia had been liberated, and the ZPA had already begun to notice the arrival of the allies. They began cooperating with them, eventually bringing collaborators who were imprisoned. The offensive to liberate huge swaths of Zedrutian occupied territory had began when vast amounts of equipment and men had already landed. The Ruralians were met immediately with heavy casualties and massive losses of equipment, mostly attributed to sabotage by Zedrutian resistance groups.
Soon, the allies began their offensive and advanced. In the north, they had captured the city of Dziatyczyn and forced the Ruralians and the Nicrespraws to retreat to Prochod, where they were surrounded and forced to surrender when they realized that they were running out of options. The surrender brought the Allied Forces an advantage in Northern Zedrutia, as it allowed them to advance largely unopposed as the Ruralians and the Zedrutian Nicrespraws were unable to form defensive positions. In the process, Rakowskie, Lisow were captured, and soon they had made a breakthrough on the frontlines after the poorly established defensive positions had failed. and in the process liberated Stawki and Brodzkikowo. The Zedrutian Nicrespraws attempted to establish a hold over the town of Czernik, but poor decisions and a rapidly deteriorating situation had driven them out of Czernik and Sniardwy, eventually cutting Kiezyn from the north. In the south, the Zedrutian Nicrespraws had a much more organized army, which meant that together with the Ruralians they had managed to slow down their advance in the region, having been only driven out of the city of Lubomino, Wojcow and Jaroszewice. This however did not slow down the rapid advance, and instead allied troops had bypassed their defensive positions, heading towards the north and crossing the Lubomino River, capturing the towns of Olszynki, Opactwo, and Sezamkow. By then, Kiezyn was only accessible to the Ruralians and the Zedrutian Nicrespraws through the road networks to the west. While the Ruralians in Zedrutia attempted to slow down the advance towards Kiezyn and other important cities, a second landing occurred near the town of Nowe Siedlisko, and similar to that of Chotyń, occurred in the dead of night. However the Ruralians ran away from the town and left it to become occupied by the Zedrutian resistance, which soon helped out the troops which landed on the shores of the town.
Bełtów was liberated completely, as the Ruralians also retreated from the city in a state of panic, as a result of tensions along with the Zedrutian Police, who soon went on a strike and barricaded roads which drove the Ruralians out. The entire city welcomed the arrival of the allies. The Ruralians attempted to recapture it when several units arrived at the outskirts of the city, but were soon defeated at the Battle of Szafranki and Brodnica, where entire units were wiped out almost immediately leading to the allied advance towards Byeradzina, until they reached Lyskawica. In Kiezyn, weeks of battles soon led to a breakthrough in the metropolitan area, leading to most of Mazurkowskie and the voivodeship to fall under the control of the allies. The Ruralians soon ordered the destruction of the entirety of Kiezyn, which included many of its government buildings, bridges, and most of its monuments on January 1944. Huge sections of the city was destroyed by detonation charges, and the Ruralians themselves had already evacuated when the Allied Forces entered the city on February 1944. The liberation of Kiezyn would soon lead to a domino effect, in which more and more cities, such as Starobrzyn fell, and most of Northern Zedrutia fell under Allied control. An uprising in Kromzanskie and Tarnochowice led primarily by both Zedrutian Resistance and resistance fighters from the Kromzanskie Ghetto, and the entire island fell under the control of the Zedrutian resistance, overthrowing the Ruralian occupation authorities there. 
When the Allies captured the city of Kiezyn and cities by the north, the Nicrespraws were on the verge of collapse, and by that point held onto their stronghold in Southern Zedrutia. Allied Forces made a breakthrough in the city of Komalwy from the north, before heading on to Stoczki. The defensive positions east of New Gdansk collapsed under the pressure of the Allied offensive, and soon Allied Forces made their way to New Gdansk. By then, the Nicrespraws began their attempts to flee the city on their way to Pozielskie, where they were hoping to establish the stronghold there to await assistance by the Ruralians. In a brief battle, the Allies had captured all of New Gdansk, forcing the Nicrespraw armies there to surrender. The Pozielskie stronghold was already completely surrounded, and the Nicrespraws were soon destroyed when the town was finally captured. The last Ruralian stronghold fell the followjng month in Brodnica and Podlaskie, and finally Byeradzina fell, as the Ruralian garrison there negotiated to surrender. 
By May 1944, the entirety of Zedrutia was liberated by Allied troops, which meant that the 3 year long occupation by the Ruralians had ended. When Zedrutia was completely liberated, it did not take long for the horrors of the occupation to unravel. Allied forces came across concentration camps which were set up by the Ruralians and the Nicrespraws, which revealed the horrifying fate of the Zedrutian Jews and Zedrutian dissidents themselves. Mass graves located next to communities were soon discovered all over the entire country, which were as a result of Ruralian troops going through communities and destroying them in an attempt to stop the Zedrutian resistance movement from ever gaining a presence in the regions. Collaborators were rounded up in public squares to be humiliated by Zedrutians themselves, with Zedrutian woman having their heads shaved for their collaborations aswell. It did not take long for the Nicrespraws to be interrogated and met with punishments too. When Zedrutian Nicrespraw soldiers returned to their hometowns, they were met with scrutiny and publicly ostracized, before they themselves were arrested and sentenced to a military court tribunal. Those who were within the party and the Nicrespraw governments, either fled, or were captured when they attempted to flee Zedrutia, with most of them soon sentenced to death to a military court tribunal by hanging. Most of Zedrutia's cities and infrastructure were left in ruins, and millions of Zedrutians, mostly Jews, were killed during the three year occupation. In June 1944, the Zedrutian Resistance and the Zedrutian Jews which resisted against the Ruralians in Kromzanskie, handed over control of the region to the Allied Forces, officially putting all of Zedrutia under Allied control. The entirety of Zedrutia was put under military occupation by the Allied Forces. As around 80% of Kiezyn was destroyed in the war, the capital of Zedrutia was moved over to New Gdansk. 
=== Post-war era (1944 - 1946) ===
With the Second Great War in Mesothemia ending after the Ruralians surrendered in 1945, Zedrutia was still under Allied military occupation. Zedrutia was devastated in the war, a majority of its industry was destroyed along with its cities, including the capital city of Kiezyn, in which over 80% of the city was destroyed in the war. Millions of Zedrutians, mostly Jews, died during the Ruralian occupation, and subsequently a majority of Zedrutia's rural villages were abandoned or destroyed after the war. Although Zedrutia was liberated, it was often beset with food supply issues, which were common from the beginning of Zedrutia's occupation, which led to the deaths of around tens of thousands due to malnutrition. Most of Zedrutia's former collaborationist armies which belonged to the Nicrespraw governments, were sent to prisoner-of-war camps set up by the U.S.M.C in Zedrutia, whilst other prisoners of war were released in exchange for working on the land to resolve Zedrutia's food problem. Zedrutia received their first shipments of humanitarian aid on June 1945, which greatly relieved a majority of Zedrutia's food problems and ultimately saving thousands of Zedrutians. The destroyed Zedrutian transportation infrastructures created additional logistical difficulties with rail lines, bridges and canals left in ruins.
After the Ruralians had retreated in such a disorganized fashion when the Allies began the liberation of Zedrutia, over tens of thousands of Ruralian equipment such as tanks and aircraft had to be disposed by the Allied-occupation. Some ships which belonged to both the Ruralian and the Zedrutian Navy had been scuttled, but vessels which were partially sunken were raised and sent to dry docks, where they were scrapped. Tanks and aircraft were blown up, and factories which were used by the Ruralians were seized and taken over. In December 1945, the Allied military administration in Zedrutia made the decision to release the remaining members of the Nicrespraw party, with the exception of those who were given death sentences, and gave them political amnesty, for the reason of not posing a threat to Zedrutia's future. One of these prisoners who was freed by the administration was Wiktor Drewnowski. Former members of the Zedrutian Resistance movements became politicians, or either returned to their normal lives as it was before the war.
Throughout late 1945 and early 1946, the Allied military occupation prepared for the return of the Zedrutian government; it allowed the Zedrutian government in-exile to return to Zedrutia, and soon they gave the roles and responsibilities of the newly created government, which gave the Zedrutians sovereignty after the military occupation was over. 
In 1945, the Second Great War ended, and there would be peace for another few years. As a result of the end of the war, the United States of Megaton and Columbia began spreading their influence along with the Union of Orchrestran, during this period, the United States of Megaton and Columbia provided democratization, economic aid, and an alliance with post-war countries. In late 1945, the military administration in Zedrutia was formally disbanded, and Ruralian POWs and generals were released and given political amnesty, mainly because they didn't pose a threat to Zedrutia. The former leaders of the PAZ then became politicians and formed a political party, as the USMC was bound to granting Zedrutia independence and a provisional government was established, holding elections for the future country and it was bound to completely recover as all of the cities were rebuilding from the war. It was also during this year that the Zedrutian Armed Forces were created once again, and it received funding and the USMC provided the ZAF arms and equipment, which made them powerful. However, there were setbacks within the Zedrutian Armed Forces, as the USMC administration earlier had assigned former Zedrutian generals who had plead allegiance to Ruralia into training and leading many soldiers within the ZAF, which then contributed to an eventual coup d'etat.
In the year of 1946, Zedrutian officials which had recently returned to the mainland and former resistance leaders of the PAZ gathered at a hall in Vakolov to sign an agreement with generals and officials from the United States of Megaton and Columbia, agreeing to the creation of the Republic of Zedrutia and officially putting an end to the occupation by the USMC, after the signing of the treaty, it officially marked the end of the allied occupation of Zedrutia, since they had been occupied for 3 years. However, after the withdrawal, Zedrutian politicians were bound to reestablish the Republic of Zedrutia and before they could potentially reestablish it, the Zedrutian Armed Forces immediately deployed to Vakolov and began a coup d'etat in the city, immediately taking control of Zedrutia and stopped the establishment of the Second Republic of Zedrutia, then, a Zedrutian general, who was once a reliable Ruralian ally, dissolved the provisional government, and the following year after purging many political officials, including members involved with the PAZ, the Zedrutian general then held a ceremony and declared the State of Zedrutia and a new event called the Nowy Wielki Reżim, also known as the NWR 
===State of Zedrutia (1949 - 1969)===
After the military took control of the government and declared the State of Zedrutia and created a new national focus known as the New Great Regime, it would begin a new era of oppression and violent rule and it marked the beginning of the military junta in Zedrutia, which would last over nearly 23 years and abruptly ended after the Zedrutian Revolution and the establishment of the Second Republic of Zedrutia, during this era, the military government began their continuation of constant deportation of Zedrutian Jews, resulting in their population dwindling to over 578,000 compared to their peak in the interwar period. The military government also cracked down on political parties, purged political opponents, and they would attempt to purge communism in the country, as an attempt to appeal to the United States of Megaton and Columbia that they had succeeded as a state which had emerged.
During the early days of the State of Zedrutia, the military government moved its capital from Vakolov to the city of Zarush, however it was completely useless as Zarush had been completely destroyed as a result of the war, and the military government responded by moving many of its resources directly to rebuild the capital, which caused many cities in mainland Zedrutia to be depleted of resources. Monuments were also constructed and gigantic buildings were constructed for the elite including the Zedrutian general, which had led the country. During the post-war era, Zedrutian authorities then banned the French language from schools completely, and gave Ruralian POWs political amnesty if they served in their country in an attempt to appeal themselves to the population. As the United States of Megaton and Columbia began turning their backs on Zedrutia, the military government then declared themselves as anti-communist and as a result a genocide occurred which resulted in 50,000 people dead, with the majority of them being innocent civilians, women, government workers and children. The following year, the Zedrutian military government joined the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, and exiled political members affiliated with the PAZ formerly and executed them
Weeks after the State of Zedrutia joined the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, it gained recognition and earned a reputation within the organization, and it would be recognized as the legitimate government compared to the democratic government in exile, it was also during this year that the Zedrutian military government and the general became unpopular due to the actions and the purging of 50,000 civillians. Then, the Zedrutian military government proceeded to continue the ethnic cleansing of Jews within the country and as a result many of the remaining Jews were rounded up and evicted from many other cities, forcing some of them to build small and scattered communities throughout the rural areas. Jews also continued to be purged and massacred, resulting in many of their population dwindling from over 4 million survivors to just 570,000 remaining. 
Although Zedrutia had recovered from the Second Great War, it emerged in an unstable way, as the economy and the Zedrutian Krolaw would be frequent to downfalls and several financial crisis events occurred, resulting in the devastation of the economy, the capital city, Zarush, was completely rebuilt and it was filled to the brink with landmarks constructed to commemorate the Zedrutian military leader, it was also during this year that industry began rapidly booming in Zedrutia, which resulted in frequent diseases and poor conditions within parts of the capital city. It wasn't uncovered by many news networks and journalists staying in the country at the time, as the Zedrutian military government had instated total control over the country including information coming in and out of the country. 
In 1954, the Zedrutian military government then set their sights on the disputed territorial waters south of Kromzamske and Tarnochowice, and threatened Crimsonia, this would eventually lead to a small scale conflict in 1958 which lasted for nearly over 2 years and it would end in a stalemate and a treaty was signed during the late phases of the Bistonian Conflict. 
=== Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict (1958 - 1960) ===
The Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict was a small scale conflict fought between the People's Republic of Crimsonia and the Zedrutian government during the Bistonian Conflict. Despite being a small scale conflict, the Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict was an event which could potentially trigger the beginning of the Third Great War and a nuclear war exchange between the United States of Megaton and Columbia and the Union of Orchrestran. Despite being a small scale event which could decimate humanity, the conflict was barely recognized and well known throughout the two countries, as both Crimsonia and Zedrutia controlled information coming in and inside their own countries and both ended up covering up information about the conflict afterwards, in the 90s, Zedrutian veterans claimed that there was a small conflict between Crimsonia at the time, however it was denied. It was then recognized as a part of history after documents were leaked and sent to the Zedrutian government after the collapse of the People's Republic of Crimsonia in 1995.
Prior to the Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict and prior to the beginning of the Cold War, Crimmitonia annexed small islands located near Kromzamske and Tarnochowice, much to the disapproval of many local residents living on the island, however, Zedrutia couldn't do anything with it since they were under occupation by Ruralia and Crimmitonia, after the allied invasion of Zedrutia and the end of the war, Crimmitonia kept the island in their own hands despite being forced to give up territories they stole from their neighbors, and they continued to assimilate the population in the island. As the year reached the 50s, the Zedrutian military government wanted to gain the territory, and as a result it deployed the Zedrutian navy in 1954, surrounding the island in the process with backing from the United States of Megaton and Columbia. As tension increased, the Crimsonian government responded by constructing defenses and outposts on the island, turning it into a temporary fortress in an attempt to repell Zedrutia. Then, Zedrutia responded with deploying more battleships, and Crimsonia did the same thing, however, due to the tension, the United States of Megaton and Columbia declared neutrality in the tension and claimed no responsibility for it, and the tensions would later slow down and it would freeze for another 4 years.
In 1957, the Great Famine in Bistonia led to the beginning of the Bistonian Conflict, which then overwhelmed the Crimsonian government, and as the Bistonian Conflict began turning worse, the Crimsonian government withdrew many of its forces from the islands, albeit they left a division remaining on the island incase if things had went wrong, as the Zedrutian military government was informed of the news, they began clashes along the coastal territories near the islands, resulting in tensions resurfacing and it resulted in the spark of a war called the Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict, although Crimsonia had to deal with Bistonian rebels despite the islands being surrounded by enemies. After the clashes, the Zedrutian army successfully managed to destroy sections of the defenses and landed on the island, and many attacks to counter against Crimsonian forces worked, however, before they could potentially seize the island, the Crimsonian government then threatened the Zedrutian military administration to halt the flow of troops into the conflict or else they would bombard Zarush, however, the threat didn't work and it only led the Zedrutian military government into instating policies which forced many of its civillians into the war, but it was abruptly stopped by a demonstration in Kromzamske and Tarnochowice in which the military responded with brutal action, resulting in hundreds dead.
Due to the constant instability within the two sides, the war reached into a stalemate, and the island still remained, however, it resumed a year after the stalemates, and hundreds of troops were killed in the process, the war then ended with no treaty signed, and many of the islands infrastructure was destroyed and an evacuation was imposed, however, due to the Bistonian Conflict, the Gohrsa aided with the evacuation. Despite being a small scale conflict, it carved a deep legacy, as the Zedrutian military government had nearly caused the imminent destruction of Zedrutia despite recovering from the Second Great War, however despite many decades after the war, many journalists and ordinary citizens were not aware of the conflict which had happened, and only a few high ranking officials, historians and veterans knew it, however they did not have enough sufficient evidence, as many defenses and graves of soldiers were not found. It was only mentioned in a few documents. The conflict was also on the verge of beginning a major nuclear war.
After the war had ended and the Gohrsa evacuated many civillians from the islands, both Zedrutia and Crimsonia began opening talks and began cooperating months after Bistonia gained independence, and an agreement was signed allowing the demilitarization of the sea, resulting in many Crimsonian bases abandoned in the process and Zedrutia doing the same, although the treaty had been signed, many of the locals had been confused, as they were not aware of the conflict before. The Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict became a bygone event until in 1995 after the collapse of Crimsonia, documents were leaked confirming the existence of a conflict between Zedrutia and Crimsonia, however it was a small scale conflict.
=== Zedrutian Revolution ===
In the aftermath of the Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict and the instability which had been carried out by demonstrations in Kromząmske and Tarnochowice, underground movements within mainland Zedrutia sprung up across the country, aiming to reestablish democracy within Zedrutia and overthrow the military government which had been ruling the country for nearly 13 years, most of these underground movements were founded by student leaders, political opponents and dissidents living in the country, and they had a main goal in mind to reestablish democracy. These underground movements then later on grew in size, and rallies were held in several other cities. After the Zedrutian authorities were informed of underground movements, they began their heavy crackdown on those underground movements by purging some of its members, despite the crackdown, these underground movements did not back down, and continued to resist against Zedrutian authorities until the year of 1969, when one of the underground movements leaders was assassinated under the orders of Zedrutian authorities, leading to a massive outcry from the population.
The Zedrutian Revolution officially began days after the assassination of one of the underground movements leaders, and would begin in the city of Byeradzina, a coastal city in Western Zedrutia, in which students from a local university took to the streets in opposition of the military government, demanding the overthrow of the military government. Although it had succeeded, it was immediately put down by the Zedrutian military after they were deployed to the city, with Zedrutia's military junta demanding all of the people within the country to stop demonstrating immediately otherwise they would face consequences, however, the underground movements in several cities retaliated by protesting, which would later grow into large crowds, it would first begin in the city of Vakolov, Zedrutia's second largest city, then eventually Starobryzn, then Pustokopsk, and eventually Zedrutia's capital city, Zarush. It then also began spreading to both cities of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice, where it would later on turn violent. Protests eventually turned into riots, as most protestors began setting fire on government buildings and stormed police departments, and eventually began arming themselves. 
Although the Zedrutian Revolution had potential into reestablishing democracy, the Zedrutian military government didn't back down so easily. After weeks of continued violence and protests which had overwhelmed the country completely, the Zedrutian military government responded under constant pressure by brutally crushing the unrest in the country. The Zedrutian military was then deployed to the capital city of Zarush and shots were fired in the city square resulting in hundreds dead and the protests stopped temporarily, however, although it was a temporary solution, the Zedrutian military government later on deployed military police to several cities, including Vakolov, where thousands of protestors were shot dead, then the same thing had occurred in Starobryzn, including Pustokopsk, and the Zedrutian military began cracking down on protests across the country, however, there were minor setbacks, due to the exhaustion and tensions within the ranks of the Zedrutian military, mutinies then occurred in the city of Vakolov, then occurred in Starobryzn, accelerating the unrest in the country. Although it had been worse across all cities in mainland Zedrutia, Kromząmske and Tarnochowice was one of the most affected, as authority in the province had collapsed, and several resistance groups had taken over the province. 
Eventually, in the aftermath of the mutiny, most of the Zedrutian military defected towards the side of the protestors, and the Zedrutian military had trapped the military junta in the city of Zarush. Clashes between mutineers and the remaining parts of the Zedrutian military which remained loyal to the military government became a regular occurrence during the Zedrutian Revolution, and weeks after they had defected to the protestors, most of mainland Zedrutia's cities fell to resistance, and only a few of them remained under the control of the military government, and weeks after the military government lost control of most of its main cities, resistance, including the Zedrutian military, entered the capital city of Zarush, and stormed parliament including the office of the military government, and set fire to several government buildings in the process, violence then erupted quickly, and the leader of the military government was publicly executed in Zarush, and the military government then collapsed, ending the 13 year rule and ending the Zedrutian Revolution. 
=== Provisional government ===
In the aftermath of the Zedrutian Revolution and the collapse of the military government, a provisional government in Zedrutia was established allowing for a peaceful transitional period of democracy, and the provisional government had been comprised of students and opposition leaders, with promises of free elections by late 1969. Although the country had allowed for a peaceful transition of power, it had setbacks, in which the provisional government was unstable, with political infighting within the provisional government becoming a regular occurrence and as a result members from left-wing political parties in Zedrutia faced a brutal crackdown by Zedrutian authorities and as a result it was forced to flee to Kromząmske and Tarnochowice. Violence continued in several cities despite the end of the revolution, with the Zedrutian military constantly deployed to several cities to crush remnants of the military government and elections were constantly postponed. 
Although the violence had been put down in several cities, including mainland Zedrutia, violence continued across Kromząmske and Tarnochowice, between various rebel groups over control of the island, and Zedrutian units were deployed to Kromząmske in an attempt to stabilize and secure the region to put down the situation. However, before they could potentially secure the entire island, Zedrutian rebel groups in the province and parts of the city of Kromząmske began numerous clashes against Zedrutian military forces, as the rebel groups had thought that the military government had put down the uprising in mainland Zedrutia, and as a result it would escalate into a conflict. In the aftermath of the battle, Zedrutian units forced the rebels out of the city, which led to controversy within the provisional government, which forced them to leave the rebel groups alone in exchange for foreign aid.
As part of a transition to democracy, the Zedrutian provisional government had proposed plans to change the names of all of the cities in mainland Zedrutia, in which votes were held whether or not the residents in the city want to change their name or not. However, most of the residents in several cities had demonstrated against this action, claiming the provisional government had wanted to erase historical names and their history, and as a result the votes were cancelled in several cities, and as the votes had ended, the majority of the residents in several cities had voted no, and only 3 cities accepted for a name change. These cities would be Mahivysk, the Zedrutian capital city, Zarush, and Zedrutia's largest city, Vakolov. And new names were given for the cities. Mahivysk would later on be renamed as Starobrzych, later on Starobryzn, the city of Vakolov would be renamed New Gdansk, and Zedrutia's capital city, Zarush, would be later on called Kiezyn. After the cities new names were planned, the names of the cities would only be changed after the end of the elections.
In late 1969, after elections continued to be postponed due to clashes in several cities across mainland Zedrutia, elections were finally held on December 2nd 1969, and after the elections ended, a new president was eventually chosen, and on December 25th 1969, a parade was held commemorating the beginning of a democratic government in the capital city of Zarush, and the Second Republic of Zedrutia was established, marking the end of the provisional government. The Zedrutian constitution was rewritten again, and after the Second Republic of Zedrutia had been established, the cities had been renamed, and violence in Kromząmske and Tarnochowice had gradually stopped, resulting in a period of slow stability in the island, however this would later on be interrupted by the beginning of the Zedrutian Communist Party.
===Second Republic of Zedrutia (1969 - 2079)===
During the early years of the Second Republic of Zedrutia in the early 70s, the population had grown rapidly, and living conditions, infrastructure and GDP had improved ever since the 1960s, and the Zedrutian government had risen to the top and would be seen to the world as a democratic and free state during the era of the Cold War. In the year of 1971, the Second Republic of Zedrutia declared neutrality, and joined the non-aligned movement, which was a organization comprised of neutral states during the Cold War, despite Zedrutia's background during the early phases of it.
The following year, as the Republic of Zedrutia had joined the Non-Aligned Movement, the Republic of Zedrutia joined the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, and made an open alliance with the St. Ark Federation, including the Republic of Bistonia and the Western Bloc and became trading partners. A new flag, which comprised of two orange sides and a white side in the middle was adopted as Zedrutia's new flag, The Zedrutian government would also impose reforms, such as granting tribes situated in East Zedrutia equal citizen status as everyone in the country, and reservations for tribes, which had been there since 1900, would be dissolved.
Although the Republic of Zedrutia was seen as a progressive, free and democratic country, it had a dark side, and it would later on resurface which resulted in the 1971 bomb attack which had occurred in the city of Tarnochowice. The bomb attack occurred in the morning rush hours of the city of Tarnochowice when a van, containing bombs, detonated infront of a trainstation in the city center of Tarnochowice, resulting in the deaths of 12 people and 23 people injured, and as a result the bomb attack became public and would be displayed nationwide across Zedrutia, in which it resulted in a major panic across the country, including Tarnochowice. After further investigation, it was later on linked to a perpetrator, which had allegedly belonged to the Zedrutian Communist Party, in which the perpetrator responded that he had orchestrated the attack to fulfill a political motive, which resulted in the deployment of troops to both Kromząmske and Tarnochowice and a curfew was instated and the Zedrutian Armed Forces would be deployed to the Kromząmske and Tarnochowice International Airport the following year in the bomb attacks.
=== Tarnochowice Civil War ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceAfter the Tarnochowice bombing, the Zedrutian government announced the declaration of martial law in Kromząmske and Tarnochowice until 1973, By 1972, the panic as a result of the bombing had died out in Tarnochowice and across mainland Zedrutia, and life relatively continued, however, the Zedrutian Armed Forces had remained scattered throughout the province to search for strongholds belonging to the rebel group despite their last sighting in the year of 1971, and the Zedrutian Communist Party remained hiding in the countryside areas and guerilla warfare would become common. As a result of this, Zedrutian troops would be terrified of the outcome, and often avoided several areas. However, over the months, skirmishes between the two sides became common and a total lockdown in Tarnochowice was instated. However, rebels from the Zedrutian Communist Party would take advantage of the martial law and in early 1972 Zedrutian military bases were attacked by rebel forces and two of them had been completely taken over and the rebels had reached the city of Tarnochowice, despite many of the Zedrutian military's attempts to quell down the operation they clashed towards eachother in the city of Tarnochowice eventually resulting in a decisive victory by the ZCP, at this point the Zedrutian Armed Forces began their complete withdrawal from the city of Tarnochowice and the Tarnochowice Civil War began.
Despite many resistance pockets in Tarnochowice, resistance was quelled by the ZCP and rebels were quickly directed to the Kromząmske and Tarnochowice Railway which would be considered an important route to the city of Kromząmske, as many areas fell under the ZCP the Zedrutian government went into panick and small forces were deployed to defend the frontlines of the brutal Tarnochowice Civil War. However they had failed and in mid 1972 most of the islands territories had been captured by ZCP rebels. Although forces managed to repell rebels from the city of Tarnochowice, they had been encircled. By mid 1972, only the remaining large cities of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice remained under Zedrutian control including major roads and railways and it was viewed that the Zedrutian Armed Forces were capable of winning the war against the ZCP, but however the ZCP had stolen weapons and vehicles from captured military bases and ZCP's new arsenal forced the ZAF to highways and the two large cities.
=== Evacuation of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceIn late 1972, the Tarnochowice Civil War was a loss for ZAF and in the following day the Zedrutian government would send an emergency and final broadcast to civillians living in Kromząmske and Tarnochowice through radio stations and would order the evacuation of civillians from the island in a airport in the city of Kromząmske by the Zedrutian Airforce and it would be supported by the Zedrutian airline FlyZarush the following day. The evacuation progress was rushed and the situation became chaotic as ZCP began moving into the city of Kromząmske at the midnight hours of the evacuation. At 11:53 PM a few Zedrutian military aircraft landed in the runway of the international airport and many civillians were evacuated. However during the process of evacuation and their takeoff, a ZF-12B1 military aircraft was shot down by ZCP rebels 10 minutes after takeoff. However eventually the ZAF pushed out many ZCP rebels from several districts of the city and defended it in order for more people to evacuate the city.
In the aftermath of the evacuation, a total of 7,000 civillians fled the city of Kromząmske as part of the Zedrutian military's efforts and eventually the last Zedrutian military aircraft was boarded along with one of the last troops in Kromząmske, eventually the Zedrutian military had completely withdrew from Kromząmske and the city fell into the hands of ZCP rebels an hour after their evacuation effort. In Tarnochowice over 12,000 civillians were evacuated before Zedrutia's complete withdrawal from the region in one of Zedrutia's last operation airforce bases. The next day the Zedrutian government had completely abandoned the province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice in 1972, marking the end of the Tarnochowice Civil War. In the morning hours of complete ZCP rule of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice, many ZCP remnants fled to the eastern coast of Tarnochowice and along with generals formed a united resistance front known as the United Zedrutian People's Resistance and many civillians flocked to the eastern coast to fight for their cause. They used equipment abandoned by the ZAF and in 1973 half of the east coast of Tarnochowice fell under the hands of the UZPR and after an offensive they had captured a portion of the northern territories of the province and by mid 1973 they had marched in a short distance of the city of Tarnochowice. They would launch an operation and ambushed several positions in the northern district of Tarnochowice.
=== Siege of Tarnochowice ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceIn the early hours of the afternoon in 1974, ZCP rebel forces rolled down to the city of Kromząmske with tanks captured from the Zedrutian Armed Forces earlier and during those hours ZCP rebel forces seized government offices belonging to the ZCP and hours later the leader of the Zedrutian Communist Party would be overthrown by rebel forces. A curfew was instated in both cities and a new leadership was later on announced days after the coup d'etat. As a result of the coup d'etat, the Zedrutian Armed Forces arrived in large quantities in coastal areas controlled by the United Zedrutian People's Resistance and they would eventually form a united front and along with the arrival they had deployed over 500 military aircraft to bombard military bases controlled by ZCP rebel forces. This would officially begin the Siege of Tarnochowice in 1974 after rebel forces were weakened by the bombardment.
The Siege of Tarnochowice officially began when ZCP rebels were forced to retreat after a skirmish in the northern highways leading to the city, news of a potential battle which would capture the entire city began spreading to the main command of the ZCP, the administration responded by sending 4 of its best equipped divisions to the city and the frontlines and promised to many of the people living within the area that many of its forces would secure the city from falling. However there were many setbacks as many of these best equipped divisions were largely outnumbered by thousands of incoming troops.
After a fierce clash between the Zedrutian Armed Forces and ZCP rebels, the ZAF managed to breach into the gateway of the northern city of Tarnochowice and many rebel forces ran away before they could potentially damage roads and bridges leading into the city as Zedrutian forces began rapidly moving in the city and the rebels fled without any fierce resistance and began setting defenses in the city center of northern Tarnochowice, after heavy bombardments the defenses would finally be weakened and Zedrutian government forces began breaching the defenses. Many buildings in the northern parts of the city were also bombarded out of fear of snipers sabotaging their operations including potential ambushes by rebel forces and many civillians were executed. In the aftermath of the destruction of many of its defences in the city center of northern Tarnochowice Zedrutian forces moved into the city center and the rebels were forced to flee the northern areas of Tarnochowice by crossing the river that divided the city and destroyed main bridges leading to the city putting advancements by the ZAF to a halt.
As a result of rebel forces evacuating completely from northern Tarnochowice, the administration within Kromząmske was immediately alerted of the capture of northern Tarnochowice and in a panic decided to deploy more divisions to defend southern Tarnochowice from falling into the hands of the Zedrutian Armed Forces, however in the process of the deployment of more divisions towards the frontlines of Tarnochowice an uprising erupted in several districts across southern Tarnochowice and divisions which were intended to be deployed to the river were redirected to the districts in order to quell the uprising which failed as the Zedrutian Armed Forces began bombarding the city behind enemy lines using artillery shells which disrupted supply lines for rebel troops in combat.
A few days during the siege, ZCP rebel forces were exhausted as the Zedrutian Armed Forces continuously bombard Tarnochowice in order to quell operations aimed at quelling the city uprising and a meeting between commanders and generals were held in the city center of southern Tarnochowice and after a short brief it was decided that the ZCP should withdraw from the city of Tarnochowice including its surroundings in order to further secure and defend the city of Kromząmske which was the temporary capital during the occupation and a broadcast was held demanding all troops and commanders living within southern Tarnochowice would be evacuated by convoys and would let many of the civillians temporarily stay in the districts until further notice however the truth was revealed that many ZCP officials demanded that none of the civillians escape the city by convoys due to the uprising that occured in southern Tarnochowice and left most of the civillians to be killed by artillery shells coming from the northern parts of the city. However a team composed of resistance fighters from the United Zedrutian People's Resistance led most civillian groups underground to evacuate to northern Tarnochowice and provided food and necessities in order for many of them to continue to survive the siege.
In the aftermath of the complete evacuation of Tarnochowice, the Zedrutian Armed Forces crossed the river and entered southern Zedrutia using a bridge temporarily constructed and used the sewage system with the help of the United Zedrutian People's Resistance with directions to reach certain areas within the city and hundreds of ZCP rebel forces were captured in the process and hours later after further inspection of the city the Zedrutian Armed Forces and their tanks rolled into the city center of southern Tarnochowice, marking the end of the week long siege and beginning the collapse of the occupied territories of the ZCP.
In the early morning hours the news of Tarnochowice falling under the hands of the Zedrutian Armed Forces were broadcasted nationwide across Zedrutia with thousands of people in the streets of Tarnochowice celebrating the outcome of the siege, but as a result of the weeks long siege and the heavy bombardment of southern Tarnochowice the city was nearly destroyed beyond recognition as many iconic landmarks from the 19th centuries were destroyed including historical statues and streets and thousands died as a result of operations within the Zedrutian Armed Forces and the district uprisings.
=== Economic Crisis (1976 - 1988) ===
In the year of 1976, as a result of the fuel crisis which originated from the United States of Megaton and Columbia, the world entered into a global economic crisis, and Zedrutia would be one of the countries which had been affected by it. During the early phases of the economic crisis, the Zedrutian Krolaw had faced a decline in value and unemployment skyrocketed. As the economy began declining, the Zedrutian government attempted to revitalize the country and received loans, which ended up in failure. The economic crisis would eventually result in the rise of gas prices, and also affected food prices including necessities, as the economic crisis then further worsened, thousands of vehicles were left abandoned in streets all across cities in mainland Zedrutia, and fuel would be seen as a valuable commodity in the country,
Although most of mainland Zedrutia had been devastated by the economic crisis, the province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice eventually became one of the most affected regions, as the province had recently came out from a civil war that lasted for over 4 years. Prior to the economic crisis, the Zedrutian government had made promises to rebuild Kromząmske and Tarnochowice after the civil war, and provided funding in an attempt to do so, however, they stopped most of their efforts in an attempt to repopulate and rebuild the city of Tarnochowice, and after frustrating residents in the city, it would later on become one of the main factors for demonstrations against the Zedrutian government in Tarnochowice, and the situation became dire in the two cities, as thousands of people continued to starve.
The Zedrutian Armed Forces was also affected by the crisis, as their funding stopped flowing after a decision was made by the Zedrutian parliament in Kiezyn to cut its military spending. Because of this, the Zedrutian military could not purchase the necessary weapons and equipment needed to fund their efforts into stabilizing the region, which led to the resurgence of the Zedrutian Communist Party, which would later on escalate in the 1976 riots.
=== 1976 riots ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe 1976 riots began as civillians in Tarnochowice and Kromząmske formed a small demonstration as retaliation to the Zedrutian governments failed promise which would eventually result in the Zedrutian Armed Forces being deployed to quell the demonstrations within the cities to stop it from spreading. In the early process of containing the small demonstrations, the military commander had contacted the Zedrutian government in the capital city of Kiezyn claiming that these small demonstrations were deemed suspicious and began using firearms believing that the demonstrations were an attempt to make the region deem unstable in order for the Zedrutian Communist Party to ambush the Zedrutian Armed Forces, the confusion caused forced the Zedrutian government to order the command to shoot down protestors with live ammunition to disperse the crowds and in the midst of the process of containing the demonstrations, military forces began shooting towards the crowds in Tarnochowice and resulted in dozens of people killed and injured.
In the aftermath of the violence the incident sparked major protests throughout the province demanding the immediate withdrawal of all military presence from the island and news of the incident began spreading nationwide resulting in major demonstrations against the Zedrutian government in the capital city of Kiezyn which crippled the military's advantage to contain the situation and to add to the trouble the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations began its involvement within the chaos and took advantage by ordering sanctions on Zedrutian officials and ordering a naval blockade of trade goods entering and exiting from the country.
Eventually after a few days of anarchy throughout the island and violent clashes between Zedrutian protesters and police the Zedrutian government responded to the demands and ordered a full immediate withdrawal of military presence in the state of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice and would be expected to end in 10 days and afterwards all military personnel responsible for defending against rebel forces of the Zedrutian Communist Party fled, the evacuation of all military personnel led to a high increase in organized crime and anarchy reigned terror in cities and streets across the province, many opposition groups pleaded with the Zedrutian government to resend the Zedrutian Armed Forces to stabilize the region but it was officially too late as the evacuation marked the beginning of the reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party.
=== Reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe reemergence of the remnants of the Zedrutian Communist Party began weeks after all personnel from the Zedrutian Armed Forces evacuated from Kromząmske and Tarnochowice as a result of the Zedrutian government responding to the 1976 riots. It resulted in the Zedrutian Communist Party reemerging again and taking over and occupying the entire province for the second time in 1979 and during this reemergence they would last a longer period and would establish a rump unrecognized state known as Kromząmske and Tarnochowice People's Republic.
The reemergence began after ZCP rebels had heard the statement by the Zedrutian government which was broadcasted nationwide including the province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice and a offensive was commenced in order to retake the entire province from Zedrutia and reoccupy the region. Many areas quickly fell to rebels of the Zedrutian Communist Party and locals and civillians living within the larger cities began to panic as terrorist attacks would frequently occur. Because of the complete withdrawal of the Zedrutian Armed Forces from the region many civillians were forced to fend off against the rebels and defend many of the larger cities, however they were outnumbered and by the time they had been fully armed most of the province fell under occupation by the Zedrutian Communist Party.
After several weeks of civillian resistance, ZCP rebels arrived at the gates of Tarnochowice, as the city was completely destroyed years prior the ZCP easily captured the city and secured it under their rule leaving Kromząmske to be the last civillian held stronghold in the province, after severe clashes between civillian forces and ZCP rebels, the civillian resistance was weakened by ambushes and outnumbered and in late 1978 civillian resistance forces dropped their weapons and were forced to sign an agreement with the ZCP marking the end of the reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party.
=== Kromząmske and Tarnochowice People's Republic (1979 - 1987) ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe Kromząmske and Tarnochowice People's Republic, also known as the KTPR or the Zedrutian People's Republic, is a isolated rump socialist state which lasted from its formation in 1979 until its eventual dissolution during Operation Kromząmske in 1987. It came to be known as an authoritarian and genocidal regime which purged political opponents and purposely created famines which resulted in dozens starving in the countryside. It was unstable and warlords would frequently overthrow the government to protect their interests.
The Kromząmske and Tarnochowice People's Republic was formed in 1979 months after the ZCP destroyed the United Zedrutian People's Front and secured their power over the region, the general responsible for destroying the main command center of the UZPR resistance in the northeastern regions was appointed as the leader of the Zedrutian Communist Party and the chairman of the Kromząmske and Tarnochowice People's Republic. During his early years in power, the rump state had seen mass deportations of residents from the city of Tarnochowice into labor camps and the chairman had enacted laws which banned the Zedrutian Krolaw which was the main currency of Zedrutia and the province at the time during the occupation and banned the economy and also purged many of his political opponents in the Zedrutian Communist Party.
However, during a conference at the headquarters of the Zedrutian Communist Party in the city of Kromząmske, the chairman was killed including all political officials in a bomb attack set up by his generals who had been secretly opposing against his plans and a temporary administration was set up by his vice president. The following days after he was overthrown from power by troops belonging to the generals and the following day a new military dictatorship was set up which progressively made the situation in Kromząmske and Tarnochowice worse. As the regime reached into the 80s the Zedrutian Communist Party was able to make ties with the People's Republic of Crimsonia and as a result the Eastern Bloc immediately imposed sanctions on the rump state as opposition to their ties. As the sanctions resulted in instability within the ranks the leadership was immediately overthrown again.
During the new leadership in 1984 the regime had progressively weakened as communist warlords began a mutiny against the continuous shifting of new leaderships, as a response to the mutiny and the instability that has weakened the already rump state, the chairman of the regime blamed it on supposed traitors and in mid 1984 he had enacted a purge called the Terror Purge. The Terror Purge officially began when all prisoners in a labor camp miles away from the city of Kromząmske were shot dead with no survivors left and the following days residents from the districts in east Kromząmske were forcefully evicted from their homes ordered by the administration within the Zedrutian Communist Party and were all rounded up which left hundreds of people dead and injured in the process of the shootout. 
The Zedrutian Communist Party attempted to erase all coverage of the massacre that occured in Kromząmske but had failed as a infiltrating member from the United Zedrutian People's Front had stolen all of the information and returned to mainland Zedrutia to pass it to the government in the capital city of Kiezyn. Attempts were made by the Zedrutian government to convince the administration of the Zedrutian Communist Party to immediately halt the purge in exchange for the release of prisoners of war and would send requests and demands to the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations to intervene in stopping the purge, however the Zedrutian governments request was largely ignored as the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations had signed an agreement together with the Eastern Bloc to not intervene in any conflicts on both sides otherwise the Eastern Bloc would launch all of its nuclear warheads on the west.
As a result of the failed attempts it had been too late as the purge enacted by the new administration in Kromząmske had gone far and killed hundreds of thousands of people in the process and hundreds of people fleeing the island into mainland Zedrutia to apply for asylum within the country. Weeks have followed and the administration had proclaimed the end of the Terror Purge claiming that the island has now been officially secured. The Terror Purge had also partially damaged the remnants of the United Zedrutian People's Front which rendered their activities being reduced to hidden outposts in the countryside.
=== Operation Kromząnske ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceIn the aftermath of the Terror Purge which occured in 1984, the year of 1985 has passed and during the year Zedrutia has slowly recovered from its decades long economic crisis which had rendered most of its military useless as the Zedrutian government had barely enough budget to maintain and develop their armies. The Zedrutian Krolaw had also slightly recovered from its inflation and Zedrutia has estimated that it would likely fully recover by the end of the 1990s. As the Zedrutian economy had improved largely the Zedrutian military had took advantage of the near ending economic crisis and plan to invade the occupied province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice and crush the Zedrutian Communist Party permanently.
Plans by the Zedrutian military for an operation to invade Kromząmske and Tarnochowice officially began in late 1985 and it would mainly focus on acquiring the city of Kromząmske which was the main capital and command center for the Zedrutian Communist Party. The plans for the operation was that over 6 divisions from the Zedrutian military land in the coastal areas of Kromząmske and then seize and secure districts of the city and attempt to push out the administration away from the city and then set up a military base holdout to allow the flow of Zedrutian troops into the province.
Eventually, because of secret Zedrutian documents being vulnerable to being stolen and leaked to public information, the planning for the operation to invade the city of Kromząmske was leaked causing major reactions by the public opinion demanding the cancellation of the operation. Eventually the documents were also leaked and sent to the headquarters of the Zedrutian Communist Party in Kromząmske, as a result ZCP rebel forces were immediately deployed from all parts of the countryside to Kromząmske which led to an increase in attacks in which the United Zedrutian People's Front was responsible for.
The year of 1986 has arrived. During this year the Republic of Zedrutia entered an nationwide event for the first time in decades called the Second Golden Age despite the ongoing Zedrutian economic crisis until 1988. By that time the Zedrutian Armed Forces began receiving proper funding by the Zedrutian government and doubled it in support for the efforts in Operation Kromząmske, however there were many setbacks regarding Operation Kromząmske which was the treaty signed by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations with the Eastern Bloc proclaiming that all communist countries should not be invaded or interfered or else nuclear war would occur. However as the year of 1986 arrived the Eastern Bloc had been gradually weakened and despite guarantees for protection the People's Republic of Crimsonia had completely forgot about it and sent many of its navy to the Bistonian Sea as a result of rising tensions with the Republic of Bistonia. It would eventually result in the Zedrutian government taking advantage of the tension by sending many of its battleships to surround the province in preparation for Operation Kromząmske.
As for the other side, the rebel forces of the Zedrutian Communist Party, the awareness for a potential operation and threat by the Zedrutian Armed Forces had completely faded away as generals had highly doubt the possibility of an invasion by the Zedrutian Armed Forces as Crimsonia including the Eastern Bloc had offered protection from any possible invasion from Zedrutia, another reason to add to it was the Zedrutian economic crisis which had paralyzed the development of the army for decades and would fail, the reason they were not immediately alerted was the fact that the Zedrutian Communist Party had blocked all information coming into the rump state and enacted an isolationist policy in which many of the generals were not possible to access through. The generals had also directed many of the rebel divisions intended to defend Kromząmske into the countryside of the island to defend many of its farmers and crops from potential attacks carried out by remnants of the United Zedrutian People's Front which had fled into the mountains for survival.
Operation Kromząmske was officially commenced and in mid 1986 Zedrutia sent many of its battleships to slowly cross into Kromząmske, immediately after the sightings of several battleships along the coast by fishermen the Zedrutian Communist Party administration was alerted afterwards and 3 divisions were immediately sent in to defend the coastal areas near Kromząmske and expect many of the battleships to scatter after few rounds of fighting. Eventually after 5 hours Zedrutian troops were transported to the coasts a mile away from the city of Kromząmske. A fierce battle ensued which resulted in rebel forces retreating to form an organized frontline including defense they had placed in the entryways of the city. An air raid had also occured in Kromząmske in an attempt to disperse many of the soldiers stationed in the city at the time resulting in hundreds dead. Many officials from the Zedrutian Communist Party were also ordered to hide within the bunkers of the headquarters.
Hours after the air raid in Kromząmske Zedrutian tanks were transported to the frontlines of Operation Kromząmske and destroyed many defenses set up by rebel forces and they would be immediately ordered to retreat allowing the Zedrutian Armed Forces moving into the city of Kromząmske. A huge mistake was also made as rebel forces did not manage to destroy many of the roads leading into the city to slow down the advancing armies heading into the city. It led to a panic in the city as anarchy raged throughout the cities and buildings burned to the ground. Eventually rebel forces were immediately sent to areas in Kromząmske to disperse the crowd. The Zedrutian Armed Forces had also captured the eastern areas of Kromząmske where they would encounter the horrors of the massacre from the Great Terror as rotten corpses scatter throughout many of its abandoned buildings. Another air raid occured and the defenses responsible to protect the city were destroyed in the process which also left hundreds more dead including unarmed civillians.
During Operation Kromząmske, half of the city was completely destroyed during the process and thousands of civillians would die as a result of series of bombardments carried out with artillery by the Zedrutian Armed Forces. Days had passed since the beginning of the operation and the Zedrutian Armed Forces continued to destroy defenses using tanks which left southern Kromząmske vulnerable to capture. The Zedrutian Armed Forces managed to capture and secure the southern part of the city and left the western and northern areas of Kromząmske under rebel control. Sometime afterwards Zedrutian troops advancing through the city center flanked and surrounded many rebel divisions in the city center which contained the headquarters of the Zedrutian Communist Party and a fierce battle ensued which resulted in thousands of soldiers dead. The Zedrutian Armed Forces eventually weakened many of the rebel divisions remaining in the city center using many of its tanks and days later Zedrutian troops and tanks moved into the entrance of the Zedrutian Communist Party headquarters. After fierce resistance the Zedrutian Armed Forces secured its control over the headquarters and in the following day the news of the capture was broadcasted nationwide.
After the capture, rebel forces were forced to locate the bunker hiding underground in the headquarters of the Zedrutian Communist Party where the leader was assumed to be hiding when the city of Kromząmske began facing bombardments. Eventually the bunker was discovered and the leader of the Zedrutian Communist Party was immediately forced to surrender and he would be captured by the Zedrutian Armed Forces. He would be sent to the ports of Kromząmske where he would temporarily stay away from the frontlines of Kromząmske, he was then placed on a ship along with other captured officials and refugees heading to New Gdansk where he would be detained and sent to the city of Kiezyn by the order of the Zedrutian government.
After the capture of southern Kromząmske and the headquarters of the Zedrutian Communist Party in Kromząmske, casualties continued to mount and take its toll on the rebel forces at a high rate, realizing that the war efforts to push out the Zedrutian Armed Forces failed, the last remaining generals remaining outside of the capital city ordered a full retreat from both areas of west and northern Kromząmske and a day after the Zedrutian Armed Forces pushed out the last rebel forces from Kromząmske, marking the end of Operation Kromząmske and a new era for the Zedrutian Communist Party, as rebel forces immediately split and scatter throughout the countrysides. The rest of the territories controlled by the Zedrutian Communist Party eventually collapsed and several regions came under the rule of the United Zedrutian People's Front. After a brief meeting with the Zedrutian Armed Forces, the United Zedrutian People's Front accepted the handover of the rest of the territories captured as the Zedrutian Communist Party slowly disintegrates into the countryside.
In the aftermath of Operation Kromząmske, a military administration was set up in Kromząmske in 1986 to stabilize the province so it could be reincorporated and annexed as a autonomous province into the Republic of Zedrutia, with the Zedrutian government promising better rations and better guarantees compared to what was guaranteed decades prior.
=== Kromząmske Military Administration ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe Kromząmske Military Administration, also known as the Kromząmske and Tarnochowice Military Administration later on in the years is a military administration established with the help of the Zedrutian Government in the aftermath of Operation Kromząmske in 1986 as part of Zedrutia's plans to reincorporate the province into the Republic of Zedrutia, the military administration was slightly corrupt and would often continue to clash with remnants of the Zedrutian Communist Party in the countryside eastern regions of the province.
Because of the recent capture of Kromząmske, the military administration announced martial law including curfews in an attempt to stabilize the city including the rest of the provinces and many organizations were allowed entry into the cities in order to provide aid for residents in the city in the aftermath of the city being captured. However an epidemic occured during the military administration as a result of people who had trespassed into abandoned buildings causing a lockdown and the flow of help from organizations to stop. The epidemic was immediately stopped weeks later and the military administration advised many of its residents with caution to stay in designated safe areas and avoid districts which were previously abandoned before and after the siege of the city.
The Zedrutian Armed Forces also carried out purges in many of these safe areas as convoys of Zedrutian troops would often arrive to the safe areas and would scatter and look for anybody affiliated with the Zedrutian Communist Party, most of the people captured were unarmed and not affiliated and they would be rounded up and shot in the streets and their corpses would be left to rot. However as the military administration imposed strict laws to prevent epidemics most of these bodies were collected as laborers were assigned to collect them. Most of them ended up in mass graves across the city or in many areas where the military administration considered dangerous. This was largely covered as at the time the Cold War was still ongoing.
As the year reached 1987, in the aftermath of the bombardment of Tarnochowice after remnants of rebel forces attempt to recapture the completely destroyed city, the leader of the Zedrutian Communist Party was eventually put into a trial in the capital city of Kiezyn. After a brief trial he was considered guilty of war crimes that had occured under his reign which included the Terror Purge and the deportation of civillians from cities and was sentenced to death weeks later. He was immediately sent to a prison in the city of Starobrzyn where he was hanged in public. After his death the Zedrutian Communist Party sent regards to his family in New Gdansk where they were serving their sentence. Immediately the broadcast was tracked down to the new headquarters of the Zedrutian Communist Party in the countryside and an operation was commenced which captured its potential leader and completely destroyed the headquarters. This marked the further disintegration of the Zedrutian Communist Party.
As 1988 had arrived, the Kromząmske Military Administration was renamed into the Kromząmske and Tarnochowice Military Administration after Zedrutian troops were deployed to the northern areas of the province and secured the ruins of Tarnochowice with little to no resistance and in 1988 the Zedrutian government ordered the release of all prisoners in camps belonging to the Zedrutian Communist Party and the shutdown of all farming areas including the guarantee of returning land to its original owners and in mid 1988 the Kromząmske and Tarnochowice Military Administration was dissolved which officially ended the transitional period and incorporated the province into the Republic of Zedrutia, as part of correcting their mistakes in the past, the Zedrutian government gave the province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice autonomy the following day.
In the year of 1987, the Zedrutian Airforce bombarded the ruins of the city of Tarnochowice to disperse remnants still currently conducting activities in the area to achieve revenge after the execution of the Zedrutian Communist Party's leader in city of Starobrzyn and to finally secure the city. Over 12 civillians were killed and over 15 rebels were killed as a result of the bombardments and deaths were minimal as the city was nearly deserted at the time.
It began as people who were assigned to inspect the city by the Zedrutian government stumbled upon and spotted dozens of rebels walking across the ruins of the city at night and after Zedrutian troops were immediately alerted by rebel activities the city was put under lockdown and many civillians who returned to the city were forced to evacuate again. The bombardment officially began hours later and many buildings left standing were completely destroyed and leveled including potential areas where rebels were currently holding. However a dozen civillians continued to stay within the city and ignored orders by the Zedrutian Armed Forces which resulted in over 12 civillians dead and over 6 injured from the blasts. Over 4 rebels were spotted running across the streets and they would immediately be spotted and shot by Zedrutian troops and the rest of the rebels died.
In the aftermath, over a total 50 buildings which remained intact in the city of Tarnochowice were completely destroyed in the aftermath of bombardments carried out by the Zedrutian Airforce and only 3 buildings were left not completely destroyed by the blast. Due to the bombardment the remnants of the rebel divisions were immediately ordered to withdraw completely from the city under radar and only a handful of 6 rebels were captured after being spotted by civillians and 4 were shot without any reason. The Zedrutian Communist Party by that point had now completely withdrew all of their remnant activities into the countryside and would continue to operate underground until the year of 2007.
=== Second Reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe Second Reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party began in the year of 1989 when the new leadership took over one of the last remaining rebel factions belonging to the Zedrutian Communist Party and enacted a series of attacks across Zedrutian farmers in the countryside including bomb attacks in the city of Tarnochowice when it was undergoing rebuilding efforts at the time. By this point they had no advantage in taking over or seizing territory as it had lack of support at the time due to the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and the near defeat of the People's Republic of Crimsonia in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War.
In 1989, attacks were carried out against Zedrutian farmers in the countryside in the middle of the night and were reported to the Zedrutian government in Kiezyn. An investigation was carried out and the perpetrators of the attacks carried out were rebel remnants from the Zedrutian Communist Party. The Zedrutian government went under panic and troops were deployed to quell the attacks carried out against farmers. It was proven effective and rebel forces resorted to many other ways in attacking Zedrutia. Days later the first bomb attack occured in Kromząmske, forcing the city into lockdown.
The Zedrutian Communist Party would be also accused of its involvement in the New Shingleton Incident, however investigations into the case later on would show that the Zedrutian Communist Party was not responsible nor was it involved in the incident that occured in 1989, and that the People's Republic of Crimsonia was the perpetrator.
=== Recovery Era (1988 - 1994) ===
In the year of 1988, Zedrutia managed to lift itself out after the economic crisis had lasted for over a decade, and as a result, the Zedrutian currency had become inflated and completely useless. The following year, Zedrutia entered the Recovery Era, also known as the Second Golden Age, as Zedrutia's industry began expanding and developing and as a result it became one of the 9th richest countries in the world, as its GDP had gradually recovered.
The New Shingleton Incident (aka. Naujojo Šingeltono incidentas, Нов инцидент в Шингълтън) was an incident which occurred in the midnight hours in November 15th 1989 which involved a Boeing 747 Orange Airlines aircraft carrying over hundreds of Bistonian refugees being shot down by a Crimsonian missile. It was a last ditch attempt made by the People's Republic of Crimsonia to halt the migration of Bistonian refugees during the Crimsonian-Bistonian War by infiltrating an aircraft carrying Bistonian refugees, it had abruptly failed and as a result the plane was shot down with the assistance of a man named Zhukov. After the plane was shot down, the St. Ark military police attempted to control the crowds as they attempted to escape from the airport, because of the overwhelming crowd the commander ordered the permission to fire directly at civillians, resulting in hundreds more dead. The New Shingleton Incident caused major shock worldwide, as it was the most deadliest terrorist attack in history. It also resulted in the collapse of the St. Ark Federation military government 3 days later in 18th of November 1989.
The Republic of Zedrutia responded days after the New Shingleton Incident by deploying their military police to the unstable State of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice in an attempt to prevent other future events from happening. Military police withdrew from Kromząmske and Tarnochowice in the year of 1994.
=== Deployment of Military Police (1989 - 1994) ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceIn 1989, days after the New Shingleton Incident and the collapse of the St. Ark Federation military government, the Zedrutian government deployed the Zedrutian Military Police to the city of Tarnochowice and its surrounding areas in an attempt to prevent similar cases such as the incident which occurred days prior. Although demands were made by residents in Kromząmske to also deploy the military police in their city aswell, the Zedrutian government had largely ignored and put down their demands.
Throughout the years from 1989 to 1994, the Zedrutian Military Police began facing intense scrutiny by the public and the Zedrutian Armed Forces as cases of alleged corruption, rape and looting began rising and spreading across the city of Tarnochowice, which posed a threat to the Zedrutian governments attempt to resettle and rebuild the city after it was battered by constant civil war and raids by rebel forces at the time. In the year of 1994 after the end of the martial law imposed due to the sudden reemergence of the remnants, the Zedrutian Military Police withdrew from Tarnochowice along with military personnel.
The Zedrutian Military Police was Decent Equiped with light weapons, The Zedrutian Goverment decided to gear them with Police belt, helmet, berets and Weapons such as MP5K, MP5 and SPAS-12.
=== Third Reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe Third Reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party occurred in 2007 when former veterans which fought in the civil conflict attempted to revive the Zedrutian Communist Party in mainland Zedrutia. Although the third reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party had no connections nor were directed to the province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice, it carried out attacks across the mainland as it was a strategic location along with the help of many youth socialists who were sympathetic to the regime. Over a thousand former rebel forces also attempted to takeover the city of New Gdansk, the epicentre for many of its attacks. It was the last drastic attempt to revive the communist revolution in Zedrutia and it abruptly failed the following year after the Zedrutian government backfired and imposed martial law across the mainland including the province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice.
It began in the city of New Gdansk, when a car bombing occurred nearby a restaurant in one of the city districts, killing over a dozen bystanders injuring a few others, an investigation was held along with the involvement of the Zedrutian government but came to no avail. It wasn't until weeks later that a video was uploaded to a network in which a former group of veterans claim to revive the communist revolution in Zedrutia and claim responsibility for the attacks. In weeks of the video being posted, a large police force was deployed in order to look for suspicious bystanders, and the following day another attack occurred, this time it was a suicide bomb attack and the corpse was identified to be an 18 year old man.
Eventually, the Zedrutian government began involvement as bomb attacks continuously began spreading nationwide and the Zedrutian Communist Party being held responsible was one of the main factors for their involvement. This time they had made a major mistake as they had deployed the Zedrutian Armed Forces to the province of Kromząmske and Tarnochowice to locate the presence of rebels in the area, despite many attacks being focused on the mainland as it was a strategic location. Bombings continued to occur across the cities of Starobryzn, where the former leader of the Zedrutian Communist Party was executed.
=== 2007 New Gdansk Incident ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe New Gdansk Incident was the most catastrophic event to occur in Zedrutian history since the Second Great War took place. It occurred in the year of 2007 in New Gdansk and involved a FlyKiezyn Boeing 747 aircraft named Flight 2146 which was heading from the city of New Gdansk to Starobryzn at midnight hours. Flight 2146 then took off from the airport in New Gdansk with over 345 passengers including the perpetrator responsible for the attack. Minutes after the takeoff a bomb was set off which broke the tail of the plane which destroyed it into pieces and instantly killed all of the passengers, the plane later on crashed into the residential area of New Gdansk, killing thousands of civillians which were sleeping at the time of the incident. Before investigations could be potentially held rebels arrived and occupied the city and destroyed nearly all evidence of the incident, including personal items and corpses as claimed by eyewitnesses. The New Gdansk Incident shook nationwide, with others comparing it to the New Shingleton Incident which occurred in 1989, it immediately became the most deadliest and catastrophic incident in Zedrutian history ever since the events of the Second Great War and the Zedrutian Revolution had taken place.
It began in the midnight hours in the city of New Gdansk, as 345 passengers boarded a Boeing 747 FlyKiezyn aircraft, along with the perpetrator. During the boarding a bomb was placed in the back of the passenger cabin where the tail could be destroyed in an attempt to bring down the aircraft as part of the operation, hours later the plane then took off from the airport. 10 minutes after the flight, the bomb was then detonated, breaking the tail off from the aircraft during the flight, many passengers were then flown off as the seats were not placed in properly, killing over a dozen, it wasn't until 3 minutes after the detonation of the bomb that the plane began breaking into pieces and landed in downtown New Gdansk, killing another thousand below. Half of the city was set ablaze and the fire department deployed a crew to put down the fire. Police arrived to inspect the incident. News of the incident spread across nationwide as charred corpses were then retrieved from the site.
As day arrived, firefighters managed to put out the blaze and an investigation was bound to be carried out to discover the exact cause of the incident, with dozens of people from the public claiming it to be a terrorist attack due to the sudden increase of attacks carried out across the mainland by the Zedrutian Communist Party. Before the investigation was carried out and before they could potentially find the root of the cause, rebel forces emerged and took over the city of New Gdansk and destroyed evidence of the bomb, including a blackbox, personal items and corpses from the site. After the city was recaptured, all of the evidence retreived from the site were damaged beyond recognition, it was further analyzed that there was evidence of a bomb planted in the back of the passenger cabin.
=== Battle of New Gdansk ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceThe Battle of New Gdansk was the last major event during the Third Reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party in the year 2007. It was an attempt by rebels to take over the city of New Gdansk as a last ditch attempt to revive the communist revolution in Zedrutia since the 1990s. It occurred hours after the New Gdansk Incident in which an 18 year old with links to the Zedrutian Communist Party planted a bomb inside a Boeing 747 aircraft. It involved over thousands of rebel forces belonging from both socialist youths sympathetic to the bygone era and former veterans from the Tarnochowice Civil War. It ended in over thousands of civillians dead and nearly all rebels killed in the clash with over hundreds of Zedrutian soldiers killed in the process. In the aftermath of the battle, the Zedrutian Communist Party continued to carry out bombing attacks as seen in the capital city of Kiezyn until martial law was imposed by the government.
After the New Gdansk Incident, over hundreds of rebel houses from 10 warehouses located in New Gdansk emerged and began their rampage killing dozens of civillians in the process. A police force was deployed in an attempt to quell out the attacks but they were outnumbered by numbers of hundreds of rebel forces. The situation had become worse to the point police was forced to vacate their police department and flee from the premises including civillians from the city of New Gdansk, then afterwards hundreds of rebel forces from the warehouses reunited in the city center and rebels then began stretching throughout the city, hours had passed and without any interference from the Zedrutian government, rebels had taken over 28% of the city including the plane crash site.
Afterwards, the Zedrutian government was alerted and the Zedrutian Armed Forces was deployed to the outskirts of New Gdansk in preparation for a counter attack to repel the rebels and regain the city, the Zedrutian army then began its bombardment of New Gdansk using artillery through mountains which surrounded New Gdansk, killing over a hundred in the process and damaging several buildings, then an hour later after the bombardment the Zedrutian Armed Forces moved into New Gdansk and killed around 50 rebels attempting to defend the city. During this time, evidence in the plane crash site was destroyed. Over 13% of the city was regained by Zedrutian troops and over a dozen rebels were held captive.
After weeks of clashes between Zedrutian troops and rebels, the rebels were overwhelmed as they had been outnumbered, and they began withdrawing and placing landmines in many deserted buildings and began a massacre in the city, the Zedrutian Armed Forces then surrounded the city center which was a strategic location for the rebels and they had now been completely surrounded by Zedrutian troops, the rebels attempted to flee the city underground but they were otherwise captured. A day had passed and in midnight the Zedrutian Armed Forces destroyed the rebels in the city center, marking the end of the Battle of New Gdansk, the rebels had failed and they began crumbling.
In the aftermath of the battle, New Gdansk had been destroyed, as several buildings were bombarded as a result of Zedrutian troops bombarding the city constantly with artillery during the battle, it had also been considered unsafe by the Zedrutian government and residents were not allowed to return to the city for another 2 years as streets and buildings had been filled with landmines set up by rebels. The site where the New Gdansk Incident had also been completely destroyed as corpses and personal items had disappeared, the corpses were eventually discovered including many of their personal items over a mile away from the site.
=== 2007 Kiezyn bombings ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceIn the aftermath of the Battle of New Gdansk, terrorist attacks began redirecting at the capital city of Kiezyn, as it was seen as a strategic location for the Zedrutian government due to its status as a capital city. During this period the city was overwhelmed with hundreds of terrorist attacks and dozens of civillians dead and injured. Several of them include car bombings, suicide bombings and many other brutal methods of attacks. It had turned worse to the point the Zedrutian government declared a state of emergency in the city of Kiezyn. Many of the people responsible for the attacks were aged from 18 to 23. Although not much was heard, the Kiezyn bombings had failed.
=== Second Martial Law ===
Main article: State of Kromząmske and TarnochowiceIn 2007 during the Kiezyn bombings which overwhelmed the capital, the Zedrutian government declared a state of emergency in the capital city and eventually throughout the days the state of emergency would be extended throughout larger cities and towns and then eventually martial law, which would last over a period of months or potentially years. It would be known as the period called the "Second Martial Law". It had gradually slowed down terrorist attacks nationwide by over 54% and bombing attacks were rare. The Zedrutian government had stated it would be lifted after months, but after months had passed and eventually years despite the final destruction of the Zedrutian Communist Party. In 2008, the Zedrutian government lifted martial law and life in Zedrutia had gone to its normal status.
In 2007, the Zedrutian government declared martial law nationwide, and with the recent death of its commanders which participated in the Battle for New Gdansk, the Zedrutian Communist Party was unstable as it had no leader to rule the party during its hidings, and its attacks and weapons began to dwindle as martial law had prevented them from reaching out to targets, although some attacks were carried out with links to the Zedrutian Communist Party, most of these were minimal. Some members had a decision whether to move their command to Kromząmske and Tarnochowice. During the midst of the Second Martial Law, over 5 warehouses belonging to the Zedrutian Communist Party were discovered and raided, with members detained, along with a map locating over a dozen warehouses which were also raided. It was at this point that the Zedrutian Communist Party had now been completely destroyed including its remnants.
=== Modern Day ===
In the modern day, the Second Republic of Zedrutia has become a regional power within Eastern Mesothemia since the fall of the Eastern Bloc in the 1990s, and has become richer compared to their neighbors, however they lost their status as the most richest country in the region when the Republic of Bistonia surpassed them during the year of 2024. The country presents itself as progressive and free. The Zedrutian economy also enjoyed the existence of free markets, and expanded rapidly with a strong domestic market, low private debt, low unemployment rate, flexible currency, and not being dependent on a single export sector, the Republic of Zedrutian nearly avoided many economic recessions. Zedrutia's largest trading partners included the Republic of Bistonia, the St. Ark Federation, the United States of Megaton and Columbia and many other more, the Republic of Zedrutia's city of Zarush leads foreign investment, in 1987, the unemployment rate was estimated at 4%, one of the lowest in the world, and passed a law that would exempt workers in the country under the age of 21 from income tax. It is also one of the world's biggest producers of copper, silver, coal, furniture, and automotive parts.
However, although the Second Republic of Zedrutia became one of the richest and most developed societies, it also had a dark side to it aswell. Although it presents itself as strong, it was weak in the inside, as Zedrutian politicians were known to be corrupt, and due to the rivalry between its neighbors, Zedrutia was primarily targetted by nuclear weapons, and the Zedrutian government was suspected of funding rebels in Wilnotarn, which had a decades long conflict dating back to 2006. Policies, which were enacted by the Zedrutian government, stripped most of the freedom granted to people, such as banning abortions, and many other more.
=== 2040s ===
As the 2040s reached, the world had began to change its ways, along with the Second Republic of Zedrutia. As most of its leaders in the country had gradually become conservative, Zedrutia then left the Mesothemian Organization under the pretext that Zedrutia was greatly weakened by the organization and began establishing ties with opposite sides which had been long time enemies with the country. As a result of this, demonstrations began breaking out in the country demanding change and for the country to rejoin the Mesothemian Organization, which resulted in the Zedrutian military being deployed to several cities and a brutal crackdown occurred in the process.
The following year, the Second Zedrutian Revolution occurred, however this time it did not become as brutal as the previous revolution which occurred in 1969. Eventually, the Zedrutian military stopped their brutal crackdown on the protests, and weeks afterwards defected to the side of the protestors, and overthrew the government. Martial law was imposed in the country once again, and after elections were held, the Second Republic of Zedrutia rejoined the Mesothemian Organization, with Bulgaria being the only country in opposition against the act. It was also during this period that Zedrutia changed their flag for the first time in over 94 years, as the flag was flipped over and became Zedrutia's official flag for the next 39 years, but the old Zedrutian flag would continued to be used in parades and ceremonies across the country.
=== 2050s ===
Prior to the beginning of the Third Great War, there were predictions that the world would end in a nuclear global war, and as the 2050s had reached, democracy had became a shell of its former self across the world, as governments across the world had become authoritarian and much more violent in their approach, and as a result, proxy wars had sprung up across several countries more often and had become violent, with both sides fighting for control over their countries. The Second Republic of Zedrutia, still recovering from the fallout of the Second Zedrutian Revolution, eventually became one of the countries affected.
In 2052, after Zedrutia had completely recovered from the Second Zedrutian Revolution, the 2052 Zedrutian presidential election was held, in which Leslav Olek became the president of the Republic of Zedrutia the following year. During his first term as president, Leslav was initially beginning to improve the country, but over the months, he had proceeded to consolidate power over the country, and as a result of his policies Zedrutia had become an authoritarian police state, and cracked down on political dissidents and had them interrogated and tortured. Because of political opponents being tortured, this allowed Leslav Olek to get away free and not stain his reputation, which allowed him to win a landslide victory in the 2057 Zedrutian presidential election, 5 years after being in power. However, behind the presidential election, it came to conclusion that Leslav Olek was falsifying election results, and because of this, demonstrations sprung up in opposition against him and it was brutally put down by the Zedrutian military within 2 weeks following the beginning of the demonstrations. 
After Leslav Olek entered his office during his second term from 2057 to 2062, Zedrutia had begun to deteriorate internally, as the economy had declined and crumbled, with the Zedrutian military turning their backs against him attempting to overthrow him from power. In opposition towards the Mesothemian Organization forming a united federation in Mesothemia, Leslav Olek proceeded to have Zedrutia leave the Mesothemia, and suspended relations with almost all of their allies, and blockaded trade headed to the country, which essentially turned Zedrutia into a pariah state, with information coming in and out of the state controlled by the government. It was also during this period that in the late 2050s, Leslav Olek was accused of supporting cult groups such as the Void, in which Leslav Olek provided funding and Zedrutian military equipment to the Void militia, however, after Leslav Olek was accused of doing so, the Void was cracked down upon, with their headquarters being raided in Kiezyn by Zedrutian authorities and stopped the construction of nuclear bunkers.
=== Third Great War ===
In the year of 2060, 2 years before the next Zedrutian presidential election, the Third Great War had suddenly broke out, as a result of tensions from both east and west. During the early phases of the war, a new alliance called the Kradovo Alliance was founded in Bulgaria's capital city, Sofia. It was made as an alliance meant to face the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, which had prepared early for the war. However, during this period, the Second Republic of Zedrutia was neutral, as a result of years being a pariah state under the dictatorship of Leslav Olek. Although Zedrutia was neutral within the Third Great War, most of their surrounding neighbors, except for the Republic of Bistonia, joined the Kradovo Alliance, and Bistonia joined the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. Because of this, Zedrutia was surrounded by both countries which would soon later on clash in a global war, which would doom them entirely.
Both sides, the Kradovo Alliance, including the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, wanted Zedrutia to join and participate to help them in the cause during the war, however their demands were immediately rejected by Leslav Olek and his regime. However, before Leslav Olek could potentially let his pariah state become neutral during the war, demonstrations occurred across nearly all cities in mainland Zedrutia, which revealed the weakness of Leslav Olek's regime. In order to distract the people within the country from realizing Leslav Olek's internal problems in the country, he had made a statement officially declaring that Zedrutia would enter the war to help their allies, and joined the Kradovo Alliance in opposition towards the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. However, there were major setbacks, as the Republic of Bistonia was right next to their backyard. In a fierce reaction toward Leslav Olek, Bistonia then formally declared war on Zedrutia, and the Bistonian navy crossed into Zedrutia's maritime borders. 
Fearing a potential naval invasion by Bistonia, the Zedrutian navy was deployed, in which a heavy fight ensued. As the Zedrutian navy was able to halt Bistonia's naval invasion, they were immediately destroyed after a fierce battle near the shores of New Gdansk, leaving Zedrutia vulnerable to naval invasion by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. After the Kradovo Alliance was informed, they began panicking after their navy was completely obliterated, and provided funding and a new arsenal to support Zedrutia. After Leslav Olek was being informed of the loss near New Gdansk, along with internal problems in the country which worsened, Leslav Olek then initiated a state of emergency over the country, granting Leslav Olek total power over the country. During the state of emergency, it had been already too late as Bistonian forces had successfully landed over the shores of New Gdansk, because of this, Leslav Olek then went to the frontlines of New Gdansk in an attempt to boost morale. During the visit to the frontlines, Bistonian forces had launched mortars towards a trench Leslav Olek was in, brutally injuring him in the process and went into a vegetative state,
After Leslav Olek was put into a vegetative state, there were plans for a successor to take over the country, some had suggested that they would wait over 2 years for the next presidential election and that he would resign and retire from politics, but some had wanted the Zedrutian military command to takeover, and during the decision, the Zedrutian reserve units stationed in several cities orchestrated a revolt against the Zedrutian government, and the next day, a revolt occurred in which a city was fully taken over. Because of this, the Zedrutian military then took over the country, then initiating martial law again, which had greatly frustrated the citizens in the country. However, before they could potentially take over, Bistonian troops had made several advancements during their invasion of Zedrutia and entered the city of Kiezyn, forcing the Zedrutian military to sign a treaty in which Zedrutia surrendered to Bistonia, and Zedrutia would face a brief occupation by both the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. In 2065, a provisional government was established in Zedrutia, but elections were not held.
===Destruction===
As the Third Great War had stretched into late 2079, the last 14 years for Zedrutia during the Third Great War had been agonizing. Famines ravaged throughout the country, resulting in the deaths of millions throughout the countryside, including food shortages in the country, with demonstrations sparking across the cities in opposition to the war and the long occupation. As Zedrutia had fell under occupation by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, it prompted the remaining nations from the Kradovo Alliance would bombard Zedrutia in the year of 1975 as a drastic attempt to halt Bistonia's efforts from reaching the city of Kradovo, which resulted in thousands of people dead in the process. Kiezyn, the capital city of Zedrutia, had become dilapidated. During this period, an underground resistance in Zedrutia would rise resulting in terrorist attacks against occupation forces in several regions. Finally, after almost decades of the Third Great War, it finally escalated in late 2079, as the Kradovo Alliance launched nuclear bombs on Mesothemia, and Bistonia, prompting both sides to launch nuclear bombs against eachother, ending the Third Great War. In the aftermath, civilization as everybody had knew had collapsed and fallen, leading humanity into a dark age.
In late 2079, in the morning hours of the winter, after the Kradovo Alliance had detonated nuclear bombs on Mesothemia, the remnants of the Kradovo Alliance then launched several nuclear bombs on Zedrutia on almost all of the cities. In Byeradzina, alarms were set on and as a result, crowds began panicking and ran towards the nearest shelter, including metro stations which had been closed years prior, and during the morning hours, the Void militia, after being frustrated with little to no funding or payments, mutinied against the Void cult and raided over a hundred bunkers, resulting in a bloody massacre which left hundreds dead. A minute afterwards, Byeradzina was nuked and over a million people had died, becoming the first city in Zedrutia to fall to the nuclear bombs. The same situation happened to another city, Starobryzn, and became the next city to be nuked. Eventually, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations had advised all civilians from all other cities to seek shelter immediately as the Kradovo Alliance had been shelling over the city, and Bistonian occupation forces then launched Zedrutian nuclear devices towards the capital city of Sofia. As most of Bistonia's cities had fallen, a Void nuclear bomb which was meant to be directed to Eastern Mesothemia, was accidentally launched towards New Gdansk, and the city fell afterwards. Then, Kiezyn was then nuked and aircraft which had been operating at the time then crashed into the city, resulting in over millions of people dead. Peacekeepers from the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, which were stationed at Kiezyn at the time, had been too late, and they were killed in the process along with those who did not seek shelter.
After nearly all Zedrutian cities were bombarded, Dzuatchvin became the last city to be destroyed by nuclear bombs, and in the aftermath, law and order in Zedrutia completely collapsed, further descending the nation towards anarchy. Those who had survived the nuclear bombs in the aftermath were either those who had stayed in nuclear bunkers, shelters and metro stations, and those who had stayed outside faced horrible mutations. In the rural areas of Zedrutia, the majority of them remained intact throughout the few weeks after the nuclear bombs, but those had fallen as they were being constantly attacked by mutated creatures, and as a result of contamination. The remnants of the Zedrutian military, which either had been stationed in urban areas or rural areas, struggled to survive and some became mutated. The Zedrutian resistance, which had remained underground, continued to survive for decades until the resistance movement was disbanded. Zedrutia as a whole was no more, and a new era for Zedrutia had begun. 
The Zedrutian branch of The Void, after the nuclear bombs were detonated in late 2079, continued to survive up until the 2300s, mainly as the Void had been constructing nuclear bunkers meant specifically for members of the cult and those who had contributed to their cause, however during the construction of hundreds of nuclear bunkers throughout the country, Leslav Olek's government had knew their intentions, and cracked down on them, resulting in only a dozen or so continuing construction. In the year of 2078, some nuclear bunkers had been completely finished, and over 5 of them were already inhabited before the nuclear war. As the nuclear war began in 2079, members of the Void cult then fled to the nuclear bunkers in the early morning hours as alarms had been set off, and a crowd of people had went infront of their bunkers had wanted to break into the vault. As a result of frustration with the cult regarding their treatment, it led to a mutiny within the cult and the Void militia began raiding most of these nuclear bunkers, however they did not fulfill their needs as nuclear bombs had been launched by the time they had raided over 7 bunkers across the country, and the militia was immediately wiped out. However, the reason why the nuclear bunkers had not fallen compared to those in Bistonia was that the nuclear shelters were designed differently, allowing a certain amount of them to survive for another decade. 
=== Post-war era ===
In the year of 2118, nearly 39 years after nukes had launched on Zedrutia, there was almost nearly no signs of civilization on most cities in the former land known as Zedrutia. The Zedrutian Armed Forces, which had deserted off to the countryside which had been not affected by the nukes, had completely disbanded as a result of the nukes, and later on split into several factions, with each of them moving to one city to another. The Zedrutian Resistance Movement, founded to resist against the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, had been disbanded, and some had sought out to rebuild several communities in an attempt to rebuild Zedrutia once again. The following year, after nearly 39 years in isolation, inhabitants of Bunker 4192, which were affiliated with the Void cult, had now began to emerge from the bunker in the city of Yarezovsk. The city, which had suffered a nuclear detonation, had faced a nuclear winter, and most of the city had been completely deserted except for a few of those who had arrived to Yarezovsk to collect scrap metal, including raiders which had emerged in the wasteland following the collapse of authority in Zedrutia.
The group within Bunker 4192 had sought out to revive the cult and attempt to revitalize it in order to help the needy people, and continue the tradition, and set up base in an abandoned cathedral located in the outskirts of Yarezovsk. However, there were many problems that quickly emerged within the cathedral as many mutants and bugs emerged from the basement of the cathedral, because of this, the group had assigned a group to inspect the basement and gave them weapons to assist them in taking down the source of the mutants, Zdzisław Felicjan Winogrodzki, a 20 year old altar boy for the cult was one of the groups assigned to the task of inspecting the basement, however hours later, the inspection turned into a disaster as half of the group were killed by the mutants, with survivors emerging and some of them having minor injuries, however, Zdzisław Felicjan Winogrodzki remained stuck within the basement and was exposed to a high amount of radiation he had disturbed, he suffered for hours in the basement as he began his slow transition into one of the mutants in the basement of the cathedral, eventually one of the members noticed him and by the time he was rescued his condition was too dire and late.
Eventually, Zdzisław Felicjan Winogrodzki had recovered from the high radiation exposure, but he was transformed into a mutant and he was unrecognizable to many members in the cult, however Zdzisław was not devastated or emotional to his new looks, instead he saw himself as a man who can change the wasteland forever and design the world under his rule, eventually Zdzisław's reign of terror began from this moment after his transition into a mutant, although many cult members wanted to reject him, the book written by Matis and rules given to the group years prior prevented him from exile, with Zdzisław claiming that the movement only needed him to create a new world order, and that the book prevented him from leaving the movement. Days after his mutation, Zdzisław began kidnapping members during the routinely rituals carried out by the leader of the movement within the cathedral, and trapping them into a basement to be exposed to the radiation and mutate them.
Most of these members kidnapped and trapped within the basement transformed into mutants inside the basement filled with radioactive material, and Zdzisław had rescued and pretended that he was not the perpetrator and that they were all victims, this led most of the mutants to join his side within the movement and eventually contribute to the shifting of ideology and eventually the beginning of the Second Great Split. Most of these beliefs created by The Void have also drastically changed after nuclear war broke out and destroyed humanity within an hour, in post-war Zedrutian, the last organized and largest division of the movement had completely different beliefs instead of freedom of speech, and human rights, in this wasteland version, the movement aims to eradicate humanity and replace them with the creation of mutants, however after their destruction this was never met
Following the events of the Second Great Split, Zdzisław Felicjan Winogrodzki then consolidated his rule over the cathedral and the cult, without direct intervention by many of his members of the group. Zdzisław then declared himself the true and legitimate leader of the cult, calling himself the reincarnate of Matis Dominykas. Following his declaration, Zdzisław had shifted his cult into something else, changing the majority of their structure and functions on the cult, entirely based off of his own beliefs, despite his admiration towards Matis Dominykas. He had forced many of his mindless minions and followers, to begin believing that his creations had become a blessing for them, and manipulated the majority of them to abandon the ideals written by Matis Dominykas, as Zdzisław was the self proclaimed reincarnation of him. Then, eventually, Zdzisław had launched a plan attempting to restore the cult to its former glory, in which he aimed to create a militia of mindless minions in an attempt to takeover the city of Yarezovsk by starving their inhabitants entirely, and their outskirts, and once his plan was finished, he would launch an expedition to conquer the remaining territories of Zedrutia, forming a kingdom. His plans then started the following year, and abandoned buildings were converted into conversion facilities in which humans bathed in barrels of radiation in the hopes it would enlighten them and make them become a member, which had devastating side effects. Those who had refused initially, were then forced into the barrels. The process in conclusion had been slow, but eventually, he had managed to create a small unorganized but yet capable force of mutants.
Zdzisław then initiated the Great Rise, a national focus in which he had planned to expand most of his empire to surround the city of Yarezovsk. Following this, there was enough manpower for Zdzisław to sustain mass production, and grew rapidly into a potent military force. These military forces would then launch attacks and massacres throughout the outskirts of Yarezovsk, and had abducted most children in which they were turned into living corpses. Eventually, this became successful, and the Void would expand throughout most of the communities, and were controlled directly by Zdzisław. They would begin a slow process of genocide, and Zdzisław's army of mutants stretched from east to west, encompassing most of Yarezovsk and further putting inhabitants in the city at risk of starving and death. Nearly 5 years afterwards following the Great Rise, it had ended, and the Void finally secured their new position has a major power within Yarezovsk, with several members within Zdzisław's cult influenced by him, and controlled some of the internal structures, and members grew to over hundreds of thousands. Several communities in Yarezovsk had been completely imprisoned and trapped in the city, and Zdzisław, now one of the main targets by the city, was on the verge of achieving his own perfect society.
In the year of 2155, Zdzisław's reign of terror ended after nearly 20 years, after he was chased and ambushed by a group of mercenaries hired to slain him. As he was chased into the headquarters of his organization, Zdzisław then stepped into a century old robot produced by the Zedrutian military, and after a brief period of fighting, the robot would malfunction, resulting in the circuits inside the robot exploding, leaving Zdzisław badly mutilated and horribly injured after the fight. Once the mercenaries had fled the scene, Zdzisław was recovered from the area by his followers, and after several attempts to revive him, Zdzisław was declared dead. Following this, the Void then fractured into several factions, which later on fled from the city of Yarezovsk, leaving the city alone, with several factions affiliated with the cult driving away to pursuit their own ideas.
Nearly over a century later, Zedrutia was now on the verge of being restored after the nuclear bombs and the war against the mutant cults, with several city states established. Some of these city states united to form 3 independent states, which later on fought for control over the entire region, until they were left with a stalemate. During this, another war had broke out, and the two independent states were driven out of the region of Yarezovsk into rump states, seeking revenge. Following the aftermath, the State of Yarezovsk was established, as a successor state to the pre-war government of Zedrutia. In the year of 2302, forces from Yarezovsk had captured the remaining members of the cult, sentencing them to death after the trials.
==Geography==
Zedrutia is a landmass that is ranked as the 5th largest island in the world. Because of its size, the landscape of Zedrutia has a huge variety of diverse landforms, water bodies and ecosystems. Most of Western Zedrutia are flat plains and dense forest areas, while in the southern parts of the region the climate is relatively warm, while the northern parts are mostly cold. In Eastern Zedrutia, the eastern parts are hilly and mountainous, and the region is known for its plateaus and Zedrutia's tallest mountain, known as the Koriuka Mountains. Zedrutia's rivers are the Martial River, the Lawezlo River, Wlecz, the Chwala River, and the Drewnowski River. The Martial River is known to be Zedrutia's longest river, being named after the Mongravian governor of Zedrutia, Martial Celeste. Zedrutia's flora and fauna are almost similar to that of other regions in its proximity, such as Northern Bistonia, Wilnotarn and Arshturn. Zedrutia has three islands, which are under the control of the Prochód and Byeradzina Voivodeships. The third one, which is the largest island in Zedrutia, are the voivodeships of Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice.
=== Southern Zedrutia ===
=== Northern Zedrutia ===
=== Central Zedrutia ===
===Western Zedrutia===
Western Zedrutia is the part of Zedrutia that is mostly developed, and one of the most populous. A majority of Zedrutia's cities are located in this region, along with Zedrutia's capital city, Kiezyn. Western Zedrutia along the south and northern parts are mostly flat plains, but in the central parts of Zedrutia such as the regions in Ignalin, Świętno, and Starobrzyn, most of the region are dense forests, and some have been designated into national parks, reservations and natural protection areas. A majority of people in Western Zedrutia are ethnic Zedrutian Poles, which makes up over 90% of the population. Other groups include the indigenous Zedrutian tribes which inhabit Central Zedrutia. Most of Zedrutia's industry is concentrated mostly around 
=== Eastern Zedrutia ===
Eastern Zedrutia is the least developed region, and has a lesser population than its western counterpart. Compared to Western Zedrutia, where most of it is plains and dense forest, a majority of Eastern Zedrutia is mountainous, making it difficult to traverse through the region, compared to the flat plains of Western Zedrutia. Eastern Zedrutia is separated from Western Zedrutia by a large mountain range all the way from Mazurkowskie to Chotyń, which is known as Mount Ludoslav. Mount Ludoslav is Zedrutia's most tallest mountain, and the 8th most tallest one, with its summit being around 5,398 meters, behind the Slativias Mountains in Central Bistonia. Most of Eastern Zedrutia has plateaus, with the largest plateau, located in Dziatyczyn. Due to the region's geography, it was rather difficult to build infrastructure in the area. A majority of people in Eastern Zedrutia are indigenous Zedrutians, such as the Myajs, Konips, Savorjans, and Bukkos, who inhabit the region for centuries. The region's plateaus are legally protected aswell, however they fall under the jurisdiction of the autonomous regions which control them.
== Administrative divisions ==
Zedrutia's territories are divided into 15 provinces which are known as voivodeships (provinces), powiats (counties) and gminas (municipalities). Most of these voivodeships are named after the largest cities in the province, with examples being the cities of Byeradzina, New Gdansk, Ignalin, and Starobrzyn. When it comes to the rest of the other territories, most of them are self-governed divisions which are known as "autonomous regions". In Zedrutia, there are only two divisions that have been granted the status as autonomous regions and self-governance; Dziatyczyn, and Chotyń. These autonomous regions govern separately and function differently compared to other voivodeships, sometimes even having different code laws or having different functions. Divisions which were formerly known as autonomous regions was Kromząnskie and Tarnochowice, which was dissolved in 2008 and split into two voivodeships. 
=== List of Zedrutian voivodeships ===
* Bełtów Voivodeship
* New Gdansk Voivodeship
* Byeradzina Voivodeship
* Starobrzyn Voivodeship
* Świętno Voivodeship
* Prochod Voivodeship
* Tarnochowice Voivodeship
* Kromzańskie Voivodeship
* Olszynki Voivodeship
* Posizm Voivodeship
* Mazurkowskie Voivodeship
* Kiezyn Voivodeship
* Ignalin Voivodeship
=== Zedrutian autonomous regions ===
* Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region
* Chotyń Autonomous Region
== Cities ==
Currently as of 2024, there is not much information known mostly about the cities in Zedrutia, except for a certain few, which has history or has been mentioned in games.
===Kiezyn===
Kiezyn is the largest city in mainland Zedrutia, and the capital of Zedrutia. Throughout the city's history, it was initially a frontier settlement, established by Poles who fled the Beyliks in the 1600s. They settled to an area located between three rivers, and initially consisted of around 2 frontier towns, each of them being surrounded with wooden walls to protect it from raids. However, with the Mongravian conquest of Zedrutia in the early 1800s, the Mongravian colonial rule saw rapid development of Kiezyn. Many architects from all across Mongravia were invited to design many of Kiezyn's wide boulevards, sewage systems, bridges, and even monuments, building a whole entire new city from the ground up, rather than develop the coastal cities. Kiezyn was built for the incredibly wealthy Mongravian families and Mongravian settlers, which arrived to Zedrutia en masse. The development of Kiezyn exponentially doubled when a railway was constructed, connecting Kiezyn to the rest of the country, which instead brought most of Zedrutia's ethnic Polish population to Kiezyn for work. Many of them soon constructed towns surrounding Kiezyn, which soon developed into cities which would soon form the Kiezyn Greater Area.
Kiezyn is the second largest city in mainland Zedrutia, and the capital and main city of the entire country itself. Throughout history, Kiezyn was formerly known as Zarush, as a town which was established following the Polish exodus during the rule of the Beyliks. Zarush would later on expand and become the main city behind the port city of New Gdansk, with flourishing architecture. Once Zedrutia gained independence in 1918, it became the capital for the First Republic of Zedrutia, due to its approximate location. It then flourished, but after Zedrutia had been invaded back in 1941, Most of Zarush and its iconic districts had been destroyed due to constant fighting, and once Zedrutia was liberated, all of Zarush was in ruins. Zarush was in that condition till during the late 1940s when it was rebuilt during the Zedrutian military dictatorship, where it then served again as the main capital. Palaces and other colossal monuments were constructed and rebuilt, and a majority of Zedrutia's military government lived in lavish lifestyles while a majority of the people were left starving and struggling to come by. Following the Zedrutian Revolution in 1969, Zarush's palaces which were constructed were set ablaze, and the city was renamed to Kiezyn in an attempt to rid of the history of the brutal dictatorship.
During the modern days till 2079, the city of Kiezyn remained as the capital city of Zedrutia, although in 2007 due to terrorist attacks carried out by insurgency groups, it was closed down during the martial law. In the year of 2079, during the final hours of the Third Great War, peacekeepers in the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations were stationed in the city, when they were wiped out and killed as a result of the nuclear war. In the end, Kiezyn remained abandoned for centuries to come, with winter slowly burying the city in snow over the decades.
===New Gdansk===
The city of New Gdansk is one of the second largest cities in mainland Zedrutia and is a historic former capital of Zedrutia. Throughout its history, New Gdansk was the site where the first Polish groups arrived into the unknown land known as Zedrutia, following their exodus from the homeland by hordes across the steppes in 1270. Following their arrival, the Polish groups would establish a settlement, which would eventually grow into a city known as Vakolov. As the Polish groups then expanded and encompassed throughout the coastal areas of Zedrutia, the town of Vakolov became the capital city of the Kingdom of Zedrutia, led by Koriuka. After Koriuka died, the Kingdom of Zedrutia was fractured between the groups, and Savorjan's warriors besieged the capital city in an attempt to establish a tribal kingdom. After Savorjan's forces were ousted from the city, Koriuka II took over, and then reunified the kingdom, ending the Zedrutian War of Secession. It eventually became an empire after Koriuka II was ousted and executed, with Krzysztof being the sole leader of the empire.
After it fell under the rule of the Beyliks, Vakolov began changing drastically into a city and flourished under the Beylik rule. The majority of the Polish population in Vakolov, angered and filled with jealousy over the Beylik settlers, began moving out of the city in large numbers, reducing the population and nearly losing a majority of the historical population. Some of these Polish groups which moved out of the city would join another thousand more in the Polish Exodus, which would later on come to establish cities outside of the borders of the Beylik Empire in uninhabited territories. Some of these cities would be named Zarush, and Tarnochowice. After the Mongravians had successfully invaded and occupied Zedrutia, most of the Polish inhabitants began resettling the city when all of the Beylik settlers had been forcefully deported back to the Beylik capital, and some Mongravian settlers had settled in aswell in Vakolov.
After the independence of the First Republic of Zedrutia, Vakolov then flourished along with several cities as Zedrutia began a cultural revival, sometimes with Vakolov even being called the top city of arts and culture. However, this did not last long, as the Great Depression had devastated the economy of the city itself. The Kruma, a Zedrutian fascist party, was founded in Vakolov. In the year of 1941, Zedrutia was invaded and it surrendered within months. Following this, exiles from the Kruma returned to the city of Vakolov, and established the Independent State of Vakolov, a collaborationist government which would later on commit crimes. In 1942, an uprising occurred situated on the mountains north of the city of Vakolov by the Zedrutian resistance, and in 1943 the Kruma was then ousted from power as the Independent State of Vakolov ceased to exist once the Allied invasion captured a majority of their territory and city. After the war, Vakolov remained normal, although the city had gone unchanged since the 1940s, and was considered a slum. In the 1960s, following a series of revolutions, Vakolov had their name changed to New Gdansk, and remained that way till the end. 
In the year of 2007, an incident occurred in which a plane exploded mid air above a district located in New Gdansk, which was a result of a bomb exploding in the cargo of the plane. The plane exploded into pieces and landed on a residential district which had killed dozens of people. The next day, as authorities attempted to investigate the incident, a few hundred men in over 13 unused warehouses emerged from the districts and captured several districts, which would later on soon come to realization that the continuity of the Zedrutian Communist Party was behind the attack. Almost some of New Gdansk had been captured by rebel forces, until the Zedrutian Armed Forces arrived and deployed units to the unit and counterattacked, killing and capturing a majority of the rebel forces. In the aftermath of the battle, New Gdansk remained empty for half a year and luckily some districts which had fell were intact. In the modern era, New Gdansk is one of the most visited cities in Zedrutia, and continues to be a tourist attraction. 
=== Starobryzn ===
Starobryzn is the fifth largest city, behind the fourth largest port city, Byeradzina. It is located in the northwestern regions of mainland Zedrutia. Throughout its history, Starobryzn existed as a city which was established on the orders of Koriuka I, to integrate the northwestern regions in which the Zedrutians had recently conquered. It was rumored that Koriuka I did not die, and continued to live in the city of Starobryzn, however this was false. Starobryzn became a battleground during the Zedrutian War of Secession, between Jaghrul's forces and Nojus's. Following the end of the Zedrutian War of Secession, Starobryzn continued to function as a proper city. As the city was then conquered and incorporated into the Beylik Empire, the city did not suffer the same fate as others like New Gdansk and Byeradzina following the Polish exodus, and instead a majority of its Polish population remained. In 1918, following the independence of Zedrutia, nothing much had occurred in the city, until Zedrutia was invaded in 1941. Starobryzn then became a part of a collaborationist state known as the State of Starobryzn, along with other collaborationist states formed after the invasion. It was dissolved after the invasion. Starobryzn also became one of the major cities where the Zedrutian Revolution began in 1969. Overall, nothing much had occurred.
=== Kromząnskie ===
Kromząnskie, or Kromzamske, is Zedrutia's largest city located outside of mainland Zedrutia, and possibly the 2nd most dangerous city in all of Zedrutia. During its early history, it was founded in the 1400s as part of the Zedrutian Empire's expansionism, and settlers established a settlement along the coasts. During this, the settlement was named Kromzamske, and became a city not long after in a matter of 40 years. In the 1440s, it was then conquered after the collapse and dissolution of the Zedrutian Empire the following decade by the Beyliks. During the Beylik rule, the constant oppression would force the Polish majority living in Kromzamske to flee north to establish a settlement away from the borders of the Beylik Empire, known as Tarnochowice. Once the Mongravians had conquered the island along with mainland Zedrutia, it eventually became a separate mandate away from mainland Zedrutia. Kromzamske developed and flourished under the Mongravian rule, as the splendid architecture and private mansions were scattered all around the countryside. During Zedrutia's independence, Kromzamske and Tarnochowice gained independence, but after 5 days it made a decision to join the Republic of Zedrutia. Things had went well for the two cities, till the Great Depression, and finally escalated with the beginning of the Second Great War and the invasion. During the occupation, Ruralian troops scorched a majority of Kromzamske's landmarks, and had left districts behind. 
After the Ruralians were defeated in the Allied invasion of Zedrutia in 1943, the Zedrutian resistance army took over the island completely, along with the city of Kromzamske. Once it was returned to the administration in Zedrutia, things had been relatively normal, till the military dictatorship had took over. The Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict then began in the late 1950s, causing a massacre in the center of Kromzamske. In 1969, the Zedrutian Revolution began, and spread towards the city of Kromzamske, where the situation had worsened and the island had fractured into several factions. After the end of the Zedrutian Revolution, the Zedrutian Communist Party fled to Kromzamske, fearing persecution from the newly elected government. The Zedrutian Armed Forces then arrived on the island with support, but fierce resistance had stopped their efforts from reclaiming the rest of the island, and Zedrutian presence was limited to Kromzamske and Tarnochowice. It wasn't long until the Zedrutian Communist Party captured the entire island, and occupied it for over a brief period, until it was defeated in the battle for Tarnochowice in 1972. Kromzamske then underwent a process of recovering after the war, which was later on cut with the beginning of the Zedrutian Economic Crisis in 1976 which would devastate the entire country for a decade, and as a result the Zedrutian Communist Party had took over as the de facto rulers of Kromzamske and Tarnochowice. 
After over 10 years in power, the Zedrutian Communist Party was once again overthrown for the final time, with the beginning of Operation Kromzamske in 1969 by the Zedrutian Armed Forces. In the aftermath, a military administration was established in Kromzamske, and the city was left almost intact. In the early 1990s, the city began rebuilding and recovered mostly from the scars of war. Monuments which were constructed by the Beyliks, and those constructed by the Mongravians which were damaged, were rebuilt and restored with the help of historians. Today, 30 years after the last civil conflict, Kromzamske as a whole remained as the dangerous city in Zedrutia, as it has become a haven for organized crime, and terrorism. 
===Tarnochowice===
Tarnochowice is the second largest city located outside of mainland Zedrutia. During it's early history, somewhere around the 1600s, Zedrutian peasants, exhausted by the constant oppression by the Beyliks, would move up north away from the influence of the Beylik Empire, where they established an isolated community which prohibited entry towards those who were Beylik, and permitted entry to those who weren't. This isolated community woud be made up of mostly Polish inhabitants, until after the Beylik-Mongravian Wars would occur in the late 1790s, resulting in the conquest of Zedrutia itself. During the Mongravian colonial period, the settlement which would later on be known as Tarnochowice gradually improved, as Mongravian settlers had established farmhouses and constructed monuments along with several other cities. Eventually, a railway leading to the city was constructed, becoming another possible way of entry through the city. In 1918, it became part of the Republic of Kromzamske and Tarnochowice, until it joined the Republic of Zedrutia. In 1941, Tarnochowice was the last one to fall after the island was invaded by Ruralian forces, and both cities had most districts turned into ghettos for the Jewish minority. In 1943, an uprising broke out in the ghetto, and by the time Ruralian forces had arrived, Zedrutia had fallen to the Allied Forces, leaving Tarnochowice to be controlled entirely by the partisans.
Tarnochowice was then returned to the Zedrutian administration after the war, and it became a part of the State of Zedrutia, a military dictatorship which lasted over 13 years. In the year of 1958, during the Zedrutian-Crimsonian Conflict the following year, demonstrations occurred in the city which spoke out against the governments conscription laws, and a massacre ensued, along with the city of Kromzamske. In 1969, during the beginning of the Zedrutian Revolution, the conflict escalated in both Kromzamske and Tarnochowice, and authority in the cities had collapsed for half a year before Zedrutian troops arrived, with arms, attempting to recapture the city from various rebel groups. Tarnochowice remained in a stable period for around half a year till the bomb attack which occurred in 1971, which prompted the Zedrutian government to announce martial law. Eventually in 1972, the Zedrutian Communist Party began a civil war which began in Tarnochowice, and the Zedrutian Armed Forces was forced to withdraw from the city. Resistance against the Zedrutian Communist Party continued, which resulted in some parts of the city being damaged. In late 1972, most civilians in Tarnochowice and the Zedrutian Armed Forces were then forced to evacuate from the airports, putting a brief end to the civil war.
Despite the Zedrutian Communist Party controlling almost all of Kromzamske and Tarnochowice, a faction made up of remnants of the Zedrutian Armed Forces and locals called the United Zedrutian People's Resistance, or UZPR, would later on carry on the resistance against the Zedrutian Communist Party, and after nearly 2 years in power, the Zedrutian Communist Party was then once again overthrown, with the United Zedrutian People's Resistance and the Zedrutian Armed Forces defeating several units in the city of Tarnochowice. Following this, most of the city was intact, but some of its inhabitants had moved out and deserted, leaving the city mostly abandoned. Attempts to rebuild Tarnochowice were made, but unfortunately ended up in disaster following the reemergence of the Zedrutian Communist Party. During this, Tarnochowice was no longer inhabited or recovered. It later on escalated following the operation commenced by the Zedrutian Armed Forces called Operation Kromzamske, and during this, the United Zedrutian People's Front had a battle in Tarnochowice, in which a majority of the city had been shelled in an attempt to disperse rebel forces from the city. As a result of this, over 85% of the city was completely damaged, with only possibly over 50 buildings standing. Some of these buildings were then all destroyed following bombing campaigns by the Zedrutian Airforce in 1987, to disperse remnants from the ruins of the city which had halted their efforts to rebuild the city. Tarnochowice then became the epicenter of rebel activity, when units from the Zedrutian Armed Forces faced over thousands of rebels descending down the hills and into the city. 
After the events which had occurred, in 1990, the city was finally able to be rebuilt completely, and was finally rebuilt in the year of 2005, in no more than over 10 years. To this day, nothing much would occur in Tarnochowice, and by 2010, only has a population of 520,000 people, compared to its sister city of Kromzamske, which had over 1.2 million people staying in its cities.
=== Mikov ===
Mikov is one of the only port cities located in Eastern Zedrutia, and also mostly the most wealthiest one in Eastern Zedrutia. Mikov was constructed as a port and a settlement to allow more trade coming in to the rest of mainland Zedrutia. Although nothing much had occurred in the city, most of Mikov's inhabitants were mostly tribal, while the Polish in Mikov stayed in the city in smaller numbers. Throughout most of the decades, Mikov remained a quiet city and nothing much had occurred, until the invasion of Zedrutia in 1941. During the aftermath of the invasion, Ruralia carved most of Zedrutia into several collaborationist states, and Mikov was established as one. However, this state did not last long, as in 1942, when the occupation reached its peak, the Mikov administration was overthrown by the Ruralian military, and a military administration was established, as most of Mikov's territories had been controlled by Zedrutian partisans. Mikov was then liberated following the invasion by allied forces in 1943, ending the 2 year occupation. And throughout the decades till the modern period, Mikov continued to be a quiet area.
=== Byeradzina ===
Byeradzina is Zedrutia's 4th largest city behind the city of Yarezovsk. Byeradzina was a settlement established along the coasts during the expansion of the Kingdom of Zedrutia, around the time Starobryzn was established as part of Koriuka's plan to settle the recently conquered lands. Byeradzina was destroyed during the Zedrutian Wars of Secession, and it was rebuilt as a port city during the rule of the Zedrutian Empire. Later on in the 1440s, during the rise of the Beylik Empire, the Zedrutian Empire fell, and Byeradzina along with other cities like them were then incorporated. Byeradzina became a port city, as another method to transport goods into Zedrutia. Following the Mongravian conquest of Zedrutia, Byeradzina then flourished along with several other cities, and in the 1920s, Byeradzina became the headquarters for the Zedrutian Navy. The flourishing of the city then ended following the beginning of the Great Depression, and thousands of people left the city in droves, resulting in a decline. This then accelerated during the invasion of Zedrutia in 1941, and Byeradzina became part of the State of Starobryzn. A ghetto was established in Byeradzina, but later on liquidated later on in 1942. Byeradzina was then liberated following the allied invasion of Zedrutia, 
In the year of 1969, the Zedrutian Revolution began taking root in the city of Byeradzina, when students from a nearby university had demonstrated and accused the military government of assassinating one of their most prominent leaders, and as a result a massacre occurred in Byeradzina, which resulted in a disaster. Throughout the 70s, demonstrations in Byeradzina began once again during the riots in 1976, following an economic crisis. Nothing much would occur throughout the centuries, until in the year of 2079, when Byeradzina became the first city in Zedrutia to be destroyed by a nuclear bomb. 
=== Prochod ===
Prochod is the only port city located in the northern parts of Eastern Zedrutia. During it's history, Prochod was originally a settlement established by the natives, and had a small Polish majority in the city, similar to that of Mikov. Although not much had occurred in Prochod, the city fell after the invasion of Zedrutia in 1941, in which the city became part of the Settlement Zone, a zone set up by the Ruralians in an attempt to purify mainland Zedrutia and integrate it with the zoning methods. Most of Prochod's natives were then ousted including the Polish majority in the city, althougn a small handful of them would return shortly after. During this, Prochod was completely rebuilt within a year and turned into a proper city for Ruralian settlers in Zedrutia, with a majority of the city districts being constructed with the help of labor by Jewish workers, in which thousands had died during the work. However, before Ruralia could show the zone and try to make the Zedrutian populations accept them, the Allied invasion of Zedrutia began, in which most settlers fled out of the city and all of the projects meant for the city were destroyed. Following this, Prochod continued to function, although it has a smaller population compared to that of its prewar population. Prochod however, was a city which was difficult to enter, and the only means of transportation to the city was a railway from Dzuathichvin.
=== Pustokopsk ===
Pustokopsk is a city located in the central regions of Western Zedrutia, and a mile away northeast of the port city of Yarezovsk and the city of New Gdansk. Like many other cities in the central regions of Zedrutia, Pustokopsk is a small city, with little to no tourist attractions compared to large cities like Kiezyn and New Gdansk. 
=== Dzuathichyn ===
Dzuathichvin is the largest city located in Eastern Zedrutia and east of the Zedrutian capital city, Kiezyn. Throughout most of its history, Dzuathichvin was a tribal reservation in which it expanded thanks to the help of Polish settlers, which had contributed and helped out a majority of the natives. Dzuathichvin eventually became a town, although it was small. Like many other cities in Eastern Zedrutia, the city did not have anything much interesting at all, till the invasion in 1941 when it was made into a settler zone similar to that of the city of Prochod, where the town was levelled and turned into a model city for Ruralian settlers, till the Allied Invasion of Zedrutia had occurred in 1943 and the zone was dissolved. Afterwards, nothing had happened. Dzuathichvin is mostly a quiet place, despite being the only largest place in all of Eastern Zedrutia. The city had a railway which extended north to the city of Prochod, which became the only way of transportation to Prochod. Like its northern counterpart, Dzuathichvin is hard to travel to, and the only means of transportation was to use a railway from Kiezyn.
=== Yarezovsk ===
Yarezovsk is the 3rd largest city in all of Zedrutia, and the second largest port city, behind New Gdansk. Initially, Yarezovsk was established as a city separate from that of the city of New Gdansk during the 1400s, and grew into a middle sized medieval town during the days of the Zedrutian Empire. After the Beyliks conquered most of Zedrutia, Most of Yarezovsk's inhabitants along with others from the rest of the cities along the coast, fled north to the ungoverned territories, where they established towns such as Kiezyn during the Polish exodus. After the Mongravians had conquered Zedrutia, Yarezovsk flourished into a city of arts in Zedrutia, with splendid architecture. During the 1920s, Yarezovsk became the center of most of Zedrutia's television films, till the Great Depression occurred, which gradually led to the decline of the city. This further accelerated with the Ruralian invasion, and after Zedrutia had dissolved, Yarezovsk became an independent collaborationist state called the State of Yarezovsk, which lasted till the allied invasion. During throughout most of the centuries, Yarezovsk would recover.
In the 2070s, Yarezovsk was nearly a shell of its former self. Hundreds if not thousands of people would gather up in lines for food, after the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations and the Republic of Bistonia had forced Zedrutia to unconditionally surrender, and with Leslav Olek overthrown from power, it was further accelerated. Finally, in 2079, civilization would be put to a near end, as bombs began dropping during the final phases of the Third Great War. As a result, most of Yarezovsk's population was killed during the bomb over Yarezovsk. In the year of 2118, some of those who survived in Bunker 4192 had emerged into the former shell of Yarezovsk, and found a church, in which an altar boy was seriously mutated, and afterwards chaos had began in the cathedral. Later on throughout the decades, this leader, known as "The Wise", would create a huge army which had trapped most of Yarezovsk and its population, leaving them to starve as part of the plan of "The Wise". The leader, would later on be killed by a group of mercenaries, and afterwards the group later on fractured into several factions. Yarezovsk was now in a stable state after the fracture, and humanity then continued rebuilding after the bombs.
== Demographics ==
Since the 2000s, the population in Zedrutia had increased at a high rate, as a result of better education, better healthcare and more job opportunities, compared to other countries in the regions surrounding them. Despite the progression of their development being paralyzed by the economic collapse, the population and the conditions in several cities had progressed in 20 years. By the year of 1989, the total population in Zedrutia had been over around 34 million people, and since then in the 2000s, it had grew at around 57 million people. This large number, would give the Zedrutian Armed Forces an advantage, with mass recruits and manpower larger than most of its neighboring countries, providing the Zedrutian Armed Forces large manpower in operations, despite funding being cut by the Zedrutian parliament. Zedrutia with its large population, would have a population density of around 122 inhabitants per square, with a total fertility rate estimated at around 2.44 children born to a woman, a considerable rise compared to Zedrutia decades ago. Furthermore however, Zedrutia's population is beginning to age significantly, with the median age of an average civilian being 43 years. The crude death rate was estimated in 1989 to be around 10.2 per 1,000 people. 
=== Ethnic groups ===
In mainland Zedrutia, a majority of the population within its borders are Polish, with a percentage of around 89.4% of the population. Although they are a majority, there are several minority groups located within their borders. In the autonomous regions of Eastern Zedrutia, some tribes, such as the Jogarith, and the Savorjans, reside within the regions and they are mostly concentrated in the areas where former reservations had been in place and take up a majority of the remaining percentage of Zedrutia's population. They also take up the majority of the cities in Eastern Zedrutia, such as the port city of Mikov, Dzuathichvn, and Prochod. Despite being the indigenous and the first people to arrive on mainland Zedrutia, the Jogariths and the Savorjans did not have any rights, till the year of 1970 following the Zedrutian Revolution, and were recognized as a minority group. Despite this, there are over an estimated 4 tribes living in Eastern Zedrutia, awaiting recognition by the Zedrutian government. 
=== Religion ===
By the year of 2000, nearly 95% of all Zedrutian citizens adhere to the Catholic Church, with a majority of them being religious, although a small minority are irreligious. This resulted in Zedrutia being one of the most devout countries, and historically, Zedrutia's constitution had stated the importance of having faith in Catholicism, and had become an important part in Zedrutia's politics although sometimes it had varied between politicians. During the historical era from Koriuka's reign in the 1400s and Zedrutia's independence from 1800, most of Zedrutia's tribes mostly adhere to animism or paganism, and the Christianization of the tribes siding in mainland Zedrutia did not begin until after the Zedrutian War of Secession. Zedrutian tribals were stripped of their clothing, culture, and forced to adhere to the Catholic Church, and those who had denied in doing so would be persecuted for over dozens of centuries, till the Zedrutian independence in the year of 1918 which considered the forced conversion of tribals illegal. The persecution continued over the next decades to come, till the early 1970s, when the newly democratic elected government had recognized the animist religions and provided rights, marking the formal beginning of extensive religious freedoms in all of mainland Zedrutia.
Islam was the second official religion in Zedrutia, when the Beylik Empire had recently conquered the remains of the Zedrutian Empire. Following its conquest, the Beylik Empire would fund the integration of the entire region, by constructing mosques and encouraging Beylik settlers to arrive to mainland Zedrutia. During this period, Beylik settlers would establish their own districts, and brought their culture to Zedrutia. However, despite the Beylik Empire providing protection, these settlers would be discriminated against and would be the victims of a series of attacks by Polish nationalists, demanding the independence of Zedrutia. The Beylik population in Zedrutia would begin to decline, and mosques all across mainland Zedrutia would begin to close down, and were burned or demolished following it. This later on accelerated following the Mongravian invasion of Zedrutia in the early 1800s, and the remaining population of the Beyliks were then deported out of mainland Zedrutia. Following this, Islam ceased to exist as an official religion in Zedrutia, and the last mosque in Byeradzina was closed down and abandoned for centuries, till it was rehabilitated in the year of 2002.
=== Languages ===
In Zedrutia, Polish is the official language declared by the Zedrutian government, with over 97% of respondents declaring the language as their mother tongue and first language. The Polish language, would be also recognized and considered as a third language in the Republic of Bistonia, where it is taught in schools and universities in the city of Kriadavia. Historically, during the periods when Zedrutia was colonized, the Polish language would be barred from being spoken in public areas, including schools during the Beylik periods, and during the Mongravian periods, it was made compulsory by the Mongravian authorities, along with the Mongravian language. 
The second official language which is also used in the Republic of Zedrutia is the Mongravian language, as a result of the influence brought on during the colonial rule which lasted centuries. The Mongravian language, would be also taught equally along with the Polish language in schools and universities across Zedrutia. Despite it being recognized as a second language, the Mongravian language and influence has almost died out by the 1980s, as it was estimated over 12% of Zedrutian citizens declare at least basic knowledge of the Mongravian language. In some regions following Zedrutia's independence in 1918, Zedrutian authorities would abolish the Mongravian language from being compulsory, and only private schools in those regions only made the Mongravian language being compulsory. 
== Military ==
The official military of the Republic of Zedrutia is the Zedrutian Armed Forces. Initially created from a small organized force equipped with Mongravian arms and uniforms, it eventually grew into a large force, with equipment from several foreign countries. Despite it's massive size, the Zedrutian Armed Forces was mostly underfunded, as a result of crippling blows to the Zedrutian economy, and finally destroyed in the year of 1941 during the Ruralian invasion of Zedrutia in the Second Great War, with troops and the command splitting and defecting to other sides during the Ruralian occupation. Following the invasion of Zedrutia, and the provisional administration, the Zedrutian Armed Forces was recreated, and recovered with the support of the United States of Megaton and Columbia, with better equipment. This however, would then backfire in the year of 1946, when the Zedrutian Armed Forces then overthrew the provisional government and established the State of Zedrutia, and instated a totalitarian government and controlled most information coming in and outside of the country.
The Zedrutian Armed Forces was later on reformed following the Zedrutian Revolution in 1969 to the 70s, but however would face a series of defeats at the hands of the Zedrutian Communist Party, which waged an insurgency for over a decade long. The Zedrutian Armed Forces once again had their funds cut, due to the Zedrutian economic crisis in the mid 1970s. Following this, they were then pushed out and given a humiliating loss, but however would begin an operation in 1986 which was underestimated, and after Operation Kromzamske, the Zedrutian Armed Forces would continue to face a series of victories, including that in 2007. Despite the infamous image gained in the Zedrutian Armed Forces, internally it was a unstable military force, ready to collapse at any point. This was later on proven true following the beginning of the war against Bistonia in the 2060s, and Zedrutia had lost, resulting in a 10 year operation. Remnants of the Zedrutian Armed Forces continued fighting, however, after the nukes, it is uncertain what had happened to the Zedrutian Armed Forces and it's remnants.
The Zedrutian Armed Forces consists of around 3 branches, with the main one being the Zedrutian Armed Forces, and the others being the Zedrutian Air Force, and the Zedrutian Navy.
=== Zedrutian Armed Forces ===
The Zedrutian Armed Forces, (Zedrutiana Siły Zbrojne - ZSZ) also known by its short name ZAF, is the land-based and the largest component of all the armed forces, consisting of infantry, armoured, artillery and engineering units within the Republic of Zedrutia. The Zedrutian Armed Forces is responsible for defending the sovereignty and territory integrity of Zedrutia. Along with this, the Zedrutian Armed Forces is also responsible in other fields, such as participating in peacekeeping operations, seen in occupied Sidan in the 2010s, and also provided humanitarian aid, including disaster relief. In terms of size however, it is estimated that the Zedrutian Armed Forces are equal with the Bistonian Armed Forces.
=== Zedrutian Air Force ===
The Zedrutian Air Force, (Zedrutiana Siły Powietrzne - ZSP) or known by its short term name ZAF, not to be confused with the Zedrutian Armed Forces, is a aviation and anti-aircraft defence based component of the Zedrutian Armed Forces, consisting of aviation, anti-aircraft, surveillance and reconnaissance units. Their mission is to guard and protect the sovereignty of Zedrutia's airspace, and jointly with the Zedrutian Armed Forces, to protect Zedrutia's territorial integrity. It is estimated that the Zedrutian Armed Forces would have around 957 active personnel, with over nearly a thousand bomber aircraft, and 246 interceptors.
=== Zedrutian Navy ===
The Zedrutian Navy, (Zedrutiana Marynarka Wojenna - ZMW) or just known as the ZN, is the naval arm for the Zedrutian Armed Forces, and responsible for Zedrutia's maritime surveillance and defense operations, and to defend and protect the sovereignty of Zedrutia's maritime borders. The Zedrutian Navy would have around 3 aircraft carriers, 8 destroyer ships, and around 9 frigate ships. The size of the active personnel is uncertain, but it is estimated to be equal as to that of the Bistonian Navy. 
== Government ==
The Republic of Zedrutia is a parliamentary republic, with the head of state being the official president of the country. The government centers on the Zedrutian Council of Ministers, which would be led by the prime minister of the country. The Zedrutian President would appoint the cabinet, according to the proposals of the prime minister, and future presidents for the Republic of Zedrutia would be elected by popular vote every five years. The judicial branch in Zedrutia would play an important role in decision making for the political structures, with the major institutions being the supreme courts and the supreme administrative courts. The ombudsman, would have the duty of guarding the observance and implementation of the rights and liberties of Zedrutian citizens and residents, of the law, and principles of community life and social justice. Zedrutia presented true progress and freedom for those in Eastern Mesothemia, with a majority of its citizens enjoying decent wages and middle class income, and prospered following the downfall of the military government in 1969. The government promises and provides high standards of living, safety and economic freedom along with free university education and a universal healthcare system, with the presence of a legitimate government.
=== Equality ===
In the constitution of the Republic of Zedrutia, adopted by the national assembly in the year of 1985, Zedrutia guarantees a multi-party state, with religious freedom, speech and assembly, prohibition of practice of forced medical experimentations, torture, corporal punishment, and the acknowledgement of the inviolability of the home, the right to form trade unions and the rights for the general population to strike. The legal system in Zedrutia, would be mostly based on the principle of civil rights, governed by the code of civil law. The Zedrutian government would promote and enforce these laws, and introduced universal suffrage for women.
Homicide rates in the Republic of Zedrutia are very low, combined with rape, assaults and violent crimes, although not all cases are recorded by the authorities. The right for women to commit abortions throughout the country are prohibited and considered illegal, unless it was permitted only in the cases of rape, incest, or when the woman's life is in danger. This resulted in forcing women to seek abortion abroad, and others to seek the assistance of psychiatrists in the country, willing to testify on the negative psychological impact of stillbirth. 
Within the constitution. the Zedrutian government does not criminalize homosexuality, and questions would go unanswered until after the late 60s in the year of 1971. Despite not criminalizing homosexuality, the Zedrutian constitution defines marriage as a union between man and women, with homosexuality not being mentioned within this definition.
=== Economy ===
The Zedrutian economy would enjoy the existence of free markets. Unlike many of its neighboring countries, the Zedrutian economy had been growing at a fast rate. By the 2000s, it had its own strong domestic market, low private debt, low unemployment rate, flexible currency, and not being dependent on a single export sector. The Republic of Zedrutia had nearly avoided many economic recessions since 1986, and the main exports in the year of 1989 would include machinery, furniture, food products, clothing, shoes and cosmetics, forming the backbone for Zedrutia's economy. The main largest trading partners of Zedrutia would include its neighboring countries, such as the Republic of Bistonia, the St. Ark Federation, and the People's Republic of Crimsonia, and has larger trading partners outside of Zedrutia's presence, such as the United States of Megaton and Columbia and dozens more. Zedrutia's capital, Kiezyn, and the city of New Gdansk, would lead foreign investment. In the 2000s, the unemployment rate was estimated at around 4%, being the lowest in the regions compared to Zedrutia's neighboring countries. The Zedrutian government would also pass a law, which would exempt workers in the country under the age of 21 from income tax. It is also one of the world's largest producers of materials, such as copper, silver, coal, furniture and automotive parts.
=== Currency ===
The official currency used in the Republic of Zedrutia by the 2000s is the Zedrutian Krolaw, known by its short term name ZK. The Zedrutian Krolaw was adopted as the official currency during the beginning of the First Republic of Zedrutia, after gaining independence from Mongravia in 1918. It was officially introduced to replace the predecessor, that being the Zedrutian Polfe, following the hyperinflation and monetary chaos of the years following the First Great War. The Zedrutian Krolaw would begin its first circulation and use beginning in the 1920s, and would be declared as Zedrutia's official currency, before dropping the Zedrutian Polfe. During the beginning of the 1940s, the Zedrutian Krolaw was on the verge of becoming completely useless, and that further accelerated during the invasion of Zedrutia in 1941, in which following the aftermath of the invasion, bags filled with the Zedrutian Krolaws were dumped across many of the streets in nearly all cities, and would be replaced with new currencies and the Ruralian currency, used in circulation from the late 1930s till the end of Ruralia's fascist regime. 
The Zedrutian Krolaw's value was finally restored and slowly rose up in the post-war era, during the military government, as part of a plan to revitalize and rebuild most of the country, with loans taken from the United States of Megaton and Columbia. The Zedrutian Krolaw would eventually be saved from the eventual economic collapse, and throughout the early 70s would begin its era of high value. However, during the beginning of the 1976 economic crisis, the Zedrutian Krolaw would go into a sharp decline in value, and attempts to revitalize the country with loans from the international organizations would end up in ultimate failure. This paralyzed potential of prosperity, and development, which would result in Zedrutia downgraded behind a few countries. By 1989, the Zedrutian Krolaw had been saved from the sharp decline of value, following 3 years after the end of the economic crisis. It was valued equally at around the Bistonian Provis before the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, and by the 2000s, the Zedrutian Krolaw became a valuable and strong currency.
=== Relations ===
The Republic of Zedrutia's relations with several other foreign countries were either very good, stable or mostly neutral, as part of a policy known as "Thousand Friends, Zero Enemies" in which the Zedrutian government would not make any more enemies and attempt to improve relations with several foreign countries, despite hostility between foreign countries and Zedrutia. This was part of a much more larger plan to expand and extend Zedrutia's role in international affairs across the world and in the Mesothemian Organization, with the Republic of Zedrutia emerging as a regional power following the collapse of communism in Eastern Mesothemia. Zedrutia would continue to have fierce tensions with autocratic and authoritarian regimes, with some regarding towards Zedrutia's alleged capitalist ideals.
=== Republic of Bistonia ===
The Republic of Bistonia is a neutral and closest ally that Zedrutia only had with a neighboring country since the 70s. Between the two sides, they established trade, and became one of the main traders of items produced in the Republic of Zedrutia, despite Bistonia slightly disliking Zedrutia, due to its diplomatic relations with the St. Ark Federation from the 70s and 80s, and according to Bistonian intelligence, Zedrutia had been cooperating with authorities from the St. Ark Federation military government, something that the Zedrutian government denied claims regarding it. Bistonia would continue to have a sort of neutral diplomatic relation with Zedrutia, till Leslav Olek's government came to power, and Bistonian relations had declined which resulted in a war between them.
=== St. Ark Federation ===
The St. Ark Federation had bitter relations with the Republic of Zedrutian, or at some certain point, neutral towards the country. It had a disdain for Zedrutia as it was a trading partner with the Republic of Bistonia, however despite that they attempted to establish trade, and cooperate with authorities from the Federation which resulted in the Bistonian intelligence interfering. Something in which Zedrutia had denied. The St. Ark Federation would become one of the countries trading items produced from Zedrutia, with Zedrutia mostly being blamed by nations for allegedly supporting Fred Goldlock's authoritarian government, and allegedly working with authorities to cover up crimes of alleged attacks towards dissidents and records. Despite this, they continued to become trading partners well into the end.
=== United States of Megaton and Columbia ===
Over the past 20 years, the Republic of Zedrutia had significantly strengthened its ties with the United States of Megaton and Columbia, thus becoming one of the closest and important allies. The Zedrutian Armed Forces, the military of the Republic of Zedrutia, was part of the coalition force led by the United States of Megaton and Columbia to invade the Democratic Republic of Sidan in 2009, and deployed peacekeeping forces in the first phase of the conflict with join forces, together with the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. Zedrutia maintained presence during the occupation of Sidan during the civil war till 2013, and participated in peacekeeping operations in the demilitarized zones of East and West Arshturn, the last divided places in Mesothemia.
== Characters from Zedrutia ==
* Koriuka
* Koriuka II 
* Savorjan 
* Krzysztof 
* Wiktor August Drewnowski
* Leslav Olek 
* Fryderyk Jan Winogrodzki 
* Zdzisław Felicjan Winogrodzki 
* Marian August Szweda 
* Czesław Gerard Bukowski 
* Maria Bogusław Sokołowski 
* Oliwier Ryszard Adam 
*Lev Tomasz Marcin 
*Jakub Andrzej Marcin 
* Andrzej Bernacki
*Prochod Province
* New Gdansk Province
* Kiezyn Province
* Pustokopsk Province
* Starobryzn Province
* Byeradzina Province
* Kiezyn Province
* Krasnoazhyn Province
* Zarush Province
* Leslav Province
* Drzewokost Province
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