Slavia

## Confederation of Slaviа

Flag of Slavia, the "Banner of Unity"

Slavia's Coat of Arms, displaying all three of her confederates and two autonomous areas.

Location of Slavia

### Currency

Slavian Saphyr (1 SLS = 3.75 USD)

**Slavia**, officially the **Confederation of Slavia** (Donatese: Конфедерација Славија / *Konfederatsiya Slaviya*; Hrozavan: Конфедерация Славiï / *Konfederatsiya Slaviyi*; Illjikan: Konszovetsija Slavija) was a country located on northeast Ripiero and west Kanita. It was a confederation composed of three member states with certain legislative authorities located in its capital, Korunagrad, in the confederate of Illjika. It was home to around 380.84 million people, most located in urban areas of the country. Its GDP was around 6.77 trillion SLS (Slavian Saphyrs) (equal to around 25.4 trillion USD), while its average GDP per capita was 17 785 SLS (66 695 USD). Slavia's most populous city was Nadyiv, the capital of Hrozava. Slavia was home to several Slavic ethnicities and was a founder state of the Slavic Coalition. With this being said, it was important to strictly differentiate the two. Slavia's respective member nations (confederates) were Donat, Hrozava & Illjika. It was succeeded by the State Union of Donat & Illjika.

The national capital of Slavia was Korunagrad, a city in Illjika. The capitals of the constituents were Radogost (Donat), Nadyiv (Hrozava), and Antonova (Illjika / Ilyicha).

The official anthem of the Confederation was Slav'sya.

It worked as a representative democracy and confederation of three republics. All Confederates had their own parliaments, but there was a singular Slavian parliament as well. Slavian confederates enjoyed luxurious autonomy, being able to independently enter contracts and alliances. However, Slavia's military was entirely centralized. There was no singular leader of Slavia - the three leaders of each Slavian Confederate acted as the National Council.

The flag of Slavia represented the Slavic nations of Ulina coming together in unity and fraternity.

## History

The Slavs are a name for several ethnicities present in Ulina today, primarily across Ripiero, Kanita & Zapita, all sharing common cultural and linguistic roots. Slavic cultures & languages originated in Kanita, stemming from the Ikan (Proto-Slavic) civilizations, and then spread primarily through the Holy Kingdom of Illjika. One of the exclusions to this rule were the Donatians & Kruhastans, who migrated to the continent of Ripiero.

### Background & formation

During the national revival periods of the Age of Enlightenment, Pan-Slavic ideas stemming from patriotism & nationalism among Slavic countries (primarily and originally across Kanita) came from scholars & historians both inside and outside the immediate Slavic circle of cultures. With this, it was important to note that, since Donat was under Rutherish occupation for a long time and received little to no intel or notice from the outside world, much of the population was illiterate up until the Donatese national revival in the 19th century when the growing Donatese academia began pushing common & educated folk towards a leftist ideology & the need for self-governance, beginning a period of consciousness among the Donatians. An idea for a universal Slavic state was beginning to be taken more seriously after the Crimson Revolution, which sparked a spring of nations. After the USDR's fall with the death of Lazar Karaslav & an introduction to a more democratic regime paralleling that of the Socialist Republic of Illjika, the two governments of the United Syndicates of Donat & the Socialist Republic of Illjika exchanged cultural ties & a military alliance, shortly after which Slavia was formed in 1990. This "first" Slavic state had no unifying government and was no more than a very loose confederation & agreement between Donat & Illjika.

The Federation of Hrozava was situated on Kanita at the same time during this time period. This time period also marked the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Donat to form a sense of uniformity between the Slavian member states.

### Controversy & aftermath

Slavia's initial formation was received positively among the more democratic nations of this world and was met more critically by the authoritarian governments of Ulina. As time went on, Slavia would prove itself to be a great power worthy of recognition & it would greatly establish its scene on the world stage. The Republic of Kruhasta soon applied for membership in the state and was accepted shortly after.

A nationalist coup would occur in Slavia in 2025 with Sonya Kremenobor instated as head of the state, beginning the period of the Blackshirt Revolution. This time period saw stark controversy in the state of Slavia as its values of liberty & democracy came to a close. Kruhasta would secede from the union, yet it was nonetheless pressured to cede territory to the new Blackshirt state, which would reflect itself in the cession of the region of Pridonatlye to Donat. This regime would not last very long due to the agitation & militancy of the lower class & underground parties, but it was effective in its wave nonetheless. Another uprising occurred from 2030 to 2031 which saw the demise of the Blackshirt state and for the first time in a while, elections were to occur where Social Democrat parties would win a majority. Tyrannicide was committed against Sonya Kremenobor in this time period & the governor of Illjika at the time, Gregor Koltov, was tried for his misdeeds.

The sudden end to Hrozavan isolation and the joining of the UKC caused a sudden spike in Panslavism in Hrozava. The Federation of Hrozava was dissolved and entered the union in 2034, after which a new constitution was ratified, as of the result of a 2033 referendum. However, in November of 2049, Hrozava would declare independence once again due to a shift in political climate and interests of the nation. This gave way for Slavia's successor country - the State Union.

## Confederation Status & Confederates

Slavia was a multilateral confederation consisting of three member countries called confederates which typically have "Slavian Confederate" before their official name, e.g. *The (Slavian) Confederate Republic of Donat*, to simplify their status in the country. Slavian Confederates enjoyed luxurious autonomy with their own parliaments, assemblies, independent embassies and sometimes government structures. With this being said, Confederates also have different administrative divisions - for example, Donat's administrative structure (along with Hrozava's) was homogenous and hierarchial, while Illjika's contains more heterogeneity and was more complex with differing levels of autonomy. These Confederates were, as aforementioned, Donat, Illjika and Hrozava.

## Demographics

Slavia was home to around 380.84 million people, out of which ~76 million were in Donat, ~56.4 million were in Hrozava & ~248 million were in Illjika. Donat's and Hrozava's populations were more ethnically homogenous, while Illjika's population was divided into more cultural subgroups and was ethnically heterogenous, mainly in the south of the country. Slavia's population predominantly lives in urban centers of the country & its most populous city was Nadyiv in Hrozava.

## Geography

Slavia was located on two continents: on Ripiero's northeast, housing the Confederate of Donat & on Kanita's west to centralwest regions, where Illjika & Hrozava were located. Woodland regions cover the north of the country's Kanitan portion with most of the country harboring a continental climate with the exception being Ilyicha's & Hrozava's southern regions. The most notable mountain ranges were the Lanats mountain range in Donat & the two border ranges in Ilyicha & Hrozava. Slavia was the second northernmost country & northernmost Confederation on Ulina. Slavia was home to a variety of climates.

## Culture & language

Slavia's official languages were Donatese, Hrozavan & Illjikan, all three being members of the Slavic language family. Slavia's regional languages included Ribajeran & Postovito in the Hrozavan & Illjikan south, but there were many other minority languages unrecognised by the official government. Donatese & Hrozavan were fairly similar in nature & both used the Cyrillic script, while Illjikans used a Reprodesic script, called the Kovalic Reprodesic Script.