Petrograd Pact

The Petrograd Pact was a defensive pact formed on November 13th, 2017 by Izakia. It was formed to be a counterweight to ISA, but later expanded to encompass the Petrograd Union, a large multi-group nation that was formed at the epitome of Izakian influence. 
== Formation==
The Petrograd pact was formed on November 13th, 2017. Its original members were Izakia, Cytzosovasia, the Socialist Arizonian Republic, and RFAS right after the end of the RFAI Civil War. Not much was made of the Petrograd Pact at the start; it was a simple military alliance that shared technology across various Izakian allies. For its first few years of operation, the Petrograd pact was a mostly silent organization of minor importance, it served primarily as a way to make sure Izakian allies and client states had technology that was capable enough for their own protection. 
==Expanding Influence==
Around the time of ISA's rapid expansion, Petrograd became an alliance that nations outside of Izakia's immediate sphere of influence could join. Urtanesia would join during the First ISA War, and technology sharing began soon after. Petrograd was the first group to inflict costly defeats to ISA during the First ISA War, as it held back multiple invasion attempts on Cereal Box. This proved Petrograd could become a fully functioning organization and demonstrated its ability to have multiple nation states working together within it. NRK was another nation who joined, and Petrograd helped them learn ACF in their early development, and sent multiple exports to both NRK, UNR, and the multiple states in Petrograd that were still in the Izakian immediate sphere of influence. 
==Post-ISA ==
Following ISA's collapse, Petrograd expanded to become more than a defensive alliance. Petrograd was now able to exert its influence wherever it determined worthwhile, and this shift in direction allowed it to expand even further. The 1-47 war was a prime example of Petrograd nation states adopting a interventionalist foreign policy. The subsequent invasions of Valen and victories turned Petrograd from a defensive alliance to a powerful alliance that could spread its influence wherever it was needed. 
==Petrograd Union СПСР==
In October of 2020, the Petrograd Pact merged all of its members into a single nation, the Petrograd Union. This was the peak of Petrograd's influence, as it was involved in multiple conflicts against many groups that resisted Petrograd. During the time of the Petrograd Union, standardized tanks and aircraft were distributed to all member states. One of the key developments of the Petrograd Union was its decision to abandon G10, as it's Central Comittee voted 13-2 in favor of leaving G10. This lead to many other nations following suit, and G10 would collapse soon after. 
==Collapse==
The Petrograd Union, and the pact itself, had no official date of dissolution. As Izakia left the game entirely, the remaining groups within the Union splintered off and formed their own alliances and nations. There was no violence or tension, it just dissolved. 
==Impact ==
The Petrograd Pact was one of the most influential organizations in the game during its prolonged history. It does not take too much searching to find another wiki page that mentions Petrograd at some point in its history. It was the orginization that put Izakia's foreign policy on full display, every invasion or war Post-ISA was a Petrograd affiliated conflict. Many groups that formed after 2018-2019 hold much of their history to Petrograd, regardless of if they want to admit it or not. The Petrograd Pact, and the Petrograd Union, was one of the most important organizations ever made both for Izakia and the rest of the community as a whole. Its impact reached every corner of the community. (wise gets no bitches)
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