Tsardom of Russia (Principia Moderni)

This is an article about the nation, its predecessor and successor states in the map game Principia Moderni and controlled by LxCaucassus. It will be updated every 10 years.

Pre-game(pre-Lx’s entry)
This ancient Nation and monumental empire’s beginning was in 862 when the Varagian Prince Rurik came to Rule in Novgorod, starting the Great Rurukovich (Rurikid) dynasty. In 882 the principality of Novgorod conquered its southern neighbour Kiev, annexed its land, executed its princes Oscolt and Dir, then moved the capital to the city, creating Kievan Rus. It was christened by Vladimir I in 982, and after his death entered a series of civil wars, with brothers fighting for the title of Grand Prince of Kiev(maintained lose control over all the other Russian Duchies and principalities), and after war somebody prevailed. Because of this constant weakness, it was(other than Novgorod) easy prey for the Mongols that invaded and incorporated it into their monumental empire but only used it as a tributary state. Kiev was lost to the poles and Lithuanians and Vladimir-suzdal became the center of Rus.

Moscow was first mentioned in 1147, and was small and basically like a regional town or village. This city rose to power through many smart princes’s deeds and gained the popularity of the tatars because after being the “capital” of rus got the tribute by themselves and not by tatar dept collectors(starting with Ivan I the money bag) and by the end of the 14th century the Metropolitan of all Rus moved from Vladimir to Moscow signifying that Moscow had become a great, powerful and prosperous city and principality. The tatars, before their destruction were naming muscovian princes Grand Prince(as before had loose influence on neighboring Russian principalities). The Muscovite Grand Principality slowly annexed and engulfed the neighboring Russian lands gaining more affirmative control over them, and with less Tatars to look after them because of thieir destruction by the Chinese, Moscow could do this quicker. Ivan III did not go after Novgorod

In-Game(post-Lx’s entry)
In 1493 the principality of Moscow and the Republic of Novgorod joined together in an act of union by the veche appointing Ivan III of Moscow Prince of Novgorod. Ivan later removed the veche’s power to appoint Monarchs. This act formed the Union of Greater Russia, or Just the Grand Principality of Rus(no longer Muscuvy but still called that by foreigners). In the 1490s Ivan III sent men to Japan to learn about the advances made there in science and philosophy and mostly in the domain of navigating a ship and captaining one. Ivan also constructed russia’s first naval fleet and founded the Institute for weapons development(or IWD), the country has since been a center for advances in military and rifeling technologies around the world.

In 1501 Russia saw its first colony near OTL NYC named novorossiya. Another one was soon founded in OTL Cape Town, South Africa. By the council of his wife Vassili was co-crowned with him in 1503 and inherited the throne in 1505 when Ivan III “the Great” died in his sleep. During Vassili’s reign Rifeling was developed and applied to cannons. Vassili orgonized a coup d’etat in Sibir then after a short civil war in The Sibir Khanate, vassili was proclaimed Grand prince of all Russia and Sibir, uniting them in personal union until the Reign of Ivan IV when it will be annexed. Soonafter a famine forced Vassili to create the Straltsys, a permanent army to police Russia During this time. Vassili continued to expand the military and approved rifeling in muskets and opened a colony in India, wich will later be named Ivanskaya Zemlya. The military continued expanding and he almost lost hope in an heir but in 1530 hope was regained when Ivan Vassilich was born and the Indian colony was named after him along with its capital Ivangrad. The following years saw more economic and medical growth along with road systems improved as various families competed for power in the boyar council after the death of Ivan’s mother in 1538.\

The Overturns ended in 1544 when Ivan became of age and in 1547 crowned himself Tsar of all Russias. Ivan conquered much land in Siberia and started an economic alliance with Hanthawady and supported the new nation of Estonia in its independence war and reannexed Pskov from sweeden. The Tsar Upset much of asia when word went out that china and the Mughal Empire were the successors of the Golden Horde in his eyes. Conflict arose and after avid antagonisations and taunts by the Mughals even after the Tsar apologized broke out into the “Phony War” or “False War” of the 1570s. And after 1580 peace negotiations started in Pegu and the Tsar expressed his emotions personally in pegu until spring 1583 when he returned to Moscow he learned of his Grandson Dimitri Ivanovich.Negotiations ended with a status quo alla belum and an end to avid hostility. Ivan died of stroke in 1584 while celebrating his grandson’s first birthday and playing chess with the Anglo-German ambassador.

Ivan V was crowned in 1585 when he created the OVVR(Orgonizatsiya Vneshney i Vnutreniy Razvedki- Organization of Inner and Foreign Espionage). The OVVR orgonized the warsaw coup of 1587 and declared Ivan Tsar of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1588. This created bad relations with Hungary that also has the title of Krizthina Queen of Poland. More will follow...

Urban Areas
Largest City: Moscow

Other important Cities: Kiev, Rostov, Tver, Tul, Sibir, Kazan, Bachisaray, Novgorod, Astrahan, Novomoskovsk, Vostochniy Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Noviy Vladimir, Vladimir, Suzdal, Yaroslav, Ivangrad.

Urbanization: approx 30% of population (2,400 000)

Geography
Highest Point: To be added

Lowest point: Caspian Sea

Area: to be added...

Map: to be added

Location: North-western Asia and European Russia, Chrimea.

Culture and People
Official Language: Russian

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Official Religion: Russian Orthodoxy

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Other Religions: Islam, Catholicism, regional tribal religeons, Hinduism

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Ethnic Groups: Russians, Malorussian(Ukrainian), Belorussian, Amerindian, Indian, South African, Tatar, Bashkir, Finns, Poles, Lithuanians.

Governement
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Type: Federated Tsarist Monarchy

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Capital: Moscow (Russian Tsardom), Vilnius (Lithuania), Warszawa (Poland)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Tsar: Ivan V

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Past Tsars: Ivan IV “the Terrible”(1547-1584 as Tsar)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Past Grand Princes(in game): Ivan III “the Great”(1493-1505); Vassili III (1505-1533) Ivan IV(1533-1547 as Grand Prince)-Elena Glinskaya(1533-1538 as regent), Boyar Council(1538-1544 regents)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Royal Title of Tsar: Ivan V, Tsar of all Russias and Poland, Grand Prince of Lithuania, Ruler of Siberia and all their Dominions

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Law: Russian Lawbook of 1590

Administrative Divisions
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Grand Duchy of Siberia

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Grand Duchy of Lithuania

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Duchy of Moscow

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Duchy of Novgorod

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Duchy of Tver

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Duchy of Rostov

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Duchy of Pskov

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Duchy of Kazan

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Black Sea Lands (bachisaray)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Novorossiya (Novomoskovsk)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Africanskaya Zemlya (Noviy Vladimir)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Ivanskaya Zemlya (Ivangrad)

Economy
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Imports: same as other

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Exports: Same as other

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Industries: Mining, Trading, Caviar, Fur, Whaling, Fishing, Steel, Metallurgy, Gunsmithing, Agriculture.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Currency: 24 kopeeks-1 grivnya, 10 grivnyas -1 ruble

Transportation
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Road System: Multiple intercity roads and regional dirt roads connecting small villages and stone roads connecting regional centers. Road System goes until Siberia and are made by military as they advance. Roads from Largest cities to Rest of Europe and five roads to china and asia.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Sea routes: Northern, Black sea, Blatic, Volga all other rivers etc...

Military
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Branches: Streltsys, Cavalry, Navy, OVVR, Spetsnaz

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Oblugatory Service: During wartime every family must send one man to serve in the military for five years or until the war is over. Training with firearms starts at 14 years of age.

International Relations
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Disputes: Sovereignty over Poland-Russia and Hungary

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Alliances: Anglo-German Commonwealth, Ottoman Empire, Estonia, Joeson, Hanthawady(Economic)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Hostility: Minor with Mughals

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Treaties: Treaty of the Kola Peninsula(Hanthawady and Russia with several observers)

Novorossiya
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Capital: Novomoskovsk

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Population: 20 000-30 000(approx)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Culture: Mix of Mohawk and Russian

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Founded: 1501

Afrikanskaya Zemlya
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Capital: Noviy Vladimir

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Population: 18-20 000(approx)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Culture : Mix of Russian and African<

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Founded: 1505

Ivanskaya Zemlya
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Capital: Ivangrad

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Population: 40-60 000(approx)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Culture: Mix of Mon, Russian, Mughal and Vijangar Culture.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Founded: 1519

Canada
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Capital: None(temporarily)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Population: 500-1000(approx)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Culture: Predominantly Mohawk

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt">Founded: 1593