Trudarmistenland (6.0) (Theoretical)

### Major Religions

AtheismChristianity (Evangelical, Eastern Orthodox, [Crypto-]Papist, Anabaptist, Tolstoyan)

Waräger-Kult (Neo-Germanic, Neo-Slavic, Revolutionaly Cult of Worship)

Jewish

Islam (Sunni Hanafi Maturidi)

## History

### Founded

1st of May 1955

The **Trudarmistenland für alle Russlanddeutsche**, or simply **Trudarmistenland**, is the result of the utilization of NKVD labour columns, known in German as *Trudarmisten*, in the Soviet Union as an acceptable form of militarization of ethnic Germans. After the *defeat of Germany*, the Soviet Union saw to withdraw surplus military units to be deployed for the impending *defeat of Japan*, a mobilisation of military forces that would require extensive logistical and industrial support. To this end the resettlement of Russlanddeutsche would support the existing labour columns in the development of ever larger diesel- and oil-powered walking, rolling, and/or floating war machines, whose very existence would provoke what was the inevitable *defeat of America* - and with it, the defeat of global fascism.

## Official History

The initial Trudarmisten consisted of the Volga Germans (**Wolgadeutsche**), Crimea Germans (**Krimdeutsche**), the Caucasus Germans (**Kaukasiendeutsche**), the Belarusian Germans (**Weißrusslanddeutsche**), the Black Sea Germans (**Schwarzmeerdeutsche**), and the Bessarabia Germans (**Bessarabiendeutsche**), but were soon bolstered with the other German communities expelled, captured, or otherwise relocated to the Siberian settlement, these included the Transylvanian Saxons (**Siebenbürger Sachsen**) and Danube Swabians (**Donauschwaben**) expelled from Romania, Baltic Germans (**Deutschbalten**) whose former countries had rejected them, and Germans from across the Gitleritsy occupations who had seen fit to collaborate with the fascist regime.

These include the Zipsers (**Zipsers**) of Slovakia and Romania, and other Carpathian Germans (**Karpatendeutsche**), as well as those inhabitants of Polish lands such as the, the Forest Germans (**Walddeutsche**), Vistula Germans (**Weichseldeutsche**), and Olęders (**Hauländers**). Those Bukovina Germans (**Buchenlanddeutsche**) who fled the capitalist occupation of the former German state found no sanctuary for their crimes in Romania, nor the Sathmar Swabians (**Sathmarer Schwaben**) who made up much of the Donauschwaben. Many of the former citizens of the Russian Empire, those Russlanddeutsche who colonised Dobruja, the Dobrujan Germans (**Dobrudschadeutsche**) now return to the Soviet Union not as colonisers, but as caught collaborators. From Yugoslavia, came the Gottscheers (**Gottscheers**) whose support for the Gitleritsy empire saw them kept under close watch, and from Turkey even some of the old Sultan’s associates, the Bosporus Germans (**Bosporus-Deutsche** or **Levantiner**) have been repatriated to pay for their crimes. It has even been rumoured that some of the of the technical experts brought in to work in the Trudarmisten were relocated and rehabilitated Gitleritsy Scientists, and their families. These came in stark contrast to the Jewish refugees, and prisoners sent north from the flooded Jewish Autonomous Oblast.

*The German is like a willow. No matter which way you bend him, he will always take root again. - Alexander Solzhenitsyn*

With the collapse of the American financial markets and the fall of the Soviet government in Moscow, the reactionary threat to communism would find itself defanged - without the United States of America, or the British Empire to prosecute the will of the Bourgeoisie the Soviet people could rest easy. The **Trudardeutsche** did not, for they knew that a return to conflict was inevitable. The islands of Japan, undefeated and unrepented still harboured the fascist menace, now augmented by the capitalist Americans left stranded there. Around them, the former Soviet Union was a patchwork of ideologies and institutions - whatever had taken root. It was this determination and work, voluntary or otherwise, that saw the foundation of the **Trudarmistenland**. Where they had once been kept under armed guard by the Spezkomendatura as prisoners, the toppling of Moscow saw the wilderness of Siberia itself become their wardens, and the vastly outnumbered prison guard their defenders. Some camps saw revolution from within, others assisted in their liberation, but all fell prisoner to only the eternal Rasputitsa, as the Germanophobic Stalinist regimes gave way to a less-centralised collective of sowjets: the **Landsmannschaft**.

And so the war would be won, **The Great Patriotic War** against Fascism, not through just iron and blood, but by consensus and ingenuity.

## Government

Each of the **Freien Stadt** has its own **Sowjet der Freien Stadt** (**SdFS**). Each **Freien Stadt** determines their own method of election, but can be overruled by the Supreme Courts, should it be found to be a centralisation of power, in contrast to the beliefs of the Russlanddeutsche.

Each **SdFS** elects its own body of 3 **Sowjetkommissars**. Again this method is not standardised but regulated.

The **Sowjetkommissar** of each **SdFS** form the **Sowjetkommissariat**.

The **Sowjetkommissariat** then elects a 7-person **Landsmannschaftkomissariat** from amongst them.

The Entire Population elects a 7-person **Landsmannschaftkanzleramt** from a pool of candidates put forward by each **SdFS**. Each **SdFS** can determine its own system to select a candidate for the **Landsmannschaftkanzleramt** .

The **Landsmannschaftkomissariat** is in charge of policies affecting Country-wide policy except the State-Budget. They are the Head of State. These policies don’t just require consensus, but also the backing of the **Sowjetkommissariat.**

The **Landsmannschaftkanzleramt** is in charge of Country-wide economic policy. They are the head of Government. They are the Head of Government. These policies don’t just require consensus, but also the backing of the **Sowjetkommissariat.**

The **Landsmannschaftkomissariat** can once per year request the **Sowjetkommissariat** re-elects the **Landsmannschaftkanzleramt**.

The **Landsmannschaftkanzleramt** can block any policy by the **Landsmannschaftkomissariat** by calling the **Sowjetkommissariat** to vote on it.

The **Landsmannschaft** is the collective term for the **Landsmannschaftkomissariat** and **Landsmannschaftkanzleramt**.

### Nationality

All Citizens of the ***Trudarmistenland*** are considered ***Trudarmistenlander***.

All Ethnicities are considered part of the ***Russlanddeutsche*** ethnicity.

Each of the following recognised Ethnic Groups are represented by a ***Volkskommissiar*** in the ***Volkskommissiariat:***

If a Citizen does not have the paperwork required to formally be recognised as one of the Recognised Ethnicities, they can instead vote for the ***Russlanddeutsche Volkskommissiar*** candidate.

The ***Volkskommissiariat*** advises the ***Landsmannschaftkanzler***, and the ***Landsmannschaftkomissiat*** on matters of policy, and arts in regards to special ethnic, language, and tradition consideration.

Each **SdFS** is allowed it’s own system of special ethnic, language, and tradition advice, but are also permitted to seek the advice of the ***Volkskommissiariat***, in the establishment and maintenance of such mechanisms.

### Political Parties & Factions

Political Parties as an entity are not permitted, as they are seen as a tool of factionalist derision, and consolidation of power. Factions *do* exist, but under either the pretext of religious, or professional-social relationships.

#### Die Warägerhütte - The Varangian Lodge

*Vice of Faith*

Secret Warrior Lodges, utilising the laws around the vice of faith to operate.

Each Lodge is headed by a Steuermann - whose position is able to be challenged through rite of battle.

Rehabilitated Neo-Pagan-esque Germanic/Slavic Cult of Personality around revolutionary figureheads. (Exact details tbd)

Consider themselves a self-organising, and self-appointed sternguard to the revolution.

Will act like bodyguards to any Kommissiar, or Kommissariat meeting.

Have Bloodhunts (Blutjagden) for sport, and celebration of Yule/Equinoxes. Often sportingly in competition with the Russlandeutschritterorden.

#### Der Spartakusbund - The Spartacus League

*Organisation for the promotion of literacy.*

Luxemburgist anti-war, pro-democracy advocates. They work closely with the Die Trudarmistenmennoniten and Der Jüdische Trudarmistenbund.

#### Die Islamische Vereinigung - The Islamic Association

*Vice of Faith*

Islamic Socialists, Anti-Imperialists, Pro-Universal Basic Income, Pro-Welfare + Charity

#### Die Tolstoj-Jünger - The Tolstoy Disciples

*Vice of Faith*

Russian Orthodox Church based, non-organised religion of Tolstoyans

Ascetic, non-smoking, teetotal, chaste, vegetarians who live simple lives, and refuse to cooperate with any institution of violence.

1. Love your enemies
2. Do not be angry
3. Do not fight evil with evil, but return evil with good (an interpretation of turning the other cheek)
4. Do not lust
5. Do not take oaths.

#### Die Trudarmistenmennoniten - The Trudarmisten Mennonites

*Vice of Faith, Organisation of German language schooling*

*Unity in essentials, tolerance in non-essentials, moderation in all things*

Another faction of pacifist, oathless Christians, these radical-reformed protestants, practice in congregations the size of the settlements of Trudarmistenland - and have their own Ordnung.

Protect the German Language, and practice German Language Sermons.

Tainted by historical accusations of Gitleritsy Collaboration.

#### Die Russlandeutschritterorden - The Russian-Teutonic Order

*Vice of Faith*

Pan-Christian entity, that both devotes its efforts to providing hospitals and healthcare, and to the protection of travellers between settlements. They maintain the Dampfbad tradition of steambaths before travel and war to rid people of lice.

In times of peace, they also act as a venue for a forum of faith, where philosophical, social, and political debates are had - open to all, and not just their own membership.

Furthermore the Order retains a paramilitary wing, whose membership is open to all. Of this paramilitary wing, there are multiple different responsibilities that fall to the Karawanenwächter (Caravan Guard), Jäger (Hunters), and Pfadfinder (Pathfinders)

Different denominations of Christian, have different internal fraternities. Each town has its own congregations. Each faction has it's own suspicions placed upon it.

* Catholic (& crypto-papist) fraternities for their dedication to external powers.
* Orthodox fraternities for their dedication to external Primates.
* Evangelical fraternities for their lack of consideration of separation of Church and State.

#### Der Jüdische Trudarmistenbund - Jewish Trudarmist Bund

*Vice of Faith, Organisation of Yiddish language schooling*

Non-Zionist Jewish cultural and religious society, that teaches Yiddish, and opposes the ideas of assimilation, instead promoting personal freedom, and of national personal autonomy.

## Economy

Live in former Gulag Camps, called Säulenklöster (Column Monasteries), as part of the system of Neumoralische Welt, a blended-derivative of the  concepts put forward by Fourier’s Phalansteries, and Owen’s New Moral World.

Those that live in the Säulenklöster are called Säulenmönche (Column Monks) - although those left in the cold outside of these city-complexes are few and far between.

Currency is the Trudoden worth 1 day’s labour.

## Languages

Official Language of Trudardeutsche, a standardised form of High German with Russian Loanwords.

Many other dialects are taught in family life.

These dialects include Suabian; Saratovskii; Zhitomirskii; Volyner; and the language of the Mennonites, Plattdeutsch.

## Religion

*Religion, the Opiate of the Masses… I think in todays’ world, we can have a little indulgence.*

Freedom of Religion - Secular State level.

### Christianity (needs revising)

The Church exists as a cultural entity that is subservient to the state. It is a non-sectarian entity that employs a multitude of different religious figures, who through it, remain loyal to the state, rather than any foreign entity.

Many SdFS allow different church services, aware of their traditional-associations of the Germans in Russia. As such many hold their services in rooms otherwise dedicated as communal halls, without dedicated facilities, on equal footing with other community-social gatherings.

### Islam

Some, not many, but some, of the Dobrudschadeutsche and the Bosporus-Deutsche brought with them the ways of Sunni Islam, having converted under Ottoman rule. Their Hanafi beliefs were in line with many of the other Turkic Muslim people of the Soviet Union, and their scientific Maturidi creed would be tolerated amongst the industrial work camps of the former NKVD.

In the modern Trudarmistenland, their beliefs are respected as much as those of the Christian Church - although due to them being few in number the resources dedicated to them are negligible.

### Paganism

<Die Warägerhütte Information needed here>

### Holidays

Troitsa, June 25th, another Harvest festival celebration of bounty

Kerbfest, 9th of November, Anniversary of the declaration of the Trudarmistenland

Oktoberfest, 7th of November, celebration of the revolution

Julfest, Winter Equinox, Yule winter celebration of endurance

## Unit Naming

### Army

#### Konföderale Milizen

The Civilian Militia of Trudarmistenland, organised into the following:

***Zug*** of 25 persons

***Kompanie*** of 4 *Züge*, 100 Persons

***Gruppe*** of 5 *Kompanien*, 500 Persons

***Kolonne*** of multiple *Gruppen*

Each level can freely, at any time, elect or re-elect a *Milizknecht* (Militia Servant), as a delegate from their ranks to coordinate with other sections of the *Kolonne*, or it’s *Epistyl* - a Committee of Milizknecht led by the *Kolonnemilizknecht*.

Within a Kolonne may also be the following operating:

***Trudarmistenlandsgarde*** (Guards of the Labour Army Country) who are a group of veterans, potentially from a reformation of a former *Kolonne*.

***Autonomer Zug*** (Autonomous Platoons) who are internationalist volunteer groups.

***Guerilla Zug*** (Guerilla Platoons) who operate in hostile territory, separated from the traditional logistics network.

***Trudarmisten*** (Labour Army) who are the non-combatant logistics sections that maintain supply-lines for the *Kolonne*.

***Epistylgarde*** (Epistyle Guard) who are a detachment of Warägergarde that operate as a means to provide non-partisan protection to the *Epistyl*.

### Navy

The *Trudarmistenflotte* (Labour Army Fleet)

### Airforce

The *Fliegenmitarbeiter* (Flying Staff), divided between the *Fliegenmitarbeiter des Landes*, the *Fliegenmitarbeiter des Landsknechte* and the *Fliegenmitarbeiter des Flotte*

### Mechs

Named after Months:

* Januarist
* Februarist
* Märzist
* Aprilist
* Maiist
* Junist
* Julist
* Augustist
* Septemberist
* Oktobererist
* Novemberist
* Dekabrist