Hrozava

Flag of Hrozava

Seal of Hrozava

Hrozava (dark green) within Ulina

### Ethnic groups

89% - Hrozavan7% - Ricarhemel1% - Kruhastan1% Other, mostly Cosonaans and Donatese

### Government type

Unicameral Parliamentary Presidental Republic

### GDP

$4,500,000,000,000

**State of Hrozava** (Hrozavan: **Держава Грозава** / *Derzhava Hrozava* *;* Ricarhemel: *Stát Hrozava* *;* Kruhastan: Država Hrozava ) is a nation state located in Northwest Kanita. Hrozava borders Illjika and the State Union to the east, and Kladiow to the north. Hrozava is the third largest nation in Kanita, smaller than Ilijika and Catsbourg. Hrozava is known for its rough mountains, the Kamini, and its numerous forests. The largest city, Nadyiv, is the largest city and metropolitian area in all of former Slavia.

Hrozava is a parliamentary republic, jointly ruled by the President of Hrozava, and the Hrozavska Rada. The current President of Hrozava is Moroza Kovalyka of the Svoboda Party, and the Head of Rada, Mykhayl Grylazhko is also of the Svoboda Party. Hrozava is a well-developed nation with a very high quality of life. Hrozava does well in matters of free press, speech, individual privacy, and religion, despite being a secular state. Being one of Ulina's "great powers", Hrozava is one of Ulina's most powerful nations, being a major economic hub, as well as boasting one of the most advanced armed forces on the planet.

Most of Hrozava's population are ethnic Hrozavans, with small numbers of Ricarhemels living in Hrozavan Rybayeros, Kruhastans and Donatians in the Halych. About seventy percent of all Hrozavans live on the Great Hrozavan Steppe, a large plain stretching from Pochka and Podhorskyi, to Ochkyva. About 30 percent of all Hrozavan land is uninhabited.

### **Etymology**

The name Hrozava, comes from the Slavic word hrozba, or threat. It is unknown why Hrozava was named after a threat, but it is thought it was in reference to the fear of other nations that surrounded Hrozava, because of Hrozava's warlords and chaos. The first map giving the area this name was made in 1378 and shows the city of Nadiev.

### **History**

#### **The Era of Disunity**

During the Era of Disunity, the citystates were given independence once again by the fracturing of the Ikan Empire. The most powerful citystates were Nadyiv, Halych, and the Ochkyva Tsardom. During this area, Kruhastan traders began to establish colonies on the Hrozavan coast, constructing trade posts in current-Silpovsk, and annexing the Ochkyva Tsardom. Culture under the Kruhastan-annexed areas was preserved, as the Kruhastans didn't assimlate the locals into the Kruhastan culture, however, a few Kruhastan traders settled in the Halych Isles and founded the city of Buktava, which became the largest city in the Isles. Still to this day, a small number of Kruhastans live in the city, although, most do not speak Kruhastan. The citystates of the Hranviv Region became incredibly poor by the collapse of the Ikans, caused by low amounts of farmland, and the rough mountains making it hard to hold control of the area. The citystate of Ivankyv, slightly advantaged by its ocean access, and less sloping mountains, began to unite the region, annexing the citystates of present-Podhorskyi, and declaring war on all other citystates in the area, being careful not to anger the powerful citystate of Poshka, a city on the edge of the Great Plain, that was very rich from selling the mountain citystates grains, for metal.

#### **The Holy Kingdom**

The unified Ilijiks invaded the small Hrozavan city states, almost with no resistance. As soon as the invaders came in, cities were burnt, and bans were placed on Hrozavan language, and culture. The disunited city-states were caught off guard, and were unable to defend against the Ilijik horde. The only city states that were able to defend at all were the strongest three, Nadyiv, Halych, and Ochkyva.

The nation, now disunited, fell to Ilijik feudalism and hegemony. The Hrozavan language was made illegal in education, and in business. Hrozavan cities declined, and Ilijiks moved in to take control of businesses, and resources from the now impoverished Hrozavans. These newcomers imposed impossible tributes on farmers, leading to famines throughout the nation. Eventually, Ilijik forces were unable to maintain control of villages away from cities, and a de jure Hrozavan nation was created there. The only relief was when the Lestovian "Death Knights" travelled from village to village, teaching and improving the lives of the Hrozavan peasants.

#### **Nadyiv Revolution**

The Nadyiv Revolution started on November 29, 1789, after an noble whose family once ruled the Dnipolskyy Host, marched on the old Svyitlanskyi Palace, and slaughtered the Duke of Hrozava, declared full independence from the Holy Kingdom of Ilijika, and to form their own state, a Hrozavan state.

After the collapse of all Illjik forces in the Nadyiv area, the Car' ordered the retreating forces to raze the city. The razing, called the Great Burning of Nadyiv, started in the south of the city, quickly spread through the wooden homes into the market square. Attempts to save the city by the Hrozavan revolutionaries and a small group of volunteers quickly collapses as the fire grew larger and larger. 3 days after the beginning of the razing, rain fell on the city, putting out the flames, not before about 98% of the city was reduced to ashes. This move, killed about 75% of the citizens of Nadyiv, and killed the hetman, leaving his wife the successor to the Hetmanate. She was crowned Hetmanina Katka of Hrozava in Mukachyvo the same day. The burning was intended to demoralize the Hrozavan revolutionaries, but instead cemented the ideals, and spread a thinking that the Illjiks planned to do what they did to Nadyiv to all cities with Hrozavan majorities. This started the creation of the Kozaks, a group of cavalrymen, known to be very creative and hard to fight, so much so that the Illjiks called them the Demons on Horses.

#### **Grand Hetmanate of Hrozava**

The Grand Hetmanate of Hrozava was proclaimed on November 29, 1789, the day the Nadyiv Revolution started. The Peace of Rackove, the treaty that ended the Nadyiv Revolution, confirmed the legitimacy of Hrozavan independence. One of the first policies of this new government was deilljikanization, the destruction and murder of Illjik nobles throughout Hrozavan, and the reinstatement of the Hrozavan language throughout the nation. Even the native Rybayerians of Hrozavan Rybayeros weren't spared, having the Ribajerian language made illegal, however they weren't deported like the Illjik, due to their support in the Nadyiv Revolution. Although, many Illjiks were slaughtered, and still to this day, the amount of Illjikans in Hrozava are very, very low. Much of the wealth of these people were stolen, and used to rebuild Nadyiv, and pay soldiers. The center of Nadyiv, which was a pile of charred wood and stone, was rebuilt in the first instances of Hrozavan-style baroque architechure. One of the first constructions was of the Svyitlanskyi Palace, named after the first child of Katya and Danylo, the home of all Hrozavan leaders while serving. While this was going on, other towns in Hrozava were being rebuilt, out of town instead of wood, to prevent what happened to Nadyiv from happening there.

During this time, the Hrozavan hetman often directly supported groups wishing independence from Illjika. Hrozava quickly found a new ally in Lestovia, a nation that fought for independence shortly after Hrozavan independence. Many Hrozavan inventions flooded the nation, and the influence of Hrozava is clear in the streets of cities throughout Lestovia.

The Great Strifes, started on the 8th of July, 1936, as millions of Hrozavans rose up against the Hetman, to establish a state for the people, rather than nobility. While the first Strife was quick, and only lasted a month, before the Hetman abdicated on the 9th of August, the second Strife, between the Radaists, and the Hetmanists sprung up. The second Strife was a bloody 9 months, with the Hetmanists wishing to restore the Hetmanate, disappointed in the abdication of the previous Hetman. The Radaists won, and established the Federation of Hrozava, ending the Grand Hetmanate of Hrozava. The Hetman's family, still alive, escaped Nadyiv and moved to a mountain villa near Zilyina.

#### **The Federation of Hrozava**

The Federation's existence at first was very shaky, as the economy collapsed, and a war started with Illjika, which saw a sudden raise in prosperity, and saw the weak stituation Hrozava was in, and decided to take advantage. This started the Barking War, or in Illjik, the Reclamation War. Hrozavan forces securing the Hrozavan Rybayeros area were immediately crushed by Illjik tanks, and cavalry, and made a retreat to a defense line created near Kolamyya and Zlatyy Tsyrkva. The Hrozavan government was caught offguard, and wasn't able to mobilize troops until Illjiks approached the city of Zvolyna, at the time, the third-largest city in Hrozava. The war reunited the Hrozavans, which put down their political views, and united them under the ideal of Hrozavan independence. Also, at this time, Hrozavan industry was able to pick up the pace and was able to construct tanks and rifles to replace the ones destroyed or captured by the Illjik forces. The invention of Melnyk cocktails, bottles of high-alcohol vodka, lit with a cloth, severely helped Hrozavan troops destroy enemy tanks, and skiis helped Hrozavans make fast attacks on Illjik positions with small SMGs and LMGs. The sudden uprising of these forces caused extremely high Illjik castualies and caused several protests in Antonova and Rackove to stop the war. A treaty was signed in Ochkyva to restore the old borders, and reparations were paid to the Federation. The war possibly prevented another revolution in Hrozava by uniting the Hrozavans against the Illjik. With the nation surrounded by communists and then Blackshirts, the government decided to enact the Neutrality Act, which made it so that the government could only declare war in defense of Hrozava, and begun an age of isolation and neutrality. Despite this, the arms industry of Hrozava expanded in this time, as the government fortified the Illjik border with explosives and fences. This age ended when the second to last President, Serhiy Mylochenko, and Rada vetoed the Neutrality Act and started deisolating, becoming allies with fellow Kanitan nations. In 2032, the last President of the Federation of Hrozava, Kateryna Ruda, was sworn in. In 2033, the Federation joined UKC, as one of its original members, and in 2034, Hrozava joined Slavia and the federation was dissolved, and became the Confederate of Hrozava.

#### **Slavian Confederate of Hrozava**

On November 29, 2034, the Federation of Hrozava was dissolved and immediately replaced with the Confederate Republic of Hrozava. Despite the nation joining the Confederation of Slavia, the original Hrozavan Constitution was still in order, and the Rada and President remained in power. The nation in its first 2 years of unionship in Slavia went by relatively peacefully. However, when laws were passed by the Slavian government to further tighten the confederation, many went in protest, especially during the Confederate Army Regrouping & Centralization Act of 2042. After 2042, most Hrozavans were fed up with Slavia's effects on Hrozava, and how it seems that nothing was being built for Hrozava except military goods. in 2045, on the former Hrozavan Independence Day, riots broke off in the streets of Zvolyna, following the election of a pro-Slavian Centrist governor for the kraj in Rada. With the constant wars Slavia fought, causing Hrozavan soldiers to constantly be forced to fight abroad, in nations that Hrozavans never cared about. This severely angered the Hrozavan public, which was already sick of war after the constant previous involvements in foreign wars that never seemed to affect Hrozava. After the return of these soldiers, however, the public saw the results of war, and many anti-war pro-isolationists were brought out, adding to the protests against Slavia. As riots broke out in many of Hrozava's cities, with notable protests in Nadyiv, Zvolyna, and Kukapyl', the Rada voted for a mandatory national referendum on secession from Slavia, as a method to deter the riots. Then Hrozavan President Ruda, was caught attempting to postpone the results of the referendum, as Centrist politicians tried their best to deter any actual secession from happening. However, on November 7th, 2049, the official results were published, with 86% of Hrozavans voting in favor of independence.

#### **State of Hrozava**

On November 29th, 2049, Hrozava officially seceded from Slavia, starting the deformation of Slavia, into the Union State. Only 3 months later, on Feburary 14th, 2050, Slavia was disbanded into the State Union. Upon secession, Kateryna Ruda was forced to resign, and the first elections in the newly independent nation elected progressive Moroza Kovalyka, the former mayor of Nadyiv, to the presidential seat. With her election, and a reforming of Rada, the Svoboda Party held the largest percentage of seats held by one party in all of Hrozavan history, at 67% of Rada. With that, the Svoboda Party led a ton of reforms to the nation, allowing for ranked-choice voting in all elections,

**Geography**

The geography of Hrozava is extremely varied. The cold, harsh north has some of Ulina's tallest peaks, while to its south and far southeast, the heartland of Hrozava is very flat. The nation's center is extremely mountainous and volcanically active.

#### **Climate of Hrozava**

The climate of Hrozava varies very much. The Great Hrozavan Plain and Kladyovskyi Field has a very temperate climate, with heavy snow in the winter, and warm summers, while the Kamyni being very cold, and with very cold summers. However, the southern coast is very humid and warm, with a mediterranean climate, around Kolamyya, and Hrozavan Rybayeros. The Halych Islands are known for their generally wetness year around, as the islands are a natural creator of rainclouds.

#### **Enviroment and Details of Hrozava**

The terrain of Hrozava is very varied, and the nation is known for its heavy volcanic activity. The far north of Hrozava, the Hranviv region, is one of the most fjorded coasts, and has many rough jagged mountains. The North Ojectan Kamyni range is some of Ulina's tallest peaks. The Hranviv Region is also known for its many glaciers, fueling the many rivers upon the Great Hrozavan Plains, and Kladyovskyi Field. The Great Hrozavan Plains is the largest natural field in Kanita, and is located in west Hrozava. The plain is the location of a little more than half the Hrozavan population, and is very dense. The soil found there is known for its rich, fertile soil, created by volcanos burning down part of the Hrozavan woodlands. The Hrozavan Woodlands is the largest boreal forest in Ojecta, and composes of most of Kosotvtska and Hmlystskyi Krajs. The East Hrozava Range and West Rybayerian Mountains make up the end of the Great Plains and Field, and the western and southern border.

### **Politics**

**President, Rada, and government**
The President of Hrozava is elected by popular vote for a 8-year term, however, a vote is made 4 years into the term, to see if the people wish to continue the president's term. Hrozava's legislative branch includes the unicameral 550 seat Hrozavska Rada, or the Hrozavan Council in Ulingua. The Rada votes the Prime Minister, and some executive ministers, although the President votes for the Ministers of the Hrozavan Military Theater of the Slavian Army, and the heads of the National Court, and the SBV (Security Bureau of Hrozava).

#### **Administrative Divisions of Hrozava**

    The nation of Hrozava is divided in what are called Krajs (Край). There are 25 Krajs, with the Nadyiv Capital Kraj, also known as Nadyivskyi Kraj, being administrated different than the other krajs. Each kraj has a census every 8 years, when the new Rada delegates are voted on, so the correct number of delegates are in the Rada. Each kraj has its own council, the Mensha Rada, for deciding regional decisions unfit for the national Rada. The krajs are divided into smaller okresy, which are managed by the namesake city, for example, Zvolenskyi Okres is managed by the city of Zvolen.

#### **Foreign Policy**

Hrozava, is a member of the Union of Kanitan Countries, the Slavic Coalition, the Spacefarers, and the United Astronautical Federation. Hrozavan relations with the nations of the UKC, Vau'sena, State Union, and Rheasilvia are considered well. Hrozava has completely cut off relations with Haravenia, and North Korlan. Hrozava also condemns the authoritarian nations of Tuxhul, and Xetenatu.

#### **Law Enforcement**

Law enforcement in Hrozava is handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The main and largest police force, the Hrozipolitsiya, or just the Politsiya acts as the national police force for all Krajs. The smaller Border Guards, and National Guard, act as military police, for the nation. The Supreme Court of Hrozava in Nadyiv acts as the most largest court of Hrozava. The system divides into kraj, and okresy courts, which handle judicial duties in their respected kraj or okresy. Prosecutors are slighty more powerful in Hrozava, than most other nations in Kanita, and judges are safe from dismissal unless they commit a disgusting crime.

#### **Citizen's Rights**

The nation of Hrozava is one of the most progressive in Ulina. Religious freedom has been in practice since the end of the Hetmanate in 1937. Suffrage has also been in effect since the end of the Hetmanate, and women's rights have been equal to those of men for centuries. Gay marriage for both sexes has been legal for centuries. The current president of Hrozava, Moroza Kovalyka, is a trans woman, and also openly asexual. The nation is known for its high amount of asexuals, due in great amount to the biology of Hrozavans. The option for a third gender (x) on official documents has been in effect since 2010. It is even possible to follow traditional Hrozava patronyic surname rules, by using a neuter ending letter. For example, if someone with the surname Petryika wish to change their gender to a non-binary gender, they could keep their last name with minimal changes, Petryivy, and still have it follow tradition. It is thought, that due to the Hrozavan species' low sex drive and the society in ancient Hrozava that that's the reason for Hrozava's long tolerance for those of a different sexuality, or gender, although it is unknown.

### **Demographics**

The population of Hrozava, is mostly homogenous, with Hrozavans, making up about 90% of the population. The next largest eithnic group are the Ricarhemels, living in Ochkyvskyi, Vololynskyi, and Yuzhnskyi Krajs. 7% of the population is Ricarhemel. The next largest groups are the Kruhastans, Cosonaans, and Donatese.

The Median age of Hrozava is 36 years old.

Recent immigration into Hrozava, by Cosonans, during the Raugon War, has signifcantly increased the Hrozavan population. The largest Cosonaan community in Hrozava, Breda, near Nadyiv, has built itself up as desination for Nadyivans wishing to eat something foreign. Another settlement, is the Cosonatown of Zvolen, a thriving neighbor

### **Economics**

Hrozava is a high-income nation, the ??-th in the world. It's the world's largest exporter of steel, and titanium, as well as one of the largest exporters of coke, and military arms, giving the nation the nickname "the helmet of Kanita". The nation's economy specializes in heavy industries, with Ulina's 3rd largest spacecraft shipyard, the Hrozacosmos Shipyards, located near Mukachyvo. Every one of the former Slavia's space fleet's ships were constructed in Hrozava, and are often based on old independent Hrozavan designs. The nation's aerospace industry is also booming, as the Slavian air force modernized to the Shashka air-space superiority fighter. The nation has many geothermal power plants, and many factories use underground geothermal heat for melting and forging metals, significantly lowering the need for fossil fuels or high-energy lasers. Much of the nation's power is exported to neighboring UKC nations. The nation has many grain farms upon its southern krajs, and the city of Ochkyva has a massive grain terminal for ships. The Hrozavan fishing industry is large, and has even started conflicts over the size of the Hrozavan EEZ. The nation has very strict laws about overfishing, and requires foreign fishing trawlers to check into Hrozavan ports to check for overfishing. The nation also has a recent boom in tourism, since the end of Hrozavan isolationism, and the joining of the UKC. Popular tourist locations include Nadyiv, Zvolen, Zlatyy Tsyrkva, and Yuzhna. The Hranviv region has seen a recent boom, through the discovery of titanium and iron deposits throughout the peaks. This helped staple Ivankyv, a newly-settled city, as the capital of the Hranviv region, with its steel and titanium refineries and ports. The nation is one of the greenest in Ulina, and even though the nation has such massive heavy industry, it can still appreciate a thriving wilderness.

### **Military**

Hrozava's military is one of Ulina's most advanced, composed of the Hrozavan Ground Forces, Hrozavan Air and Space Fleet, Hrozavan Territorial Defense Forces and the Hrozavan Naval Forces. The nation was once Slavia's backbone for military development, having 90% of the former confederation's research and military factories. Hrozava participates frequently in peacekeeping operations, having sent troops in almost every major war Ulina has seen in the past 20 years. Significant deployments include the Hrozavan legions in the Raugon War, fighting in Tiffany against the Synoscans, significant forces in the Larindian Civil War, UKC peacekeepers against the Aquilarian War, as well as supporting the Monarchists and UKC in the Catsbourgish Civil War. The nation has signed treaties vowing to defend the UKC, as well nations across Ulina. Hrozava's military-industry complex is considered as Ulina's largest, with the nation serving as Ulina's number 1 producer of weapons, bringing in heavy weight in Hrozava's GDP.

### **Cultures and Languages**

Hrozavan culture is the dominant culture of Ojecta, and of the West Kanitan Slavs. The culture is similar to the culture of other Slavic nations, however has many twists, such as bread and salt greetings, banyas, and a large set of mannerisms.

#### **Anthem and Music**

The anthem of Hrozava is called the State Hymn of the Slavian Confederate Republic of Hrozava, or sometimes as the Brethren's March, or the Prayer for Hrozava. It was composed by the famous Hrozavan composer Semyon Kovalenko, in 1826 and the lyrics were made by his wife, Anatasiya Kovalenko two years later. The lyrics ask the Goddess to protect Hrozava, with the help of the Hrozavan people. The Hrozavan Armed Forces is very musical, and many patriotic songs are performed in military marches and events. The Hrozavan people are very musical, and the cities of Hrozava are known for the beatiuful music that pours from the streets and allies of them. Notable folk songs include How could I not love you, my Nadyiv?, Stefan, a Kozak rode o'er the Neva, and Shedryk.

**Hrozavan Anthem:**

**Stefan**

**A Kozak rode o'er the Neva**

**How could I not love you, my Nadyiv?**

#### **Language**

Hrozavan (Hrozavan: Грозаський / Hrozasʹkyy) is the language of the inhabitants of Hrozava, and the most spoken West Kanitan Slavic language. It is one of Slavia's three official languages, and the official language of Hrozava, and it uses the Hrozava Cyrillic Script, although, in the south of Hrozava, generally in former Hrozavan Rybayeros, the Hrozavan Reprodesic Script is used. It is a minority language in Lestovia and Illjika, generally used in Illjikan Ribajeros in Illjika.

The language comes from Old-West Slavic, and Old-Hrozavan. The oldest findings of Old Hrozavan were found from medieval settlements in the Northern Hrozavan Mountains, also known as the region of Hranviv. As the language spread southward, it merged with the West Slavic languages in central and south Hrozava, however the West Slavic parts of Hrozavan dominate the language. The language originally was in a Reprodesic script, however this changed, and now the only traces of the Reprodesic script are used in Krajs near the border with Ribajeros.

#### **Religion**

Hrozava almost completely follows the Svyeto religion, a fact it shares with neighboring Illjika. The Svyeto religion follows the White Goddess, Berehynia/Illjika and the other gods. The religion is known for its general peacefulness with other religions and has allowed both Hrozava and Illjika to be some of the most eco-friendly nations, due to the religion's harsh punishment on destruction of nature.

#### **Hrozavan Rybayeros**

The Hrozavan Rybeyeros area, composing of Yuzhnskyi, Ochkyvskyi, Vololynskyi, and Smylska Krajs, is an area in southern Hrozava, known for its Ricarhemel minority and culture. The area has a high Ricarhemel population, 1.5 million Ricarhemels live in the area. The area also very mountainous. The Hrozavan and Ricarhemels live in peace, as they have lived together for centuries. Prior to Hrozava joining Slavia, Ilijika held a claim on the region, which was quickly receded when the Hrozavan talks with Slavia started. After joining Slavia, many Ricarhemels from cities like Rackove, and other Ilijik Ribajerian cities, immigrated to Hrozava, with many claiming the Hrozavan economic boom as the reason.

#### **Halych Kruhastans and Donatians**

The isles of Halych Kraj, have, for a long time, been known for their unique Ripierian Slavic culture and has a large Kruhastan and Donatese minority. The largest city and capital of Halych Kraj, Buktava, has a Kruhastan majority, and the city is known for its strange Kruhastan dialect, where many Hrozavan words are added to the Kruhastan spoken in the city. The island is a very popular tourism site, known for its unique culture and many volcanoes and lava plains. The city of Novy Tsarshava is majority Donatese, and was named after the large city in Donat. The isles of Halych are the only areas in Hrozava where there isn't a Hrozavan majority.

#### **Famous flags**

Many modern or historical flags are flown in Hrozava, many for regions, and the Hrozavan flag itself. The following are some famous examples.

Flag of HrozavaFlag of the HetmanateFlag of NadyivFlag used by Radaists during the Great Strifes