Socialist Republic of Kokinos

## Socialist Republic of KokinosΣοσιαλιστική Δημοκρατία του ΚόκκινοςSosialistikí Dimokratía tou Kókkinos

Flag of Kokinos

Emblem of Kokinos

Sentopolis:

* Neosores

Kokkinopotami:

* Tyliros
* Kousai
* Theodoros
* Siris
* Picea
* Iakovopolis

Epanastasi
Dmitriopolis:

* Fort Khurleigh
* Pylos
* Siceamia

Ananas:

* Bechosa
* Fort Stavros
* Heponia
* Thydon
* Olcospon
* Blenos
* Kalidea
* Athias

Nicolopolis:

* Argos
* Minia
* Isalon
* Arteroh
* Kataf

Athanasios

* Sulaizisa
* Asktas

Lakonia:

* Skyliros
* Flenos
* Hadrianos
* Onchetos
* Fort Kostas

North Kokinos:

* Fort Siantos
* Leolis
* Imeldach
* Munsbach
* Stefanopolis
* Aupin

Ionescos
Serco:

* Neoionia
* Argan
* Onion
* Neoleita

Braurias-Lelos:

* Neobyros
* Phaisthon

Iordanou:

* Heleurion
* Aristakis
* Konstantinos
* Menekos
* Xellas
* Iulianos
* Granfel
* Lorotis
* Kyria

Retgard:

* Steel Town
* Pachis

West Kokinos:

* Ioannopolis
* Giorgopolis
* Fort Alexandros
* Vathepios

Limni:

* Arsenkos
* Makhrab
* Pydria
* Klaruk
* Neokopos

Hesota

**Kokinos**, officially the **Socialist Republic of Kokinos** (**SRK**) *(Σοσιαλιστική Δημοκρατία του Κόκκινος; Sosialistikí Dimokratía tou Kókkinos)* is a country in Southern Helinska that emerged during the Novo Gavian Bush War.

## Etymology

During the existence of Ionia, where the blue Ionians and red Kokinans coexisted, the Ionians were the ruling class and the Kokinans were subordinate. "Kokinos", the Ionian word for "red", was used to refer to the Kokinans, due to their red skin color

## History

### Pre-1915

The regions within the modern-day borders of Kokinos were once the heartland of Ionia, where the blue Ionians and red Kokinans coexisted. Ionia fell to invading forces in 1905, who committed the Ionian Genocide. The Genocide and subsequent Cataclysm nearly drove the Ionian population to extinction, and reduced the Kokinan population by half

### Novo Gavia

In 1915, Lespian monarchist exiles arrived at Helinska and created the Principality of Novo Gavia, in which they were a minority. In order to maintain control, the Lespians introduced apartheid policies that discriminated against native Kokinans, which led to the Novo Gavian Bush War. The war ended with the fall of Novo Gavia, the expulsion of the Lespians, and the victory of the socialist faction, which then established the Socialist Republic of Kokinos. Internationally, the retaliatory violence towards Lespians and later Intervention forces painted the SRK as a "brutal", "barbaric", and "racist" regime that must be stopped, leading to the Interventions.

### Interventions

Due to the Cataclysm, the Ionian Genocide and the Novo Gavian Bush War, Kokinos was rather depopulated by 1928. Its population was around 55% of what it had been in 1904. Most of the District capitals and "major cities" were glorified towns, and while development was planned, constant foreign invasions halted progress and diverted funds to the war effort.

During the Interventions, Jabeyracki and Kherfiyyan soldiers were seen as invaders and bloodthirsty murderers, resulting in alleged war crimes, with the most infamous ones being public executions of POWs broadcasted live on TV across all of Helinska.

### 1930-36

After the end of the Interventions, Western Kokinos was left in ruins, with the Jabeyracki-Kokinan De-militarized Zone established by the OCH only allowing the Sons of Kokinos and Vamosan drug traffickers to frequently travel between the borders of Kokinos and the newly founded Crimpor to evade capture, as well as prolonging the Sons of Kokinos Insurgency in Western Kokinos. Oil was discovered in Western and Northwestern Kokinos, and while oil extraction and refinement greatly improved the non-existent economy of the undeveloped west, it caused a new issue - the discovery of Patuljacs. The question of what to do with the Patuljacs inhabiting the underground oil reserves in Kokinos caused major controversy within the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party (KSWP), with the conservative faction simply wanting them gone, and the ruling reformist faction wanting a peaceful solution. The existence of Patuljacs greatly meant that much of the oil reserves couldn't be extracted without harming or relocating the Patuljac communities that had inhabited the underground caverns for centuries, greatly limiting economic development of the region for Kokinans.

In addition, as Kokinos was severely depopulated, the SRK government introduced the **Sustainable Population Act**, regulating that all Kokinan women must have at least 2 children before 40, or otherwise be fined. This act severely hindered the development of women and LGBT rights in Kokinos, and was only appealed in 1991.

### The Troubles

In 1937, Andreas Bakirtzis, the Minister of Security, along with several conservative generals, attempted to overthrow Premier Stefanos Svolos in a coup. The attempt failed as the Fort Dmitris Garrison under General Tryfon Argyris intervened in Floropolis in time, and defeated the mutineers besieging the Hall of the Revolution. Although the coup ultimately failed, it destabilized the SRK, and it became evident that the political polarization within the KSWP had gone too severe. Although the incident was just seen as "conservative vs reformist" in the eyes of many, its attempt to forcefully depose an elected Party leader through violence was detested by the majority of the conservative faction for trying to destroy the SRK's system. After the coup, Svolos began purging many within the Ministry of Security and military suspected of being sympathetic to the coup, yet at the same time delaying the implementations or changing many of his radical reforms to appease the other side.

### Post-War Years

The War of the End-Times caused massive destruction across Helinska, and millions of migrants and refugees fled to Kokinos. The massive population boom briefly solved the country's population issue, but also caused issues of security, welfare, resource supply and etc. These migrants built slums at the outskirts of major cities, or founded settlements in the previously depopulated countryside, and the overwhelmed Kokinan authorities couldn't do much to stop them. The country's previous high-tech, capital-intensive heavy industry manufacturing sector was flooded with millions of cheap labor, and soon many factories converted to low-tech, labor-intensive, often times exploitative light industry. Coupled with the industries of most Helinskan countries being devastated by the War, Kokinos soon emerged as the major industrial manufacturer and exporter in Kokinos

In 1967, the Worker's Congress finally reached a consensus on the Patuljac Question - they must go. Oil drilling in the western desert intensified, the Patuljac way of life was destroyed, and their numbers dwindled. The last Patuljac is believed to have died in 2014. The Kokinan government never made any attempts of contact with Patuljacs

The post-war Kokinan economy flourished while other Helinskan countries were rebuilding. The exportation of oil and low-tech, manufactured goods allowed Kokinos to be a leading economic power in Helinska, if not the world as a whole, yet also significantly contributed to climate change that would result in the ICO's global domination

### Ouro

While Kokinos had begun transitioning back to high-tech, capital-intensive heavy industry manufacturing, as well as dipping into the service sector and green industries in the 2010s, oil remained a major part in the economy. As the ICO embarked on its ecological crusade, the oil industry came under attack. Several drills, refineries and company buildings, as well as the Ministry of Electricity's buildings, suffered from "mysterious explosions". In addition, the Western Deserts, which had been pacified in the 1960s, saw an increase in terrorism and insurgencies again. The Worker's Congress announced the plan to transition to green energy by 2050, and the bombings, terrorism and insurgent activities "mysteriously" died down by that year.

With the economy significantly developed, the need for low-tech labor-intensive manufacturing died down as well, and the factories were either closed down or transitioned to high-tech and/or automated manufacturing. Millions of migrants went unemployed, and relocation policies pushed them away from the big cities to the countryside. Many migrants, already exploited and distrusted in a foreign land, fell into poverty and turned to crime, which only made their image worse in the eyes of Kokinans. Numerous voices among the populace and Party called for the foreigners to be deported. While no such deportations occurred, the migrants became more of a liability to Kokinan society and the welfare system.

### Recent Years

#### Diverse Population

The 2080 Census Act officially divided the Kokinan population into five "recognized ethnic groups": Kokino-Ionians, Kanorians and Astavarans, Katavians, Kherfiyyans and Redouin, and Others. Minorities that had lived in Kokinos before 1950, and were more assimilated and integrated into Kokinan society, were categorized as "Kokino-Ionian" even if they were Katavian or Kanorian. The others, mostly being the descendants of those who arrived post-war, were arbitrarily categorized into 4 other groups, and only those who "contributed significantly to the Kokinan state" (mostly by bribing officials or being rich) were categorized as Kokino-Ionians. It is believed that up to 41% of "Kokino-Ionians" were not Kokino-Ionian or had non-Kokino-Ionian blood, but it doesn't matter as they have fully assimilated and integrated.

A Polmarian report in 2150 found that non-Kokino-Ionians were 52% more likely to be stopped and checked by police, 71% more likely to have a criminal record, 44% more likely to fall into drugs or alcoholism, 22% more likely to be unemployed, 68% less likely to have a college degree, 52% less likely to become a civil servant (police, city hall worker, etc.) and 98% less likely to achieve a high-ranking Party, government or corporate position. As of 2194, it is unknown if this has improved or worsened

#### International Seclusion

Kokinos has always been wary of international agencies such as the Interstellar Cooperation Organization, especially as they tend to go against Kokinan interests (such as the "Ionia" question). With the ICO's increased aggressiveness, Kokinos developed and launched the Aegis-5 System to prevent external satellites from being able to take satellite photos of Kokinos

## Government

### State

Kokinos has a unicameral legislature, the Kokinan Worker's Congress. The Chairman of the Socialist Republic of Kokinos, a role that was created by Stavros Siantos in 1955, is a largely figurehead Head of State that is elected by the Kokinan Worker's Congress, and has the power to appoint and remove Premiers and Ministers. The Premier serves as the Head of Government and leads the Council of Ministers, the highest executive body in the government. The Premier and Ministers of ministries have no term limit, and retain their positions until they resign or are dismissed.

### Party

Party organizations and institutions largely mirror state ones. Sometimes, the Party and State are led by the same person. Other times, the Party and State leaders are different people, and the State only serves to execute the decisions made by the Party. The Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party is led by the General Secretary of the Kokinan Socialist Worker's Party, under which is the Deputy General Secretary (there may be multiple at the same time), the Central Military Commission, the Political Affairs Commission, the Public and Diplomatic Affairs Commission, and etc.

### Military, Police and Security

With the post-war world having entered a period of relative peace for over 2 centuries, and the Kokinan police force being heavily militarized, the Kokinan military saw few active engagements post-1960 and next to none post-2050. It was widely considered a waste of money and manpower, and both the KSWP Central Military Commission and Ministry of Defense were formally dissolved in 2130, the 200th anniversary of the end of the Third Intervention. The police force, under the Ministry of Security, took over the Ministry of Defense's duties. Due to this, the Kokinan police force is the most militarized police force in the world.

The Kokinan government also launched the Aegis-5 System (the Aegis-6 is currently being developed) to combat foreign espionage via satellite imagery, and has blocked almost all foreign websites and apps. All foreign enterprises and organizations (including certain ICO organizations) operating in Kokinan territory must have a Party Secretary or partner with a local Kokinan organization, and its actions are monitored.

Due to the Kanorian Crisis, the Kokinan government also hastened its nuclear program under the guise of building new nuclear reactors and spacefaring rockets. It also "strongly advised" all foreign and international consulates, embassies, enterprises and other organizations to relocate to the urban areas far away from the Kanorian border and western deserts.

### Foreign relations

#### Helinska

* Kanorian Empire: negative
* Federal Republic of Ionia: neutral (leaning negative)
* Republic of Polmaria: neutral (leaning positive)
* Lear: neutral
* Republic of Kherfiyyah: neutral

#### External

* ZUSA: positive
* Union for Western Merelaux: neutral (leaning positive)
* West Kalshei Federation: neutral (leaning positive)
* Republic of Aazarkan: neutral (leaning positive)
* Central Eredan Federation: neutral (leaning negative)
* Interstellar Cooperation Organization: neutral (leaning negative)

### Companies

State-owned and private enterprises co-exist in Kokinos. In state-owned enterprises, the State owns most, if not all, of the company's shares, but otherwise the company is fairly autonomous and acts no different from a private enterprise. The State owns a portion of shares and the KSWP appoints Party Secretaries to almost all major Kokinan companies, making the line between "state owned" and "private" enterprises rather muddled

#### State-owned enterprises:

* Kokinos National Electric
* West Kokinos Rail
* East Kokinos Rail
* Kokinos National Systems
* Kokinos National Space Agency
* Yellow Star Industries
* Yellow Star Mining Company
* Solenopsis Arms
* the People's Daily
* P.V.D Studios
* Kokinos National Rocket Industries
* Heleurion Nuclear Power
* Kousai Chemicals
* Federation of Unions in Kokinos
* Central Bank of Kokinos
* Agricultural and Industrial Bank of Kokinos

#### Private enterprises:

* KokinoTech Ltd.
* Laskou's Burgers
* Laskou's Wonderworld
* Beleurion Automotor
* UnityKo
* Ananas Farmer's Association
* Ionia Refresh Ltd.
* Serco Wineries
* Hermes Trading Company
* Bank of Athanasios and Epanastasi
* Hephaestus Industries
* Smyrnas Lumber and Industries
* Retgard Industries and Technologies Inc.
* Bluebird Inc.
* InstachatKo
* Hesota Fisherman's Association
* Ionia Cruise
* Ionia Spacecruise
* Ionescos and Kanoria Banking Corporation
* Interstellar Cooperation Organization Office in Kokinos
* Aurelian Senate Office in Kokinos

## Subdivisions

### Lists of districts in Kokinos

Kokinos is *de jure* comprised of 1 Capital City District, 15 Districts, 2 District-level Special Economic Zones and 3 Special Autonomous Zones

Capital City District:

* Granfel Capital District (capital: Floropolis)

Districts:

* Ananas River District (capital: Bechosa)
* Fort Dmitris District (capital: Dmitriopolis)
* Hesota Island District (capital: Hesota)
* Iordanou River District (capital: Iordanou)
* Kokkinos River District (capital: Kokkinopotami)
* Lakonia River District (capital: Lakonia)
* Lake Limni District (capital: Limni)
* Nicolopolis District (capital: Nicolopolis)
* North Kokinos District (capital: Stefanopolis)
* Retgard District (capital: Retgard)
* Sentopolis District (capital: Sentopolis)
* Serco District (capital: Serco)
* West Kokinos District (capital: Johanopolis)
* Neopolis District (capital: Neopolis)
* Cremdel River District (capital: Fort Ioannis)

Special Economic Zones:

* Athanasios Special Economic Zone (capital: Athanasios)
* Epanastasi Special Economic Zone (capital: Epanastasi)

Special Autonomous Zone:

* Ionescos Special Autonomous Zone (capital: Ionescos)
* Crimpor Special Autonomous Zone (capital:Crimpor City)
* Enotilopolis Special Autonomous Zone (capital: Enotilopolis)

### Ethnic Autonomy

For regions with significant populations of non-Kokino-Ionians, Ethnic Autonomous Subdistricts and Ethnic Autonomous Polis exist to better represent them, at least in theory. The former is for rural populations, and the latter is for urban populations

### Konstantinos

The city of Konstantinos was designated as a Special Economic Zone in 1955. However, unlike other SEZs, Konstantinos did not become a separate subdivision, but remained as a subdistrict of the Iordanou River District

### Katavian Refugee Zone

After the collapse of authority in Katavia in 1934, nearly one million Katavian refugees entered the borders of Kokinos. Kokinos established the Katavian Refugee Zone, a series of areas designated as zones to relocate refugees to. The KRZ's borders are scattered across multiple districts, and it was not a proper subdivision equal to other districts, nor was it usually included in maps. After the Clansteel Brigade reclaimed western Katavia with the support of O'Lear, the new Katavia requested that Kokinos repatriate the refugees. About 30% of Katavian refugees were repatriated, but the remaining were not repatriated by Kokinos, but instead relocated further away from the Katavian border by Kokinan authorities, to either the Bechosa District to suppress Liamist separatism, or inland to the sparsely populated regions of northern and northeastern Kokinos to settle and develop the undeveloped areas. The Refugee Zones were dissolved and reintegrated in 1961, with some being reorganized into the Katavian Ethnic Autonomous Subdistricts

### Districts that no longer exist

* The Bechosa District (capital: Bechosa) existed from 1928 to 1956, when it was divided into the Ananas River and Nicolopolis districts
* The Fort Siantos (capital: Fort Siantos) and Stefanopolis (capital: Stefanopolis) districts existed from 1928 to 1956, when they were merged into the North Kokinos district
* The Giorgopolis (capital: Giorgopolis) and Johanopolis (capital: Johanopolis) districts existed from 1928 to 1956, when they were merged into the West Kokinos district

## Significant figures

### Leaders

* General Secretary and Chairman Apollon Georgiadis
* Deputy General Secretary Orestis Stathatos
* Vice Chairman Erollos Sallakos
* Premier Theodoros Xenides
* Deputy Premier Vissarion Pachis
* Minister of Foreign Affairs Aura Politoti
* Representative to the ICO Agapios Zannatos
* Minister of Security Despoina Pavliade
* Minister of Culture and Education Alexa Konstantina
* Minister of Agriculture Nikos Mihalis
* Minister of Electricity Antonis Relliadis
* Minister of Economic Development Marika Manou
* Minister of Ecological Preservation Ioannis Kanides
* Minister of Technological Research Vissarion Pachis