stSbNESIII - 1815 Turning the Clock Back
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blackheart
unenlightened
From: Sicily and Naples
To: Papacy
Your request is quite vague... But we agree.
To: Papacy
Your request is quite vague... But we agree.
blackheart
unenlightened
Dachspmg said:
yea, I misread and edited as soon as I realized I misread.
Kamilian
Deity
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OOC: Tsar Alexander I was officially King of Poland, but, as has been said already, Grand Duke Konstantin was appointed as the governor and, though nominally subservient of the Tsar, was otherwise quite autonomous. Even though he considered himself more Polish than Russian, he did not shy away from strengthening the secret police and persecuting patriots and liberals, so there was discontent rather than love for Konstantin among the Poles.
The Polish nobility was often either openly in opposition or openly-supportive but secretly working to restore Polish independence.
Though the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland was possibly the most liberal in all of Europe, neither the Tsar nor the Grand Duke truly respected the Sejm and its legislation, and constantly infringed upon the Constitution.
The Polish nobility was often either openly in opposition or openly-supportive but secretly working to restore Polish independence.
Though the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland was possibly the most liberal in all of Europe, neither the Tsar nor the Grand Duke truly respected the Sejm and its legislation, and constantly infringed upon the Constitution.
Stormbringer
The Brick and The Rose
Das, I sincerely hope you will stay, during this time there is very little action going on in the colonies, and almost no colonial wars were fought, and a european map allowes for a much greater detail.
Orders are due by Saturday, and if you are a new player please indicate what nation you have taken. Stats will be finished soon.
Orders are due by Saturday, and if you are a new player please indicate what nation you have taken. Stats will be finished soon.
silver 2039
Deity
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From Denmark
To Sweden
We propose a NAP
To Sweden
We propose a NAP
das
Regeneration In Process
Very well, I will stay... But could you at least add a world map later on, when it gets more exciting out there?
Sheep
Orange Shrooms!
King John VI of Portugal, Prince of Brazil.
das
Regeneration In Process
Some border notes on the map. Firstly, shouldn't the Russo-Polish border be thinner? Secondly, why does Austria have Wallachia?
silver 2039
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To France and Britain
From Denamrk
We wish to form an alliance with the Western Powers will you ally with us?
From Denamrk
We wish to form an alliance with the Western Powers will you ally with us?
das
Regeneration In Process
OOC: I know I'm being annoying, but seriously, perhaps you can do what Stalin did with the world map? I.e., grow it as it goes? Or perhaps we can simply change to a world map in... 1836 (Opium War is drawing near, whilst the Latin American nations settle in and fall apart)?
Hope you like the story.
IC:
"The year is 1815 since the Birth of Christ, and Russia is very hard-pressed, it is the emerging superpower of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars, yet many significant powers seek to undermine it, they cancelled the previous agreements about the Holy League and are coming back to the old ideas of expansionism, they do not see that only status quo can preserve the peace in Europe, but instead they embrace the Corsican Antichrist and his ideas of nationalism, they listen to liberal advisors, and enact liberal reforms, and Europe is decading, perhaps the good old days can never come back there, but We will not allow that to happen in Russia.
As entropy and chaos began to awaken in Europe, Russia was almost the only one to oppose it, the lone crusade of the Divine Order, but a powerful one, if Europe is to be consumed by the Devil once more he will never be able to come to Russia, for Russia is great, Moscow (or Sankt-Peterburg?) is the Third Rome, and the Fourth one will never come, and it will not fall like the last ones did, the Corsican Antichrist captured it and burned it, but he never conquered it, he never did, God saved Russia and will save it again and again.
We offered Christian Peace, the Holy League, to the Monarchs and Peoples of Europe, so that the Horseman By The Name of War will never ride again, but they refused it, very well, let them kill their own people, but Russia will not allow the Disease of Radical Republicanism enter it ever again, for the people of Russia are pious, they love Us, their Caeser, and Pax Roxia shall never end, for Russia is not the Pagan Rome and not the Decadent Byzantium, the Russian people are simple-hearted and pious, and Russia will forever be Christian, and We and Our Successors will make sure of that.
Down with Pugachev, down with Speransky, down with Czartoryski, We shall not go by their path, We shall go by a different one, Russia is eternal, and We are not alone in safeguarding it, for there still are people of good conscience in Russia: Krudener, Arakcheyev, Rostopchin, and many others, who, along with Us, see the spreading Reign of Satan, and oppose it, along with Us, and Lucifer shall be thwarted."
The Tsar goes back to the Palace through the Garden in which he considered the new dark times that came so soon after one of Russia's greatest victories.
---
"They must be free."
"It is not certain, my friend."
"They love you, but they must be free to better express it."
"But they live well now. And if we free them, it will be chaos and starvation, my friend. They will starve, they have now as much if not more happiness then free men do, but but they may not have it when freed."
"If we free them well..."
"...but how? Give me a good program, my friend, and then they will be freed."
"What of the landowners?" - a new voice.
"Who are the radical republicans? Who want to allow a Russian Revolution? Not the peasants. No, the threat, my friends, comes from amongst the nobility and the landowners, they call themselves "enlightened" and want to rule over the masses that will not at all be really free. It would be Paradise, the God's Kingdom, had all the people became free and equal, and it will yet come. But I am not the God, but merely His servant, and I know not how to achieve Paradise for the entire Empire."
"I see, Your Majesty, and I agree with you, for indeed it is the threat of those who are educated but heartless that is the worst one, the peasants, the common people, the little men love you, but the liberal "educated" ones are false, for Fonvizin spoke wisely - the heartless with educated are worse then those without it, for their "enlightenment" indeed means that those of them who want the revolution can study and finmd Devil like the ancient Black-Bookers, and can and will and shall ally with him."
"But not all of us oppose you, Your Majesty..."
"Of that, my friend, I have no doubt. One day," - he turned to the first one - "one day, Arakcheyev, they shall be free. But they must be freed well. They must be prepared for their freedom, they must be armed, they are simple-hearted and good at their hearts, and if we grant them knowledge they will be able to combat the influence of the Satanic liberals and radicals, and you, Arakcheyev, must be the one who will prepare them."
"I will, Your Majesty."
"Of that I have no doubt, my friend," - and he looks at the second one - "and you, Rostopchin, please assist Graf Arakcheyev, make sure that the nobility supports him."
"I shall do my best, Your Majesty."
"And of that, too, I have no doubt. My friends - we must get to work. Satan must not threaten Russia again."
Hope you like the story.
IC:
"The year is 1815 since the Birth of Christ, and Russia is very hard-pressed, it is the emerging superpower of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars, yet many significant powers seek to undermine it, they cancelled the previous agreements about the Holy League and are coming back to the old ideas of expansionism, they do not see that only status quo can preserve the peace in Europe, but instead they embrace the Corsican Antichrist and his ideas of nationalism, they listen to liberal advisors, and enact liberal reforms, and Europe is decading, perhaps the good old days can never come back there, but We will not allow that to happen in Russia.
As entropy and chaos began to awaken in Europe, Russia was almost the only one to oppose it, the lone crusade of the Divine Order, but a powerful one, if Europe is to be consumed by the Devil once more he will never be able to come to Russia, for Russia is great, Moscow (or Sankt-Peterburg?) is the Third Rome, and the Fourth one will never come, and it will not fall like the last ones did, the Corsican Antichrist captured it and burned it, but he never conquered it, he never did, God saved Russia and will save it again and again.
We offered Christian Peace, the Holy League, to the Monarchs and Peoples of Europe, so that the Horseman By The Name of War will never ride again, but they refused it, very well, let them kill their own people, but Russia will not allow the Disease of Radical Republicanism enter it ever again, for the people of Russia are pious, they love Us, their Caeser, and Pax Roxia shall never end, for Russia is not the Pagan Rome and not the Decadent Byzantium, the Russian people are simple-hearted and pious, and Russia will forever be Christian, and We and Our Successors will make sure of that.
Down with Pugachev, down with Speransky, down with Czartoryski, We shall not go by their path, We shall go by a different one, Russia is eternal, and We are not alone in safeguarding it, for there still are people of good conscience in Russia: Krudener, Arakcheyev, Rostopchin, and many others, who, along with Us, see the spreading Reign of Satan, and oppose it, along with Us, and Lucifer shall be thwarted."
The Tsar goes back to the Palace through the Garden in which he considered the new dark times that came so soon after one of Russia's greatest victories.
---
"They must be free."
"It is not certain, my friend."
"They love you, but they must be free to better express it."
"But they live well now. And if we free them, it will be chaos and starvation, my friend. They will starve, they have now as much if not more happiness then free men do, but but they may not have it when freed."
"If we free them well..."
"...but how? Give me a good program, my friend, and then they will be freed."
"What of the landowners?" - a new voice.
"Who are the radical republicans? Who want to allow a Russian Revolution? Not the peasants. No, the threat, my friends, comes from amongst the nobility and the landowners, they call themselves "enlightened" and want to rule over the masses that will not at all be really free. It would be Paradise, the God's Kingdom, had all the people became free and equal, and it will yet come. But I am not the God, but merely His servant, and I know not how to achieve Paradise for the entire Empire."
"I see, Your Majesty, and I agree with you, for indeed it is the threat of those who are educated but heartless that is the worst one, the peasants, the common people, the little men love you, but the liberal "educated" ones are false, for Fonvizin spoke wisely - the heartless with educated are worse then those without it, for their "enlightenment" indeed means that those of them who want the revolution can study and finmd Devil like the ancient Black-Bookers, and can and will and shall ally with him."
"But not all of us oppose you, Your Majesty..."
"Of that, my friend, I have no doubt. One day," - he turned to the first one - "one day, Arakcheyev, they shall be free. But they must be freed well. They must be prepared for their freedom, they must be armed, they are simple-hearted and good at their hearts, and if we grant them knowledge they will be able to combat the influence of the Satanic liberals and radicals, and you, Arakcheyev, must be the one who will prepare them."
"I will, Your Majesty."
"Of that I have no doubt, my friend," - and he looks at the second one - "and you, Rostopchin, please assist Graf Arakcheyev, make sure that the nobility supports him."
"I shall do my best, Your Majesty."
"And of that, too, I have no doubt. My friends - we must get to work. Satan must not threaten Russia again."
Global Nexus
Terran Confederate
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Wow, Beylik really is a fixer-upper. Awesome. ^^ I won't be getting a story in this turn [or at least today], unfortunately. But I can manage tomorrow/next turn.
*kicks self* Er...never mind. Orders coming soon, though. X_x;;
*kicks self* Er...never mind. Orders coming soon, though. X_x;;
Bianezzi
Warlord
I'd like to take Holstein, if there's still some room.
I'll write a story tonight (or tomorrow!) and send the orders before saturday.
Do you have the stats already?
I'll write a story tonight (or tomorrow!) and send the orders before saturday.
Do you have the stats already?
silver 2039
Deity
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They're on the first page.
JosefStalinator
Я буду снова здесь
To RUssia and the Ottoman Empire
We should form some sort of NAP agreement
We should form some sort of NAP agreement
