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Soviet Union (Canadian Alaska)[]
Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! ("Workers of the world, unite!") | |||||
Anthem | "State Anthem of the USSR" | ||||
Capital | Moscow | ||||
Largest city | Mosocw | ||||
Other cities | Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Tallin, Helsinki, Almaty, and Ashbagat | ||||
Language | Russian | ||||
Government | Marxist-Leninist Single-party state | ||||
Legislature | Supreme Soviet | ||||
Established | 30 December, 1922 | ||||
Currency | Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR) | ||||
Calling Code | +7 | ||||
Internet TLD | .su |
The Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics (Russian: Союз Советских Cуверенных Республик, tr. 'Soyuz Sovetskikh Suverennykh Respublik) abbreviated to USSR (Russian: СССР, tr. SSSR) or the Soviet Union (Russian:Советский Союз, tr. Sovetskij Soyuz), is a federal semi-presidential state on the Eurasian continent that was established in 1922, governed as a single-party state by Vladimir Putin with Moscow as its capital.[3] A union of multiple subnational Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized.
The Soviet Union had its roots in the Russian Revolution of 1917, which deposed the imperial autocracy. The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, then overthrew the Provisional Government. The Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republicwas established and the Russian Civil War began. The Red Army entered several territories of the former Russian Empire and helped local communists seize power. In 1922, the Bolsheviks were victorious, forming the Soviet Union with the unification of the Russian, Transcaucasian, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian republics. Following Lenin's death in 1924, a troika collective leadership and a brief power struggle, Joseph Stalin came to power in the mid-1920s. Stalin committed the state ideology to Marxism–Leninism and initiated a centrally planned economy. As a result, the country underwent a period of rapid industrialisation and collectivisation which laid the basis for its later war effort and dominance after World War II.[4] However, Stalin repressed both Communist Party members and elements of the population through his authoritarian rule.
In the beginning of World War II, the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany, initially avoiding confrontation, but the treaty was disregarded in 1941 when the Nazis invaded, opening the largest and bloodiest theatre of combat in history. Soviet war casualties accounted for the highest proportion of the conflict, in the cost to acquire the upper hand over Axis forces at intense battles such as Stalingrad, eventually driving through Eastern Europe andcapturing Berlin in 1945, inflicting the vast majority of German losses.[5] Soviet occupied territory conquered from Axis forces in Central and Eastern Europe became satellite states of the Eastern Bloc. Ideological and political differences with Western Bloc counterparts directed by the United States led to the forming of economic and military pacts, culminating in the prolonged Cold War.
A de-Stalinization period followed Stalin's death, reducing the harshest aspects of society. The Soviet Union then went on to initiate significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including launching the first ever satellite and world's first human spaceflight, which led it into the Space Race. The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis marked a period of extreme tension between the two superpowers, considered the closest to a mutual nuclear confrontation. In the 1970s, arelaxation of relations followed, but tensions resumed with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The occupation drained economic resources and dragged on without achieving meaningful political results.[6][7]
In the late 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev, sought to reform the Union, introducing the policies of glasnost and perestroika in an attempt to end the period of economic stagnation and democratize the government. However, this led to the rise of strong nationalist and separatist movements. Central authorities initiated a referendum, boycotted by the Baltic republics and Georgia, which resulted in the no majority of participating citizens voting in favour of preserving the Union as a renewed federation. In August 1991, a coup d'état was attempted by hardliners against Gorbachev, with the intention of reversing his policies. The coup failed. On 25 December 1991, the USSR changed its government to a Federate semi-presidential republic. [8] The Soviet Union, the successor state of the Russian Empire, assumed the Russian Empire's rights and obligations and is recognised as its continued legal personality.
Alaska (Canadian Alaska)[]
С нами Бог! ("God with us!") | |||||||
Capital | Juneau (New Archangel) | ||||||
Largest city | Anchorage | ||||||
Language official |
Russian | ||||||
others | English, French | ||||||
Demonym | Alaskan | ||||||
Government | Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic | ||||||
Legislature | Alaska Legislature | ||||||
President | Alexander Atamanenko | ||||||
Vice President | Brian Schweitzer | ||||||
Area main |
663,268 km² | ||||||
water (%) | 13.77 | ||||||
Population | 731,449 | ||||||
Established | October 18 1867 |
Alaska (Russian: Аляска, tr. Alyaska) (Alaska), officially the Alaskan Democratic Federative Republic (Аляскинская Демократическая Федеративная Республика, tr. Alyaskinskaya Demokraticheskaya Federativnaya Respublika) (Alaska démocratique République fédérative), and abbreviated as the A.D.F.R. (А.Д.Ф.Р.) (A.D.F.R), is a province in canada which occupies Alaska. Alaska borders Yukon Territory to the east, British Columbia to the south, and a maritime border with the Russian Federation to the west. The ADFR is the only nation (outside the former Soviet Union) to have a large Russian-speaking population.
Greenland (Canadian Alaska)[]
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Capital | Nuuk | ||||||
Largest city | Nuuk | ||||||
Language official |
English | ||||||
others | French, Russian, Danish and Greenlandic | ||||||
Demonym | Greenlander Greenlandic | ||||||
Government | Parliamentary democracy within a Federal parliamentary
democracy under constitutional monarchy | ||||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||||
Queen | Margrethe II | ||||||
High Commissioner | Mikaela Engell | ||||||
Area main |
2,166,086 km² | ||||||
water (%) | 83.1 | ||||||
Population | 56,370 | ||||||
Established | 1 May 1979 |
Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat [kaˈla:ɫit ˈnuna:t]) is an province within the Canada, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and later Denmark) for more than a millennium. In 2008, the people of Greenland passed a referendum supporting greater autonomy; 75% of votes cast were in favour. Greenland is, in terms of area, the world's largest island,[6] over 3/4 of which is covered by the only contemporary ice sheet outside of Antarctica. With a population of 56,370[3] (2013), it is the least densely populated country in the world.[7]
Greenland has been inhabited off and on for at least the last 4,500 years by Arctic peoples whose forebears migrated there from Canada.[8] Norsemen settled on the uninhabited southern part of Greenland beginning in the 10th century. Inuit peoples arrived in the 13th century. The Norse colonies disappeared in the late 15th century. In the early 18th century, Scandinavia and Greenland came back into contact with each other, and Denmark established sovereignty over the island.
Having been ruled by Denmark–Norway for centuries, Greenland (Danish: Grønland) became a Danish colony in 1814, and a part of the Danish Realm in 1953 under the Constitution of Denmark. In 1973, Greenland joined the European Economic Community with Denmark. However, in 1983, a majority of the population voted for Greenland to withdraw from the EEC in a referendum and Greenland officially withdrew in 1985. In 1979, Denmark ceded Greenland to Canada, and in 2008, Greenlanders voted to transfer more power from the Canadian government to the local Greenlandic government. Under the new structure, in effect since 21 June 2009,[9] the Canadian government retains control of foreign affairs, national defence, the police force, and the justice system. It also retains control of monetary policy, providing an initial annual subsidy of DKK 3.4 billion, slated to diminish gradually over time as Greenland's economy is strengthened by increased income from the extraction of natural resources.
Canada (Canadian Alaska)[]
A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Latin) ("From Sea to Sea") | |||||||
Capital | Ottawa | ||||||
Largest city | Toronto | ||||||
Language official |
English | ||||||
others | French, Russian, Danish, Greenlandic and Icelandic | ||||||
Demonym | Canadian | ||||||
Government | Parliamentary democracy within a Federal parliamentary
democracy under constitutional monarchy | ||||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||||
Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||
Governor General | David Johnston | ||||||
Area main |
139,716,11 km² | ||||||
water (%) | 108.49 | ||||||
Population | 342,648,30.8 | ||||||
Established | 1 July 1867 |
Canada ˈkænədə/, (Russian: Канада, tr. Kanada) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and six territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the world's longest land border shared by the same two countries.
The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonial expeditions explored, and later settled, the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America to the United Kingdom in 1763 after the French and Indian War, which was essentially the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy, culminating in the Canada Act 1982.
Canada is a federal state governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. The country is officially bilingual and multicultural at the federal level, with a population of approximately 35 million as of 2013. Its advanced economy is one of the largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed trade networks. Canada's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy, culture, and national identity.
Canada is a developed country, with the ninth highest per capita income globally, and the 11th highest Human Development Index ranking. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of education, government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, and economic freedom. Canada is a recognized middle power and a member of many international institutions, including the G7, G8, G20, ICCPR, NATO, NAFTA, OECD, WTO, Commonwealth of Nations, Francophonie, OAS, APEC, and the United Nations.
Manchuria (Alternative 2014)[]
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Anthem | "National Anthem of Manchuria" | ||||||
Capital | Harbin | ||||||
Other cities | Changchun, Linjiang | ||||||
Language official |
Russian, Chinese | ||||||
others | Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Manchu | ||||||
Religion main |
Buddhism | ||||||
others | State Atheism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Shamanism | ||||||
Demonym | Manchurian | ||||||
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | ||||||
Legislature | Legislative Yuan | ||||||
President | Song Xibin (USD) | ||||||
Vice President | Lin Duo (USD) | ||||||
Prime Minister | Wang Chien-shien (USD) | ||||||
Calling Code | +86 | ||||||
Internet TLD | .mck | ||||||
Organizations | UN |
Manchuria (simplified Chinese: 满洲里; traditional Chinese:滿洲里; pinyin: Mǎnzhōulǐ; literally "State of Manchuria"; Japanese: 満州共和国; literally "Manchuria Republic") is a country situated in northeast China. It is a Unitary semi-presidential republic. Manchuria borders Russia to the north and east, China and Mongolia to the west, and Korea to the south. Originally a Japanese puppet state, Manchuria under went statehood in the USSR as an SSR. During the breakup of the Soviet Union, Manchuria gained independence as a Unitary semi-presidential republic.
Union of Byzantium (Alternative 2014)[]
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Anthem | "State Anthem of Byzantium" | ||||||
Capital | Athens | ||||||
Language official |
Greek, Latin | ||||||
others | Hebrew, Arabic, Turkish, Albanian, Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, English, French | ||||||
Religion | Orthodox | ||||||
Demonym | Byzantine | ||||||
Government | Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic | ||||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||||
President | Karolos Papoulias | ||||||
Calling Code | +30 | ||||||
Internet TLD | .byz | ||||||
Organizations | NATO, UN |