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Russia entered the Weltkrieg in aid of its ally Serbia and fought a war across three fronts while isolated from its allies. Russia did not want war but felt that the only alternative was German domination of Europe. Although the army was far from defeated in 1916, the already-existing public distrust of the regime was deepened by the rising costs of war, casualties, and tales of corruption and even treason, leading to the outbreak of the Russian Revolution of 1917. At the Congress of Omsk in April 1919, the White Generals agreed to form a united political front behind Alexander Kerensky and the remaining forces of the Provisional Government. The united White forces, joined by the kingdom of Finland, made considerable gains, but the Red Army was still too strong and well placed, dominating the Russian industrial heartland and transportation networks. But soon the German empire, fearing the success of a dangerous ideology, decided to intervene on behalf of the Whites in exchange for the recognition of the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
By September 1921, both Moscow and St. Petersburg fell to the White forces and a new Russian Republic was established in Moscow on October 12, with Kerensky as its first President.

The newborn Russian Federation has been under constant threat, externally and from within, since its birth.
In 1924, the shadows of another civil war threatened the country when the Minister of Defense Alexandr Kolchak tried to overthrow the government and seize power. However, the coup failed and most of the traitors were killed or arrested, even if a few (Kolchak among them) managed to escape. Since then, the government has struggled to consolidate its rule and improve the economy, still reeling from the Civil War. For the past fifteen years, the leading political parties (namely the Social Revolutionaries and Kadets) have governed in an uneasy coalition under Kerensky, maintaining their power through electoral manipulation and a lack of serious political opposition. However, the worsening of the global economy has eroded the trust of the people and, in case of trouble, clandestine forces could attempt to remove Kerensky from power and seize control of Russia.



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Hi guys, it's been a while since I've posted on these forums and although I still come back to lurk every now and then, I haven't posted much in over a year. Now that this semester's just about over I'll pretty much be in limbo until next february when I leave the country, so I'll need something to waste time on and what could be better than playing Darkest Hour (Hearts of Iron II) with you people?? I've done two other (unfinished/abandoned..) LPs of the game, and if you want to see those to get an idea of what this one will be like see here: (France) (KR Bulgaria). I kind of ran out of steam with those but I think Kaiserreich Russia would be a more engaging and fun country to play as considering how many events the game throws at you.

If you're unfamiliar with the Kaiserreich mod, basically the Germans and central powers (the Ottomans still exist for example) won ww1 and communists took over England and France.

This map shows all the countries (more or less accurately) in this alternate timeline.

If this attracts any interest I'll start playing over the weekend. I will take any and all suggestions and we will have votes on most major events (and possible events/decisions that I'll come up with at some point).

I don't think we have one of these. As with most of the threads I start willy-nilly, I don't expect this will get that far.. Basically, what style of art do you like the best? What's your favorite piece, anything you'd like to share, yadda yadda, etc. Basic forum rules apply, put pictures in spoilers, you know the drill.

Now I'm not some kind of art.... person, so I don't know any terms and whatnot, but:
I like German expressionism


I also think these old old photographs/daguerreotypes are pretty darn neat:

Historical Background:

It is 1936, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party assumed control of Germany nearly 3 years ago. The Italian Fascists are fighting a war in Abyssinia. The Nazis have repudiated the just Treaty of Versailles, by seizing the Saar Basin and beginning their re-armament. The Japanese Empire is asserting its claims on Chinese lands. All the while, the British and Allies continue to yield to the fascist aggressors. What can the Free nation of France do to prepare for, or possibly prevent, the inevitable?



Game info:

This game is Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game, by Paradox. It's basically a really good HOI2 mod. Anyway, we will attempt to either a) hold off the Germans for as long as possible when they attack, b) Somehow avoid becoming involved at all, c) Do something entirely different as this game can be quite unpredictable at times. With the help of Bay12's superior tacticians, I will allocate IC, research Nukes stuff, conduct diplomacy, and fight war. I'll begin actually playing anywhere from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST today (lol). If there are any questions, suggestions, concerns, complaints, etc. Feel free to ask/yell at me at any time.

Ok, so we've all heard of the 'The Video Game Name Generator', well this thread (which is quite nsfw) gave me the idea that we should start our own competition (in the loosest sense of the word). Just generate a name and draw an ms paint image/image macro/whatever of box art or "screenshots" of what you think a game with that title would look like, then post it!

Here's my pitiful attempt:

Hello all. I'm surprised no other threads have been created for this, as a search turned up no results.
Basically, share any tattoos you have or any ideas for tattoo designs.

I personally have been planning on getting one resembling this:


It's a "Kolovrat", or sunwheel as it's known to other cultures. They're ancient slavic sun symbols. The only thing I'm a little worried about is that someone might think I'm a racist because it obviously resembles a swastika (a symbol that is unfortunately stigmatized) and is sometimes (regrettably) used by neo-nazis... On the other hand, it's used by non-racist neo-pagans.

My second option would be some phrase in cyrillic. Maybe from a famous Ukrainian poet or something. I've yet to find something.

The point of this little experiment game is to, much like the "post one word and build a story off it", create something that resembles a 'creation' myth or something along those lines. All cultures have a creation myth, and I was curious as to what we could come up with.

The rules are that you can post only one (short-ish) sentence at a time and can only post another sentence after two more posts have been made. When you post, copy the whole 'myth' and add your sentence to the end. When it get's too large, use spoilers.

So without further ado:

The vast black void split, and rushed forth a deluge of earth which formed what is the Earth.

A handy wiki (made by hubris_incalculable): http://twelveworlds.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiActivity  (Please edit!)

Gameplay starts on page 2

Hello. I just bought this game and I've some free time. We should hope to survive as some 1 region uncivilized minor play it!

The first order of business should be to choose a country!
This is a list of all the countries present at the start of the game. However, it is possible to release a country (ie. Ukraine from the Russian Empire) which I'd be happy to do.

I will warn you that posts may be infrequent next week (if this lasts that long) so I may end up uploading the save (If that's even possible which I don't think it is) or waiting a week to resume. Although, it hasn't taken me too long to finish a few games already.