The Great Empire of Russia

Russia was a country that upheld values of civic nationalism, as they represented a

collective group of people who are united by their shared beliefs and political viewpoints

regarding foreign policies. Therefore, when faced with hostility from neighbouring nation-states,

Russia’s only choice was to defend their national interests - even if it meant they’d have to use

force. As simmering tensions in Europe came to a boil, Russia realised that in order to protect

the beliefs and values they held so dear, they would have to form alliances with like-minded

countries. When strategizing early on, Turkey appeared to be the ideal ally as they held a

mutually beneficial geographic position and, similarly to Russia, expressed communist beliefs

and values. The blossoming political romance between Turkey and Russia was built on

preserving the freedom of each country’s citizens and on liberating the victims of nearby

Austria-Hungary and Germany’s draconian regimes. The surrounding nations dismissed

Russian national interest; not only was our economic prosperity threatened as productive

territories were invaded, but the general safety and security of our nation was compromised. In

an attempt to gain more land and reduce the threat that Russia could become, Austria and

Turkey schemed to reduce our influence in the Black Sea, betraying us and destroying our

presence there. As time went on, our enemies seized more Russian supply centres. In their

interest in developing economic prosperity and reducing the threat we once posed on them,

Turkey ignored our attempts at rekindling ties between us and marched on; they invaded our

capital, the once impenetrable Moscow - a city which, throughout the war, maintained a low

threat level because of its cultural importance and iconic national symbols (such as beets and

vodka). Irrevocably weakened, the Russian population gathered in Saint Petersburg, a culturally

rich city now overflowing with displaced Russians. Russian spirit proved resilient- in a final

attempt to preserve its beliefs, values and people, the remaining population immigrated north

into Finland. Although the people of Russia still possessed a fierce regional loyalty to their
former country, regaining their land was now an unattainable feat. Thankfully, this mass

immigration granted them refuge from the menace of the stifling enemy nations, even though all

Russian armies were forced to dissolve in the process. The displaced citizens formed an ethnic

nation in Finland and built their own community centred around self-determination, the desire to

have control over their own decisions.

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