Ruthenian Federal Republic

### Ethnic Groups

75% Ruthenian [Greater East Slavic ethnic group that includes Rostovian, Vapnarusian, and Halichian-speakers], 11% Kichar, 10% Wolhynian, 4% Volga-Wolfbachian

### Religion

85% Eastern Orthodox, 6% Sufi Muslim, 5% Ashkenazi Jewish, 3% Catholic, 1% Hussitic, 1% Secular

### Formation

• Kingdom of the Rus' - 880
• Grand Duchy of Rostov - 1263

• Tsardom of Rostovia - 1 March 1545

• Ruthenian Empire - 5 November 1719

• Monarchy Abolished - 17 March 1915

• White Dictatorship - 2 February 1918

• Federal Republic - 12 June 1934

## Overview

Ruthenia (Rostovian: Руссйня, tr. Rusynja), officially the Ruthenian Federal Republic (RFR), is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the largest country in Europe, and the most populous country in Europe, with a population of over 400 million. The country's capital is Rostov. Mikhailgrad is Ruthenia's second largest city. Other major urban areas include Kjiv, Masovosk, and Storokopsk.

The Ruthenes, a modern term for the then loose East Slavic family, emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the third and eighth centuries AD. The medieval state of the Rus' arose in the 9th century, and in 988 adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Eastern Campanian Empire. The Rus' ultimately disentigrated, falling under the yoke of the nomadic steppe peoples, with the Grand Duchy of Rostov growing to become the Tsardom of Rostovia. By the early 18th century, Rostovia had vastly expanded, encompassing all of the lands of the East Slavs, to become the Ruthenian Empire. The monarchy was abolished following the Ruthenian Revolution in 1915. Following a civil war, the winning White faction established the State of Ruthenia. The country underwent a period of industrialization and upward mobility amongst the peasant class, controlled by the White Guard regime which stamped out opposition and promoted a mixed economy. The state would democratize in 1934, as the military dictator Karl Tikhonov would step down due to old age as well as newfound stability and prosperity. The following period would see Ruthenia rapidly develop to become a Tiger economy based on international trade and economic globalization, integrating itself within the world economy with export-oriented protectionism; currently being one of the largest exporting nations in the world.

Following the end of White Guard rule, Ruthenian politics would become divided between two major parties; the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Ruthenian All-National Union (RONS), and a powerful third party, the People's Patriotic Front "Memory", also known as the Pravda Society. As of 1991, the RONS is the current ruling party.

The Ruthenian economy is diverse, with emphasis put on agriculture, oil, and manufacturing. Ruthenia is among the world's top agricultural producers and exporters, accounting for a great margin of world wheat trade. Oil is extracted through pipelines in the caspian sea, the caucasus, and the black sea, and in the many factories and assembly shops, emphasis is put on tractors, heavy trucks, oil processing, metal-cutting lathes, synthetic fibers, TV sets, semi-conductors, microchips, and other computer products.