Arstotzkan Wars

The **Arstotzkan Wars** (Russian: *Арстоцканские войны*, Dutch: *Arstotzkan Oorlogen*) were a period of history in the Arstotzkan where the Arstotzkan Union imbroilded itself in war, with itself. It began on September 18th 2019 and ended on February 10th 2020. The Arstotzkan Wars are regarded as the longest time of war in the history. However the failure to destroy the Arstotzkan Union, embolded the nation and when war arose again in late 2020, the willingness to fight and destroy the enemy was there. Because of the Arstotzkan Wars, the Arstotzkan Federal Government has worked hard on achieveing peaceful diplomacy rather than all out violence.

Arstotzkan High Command was created in 2020 for the maintence of peace, however after the Arstotzkan - Confederate War many have questioned the use of Arstotzkan High Command and the legitamicy at providing peace. In 2021, the Arstotzkan Union has emboldened their peaceful figure, with the nation assisting in the establishment of new nations in Tauranga, like Nova Roma.

## Arstotzkan Wars

### Date

September 18th 2019 - February 10th 2020 (4 months and 22 days)

### Location

Arstotzkan Union (now Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union)

### Territorial Changes

Gollandiya and Angliyskiy Territories established (Dec. 27th 2019).

## Belligerents

Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union

Ministry of Defense (First Civil Conflict), Democratic Labour Party of Arstotzka (Second Civil Conflict)

## First Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union (Sept. 18th 2019 - Nov. 25th 2019)

On the evening of September 17 2019, Lt. Tyler Brazier (now Air Marshal of the Arstotzkan Union AIr Force), presented to the President of the Arstotzkan Union an idea that would force the presentation of identification at the border. This became a massive problem as multiple things had worked up until this moment. On September 18 2019, time unknown, Minister of Defense, Piran McGee, forced the President to shut down the Arstotzkan Union. This decision was approved by the President.

On October 23rd 2019 the, *Dissolution of the Union*, document was created. This document was created as a means to end the very new nation and appease the people involved in the shutdown of the Arstotzkan Union.

Following the departure of the former Minister of Defense, the President, without the knowledge of the Minister of Defense, re-created the Arstotzkan Union. On the 23rd of November the Recreation of the Union document was drafted with the plan to have the Arstotzkan Union reunited by the 25th and to end the First Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union.

## Second Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union (Dec. 6th 2019 - Feb. 5th 2020)

On December 1st 2019, President Ethan Brinkman established the Democratic Labour Party of Arstotzka and it became a small insignificant party that had minor involvement in the National Assembly but by December 5th the party, who was lead by Former Minister of Defense, Piran McGee, had converted over a majority of the members of the National Assembly and began to be seen as a threat to the Arstotzkan People's Party, which for a while was the only party in the Arstotzkan Union after being established on August 22nd 2019.

On December 6th 2019, Ethan created the Arstotzkan Summer Summit, which would be a home for members of the National Assembly during the 2019 - 2020 Summer Holidays in New Zealand. However, the Minister of Conservation, who was working for the DLPA, brought in the leader of the DLPA and he ordered President Ethan to shut down the Arstotzkan Union again.

Many see that moment as the beginning of the Second Civil Conflict, this is also stated by the Arstotzkan Federal Government and has been the Official Date since the conflict.

Following this, Ethan set up the Underground Government of the Arstotzkan Union, which consisted of the Presidential Upper Cabinet. On December 8th 2019, the Fall of the Arstotzkan Union document was sent to members of the DLPA and many began to think that the union had fallen. However the Underground Government had taken steps to preserve major government documents including the Constitution.