Omsk
Omsk, officially the Siberian Black League, is a warlord state in Western Siberia. Occupying the territory of the former Omsk Oblast, it borders Tomsk to the north, the Kazakh SSR to the south, Tyumen to the east, and Novosibirsk to the west.
History
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the city of Omsk, initially held by the West Siberian People's Republic, was seized by a league of ultranationalists sharing views of anti-German sentiment and revanchism. Led by Dmitry Karbyshev's All-Russian Black League, upon the seizing of Omsk, the ultranationalist regime had to industrialize and fortify it. In a way, some could say it's nothing but a fortified city in which the Black League militarizes and prepares for its future conflicts.
The political system of Omsk is governed as a militarist one-party state since its founding, ruled by Karbyshev and his like-minded comrades of the All-Russian Black League, an organization fanatically devoted to revanchism against the Greater Germanic Reich. However, at heart, Karbyshev is a Russian and while he sought to create an ultranationalist military state to take revenge against Germany, he did not account for the despots that wished to claim as much power as possible from him. Karbyshev is represented in-game as a dying man soon to fall, due to him leading a brutal military dictatorship, while being opposed to the radical rhetoric of his officer clique. The Black League has since become an ultranationalist state, even more radical in their hatred of Germany. Due to Karbyshev's declining health, many of the other officers have gained massive influence in the leadership of Omsk. The reality is that Karbyshev started a movement that assumed it was able to change the hearts of the despots with nationalism rather than terror; but it has since been corrupted beyond his visions, and there is little he can do to stop the train of degeneracy. Indeed, once Karbyshev dies and Omsk is still around, actual ultranationalist and General Dmitry Yazov will assume leadership of the Black League and prevent the despotic cliques from growing.
Under the sheer doctrine of anti-German sentiment, the theory of the “Great Trial” in Omsk comes in. This is where the warlord state will prepare for its final assault on the Reich, as revenge for the “First Trial” which brought the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the “Second Trial” being the West Russian War. Their hatred doesn't stop with just Germany, but it includes many who collaborated with them. Some officers of the Black League even go as far as to want to destroy the United States for not helping enough during the Great Patriotic War. In preparation for their war with Germany, they are expectant of nuclear strikes and so have started to construct massive metro tunnels to double as shelter from the warheads and radioactive fallout. The resolve of the Black League cannot be stopped, even with the threat of nuclear war.
Omsk is one of the hardest paths in TNO, due to it being weaker than a lot of the surrounding warlords and being unable to conduct diplomacy at all. To reunite Russia, Omsk will have to fight every single state in its way. Their end goal is the complete extermination of the Reich and the German people, and they will stop at nothing to reach this. They are hard-coded for hostility and are always at war with someone, but an AI Omsk will almost always never be successful. Despite being founded on nothing but hatred, when they unify Western Siberia and start to emerge on the international stage, they actually try to conceal their ideology and ambitions from foreign influences. They stick with a nondescript name of the “West Siberian Provisional Authority” under the guise of a protective military authority and switch their ideology to “Despotism”.
Politics
National spirits
| Fueled by Hate |
During the Last Trial, each of us saw and faced Hell on Earth. The Nazis razed our cities, slaughtered our families, and shattered the Union we worked so hard to build. And as the world unraveled around us, we resolved to never again allow the Teuton to despoil our homes. Never again would we tremble in fear as the jackboot trampled on our soil. Whatever the cost, whatever the sacrifice, the day of the Great Trial will come. On that day, they will feel our terrible vengeance. |
| Nothing Left To Lose |
Our backs are pressed against the wall, our supplies run low, and yet morale is as high as ever. Each and every son and daughter of the Black League know their mission and know they have nothing to lose, for the Last Trial already robbed them of everything. This simple truth has transformed the League from a band of disgruntled veterans to an army with discipline unparalleled in the Russian wastes. We will survive our current, dire circumstances, we will rebuild what was lost, and when the Great Trial comes, we will repay our enemies for every life lost. |
| A Puppet in All But Name |
It is a sad fact that the founder of the Black League, General Karbyshev, is not as young as he once was. As he has aged, though his mind is as sharp as ever, his body has become frail and weak. The people weep to know that he is not long for this world; and yet not all is lost. The loyal sons and daughters of the Black League's officer corps are glad to receive and deliver General Karbyshev's orders, and even to reinterpret them when the General's mind has slipped. |
Cabinet
| Cabinet member | Role | Ideology | Trait(s) and effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Yazov | Head of government |  Ultranationalism
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Political Protege
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| Viktor Abakumov | Foreign minister | Ultranationalism
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Iron-Fisted Brute
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| Alexander Kharkhardin | Economy minister | Ultranationalism
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Corrupt Kleptocrat
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| Konstantin Valukhin | Security minister | Ultranationalism
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Prince of Terror
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After Dmitry Yazov comes to power and purges the Black League's old guard, the cabinet changes to:
| Cabinet member | Role | Ideology | Trait(s) and effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Savintsev | Head of government | Ultranationalism
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Devoted Follower
|
| Aleksandr Sakharovsky | Foreign minister | Ultranationalism
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The Cloak-n-Dagger Schemer:
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| Evgeny Pitovranov | Economy minister | Ultranationalism
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Military Entrepreneur:
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| Yuri Drozdov | Security minister | Ultranationalism
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Military
Generals
Omsk has at least eleven generals.
| Field Marshal Dmitry Yazov |
| Aleksandr Sakharovsky |
| Yuri Drozdov |
| Alexander Lazarenko |
| Borys Steklyar |
| Dmitry Tokarev |
| Evgeny Savintsev |
| Grigory Boyarinov |
| Nikolai Dushin |
| Viktor Grigoriev |
| Andrey Matvienko |
Trivia
- Ironically, according to a former developer of West Siberia, Omsk at one point had a National Socialist path as a "sane" option, due to now-former head developer Knightess wanting every region in Western Siberia to have multiple paths. This was changed after the other developers convinced them to have Omsk only have one path.
- Omsk was partially inspired by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, a militant group that aspired to carve out an ethnic Armenian homeland in eastern Turkey.
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