Greater Russian Republic - World on the Eve of Yet Another War?
The continent is tense. Yet again conflict seems to be breaking out, yet again between Egypt and France. Few Russians want war, however. Of course, many remember the megalomania of France and its ally Britain that had to be stopped, but many also remember the huge cost of lives that the campaigns in Brazil and Greenland and the naval battles took.
Many also remember that Greater Russia, in the Treaty of Versailles that ended the world war, got virtually nothing: British Greenland, which was taken by Russian troops - was given to the new, British-friendly nation of Canada - and French Brazil got independence and Russian troops were forced out, with Brazilian militias sporadically attacking the army even as it with drew. The gesture of goodwill that was in giving Liberia independence was scorned and mocked by the opportunistic Saharan invasion practicaly moments after the last contingent of Russian troops left the Monrovia harbor. And when the government tried to persuade the Saharans to withdraw, they got Egypt and the ACE to back them! So even a war for liberation was out of the question!
Well, that mistake would not be made again. The Russians learned their lesson.
Should war break out, neutrality is the way to go, unless there is sufficient provocation by either side for the Greater Russian Republic to
choose sides.
This would, of course, mean that it would be time to be wary of foreign spies trying to sabotage Russia and blame the other side.
But Russia would be ready. And this time, if Russia gets involved, Russia
will not be left with nothing to show for her victory at the peace settlement!
The political situation changed only slightly, meanwhile, with the entrance of the Russian Socialist Party into the scene. It's not a brand-new party, but only now is trying to campaign for parliamentary election. Few people support the Socialists, however, as it is the Quebecois wing of the RSP that has started the secessionist attitudes in that colony. A poll taken shows that only 3% of Russian citizens support the RSP. Nevertheless, now, the parties competing for parliamentary seats are as follows, with their stance on government and war and their support in that poll next to them:
- Russian Socialist Party (RSP) - extreme-left; wants a government like that in the USSA; should war break out, Russia should side with Egypt - 3%
- Greater Russian National Democratic Party (GRNDP) - moderate-right; wants a conservative democratic government, in which the interests of the Russian ethnic composition should be made priority to those of minorities; should war break out, Russia should side with France and Britain - 8%
- Russian Democratic Party (RDP) - centrist; wants to keep Russian democracy just like it currently is; if war beaks out, Russia should side with Egypt - 5%
- Russian Corporate Republican Party (RCRP) - moderate-right; Russia's government should be more rightist, and should cater to the industrialists and corporations, not unlike the Corporatist government in Teutonic Order; if war breaks out, Russia should side with France and Britain - 4%
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) - moderate-left; Russia's government should allow direct presidential election, without the screening of the popular votes by the legislature; if war breaks out, neutrality is the way to go - 64%
- Russian United Democratic Party (RUDP) - moderate-left; Russia's government should allow direct presidential election, without the screening of the popular votes by the legislature; if war breaks out, Russia should side with Egypt - 5%
- Greater Russian Nationalist Party (GRNP) - moderate-right; Russia's government should reflect the interests of primarily the ethnic Russians and make Russian the only official language; in case of war, Russia should remain neutral - 11%
As is made clear by this list, at most only 25% of the citizenry of the Greater Russian Republic support choosing sides at the possible outbreak of war. That doesn't account, of course, for the possibilty that many people who supported a pro-war party simply supported its governmental and economic views, not the war/peace stance. Not a single pro-war party passed the 10% margin. The only party that seems likely to be in control of the legislature next year are the Liberal Democrats, as they have a majority of support. The Nationalists would garner more votes if not for their hard-line stance on Russifying the ethnic minorities, which consist of about 20% of Russia's population at all. Their stance, thus, has cost them quite a few votes, considering that war is extremely unpopular among these minorities.
Orders PM-ed