Europe (the Symphony That Never Ends)

Europe has both Swedish and French blocs. Contest for influence has not flared into open warfare since the Britannic War, but shady politics and the occasional assassination remain the order of the day. Life isn't bad for the ordinary citizen in Europe, at least by comparison with most other areas, but they have circumscribed freedom of action. The CR is 4 or 5 in most areas. 
Italy and Russia have the most independent spirits of the European states. Though traditionally intimidated by Sweden, Russia has recently been encouraging nationalist sentiments among the Swedes' Russian subjects. Italy vigorously contests French and Brazilian cultural influence, with more success in academic high culture (such as its Republican political thought or the neo-Visionist school of art) than on the popular level. The German states, by contrast, are subservient and spiritless, giving the impression that they have never recovered from the Pyrrhic War,
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Category:The Symphony That Never Ends