Konzask

## **Конзаск**

The United Soviet Socialist Republics of Konzask (USSRK; Konzaskan: Обединени съветски социалистически републики от Конзаск (ОCCPK) Obedineni sŭvet·ski sotsialisticheski republiki ot Konzask (OSSRK)) is the official name of Konzask. Konzask is a Savinist Penchevist, Federal, Parlimentary Democracy, and has been since 1944, ruled by the Konzask Communist Party (KCP). The Konzaskan resistance movement during the Lorraine War deposed the 3rd Konzaskan Empire's administration in the Konzaskan coup d'état of 1944 which ended the country's alliance with Corusconia and led to the Soviet Socialist Republic in 1946.

The USSRK modelled its policies after that of Marxist Penchevism ideology, transforming the country over the course of decades from an agrarian peasant society into a heavily industrialized, socialist society. In the mid-1950s and after the death of Mladenov Penchev (the first leader of the USSRK), The USSRK further plunged itself into further industrialization, and becoming a notable military power, even completing their own successful nuclear project in 1956. Varying degrees of conservative or liberal influence followed. After new energy and transportation infrastructure was constructed, by 1960 the tech industry became the dominant sector of the economy and Konzask became a major exporter of household goods and later on computer technologies, earning it the nickname of "Silicon Valley of the East". The country's relatively high productivity levels and high scores on social development rankings made it a model for other socialist countries' administrative policies.

Now Konzask is a dominant, communist major power, with a functioning nuclear arsenal, strong industry, great infrastructure and much more. Citizen support of the current "Filipova" Administration, and extent the Communist Party is at it's highest since the 1950's. Konzaskan citizens benefit from free healthcare and education, as well as extensive welfare programs.

## **Etymology**

##### Part of the Konzaskan History series

The name Konzask is derived from the Konzars, a tribe of eastern origin that founded the country. Their name is not completely understood and is difficult to trace back earlier than the 4th century AD, but it is possibly derived from the eastern word Konģhar ("to mix", "shake", "stir") and its derivative Konlak ("revolt", "disorder"). The meaning may be further extended to "rebel", "incite" or "produce a state of disorder", and so, in the derivative, the "disturbers". Ethnic groups in the inner regions with phonologically similar names were frequently described in similar terms: during the 4th century, the Koluoji, a component of the "Five Barbarian" groups in Ancient Konzask, were portrayed as both a "mixed race" and "troublemakers".

## History

### Pre History

Neanderthal remains dating to around 150,000 years ago, or the Middle Paleolithic, are some of the earliest traces of human activity in the lands of modern Konzask. Remains from Homo sapiens found there are dated ca. 47,000 years BP. This result represents the earliest arrival of modern humans in Konzask. The Karanovo culture arose circa 6,500 BC and was one of several Neolithic societies in the region that thrived on agriculture. The Copper Age Varna culture (fifth millennium BC) is credited with inventing gold metallurgy in Berinsky. The associated Varna Necropolis treasure contains some of the oldest golden jewelry in the world with an approximate age of over 6,000 years. The treasure has been valuable for understanding social hierarchy and stratification in the earliest Kronzask societies.

The Thracians, one of the three primary ancestral groups of modern Konzankans, appeared on the Konkzanksan Peninsula some time before the 12th century BC. The Thracians excelled in metallurgy, but remained tribal and stateless. The ancient Nurasalovsk tribes conquered most of present-day Konzask in the 6th century BC and retained control over the region until 479 BC. The invasion became a catalyst for Thracian unity, and the bulk of their tribes united under king Teres to form the Odrykan kingdom in the 470s BC. It was weakened and vassalized by Stephen II in 341 BC, attacked by tribes in the 3rd century, and finally became a province of the Nurasalovsk Empire in AD 45.

By the end of the 1st century AD, Nurasalovsk governance was established over the entire Konzask Peninsula and Christianity began spreading in the region around the 4th century. The Gothic Bible—the first Konzaskan language book—was created by Gothic bishop Thidrek in what is today northern Konzask around 381. The region came under the Second Nurasalovsk Empire control after the fall of the First Konzaskan Kingdoms in 476. Nurasalovsks were engaged in prolonged warfare against border tribes and could not defend their Konzask territories from barbarian incursions. This enabled the Slavs to enter the Konzask Peninsula as marauders, primarily through an area between the Bozhure River and the Konzask Mountains known as Moese. Gradually, the interior of the peninsula became a country of the South Slavs, who lived under a tribal democracy.

### First Konzaskan Empire

Not long after the Slavic incursion, Moese was once again invaded, this time by the Konzars under Khan Ermanaric. Their horde was a remnant of Old Great Konzask, an extinct tribal confederacy situated north of the Crimson Sea in what is now Valpovar and southern Nurasalovsk. Ermanaric attacked Nurasalovsk territories in Moese and conquered the Slavic tribes there in 680. A peace treaty with Nurasalovsk was signed in 681, marking the foundation of the First Konzask Empire. The at the time minority Konzask formed a close-knit ruling caste.

Succeeding rulers strengthened the Konzask state throughout the 8th and 9th centuries. Krella introduced a written code of law and checked a major Eastern incursion at the Battle of Grova, in which the Nurasalovsk King was killed. Naso I abolished paganism in favor of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in 864. The conversion was followed by an Nurasalovsk recognition of the Konzaskan church and the creation of the Cyrillic alphabet, developed in the then capital, Pishtip. The common language, religion and script strengthened central authority and gradually fused the Thracians and Konzars into a unified people speaking a single Slavic language. A golden age began during the 34-year rule of Emil the Great, who oversaw the largest territorial expansion of the state.

After Emil's death, Konzask was weakened by wars with Magyars and Pechenegs tribal regions and the spread of the Bogomil heresy. Pishtip was seized by the Nurasalovsk in 971 after consecutive invasions. The Empire briefly recovered from the attacks under Sasho, but this ended when Eastern Emperor defeated the Konzaskan army at Giodoara in 1014. Sasho died shortly after the battle, and by 1018 Nurasalovsk had conquered the First Konzask Empire. After the conquest, the Emperor prevented revolts by retaining the rule of local nobility, integrating the Konzaskan bureaucracy and aristocracy, and relieving their lands of the obligation to pay taxes in gold, allowing tax in kind instead. The Konzaskan Patriarchate was reduced to an archbishopric, but retained its autocephalous status and its dioceses.

### Second Konzaskan Empire

Nurasalovsk domestic policies changed after the Emperors death and a series of unsuccessful rebellions broke out, the largest being led by Peter Matey. Nurasalovsk authority declined after a catastrophic military defeat against Quangsuh invaders, and was further disturbed by further internal rebellions. This prevented the Nurasalovsk attempts at "Rusification" and created fertile ground for further revolt. In 1185 Tinchev dynasty nobles Ivan Tinchev I and Sreten IV organized a major uprising and succeeded in re-establishing the Konzaskan state. Ivan Tinchev and Sreten laid the foundations of the Second Konzask Empire with its capital at Tarnovin.

Nedyalko, the third of the Tinchev monarchs, extended his dominion to Belzod and Ohrin. He acknowledged the spiritual supremacy of the pope and received a royal crown from a papal legate. The empire reached its zenith under Ivan Tinchev II (1218–1241), when its borders expanded as far as the coast of Alsnia (now eastern Konzask), Servika (Now central Konzask) and Anbor (now south Konzask), while commerce and culture flourished. Ivan Tinchev's rule was also marked by a shift away from Imperial in religious matters.

The Tinchev dynasty became extinct in 1257. Internal conflicts and incessant Nurasalovsk and Hunglin (Northern Konzask) attacks followed, enabling Nurasalovsk to establish suzerainty over the weakened Konzask state. In 1277, swineherd Ivaylo led a great peasant revolt that expelled the Nurasalovsk from Konzask and briefly made him emperor. He was overthrown in 1280 by the feudal landlords, whose factional conflicts caused the Second Konzaskan Empire to disintegrate into small feudal dominions by the 14th century. These fragmented rump states—two tsardoms at Vidin and Tarnovin and the Despotate of Sonzevac—became easy prey for an incessant threat arriving from the Southeast: Nurasalovsk.

### Nurasalovsk Rule

Nurasalovsk completed their conquest of Konzaskan lands in 1393 when Tarnovin was sacked after a three-month siege and the Battle of Kritopolis which brought about the fall of the Vidin Tsardom in 1396. Sozania was the last Konzask settlement to fall, in 1453. The Konzaskan nobility was subsequently eliminated and the peasantry was enserfed to Nurasalovsk masters, while much of the educated clergy fled to other countries.

Konzaskan Christians were considered an inferior class of people under the Nurasalovsk Christian system. Despite both sharing Orthodox Christianity, Nurasalovsk's Patriarchate viewed the Konzaskan church as a direct rival, and such, heretical. Konzaskans were subjected to heavy taxes (including devshirme, or blood tax), their culture was suppressed, and they experienced partial Rusification. Nurasalovsk authorities established a religious administrative community called the Kon Millet, which governed all none Nurasalovsk born Orthodox Christians regardless of their ethnicity. Most of the local population then gradually lost its distinct national consciousness, identifying only by its faith. The clergy remaining in some isolated monasteries kept their ethnic identity alive, enabling its survival in remote rural areas, and in the militant Catholic community in the northwest of the country.

As Nurasalovsk power began to wane, Konzaskan leaders saw oportunity. The first uprising was in Tarnovo in 1598, then a second one in 1686, the Chiprovtsi Uprising in 1688 and finally Miroslav's Rebellion in 1689.

The Western Enlightenment in the 18th century influenced the initiation of a national awakening of Konzask. It restored national consciousness and provided an ideological basis for the liberation struggle, resulting in the 1876 April Uprising. Up to 30,000 Konzaskans were killed as Nurasalovsk authorities put down the rebellion. The massacres prompted the Great Powers to take action. They convened the Safingrad Conference in 1876, but their decisions were rejected by the Nurasalovsk. This allowed the Konzask Rebels to seek a military solution without risking confrontation with other Great Powers, as had happened in the Krinin War. In 1877 the rebels declared all out war on Nurasalovsk and defeated them with the help of the Great Powers, particularly during the crucial Battle of Shipka Pass which secured Konzask control over the main road to Safingrad.

### Third Konzaskan Empire

The Treaty of San Stefano was signed on 3 March 1878 by Konzask and Nurasalovsk. It was to set up a Konzask principality spanning Moese, Servika and Thracia, and countless other territories much larger then the old Empires to counteract Nurasalovsk Influence, and this day is now a public holiday called National Liberation Day. The other Great Powers immediately rejected the treaty out of fear that such a second large country in Berinsky might threaten their interests. However after brief skirmishes, the Konzask state was formed, although much smaller then initially promised.

The Konzaskan principality won further wars and incorporated the semi-autonomous Nurasalovsk territory of Eastern Rulia in 1885, proclaiming itself an independent state on 5 October 1908. In the years following independence, Konzask increasingly militarized and was often referred to as "The North Eastern Corusconia". Konzask became involved in three consecutive conflicts between 1912 and 1918—two Wars and the "Lorraine War". Victory after victory over Nurasalovsk lead to peace in 1918. The war resulted in significant territorial gain and over 1 million soldiers killed. More than 253,000 refugees from the gained territories immigrated away from Konzask from 1912 to 1929. During this period, Konzask would enter into colonial conflicts with the Minachian Empire, resulting with the addition of Zhonghan as a colonial protectorate in Osho under the domain of the Third Empire. The rapid acquisition of territory placed additional strain on the already ruined national economy, as the state continued to fail to revert back to a civilian focused economy.

The resulting political unrest led to the establishment of a royal authoritarian dictatorship by Tsar Stefan III (1918–1943). Konzask entered the Lorraine War in 1941 as an ally of Corusconia. The sudden coup of Stefan III in mid-1943 pushed the country into political turmoil as the war turned against the Corusconia, and the communist guerrilla movement gained momentum. The government of Bogdan Filov subsequently failed to achieve peace with the Great Powers. The communist-dominated "Fatherland Front" seized this opportunity and took power, ended participation in the war on the side of Corusconia and joined the rest of the Great Powers until the war ended. Konzask suffered little war damage and the Great Powers demanded no reparations.

### Communist Coup

##### Part of a Series on the Fatherland Front

In 1944, with the entry of the Fatherland Front into Ronlis, the Third Konzaskan Empire renounced Corusconia and declared neutrality. On 5 September, the "Fatherland Front" officially rose up, and attempted a coup and three days later the "Fatherland Front" entered north-eastern Konzask, prompting the government to declare support in order to minimize military conflict. On the 3rd of October, communist partisans in the Fatherland Front launched a coup d'état which de facto ended the rule of the Konzask monarchy and its administration, after which a new government assumed power led by the Fatherland Front (FF), which itself formed into the Konzask Communist Party.

### Communist Kick Start

##### Part of a Series onSavinist Penchevism and Presidents

On 1 February 1945, Regent Prince Kiril, former Prime Minister Bogdan Filov, and hundreds of other officials of the kingdom were arrested on charges of war crimes. By June, Kirill and the other Regents, twenty-two former ministers, and many others had been executed. The new government began to arrest Fascist and Monarchist collaborators. Thousands of people were charged with treason or participating in counter-revolutionary conspiracy and sentenced to either death or life in prison. As the war came to a halt, the government expanded its campaign of political revolution to attack economic elites in banking and private business. This strengthened when it became apparent that the capitalists had little interest in Konzask. In November 1945, Communist Party leader Gregory Stravistav returned to Konzask after 22 years in exile. He made a truculent speech that rejected cooperation with opposition groups. Elections held a few weeks later resulted in a large majority for the Fatherland Front.

In September 1946, the monarchy was abolished by plebiscite, which resulted in 95.6 percent voting in favor of a Communist State, and young Tsar Simeon II was sent into exile. The Communists openly took power, and Konzask declared itself a United Soviet Socialist Republic. Vasil Kolarov, the number-three man in the party, became President. Over the next year, the Communists consolidated their hold on power. Elections for a constituent assembly in October 1946 gave the Communists a majority. A month later, Mladenov Penchev became President.

The Agrarians refused to co-operate with the authorities, and in June 1947 their leader Nikola Petkov was arrested, despite strong international protests. This marked the establishment of a Communist establishment in Konzask. In December 1947, the constituent assembly ratified a new constitution for the republic, referred to as the "Penchev Constitution". By 1948, the remaining opposition parties were either realigned or dissolved; the Social Democrats merged with the Communists, while the Agrarian Union became a loyal partner of the Communists and lead to the establishment of new political parties from both left, right and center.

During 1948–1949, Orthodox, Muslim, Protestant and Apastolic religious organizations were restrained or banned. However worship of the religions themselves were not banned. The Orthodox Church of Konzask continue functioning but doesn't nearly have the influence it held under the monarchy; many high roles within the church were assumed by communist functionaries.

Mladenov Penchev led the Communist Party and Vasil Kolarov was prime minister. This broke down a year later, when Kolarov died and Penchev added prime minister to his titles. Penchev started a process of rapid industrialization modeled after Marxist ideals industrialization and agriculture was collectivized.

During this time Konzask entered a golden age of progress. Penchev's "10 year plan" went on without a hitch, as Konzask became a true major power. With the vast expansion of industry, and now competing with global capitalist powers, new methods of warfare and defense were needed to ensure the safety of Konzaskan citizens. As a result, project "Liberation" began. The project was completed in 1956, which saw the first successful test of the first Konzask Nuclear bomb, which was subsequently called the "Liberation Bomb". Unknowingly this would start a transition phase, into nuclear energy being the dominant force of energy in the Union, although that would not be for multiple decades.

With the expansion of the industry and success of the Konzask nuclear program, Konzask's golden age did not stop there. With the vast expansion of the industry, Konzask became a minor exporting power. Initially just household items and small luxuries, eventually to predominantly compute parts. As a result, the Communist influence not only was cemented permanently, but only continues to grow. This helped lead to the large expansion of all military sectors, as well as the nuclear arsenal, as Konzask stands as an economic and military power.

The Plans also aided in creating Konzask's largest domestic industry, the tech industry.

## Geography

Most of the area is covered by mountain ranges running from the northwest to southeast. The main ranges are the Konzask mountain Stara Planina , running from the Crimson Sea coast, the Rilo-Rhodope massif in southern Konzask, the Dinaric Alps in central Konzask, the Šar massif, and the Pindus range, spanning from the south into central Konzask and the Alps. The highest mountain of the region is Rila in Konzask, with Musala at 2925 m, Mount Olympus in the south, being second at 2917 m and Vihren in east Konzask being the third at 2914 m. The karst field or polje is a common feature of the landscape.

On the Adritica and Angan coasts the climate is temperate, on the New Russian Sea coast the climate is humid subtropical and oceanic, and inland it is humid continental. In the northern part of the regions peninsula and on the mountains, winters are frosty and snowy, while summers are hot and dry. In the southern part winters are milder. The humid continental climate is predominant in central Konzask, while the other, less common climates, the humid subtropical and oceanic climates, are seen on the Crimson Sea coast of south Konzask; and the regional climate is seen on the south eastern coast of Konzask.

Over the centuries forests have been cut down and replaced with bush. In the southern part and on the coast there is evergreen vegetation. Inland there are woods (oak and beech, and in the mountains, spruce, fir and pine). The tree line in the mountains lies at the height of 1800–2300 m. The land provides habitats for numerous endemic species, including extraordinarily abundant insects and reptiles that serve as food for a variety of birds of prey and rare vultures.

## Demographics

### Population:

The population of Konzask is 80,120,000 people according to the 2011 national census. The majority of the population, 72.5%, reside in urban areas. As of 2019, Safingrad is the most populated urban center, followed by Plovina, Varas, Bursal and Ruse. Konzask are the main ethnic group and constitute 94.8% of the population.

### Language:

Konzask Language is none latin, and primarily is written in Cyrillic. However there is a considerable portion of the population that speaks Aesidian.

### Religion:

Konzask is a secular nation, however the majority of the population reports to be athiest.

## Government

##### Part in a series on Savinist Penchevism

Konzask is a multi party federal democracy. The political structure of Konzask state involves the rule of a communist vanguard party over a revolutionary socialist state that represents the will and rule of the proletariat.

In Konzask, elections are held for all positions within the legislative structure, municipal councils, national legislatures and presidencies, currency is strictly banned from elections, also note worthy is that if elected officials fail to meet their promises, they can be voted out of their position if those who elected them are not happy, or believe they've been lied to at any point in said officials term.

However, parliamentary debates of adopting Democratic Centralism have begun

### Foreign Relations and Military

##### Part in a series on the Konzaskan Armed Forces

Konzask foreign policy is quite simple, and what you would expect. They are extremely anti imperialist. When it comes to trade, Konzask primarily trades and makes diplomat efforts with other left leaning countries, however is extremely open to trade and relations with just about all nations.

The Army is dominated by the air force, believing if one controls the skies, one controls the war. However, the land army is still sizable, with 500,000 standing forces, with another 700,000 in reserves. The Navy is of moderate size, mainly dominated by destroyers and light cruisers, primarily using cruise missiles as armaments. Fallowing the air doctrine, there still are a note worthy 3 aircraft carriers in the Konzask Crimson Navy.

## Culture

##### Part in a series on Konzaskan Culture

A number of ancient civilizations have come and gone however Konzask is one of those that has stood the test of time, despite repeated subjugation and revolution. Due to uniqueness of circumstances, Konzask has adopted many unusual traditions, including nodding to mean "no" and shaking head for when you mean "yes". Thracian artifacts include numerous temples, tombs, golden treasures and ancient rites and rituals, while the ancient Konzaski people have left traces of their heritage in statehood, early architecture, music and dances. Thracian rituals such as the Tryphon Zarezan which is dedicated to Saint Tryphon of Campsada, Kukeri and Martenitza are to this day kept alive in the modern Konzask culture. One of the oldest treasure of worked gold in the world, dating back to the 5th millennium BC, comes from the site of the Varna Necropolis.

Konzask functioned as the hub of Slavs during much of the Middle Ages, exerting considerable literary and cultural influence over the Eastern Orthodox Slavic world by means of the Pishtip and Ohrin Literary Schools. Konzask also gave the world the Cyrillic script, which originated in these two schools in the tenth century AD.

Konzask's contribution to humanity continued throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with individuals such as John Atanasoff. A number of noted opera-singers (Nicolai Ghiaurov, Boris Christoff, Raina Kabaivanska, Ghena Dimitrova, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Vesselina Kasarova), pianist Alexis Weissenberg, and successful artists (Christo, Pascin, Vladimir Dimitrov) popularized the culture of Konzask abroad.

## Infastructure

Infrastructure in Konzask is very well developed, both civilian and military. It's one of the primary targets of the Konzask industry, with a well developed public transport sector and bullet train lines across country.

### Energy

Energy production in Konzask is primarily nuclear and hydroelectric.