Kemerovo

Kemerovo
Official name	Principality of Kemerovo
Common name	Kemerovo (Ке́мерово)
Tag	KEM
Language(s)	Russian
Capital	Kemerovo
Government/party	Zemsky Sobor
Ideology	Absolute Monarchy
Head of state	Tsar Rurik II
Head of government	Prince Yuriy Krylov
Currency	Ruble
Population	2,550,000
Established	1950s

Kemerovo (Russian: Ке́мерово), officially the Principality of Kemerovo, is the Russian warlord state in Siberia. It borders Oyrotia to the south, Novosibirsk to the west, Krasnoyarsk to the east, and Tomsk to the north.

History

In the final days of World War II, Major General Nikolai Ivanovich Krylov suffered a nervous breakdown. The Soviet Union was suffering defeat after defeat, his own army had been completely annihilated, and he himself was wounded. Krylov and his officers escaped east and joined the Central Siberian Republic, where Krylov drowned his pains with vodka and cigarettes. Things only went from bad for worse for Krylov, as his campaign against the Siberian Black Army ended in total failure, and even his own officers mutinied against him.

One night, Krylov locked himself naked in his room, with his cigarettes, vodka, and a book on Orthodox mysticism. When he walked out the next day, he was a changed man. He proclaimed that he received an order to reunite Russia, and crowned himself Rurik II, the second coming of the ancient Varangian prince Rurik. No longer following the Central Siberian rule, Rurik II gathered popular support with promises of conquest and glory, and prepares to reunite Russia under his peculiar ideology that mixes Tsarist traditionalism with Soviet modernism.

Military

The Principality of Kemerovo starts with a small army with much reform needing to be done, if they ever wish to accomplish Rurik II's lofty goals of uniting all of Russia.

Foreign relations

Outside of Russia, Kemerovo and its king is virtually unknown. Being seen as just another one of countless warlords across Russia. Kemerovo has poor relations with their immediate neighbors, particularly the Siberian Black Army and Krasnoyarsk due to the king's previous history with both of them.

Politics

Kemerovo is led by the Zemsky Sobor, under the authority of King Rurik II. While no one is certain whether the king is truly mad or if his madness is all an elaborate ploy, he is popular among his people. His pragmatic and benevolent rule has led many to overlook his eccentricities.

National spirits

Legacy of the Siberian Plan	Our statelet lies in a unique region of Russia - the former area that Bukharin's, and the Central Siberian Republic's, grand industrial project was sited. Securing machinery and infrastructure and rebuilding sections of the Siberian Plan will provide great boons to our statelet.
Esoteric Kingdom	Division Organization: +7.5% Division Attack: +10.0% Planning Speed: -5.0% His Majesty Rurik II is a man burning with desire to see all traitors and all despoilers of Holy Russia perish. Normally, this would be the kind of man our shattered land would need, but his mental state has lead to him developing some... interesting ideas as to how the Restoration of the Motherland should proceed. Some may find hope and inspiration in his drive, true, but most of his neighbors only see a madman.
The Two Wolves	Political Power Gain: +15% Stability: -10.00% The King's children, Yuriy and Lydia, while both exemplary advisors and administrators, each have their own, radically different ways of governance. Prince Yuriy favors a lighter, more populist touch, and urges his father to give his subjects the power to decide their own fates. Princess Lydia, on the other hand, espouses a more militaristic, hierarchical ideal. She urges her father to closer his relationship with the military and to distance himself from the commoners, for none of them are as fit as he to wear the burden of leadership upon their shoulders.
The King's Unions	Stability: 5.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00% Production Efficiency Retention: +10.00% Factory Output: +10.00% In a bizarre synthesis of the ancient ways of the Res and the modern ideals of the Bolsheviks, King Rurik has declared that trade unions will be free to operate within reason. This has, surprisingly, served the King well, as the peasants who might otherwise call for his overthrow are now placated with their state-sponsored Unions. However, if the people are given a taste of freedom, who knows where it might lead them?