Grand Russian Confederacy of Democratic Republics

The current flag of the GRCDR.

### Ethnic Groups

Russian, Ukrainians, Poles, Slovaks, Belarusians, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Scandinavians

### Currency

New Russian Ruble (₽)

**The Grand Russian Confederacy of Democratic Republics,** also called the Russian Confederacy and the GRCDR, is a unitary state comprising of the united Russian states. It was formed in April of 2246 when Premier Yaromir Markov rose to power to unite the bickering Russian states and return glory to his home country.

## History

### **Before Founding**

After the death of former President Vladimir Putin in November of 2051, the federal government of Russia struggled to keep the oblasts united while still holding on to power. Russia gradually lost structure until completely collapsing in 2053. The United States of America saw this as an opportunity to end the Cold War, and sent in their forces to gain control of Russia. The confusion of former President Putin's death allowed United States forces to take over Russia and temporarily bring it under US control. The United States' forces occupied Russia for four years, to ensure that the country could stabilize before allowing it to resume its own politics. In 2057, the United States installed a new leader who would maintain democracy, and withdrew its forces, believing the country to be stable. The new government would continue to run democratically until 2120, when a fascist was elected to the government. The democracy began to fall apart, making way for an authoritarian dictatorship. This dictatorship would argue with the states constantly about topics such as human rights.

### **Resistance to New Leadership**

The arguing eventually led to conflict, which led to the dissolution of the federal government and a majority of political parties in July of 2154. After the dissolution, the major states met to discuss the new government system. They decided that the federal government's power would be split to all the states, which could govern independently without worry of the federal government stepping in. For a short period of time, the states were unified in many governing decisions. However, political rivalries between the states began to develop, which would later damage the union.

### **Political Infighting**

In the spring of 2160, political tension between the many states began to show itself. The few large states often argued with the many small states, who claimed that the large states' policies encroached on the rights of the small states. Many of these arguments would end peacefully, with the states coming to an agreement or simply deciding not to fight. However, in some cases, the states would send their armies into other states to either expand their influence or to stop another state from doing something. These conflicts would continue for nearly 70 years, with the worst conflict being when a group of 7 small states sent their armies into 3 large states, resulting in nearly 168K casualties. In the year of 2234, conflicts reached an all time high, as the large states began to exert pressure on small states to adopt their policies. In the years following 2234, conflicts began to slow, as the populations of many states had grown tired of the fighting. The mindset had begun to change, and many wished for a united Russia that would not have to suffer through this infighting.

### **Lead-up to Founding**

In 2241, a new political party had been established with the goal of uniting Russia and returning it to its former status as a world superpower. The "Restoration Party of Russia (Партия восстановления России)" was a center/center left party that mainly used aspects of Utilitarianism to base its decisions. In the election of 2245, the Restoration Party's candidate, Yaromir Markov, ran for office in every state. Markov campaigned on a promise he would unify Russia and restore it to its former glory. He also promised that all states would be treated equally, social safety nets would be put into place to help citizens, and that he would do his best to raise the standard of living in Russia. In some states, Markov won his races easily against older candidates who did not want to unify. In others, he barely managed to win against candidates who had similar beliefs. Many chose Markov because of his friendly disposition, yet willingness to be tough to secure what Russia needs. In December of 2245, Markov won the majority vote of Russia, losing only a few states. With Markov's win, the states needed to rebuild a federal government structure that they had previously dissolved. over the period of five months, the state governments met with each other and Markov to discuss the plans for a new federal government. Eventually they reached an agreement, with the federal government being a unitary system.

### **Founding**

On April 24th, 2246, the Grand Russian Confederacy of Democratic Republics was officially founded, and Yaromir Markov was elected as its first Premier. On his first day in office, Markov addressed the new union, restating his goals and reassuring the population that the nation was prepared and willing to advance. Currently, Markov is working on re-energizing the Russian economy and strengthening the current industry while bringing in new industry.

### **Sevastopool Conference**

On August 8th, 2246, Premier Yaromir Markov met with the Ukrainian delegate Vasil Bakelavlo to arrange a pact to prevent a second Crimean war, and a trade deal between Russia and Ukraine. A deal was reached to prevent Russia from interfering in Ukrainian politics unless permission was given. Premier Markov agreed to these terms, seeing no point in tampering with Ukrainian politics. When the anti-tampering pact had been agreed on, Bakelavlo presented a set of tanks for sale, and suggested other products such as helicopters, jets, and other vehicles. Premier Markov would take the pamphlet back to Russia to negotiate an order with his budget officials, before placing an order with Ukraine for:

1. 1,600 Eagle Paratrooper Vehicles
2. 1,400 Wild Bear Price Reduction Variants
3. 600 Wild Bear Primary Variants
4. 1,200 Kingfisher I AFVs

The order was later confirmed by Ukraine, costing Russia about 3.7 billion ruble. Ukraine was able to fulfill the order immediately by pulling units from reserve rather than producing new units.

### **Economic Revival and Modernization of Russia**

The friendly partnership with Ukraine, along with the contracts with the Xiphos Conglomerate and Vanadium International Solutions, strengthened the Russian economy and brought jobs to many tens-of-thousands of unemployed manufacturing workers. After two months of letting the economy run its course, Premier Yaromir Markov had decided that the Russian economy was now sufficiently stable enough to implement his major demands. On January 4th, 2247, Premier Markov signed into law a 1.4 trillion ruble infrastructure plan, one of many to come. Relations and trade with other countries remained strong as Russia entered 2248, buying naval ships from Ukraine and purchasing spacecraft from the Xiphos Conglomerate. In May of 2248, the Russian Confederacy unveiled that it was using these newly acquired Xiphos ships to establish drilling rigs on the moon of Titan. Russia plans that such a move would allow them to commence in trading crude oil and natural gas with other nations, further strengthening the economy. On July 14th, 2248, the Citizen's Economic Safeguard Act was passed, aiming to implement popular social safety nets from the Nordic model and generally raise the quality of life within Russia.

### **Dealing With Threats to Democracy**

With expansions and battles beneath them and the dwindling number of democracies in Europe, the Russian Confederacy became concerned by the expansion of dictatorships in Europe, especially given their history with dictators. In response, the Russian Confederacy established the Trio Democracy Pact. Official members of the Trio Democracy Pact included Russia and Germany. A misunderstanding on Russia's part announced that Andorra was included in the Pact, despite this not being true. This announcement led to Spanish hostility toward Andorra, and the absorption of the nation into the Second Spanish Empire. Shortly afterward, Germany got involved in a war with the European League, which led to its dissolution and installation of a dictatorship within Germany. The Trio Democracy Pact was dissolved after this, seeing no purpose to continue onward. However, Russia's desires to spread democracy did not halt there.

### **The Covenant of Eurasia and Internal Affairs**

In early 2257, the Russian Confederacy had another attempt at an alliance. Russia sent formal requests to nations in the middle east, such as Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, to join an alliance in favor of preserving democracy in Eurasia. The alliance found support in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan immediately, and shortly after gained the approval of Uzbekistan. The new alliance, dubbed the Covenant of Eurasia, aims to restore democracy in Europe and encourage other nations nearby to adopt democracy.

Internally, the first ever election since the forming of the Russian Confederacy occurred in 2257. Having been leading since 2246, Premier Markov had a substantive term, but it is expected to be the only term that lasts for that long. Premier Markov, running again in the Restoration Party, found fierce competition in the following parties:

* Valentina Mikhailov of the Progressive Party
* Konstantin Kuznetsov of the Free Russia Party
* (wip)

## Conflicts

### **Conflicts During Individual State Rule**

Hundreds of conflicts occurred between 2060 and 2134, so only the most major conflicts will be shown.

#### **Four Nation War, June 2077 - August 2078**

Fought between Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan, and Ulyanovsk. Battled over land disputes and differing policies. 78K military casualties and 40K civilian casualties. Mordovia gained a small portion of Ulyanovsk and Tatarstan lost land to Ulyanovsk.

#### **Five-Year War, March 2097 - May 2102**

Fought between Moscow, Tver, and Novgorod on defense, and Vladimir, Ivanovo, Ryazan, Mordovia, Tula, Yaroslavl, and Lipetsk on offense. Widely regarded as Russia's worst war during the Individual Period. Battled over the defending states' infringement of the attacking states' rights, in terms of policy. 168K military casualties and 100K civilian casualties. The defending states successfully pushed back the attacking states, but a small part Tver was captured by Yaroslavl.

### **Conflicts After the GRCDR Was Founded**

#### **2nd Austro-Ukrainian War, October 2252**

Fought with Russia, Ukraine, and the Sierra Grande Republic on defense, and Austria and the Roman MegaCorp on offense, this war is considered one of Russia's biggest embarrassments in its history. Over 160K Russian soldiers were killed, hundreds of tanks destroyed, and nearly all aircraft that entered were shot down. Austria quickly overpowered Ukraine and conquered it, instating it as a puppet. The remnants of the Ukrainian government was reinstated to control the Nenetsia oblast, and all connections to Ukraine were destroyed. Russia has since agreed to the Treaty of Salzburg, tightened its borders, and began rebuilding what was lost.

## Military

Main page: Armed Forces of the Russian Confederacy

### **Russian Ground Forces (RGF)**

Consisting mainly of soldiers and light vehicles, the Russian Ground Forces is the primary military force of the GRCDR. Does not contain artificial soldiers yet, as the government is focusing on other matters at the moment.

### **Russian Special Operatives (RSO)**

The Russian Special Operative carry out specialized tasks such as espionage and reconnaissance. RSO units utilize more advanced training than the RGF, including combat skills with unorthodox weaponry and infiltration skills.

### **Russian Armored Division (RAD)**

The Russian Armored Division encompasses heavy armored soldiers and armored ground vehicles, including main battle tanks. RAD units typically consist of those who are proficient at handling machinery and technology, as they are expected to understand the inner workings of tanks and other vehicles to both pilot them and repair them should they break down.

### **Grand Russian Navy (GRN)**

The Grand Russian Navy is mostly used to patrol Russian waters in times of peace. In wartime, however, the GRN can be utilized in naval battles and provide coastal bombardment to support the ground forces. Primarily consisting of warships, the GRN also uses aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.

### **Russian Air Force (RAF)**

The Russian Air Force sees fairly little use outside of wartime, but can be used to provide aerial bombardment and fight enemy aircraft. The RAF consists mainly of air superiority fighters and interceptor craft, but also contains bombers and stealth aircraft.

## Vehicular Forces

The Grand Russian Confederacy of Democratic Republics possesses a vast inventory of military vehicles both built by the nation and purchased by private military manufacturers. Below is a list of all vehicles maintained by the Russian military.

### **Russian Armored Division**

* 1,600 Eagle Paratrooper Vehicles (Manufactured by Ukraine)
* 1,400 Wild Bear Price Reduction Variants (Manufactured by Ukraine)
* 600 Wild Bear Primary Variants (Manufactured by Ukraine)
* 1,200 Kingfisher I AFVs (Manufactured by Ukraine)
* 1,000 T-90 Main Battle Tanks (600 T-90/T-90A, 400 T-90M)
* 1,600 T-92 Main Battle Tanks (900 T-92A/T-92B, 500 T-92M, 200 T-92SF)
* 400 T-72 Main Battle Tanks (200 T-72B3, 200 T-72B/T-72BA)
* 600 BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
* 2,000 BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
* 100 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S/SP Tank Destroyers
* 250 Ural Typhoon Mine-resistant ambush-protected trucks
* 100 BTR-90 APCs
* 250 BTR-100 APCs
* 50 Bulat APCs
* 100 BREM-L Armored Recovery Vehicles

### **Grand Russian Navy**

* 2 *Igor Soversky*-Class Aircraft Carriers (Manufactured by Ukraine)
* 1 *Kirov*-Class Battlecruiser
* 2 *Slava*-Class Cruisers
* 6 *Igor Soversky*-Class Destroyers (Manufactured by Ukraine)
* 10 *Udaloy*-Class Destroyers
* 8 *Sovremennyy*-Class Destroyers
* 9 *Project 350* Frigates (Manufactured by Ukraine)
* 5 *Neustrashimyy*-Class Frigates
* 8 *Grigorovich*-Class Frigates
* 4 *Gorshkov*-Class Frigates
* 24 *Grisha*-Class Corvettes
* 22 *Tarantul*-Class Corvettes
* 12 *Buyan-M*-Class Corvettes
* 10 *Steregushchiy*-Class Corvettes
* 5 *Karakurt*-Class Corvettes
* 3 *Zubr*-Class Landing Craft
* 12 *Serna*-Class Landing Craft
* 30 *Grachonok*-Class Patrol Ships
* 20 *Raptor*-Class Patrol Ships
* 10 *Victor IV-*Class Nuclear Attack Submarines

### **Russian Air Force**

* 100 Sukhoi Su-30 Multirole Fighter Jets
* 120 Sukhoi Su-34 Multirole Fighter Jets
* 90 Sukhoi Su-35S Multirole Fighter Jets
* 30 Sukhoi Su-57 Multirole Fighter Jets
* 70 AX-T1 "Frontrunner" Air Superiority Fighter Jets (Manufactured by VIS)
* 60 AX-T2 "Mondial" Air Superiority Fighter Jets (Manufactured by VIS)
* 40 AX-V5 "Hyperion" Air Superiority Fighter Jets (Manufactured by VIS)
* 55 IX-C1 "Inhibitor" Interceptor Fighter Jets (Manufactured by VIS)
* 70 IX-E4 "Cyclone" Interceptor Fighter Jets (Manufactured by VIS)
* 40 BX-B1 "Oppressor" Heavy Bombers (Manufactured by VIS)
* 50 BX-B2 "Subjugator" Heavy Bombers (Manufactured by VIS)
* 20 BX-L1 "Diffuser" Alternative Weapons Bombers (Manufactured by VIS)
* 15 SX-E2 "Infiltrator" Stealth Reconnaissance Planes (Manufactured by VIS)
* 30 SX-A1 "Marksman" Stealth Bombers (Manufactured by VIS)
* 15 CV-A1 "Guardian Angel" VTOL Cargo Airplanes (Manufactured by VIS)
* 20 CV-A2 "Liberator" Heavy Cargo Airplanes (Manufactured by VIS)
* 20 CV-A3 "Tradewind" Medium Cargo Airplanes (Manufactured by VIS)

## Foreign Relations

In Russia's Individual era, almost none of the states had any outside relations, save for two at one point. Since unification, Russia has been more open to foreign relations and has already begun forming partnerships and alliances.

**The Russian Confederacy has established alliances with the following nations:**

* Independent Ukrainian Republic Of The People

**The Russian Confederacy has friendly relations, though not official alliances, with the following nations:**

* Xiphos Conglomerate

**The Russian Confederacy has awarded government contracts to the following companies:**

* Xiphos Conglomerate
* Vanadium International Solutions

**Currently, the Russian Confederacy does not have any negative relations.**