The Russian Curse

**The Russian Curse** is an apparent phenomenon that has been observed throughout history in Worlda of Nations. All nations created in the area of modern-day Russia will always become unstable or go inactive, and then collapse. It is unknown why this happens. Some speculate it is due to the fact that Russia is situated between major ethnic and linguistic boundaries, leading to most nations there being naturally unstable. It is also possible that the nations there are generally more vulnerable to outside invasions. Some even say that the nations there are somehow cursed in some way to go inactive, and collapse.

The curse appears to be a certain supernatural force, which affects the entirety of Russia, including both European and Asian Russia. It is assumed that the more land someone has in Russia, the quicker the Russian Curse will cause their downfall. However, even with a small portion of Russia, the curse seems to still effect nations. The curse seems to not be present outside of Russia, since it has not been observed elsewhere. Despite over 900 years of nations effected by the curse, it has yet to end. It is likely that it will continue to exist forever.

## History of the Russian Curse

The first nation in history to have been effected by the curse was the Tsardom of Russia, who collapsed mysteriously in 49AD after having seemingly reached its peak following the construction of a new capital in Saint Petersburg. Following its collapse, one successor state reconquered its former lands and became Tsarist Russia. This nation had its own struggles, being subject to a civil war followed by another tumultuous period. They were replaced by the Stalingrad Empire, which constantly faced invasions from outside powers and fell due to them in 107AD. Some believe that a strange note of unclear meaning may be connected to the earliest cases of the curse.

The next inheritor of this curse after the downfall of the Stalingrad Empire was the Polish Kingdom, who fell despite fierce defense from Scotland, even causing a massive war. Poland lost nearly all their territory due to the curse, and only survived in their homeland before eventually being conquered by the First Finnish Empire. Scotland's turmoil during the 130s AD is also likely connected to the curse, considering they held significant chunks of Russian territory. The Colonial Empire also held some territory within Russia, and also suffered a major decline like Scotland. Upon Poland losing control over Russia, the Kingdom of Samoyedia inherited the curse, with them facing many rebellions from Slavic populations and with tribes consistently raiding their undefended far eastern border. The nation collapsed soon after their southern neighbor Mongolia did, with the neighboring Estonian Confederacy and Finnish Confederacy also being damaged by their fall.

The next major nation to inherit the curse was the Mongolian Dynasty, with their nation falling into a three decade long decline in power and influence. This led to much of its land being extremely disconnected from its core lands, culminating in 160AD with revolutions across their territory and the collapse of Mongolian dominance in Asia. The next nation to be affected by the curse was the Sibir Khanate. The nation stagnated after an era of relative peace, eventually experiencing major upheaval in their lands and being invaded by the Daigo Dynasty, causing their downfall and collapse.

The Empire of Bharat's fall is also likely connected to the curse, considering the fact that they owned parts of southern Russia. The next nation effected by the curse was the First Finnish Empire, which collapsed after Ajax and his family fled the country after a fake assassination. This was followed by the Russian Federation and Straisia, who both ended up falling to the USSR. The next country that fell to the curse was the USSR itself, which earlier fulfilled the curse by invading and conquering the RF. The USSR was invaded by multiple nations and collapsed shortly after Moscow fell.

The Terran Confederation also collapsed not long after splitting the USSR with its allies. The Norman Empire also mysteriously collapsed after taking a chunk of European Russia from the USSR. Perm was conquered by Estonia. Estonia, alongside all other nations with land in Russia, fell due to the Solar Flare soon after. The Celestial Chancellorship also disintegrated after the Solar Flare provided its subjugated peoples the opportunity to escape its rule. Other nations that fell due to the solar flare which had land in Russia include Mongolia, Byzantium, Finland, and Kazakhstan.

The Straisian Empire was the first Russian nation after the solar flare, and continued the curse by being subjugated by the Second Finnish Empire. The Turkic Khaganate was destroyed in a civil war soon after invading Benelux via Russia. Benelux was destroyed in the war that preceded the formation of the Second Finnish Empire. Finland itself was destroyed by the Russian State, which was then overthrown and replaced by the Siberian League, which then disintegrated soon after for unclear reasons. Ukraine abandoned all of its Russian holdings in an effort to not fall to the Curse. Magadan collapsed into civil war after switching to Syndicalism, later being subjugated by the East Turkic Khaganate. Ukraine itself caused the fall of Prussia, fulfilling the curse by taking Berlin.

The Russo-Uralic Republic collapsed due to a civil war between communists. The East Turkic Khaganate fell after invading Ukraine, marking the second time that Ukraine fulfilled the curse. The Empire of Japan expanded into the far eastern regions of Russia after the ETK's downfall, before collapsing shortly afterwards. The Russian People's Union, while managing to conquer large chunks of Russia, fell after a war with Finland. The German Reich fell for unknown reasons after taking large parts of European Russia, while United Altay was conquered by Bharat after a war. Bharat itself would later fall due to Balkan Blight, with its royal family presumably perishing during the chaos.

The next nation effected by the curse was Sweden, who expanded into large parts of Russia. They eventually fell after being invaded by Norway, Finland and United Rus. United Rus itself fell after expanding far into Russia. (unfinished, many more nations fell to the curse and trying to rewrite parts of this page)

## Causes of the Russian Curse

Many agree that the Russian Curse does exist, but there are many theories surrounding why it happens, how it came into being and if it might ever end. Considering the fact the curse has existed since the very beginning and has continued to modern times, it is unlikely to ever end. No nations have managed to defeat the curse, and all nations who have tried to fight it off eventually collapse.

Various theories exist on why the curse happens, ranging from a supernatural force that cursed the lands, to an object in the Gulf of Ob that has remained a mystery to this day, or even a link to the Final Day or the Great Solar Flare. No origin has been identified for it, and it is likely to remain unknown forever. The exact reason for the curse's existence has also remained mysterious.