User talk:Hellerick

Hanging round here as well? ;) --Karsten vK (talk) 20:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Flag
Thank you. You are welcome to contribute to the TL as well. Buk5 20:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Spinoffs of Australia/New Zealand flag
I've taken the liberty of creating some spinoffs of your Australia/New Zealand flag for use in the 1983DD world. I'd like to know what you think of them.


 * I like that roundel a lot! It creates a real dilemma, actually, since it's got such a "coolness factor."  I had already thought through the comments you had made on the roundels.  I don't think New Zealanders could be very upset about the lack of white.  Roundels should be generally suggestive of a country, but they don't necessarily carry any symbolism of their own.  They're not omnipresent like flags are, anyway.  And as for Jamaica, well, post Doomsday Jamaica has either collapsed or joined the, so there won't even be that to overlap with.


 * PapuaRoundelRough.PNG your "star and pentagon" modifiable for the associated states? Papua's might look something like this very rough one, I suppose.  With those, though, we run into the rule of tincture - the actual ANZ flag is a good exception to the rule, I think, but on a fast-moving plane it is practical to separate your dark colors from each other.


 * And yes, that is an ensign, not a jack. It's based on the white ensigns that Australia and New Zealand use OTL. Benkarnell 16:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I have to admit, your pentagon roundels are much more striking than mine. If you ever get a chance to make a "full set", I'll use them.
 * I think that I will not use the "original" Hawaii flag, however. According to WP, at least, it was rediscovered in some archives only in 1999; therefore, in TTL it seems most likely that nobody would know about it.  Benkarnell 17:01, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

New Britain
Could you come up with some spinoffs of the UK flag that incorporate African themes? Thanks. Bob 17:34, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

New Britain
Could you come up with some spinoffs of the UK flag that incorporate African themes? Thanks. Bob 17:35, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Map
So,how's the map for the USSR going?--Vladivostok 20:51, November 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * The boundaries look ok,you should probably check out this map of Kazakhstan which would provide some idea of the extent of the borders to the south. For the Kyrghyzstan part we can either ad it as a seperate republic or simply incorporate it in the Kazakhstan part.Map of kazakhstan 83DD.jpg You also didn't ad Alaska,look at the article now,the invasion part makes more sense now.--Vladivostok 15:44, November 6, 2009 (UTC)

Template and China
I like the template and when I start writing the other republics' articles,it will come in handy. But we need to make a decision. We can have a short article about China, detailing what was left of it and include the Uyghur part and the Manchurian part,saying that these parts of China are part of the USSR,links to the pages,etc.(then I'd also include Tibet,since it was a part of the PRC). But I just don't see the joint government happening. In the eighties the Uyghurs were a majority(true,a slight one) in Xinjiang and as such I think that the Siberian leadership would have to give them their own republic. Chinese radicals could start proclaiming that part rightfully a part of the rest of China under the control of the Socialist Union,but in an aftermath of a nuclear war,I highly doubt they would start complaining about it. Maybe there could be a referendum,or a proposal of a referendum on forming a joint republic in the USSR,but even that is a bit unlikely in my opinion.--Vladivostok 13:50, November 8, 2009 (UTC)

Siberian population
So,what do you think an acceptable number for the population might be? Also,do you think we'll be able to save most of the content we had for the region?--Vladivostok 07:24, November 21, 2009 (UTC) Oh,and one other thing. I hate to say this,but if we have to change something, what would we be willing to give up?--Vladivostok 09:48, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * No thoughts at all on this subject?--Vladivostok 07:26, November 23, 2009 (UTC)

A lot has happened
Just a quick recap of things that happened when you were away: The Alaska article is still a proposal, but it hasn't been marked as obsolete, since Ben wanted your input on it as well. Xi'Reney and Mitro are against the article, while Darth and Ben are for the article. I changed the population number to a more acceptable level, created biography pages for the leaders of the USSR and Cosmodrome page for the space information. Paul II. has been asking questions about the articles and I was giving him some basic information on the Siberian articles. If you have any other questions, ask away.--Vladivostok 12:21, December 6, 2009 (UTC)

Border change in Alaska
Hi, I saw that you came back for a spell. We've just about reached a consensus that the new borders of Soviet Alaska look like this: File:Divided Alaska Revised.png. (The DMZ might be reduced in the Aleutian Islands; someone pointed out that demilitarized islands don't make a ton of sense). But if you get the chance, could you change the map of the USSR/Siberia to reflect this? I would but don't have anything that can edit a .svg. Benkarnell 05:10, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks. The history  has been modified along with the map: there was no big, strategic battle, only small skirmishes.  The Soviets were there, helping to administer that segment of land; the Americans attacked them; they fought back.  The Americans / ANZUS sent a small force but were not willing to start a full scale attack, though if they had I'm sure they would have won.  Historically, my take is that the situation is mostly known as the time when the former Powers made peace and decided not to fight again.  But territorially, it did result in a little piece of Alaska that remained Soviet (and which they would be unwilling to apart with, down the line). That's not so hard to believe, if you ask me. 207.63.140.254 20:24, January 22, 2010 (UTC) (Benkarnell)

RE:Siberia map
Great that you could comment because I'm having trouble with the map, it doesn't seem to upload correctly, am I missing something? Oh, and no problem, will change all the names, it's just that I'm swamped with work right now.--Vladivostok 16:47, March 28, 2010 (UTC)

Ross question
Hello again. You were very helpful with the names of Alaska's subdivisions for me. I was wondering if you can help me out with a problem I have been trying to answer for weeks now. In short, I have changed Alaska's subdivisions form oblasts to governorates (губернии), while oblasts will be downgraded to the status of subdivisions of the governorates (much like the counties of the US). I want to name the oblast that surrounds the city of Ross the Ross Oblast. However, I am not too sure how to write the adjective for Ross. "Росская область"? I know that Russian in Russian is either Российская (country) or Русский (language and people), but I still find it weird that Россий would mean something like "Rosser" in English.

I am curious if this would be how to say "Ross Oblast" in Russian. Or if its too confusing, would Fort Ross be named something different upon becoming a city. I thank you again. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 03:54, June 19, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Soviet republics license plates


Sorry for the delayed response, but yeah. Thank you so much for the link, it really helped me out. I found a link which showed all the codes, and I am really shocked. I originally thought it was one code for each republic, but it is actually one code for each oblast (more or less). So in my honest opinion, the fact that there isn't any type of icon or code for the republic as a whole makes me amazed. But anyway, I came up with an interesting idea. Rather than basing it on the plates of Russia (and Abkhazia to that respect), I decided to base it more on Pridnestrovie's plates. Obviously, the PMR is as close to the USSR today as it gets, and their design is interesting. The left side of the plate contains stickers. The top contains the flag of the republic, the bottom has some type of registration symbol. It reminds me of the drivers licensees of Florida, which have this reflective sticker which is used to confirm that the license is legit. I added the hammer and sickle to it (for fun), and it has the code of the plate to confirm which plate its for. The right-side of the plate contains the same coding for the USSR, one letter, four numbers, and two letters. Tell me what you think. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 17:51, July 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * It's funny that you brought up the EU. My original thoughts for the license plates of the USSR would have been a duplicate of the EU. Obviously with the blue replaced with red, and the 12 stars replaced with the hammer and sickle. Now I am tempted to add red to the license plate. As for the font I chose, I can't agree more with you. Sorry it looks terrible, but that's all I could find on such short notice. I do have plans to redo the font before I make anything canon. Also, what do you mean by "obviously soviet?". Thank you again for your help. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 13:59, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Greetings. I just came up with a new idea. After thinking about it, adding the flag stickers seems like a waste of space (since more people can express themselves with bumper stickers and such). So I have decided to go back to the original design, but I thought it would stand out if I replaced the black with red. What do you think of the idea? --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 22:44, August 3, 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the input. I have decided to just keep it standard with OTL, just for simplicity. Also, thank you for the seating arrangement. I didn't know you uploaded one. Why didn't you note me? Thank you for the cleaned version, but I will have to make a vector version of it for ease, plus I haven't finalized the parties yet. But again, thank you so much. You are a very big help for me ^_^ --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 16:11, August 6, 2011 (UTC)

Another Russian question
Sorry to bother you gain, but I have another question involving Russian names. In my Venusian Haven timeline, one of the governorates of was named after Che Guevara. The region was named after the Cuban colonists, and would be named Gobernación de Che in Spanish, but I can't figure out how to make the translation in Russian. The only thing that comes to mind is Ческая губерния, but I think that sound too close to "Чешкий". I wanted to clarify with you if that is alright. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 22:33, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, but I decided to rename the governorate to Новогаванская губерния (seems like a better name to me). There is still so much I need to learn about Russian names. I also wanted to know if you got my message I left you about the license plates of the USSR. I made an updated version, and made the font look exactly like the standard font. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 02:00, August 1, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Seating charts
OMG!!!! Wow! Thank you so much. I can't believe there was actually a program you can use to make them. I originally thought that you made the 1035-seat chart from scratch. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 18:52, August 9, 2011 (UTC)

The Flag
Love the flag.



Do you think you can make same versoin for the Venusian Flag, like with these flags? About that, I wasn't doing to use it for the Venus page, I was going to use it for the United Nations of Venus (when I get round to creating it). Same with the Venus Forum. ;) Imperium Guy 15:48, August 14, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Maps of Venus
Wow! I love it. As for the pace names, they are the same as OTL (for the most part), but non-latinized. So Aphrodite Terra would simply be referred to as Aphrodite. "Montes" are just mountains, "Planitias" are oceans, and so on. That's one good thing I love about Russian, they are simple on the place names ^_^ Again, I love the map ^_^ --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 15:56, August 18, 2011 (UTC)

Language question
Hello, I was wonder why "Французской оккупации Россией" is not correct? Should it be correct? Because it means "French occupation of Russia" (that's what I was going for, just occupation). "Французская оккупационная администрация России" Means "French occupation and administration of Russia?" and doesn't sound correct (or maybe Im wrong)? Could you please explain to me what is wrong with "Французской оккупации Россией"? Sorry, I kinda got curious (I not know much of the language)... 9 もりや すわこ 14:17, August 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ah, okay. So since "администрация" literally means government, is it possible to also use the word "правительство" (which also means government) instead or does the meaning change significantly? 9 もりや すわこ 14:44, August 23, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Names of the Soviet Union (New Union)
Oh, that's right, I completely forgot about that. I'll fix it now. ChrisL123 16:25, August 27, 2011 (UTC)

Больше вопросы
Hey, Hellerick. I didn't know you knew Spanish (since you messaged me on my talk). I hope you don't mind, but I have some more Russian questions for you. I want to make sure that my Russian names for the Governorates of Bellinsgauzenia are correct. The one I would really like help with is the Midnight Coast (Полночный Берег [I hope I spelled it right]). How would you take this and make it into an adjective form? I hope I am not bothering you by contently asking these questions, but I love the Russian language. Большое спасибо, до свиданя. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 20:46, August 28, 2011 (UTC)

Red Sun
Would you be able to flip the colours of this flag around so the background becomes yellow and the stickel and axil with the bushes around it become red? Ta!! :D Imperium Guy 09:41, September 13, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the flag!! :D Imperium Guy 11:40, September 13, 2011 (UTC)

Would I be able to get the coat of Arms for these two images? :D Imperium Guy 19:44, September 13, 2011 (UTC)

The images of the 2 proposed United Nations of Venus flags? Ta!! :D Imperium Guy 08:02, September 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * I still don't understand what do you want me to do. — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 07:45, September 24, 2011 (UTC)

Hello again
How have you been? I have another Russian check I would love for you to correct for me. I am considering admitting as a governorate, but I think I may have some trouble translating it. I used as an example, and I think I have it: Королева-Шарлоттинская губерния. I think I got it right, but I would love a second opinion. I also wanted to mention that I have made my presence over on the Russian site. I don't know if you work there or not, but I just wanted to mention it. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 04:48, October 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Wow, thank you so much. I was sure I was getting closer. I found a link to what I thought was the adjective for PEI, but I guess it is wrong. Thank you again. ^_^ --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 05:08, October 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much, again. In the end, I am thinking I am going to be using "Куин-Шарлоттская губерния". The reason why is because this region was British. In otl, the colony didn't expand because of various reasons. But for ttl, I think the colony could potentially take off, having a good population of colonists. So when Russia acquires the British colonies, there would still be a large English-speaking population (which still exists to this day). I also predict that it would be the islanders who would declare themselves a governorate, so they would choose the name. I am still working out the detailed history, but I can't thank you enough for your help. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 01:00, October 24, 2011 (UTC)

Transcolumbia?
Hello again. I wanted to thank you for correcting my typo on Far North:Дальнесеверная губерния:0. Thank you again.

I originally wanted to call (British) Columbia a name that would sound more Russian, but I gave up on because it seemed silly to give it a Russian name if their is still an English dominate population there. However, now I am thinking that this new name would only be in Russian. Since the Columbia River would be the border between the British and Russians, I thought the name "Transcolumbia" would be interesting. I just wanted to make sure I am spelling it correctly.


 * Заколумбийская губ.
 * Заколумбия (the region as a whole).

I hope I am spelling it right. Please forgive me if I am dead wrong. Thank you again. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 01:12, November 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * LOL. You already told me this. But thanks all the same. ^_^ --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 16:25, May 1, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Flags
Hi,

I read your concern about uploading flags, but I don't quite understand what you meant when you were talking about the naming. Should I rename them when I upload them? I'm a little bit confused about what you meant.

Thanks,

SpanishSpy 14:59, May 26, 2012 (UTC)

xDDDDDDDD
LOL, i do accept my errors, it is from google translator :S in some way i did have to put it, isn't it? :S

Breizhcatalonia1993 16:00, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * I wish I knew what are your talking about. — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 03:16, July 31, 2012 (UTC)

Russian Touhou emblems
I didn't make those. I found them on safebooru. Just search 'russian touhou military' on that site (Safebooru) and they should be there.

Anyway, I can't really read Russian. Though I do know the character names are wrong, as I compared it to the Russian Touhou Character list on the Russian Wikipedia and both didn't really seem to match up. Anyway, what do the Touhou Russian Emblems say (if you don't mind me asking)? -Kogasa 2012年10月18日 03:02:37 (JST)


 * Interesting, and as expected, some of the characters name sound a bit strange and spelled/translated wrong in Russian. Sounds like the original creator of those tried to translate the characters a different way, more close to the Japanese or English but instead, few Russian letters are are left out and unneeded ones are put in (Komeidiskaya being one, when it should be Komeydzi (Комэйдзи) in Russian; original Japanese is 古明地 (Komeiji) for comparison). Though Yamame and Yugi had their first names correct (Ямамэ & Юги), surprisingly.


 * For the sentences, I can see why it's difficult and confusing when read in Russian. Thanks for the translations though! It was interesting to read. I shall take note of the translations. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|23px|border]] 2012年10月19日 01:08:07 (JST)

Re:Map of Russia
Thank you so much. I am quite happy hat I am on the right track.

As for the "Long Republic," I was intending to name the republic after the Tura River (which runs thought Tyumen). I saw the name mentioned on, and thought it sounded better than "Tura Republic," but I had no idea that the word was Russian for "long" (despite the now obvious fact that it clearly states it on the page). Oh well, no one's perfect. I will change the name. But now looking into it, the Tura River seems to only make up a small portion of this region. Maybe a completely different name would be in order. "Ob" and "Yugra" come to mind, but I will look into it more.

If you wouldn't mind me asking, would like to get your opinion on the "Siberian Republic" (Novosibirsk). I am not satisfied calling the republic "Siberia" (because I see Siberia as vastly regional term). Aside from "Ob" (which Novosibirsk is on), can you suggest any other names? Thank you again. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 03:06, October 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hm... never thought about that (us Americans are weird like that, lol). As for "Priobie," I'm not too sure. If I am getting the regional prefixes right, "Pri-" would mean "on this side of" (such as Pridnestrovie and Primorie). Using "Priobie" seems confusing, especially since the Ob would go through the region (as opposed to being a border), and Novosibirsk is directly on the Ob. Wouldn't "Poobie" (Пообье) be more correct for this? (much like Povolzhie and [oddly] Pomorie). For that, I would believe "Ob" would be a better name (if not for the fact that it sounds quite exotic for a regional name). But until a better name comes out, I think I will stick with "Siberia." Also, thank you for the heads up on "Chernozemie," what would think would be better for the "Tyumen" republic (Ob or Yugra?). --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 16:57, October 24, 2012 (UTC)

Oh... my bad. ^^;

I'm not sure I like "Yamal-Yugra" (seems fake) nor "Zauralie" (there are already two "Urals" here). However, I did have a brainstorm. Why not just "Yamal"? While used in the Yamalo-Nenets AOk, the name seems more neutral to me (unlike Yugra). Like the Ob (river and gulf), the Yamal Peninsula is a major feature for the republic; and would have a major importance for the culture and economy of the republic (including natural gas reserves). What do you think?

Also a heads up (but this has only to do with the English translation and has no affect towards the Russian name), I am going to be uploading an updated map shortly, and Povolzhie will be renamed Volga. Given that the English name for the Federal District and the Economic Region is Volga (instead of Privolzhie and Provolzhie respectively), I think it should apply here as well (like how it would be called the "Far Eastern Republic" instead of the "Dalnevostok Republic"). I hope you don't have any objections to this. Thank you again for your help. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 01:37, October 25, 2012 (UTC)

OMG! What kind of forum is that? I am quite flabbergasted about this. If you don't mind me asking, what made you want to post my map to a forum? I am not sure whether to answer them, or to just take them as notes. But I can answer a few of these at the moment.


 * Valentin N &mdash; The Kurils would remain Japanese (among other things) because Japan would be an ally during WWII. Kaliningrad would remain part of Russia (among other things) because Germany invaded the USSR during WWII. Also... not a Pole. Try Irish-Scottish-Italian.


 * Arseniiv &mdash; This is true. However, the region was historically united during the revolution, and while not technically "Idel-Ural," a Turkic nationalist movement did advocate the unity among the Turkic peoples of the region (Tatars, Bashkirs, Chuvash). There was even a unity flag designed and used. (Also Hellerick, I assume that the italic was yours, so you can read it below).


 * Alexi84 &mdash; I am sorry that "Yamal" wasn't to you liking. It was a long shot, but I have a new name in mind. There is a reason why Idel-Ural and the Caucasus are divided the way they are, there are more non-Russians living there then... Russians. This is one of the main reasons why Chechnya and Tatarstan attempted to gain independence from Russia in the early '90s. While some republics do have more Russians (e.g., Karelia, Komia, Buryatia), those regions aren't one of them. So I doubt they would be willingly merged into neighboring regions.


 * Timiriliev &mdash; LOL


 * Antic &mdash; Ironically, you are not alone here. I looked into the idea of dividing the "Far Eastern Republic" into two. I decided not to because the northernmost portions of the Far East (Kamchatka, Magadan, Chukotka) would have a low population to constitute its own republic (at least from I have read). I would doubt that the region should be merged into Yakutia (because Yakutia is unique in its own right).

As for your questions, Hellerick. While unlike Idel-Ural (which I am assuming), the Cossacks actually did have a unity government established. It was known as the "Union of Cossack Republics of Southern Russia" (i.e., Don, Kuban). I believe there is mention about it here. While maybe not right away, it could develop into a united republic (I used the same idea for ). As for the presidential elections, I can't say. But I would guess it would be different.

Also, I came across you comment about the Crimea (Хоть бы Крым подкинул, что ли.). Ironically, Alexander Rutskoy was a supporter for Crimean independence (not forgetting Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the PMR). However, there is a difference between supporting independence and annexation. If you have any ideas about this subject, I am all ears. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 16:50, October 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Just an update. I have updated the map. Not much has changed, but I did rename Tyumen again. This time I call it the "Tobol Republic." After the (which is also the naming origin for Tobolsk [which you mentioned before]). Hope this one works. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 01:29, October 27, 2012 (UTC)

Re:DFTBA
What would you recommend? I will pass it on to Scrawland. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 02:51, November 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * I just talked with Scrawland, and he said it happens around the 1850s (so no on krais). Also, Scrawland may be commenting here, so he may be taking over the discussion. Thank you again. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 03:52, November 13, 2012 (UTC)

Supreme Soviet of Russia: chamber naming
Since "Federal" is adjective, just like Russian word "Федеральный", "Федеральный Совет" could be translated as "Federal Council" (or Federal Soviet, considering that word "Soviet" is used in place of "Council" when refers to deliberative assemblies in the Soviet Union). In OTL, Совет Федерации (upper chamber of the ) translates it's own name as a "Council of Federation" (and not as "Federal Council"), which is closer to "Soviet of the Federation", proposed in. The name "Council of Representatives" was used in 1991 constitutional draft, implying that it's members are representatives of the whole people of the Russian Federation, as opposed to Soviet of Federation, whose composition meant to represent all federal subjects equally, regardless of their population. But i think, that it is possible to retcon that Congress of People's Deputies requested Constitutional Commission to use "Soviet of Deputies" (Совет депутатов) or even "Soviet of People's Deputies" (Совет народных депутатов) as a name for lower chamber (perhaps retcon it to a same vote in which Congress restored Russian flag and renamed RSFSR to RF?), because it would better suit for New Union TL (in which USSR hasn't dissolved, but was ). Seryo93 (talk) 10:01, November 23, 2012 (UTC)

Flag
Hello, if it's not too much trouble, could you come up with a flag for the ? Basically something that mixes the Kanji of Mononobe together, similar to some of the Japanese Prefecture and Municipality flags. -Kogasa  2013年4月01日 00:43:42 (JST)

New map of Russia


Greetings. It has been a while. I know you have been out for a few months now, but since you have been a major help with this map, I would love to get your opinion on the updated version.

Nothing has changed in Eastern Russia, though I have decided to rename the "Far Eastern Republic" into "Amur" (since none of the other republics have such direct names).

I decided to enlarge Ingria by including Karelia and Murmansk. My reasoning stems from the geographical and historical connections with Sweden and Finland.

I disbanded Idel-Ural, and made Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, and Tatarstan their own republics. The Uralic republics I decided to merge with neighboring oblasts to form a separate republic called "Vyatka" (which would be centered around Nizhny Novgorod).

Despite being questioned, I still feel that the Cossack regions would benefit from being united. I also decided to scrap Circassia and merged the whole area into Cossackia. This is because both Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia having larger Russian populations, and Kabardino-Balkaria possibly supporting the merger to gain closer with their brethren (Circassians and Karachey-Balkars).

I am still considering how the situation in Chechnya would develop in this timeline, it may be divided as OTL. But for now, I will keep it united as Vainakhia. I also have a couple more ideas, but I will reveal them later.

Hope you are doing well, and I look forward to your response. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 04:20, July 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Err, what kind of response do you expect? — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 11:31, July 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * How do you mean? You said that my previous maps were good and that you were surprised that an American came up with it. I would like to see if my new version keeps with that, or whether I have deviated greatly. I truly hope I am not pestering you. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 18:04, July 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're not pestering, it's just I'm not sure what I am supposed to say. Your use of Russian place names contradicts their Russian use. The names Amur and Vyatka are applied to some territories, but never to such large ones. The name Izhora/Ingria/Ingermanland nearly disappeared from Russian language, and it's difficult for me to imagine it not only surviving but also being applied to such a large territory. Furthermore, the Kola Peninsula historically and geographically is rather connected to Arkhangelsk (it's their "colony", something like what Maine is to Massachusetts), in fact they two are the mainland of Pomorie. I don't know why Murmansk would rather be united with Pskov, so drastically different from it. (Well, actually a similar division existed between 1927 and 1938, but the radical reform of territorial organization of that time proved to be a bad idea.) Circassia disappeared form the map? Well, in some timeline it could happen. The plausibility of such event depends on scenario how it happened.
 * Of course you can do whatever you want, but this world now seems too different from ours for my opinion to matter much in it.
 * I'll ask other people, probably they will have something else to say. — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 02:15, July 15, 2013 (UTC)

I see. I'm upset that I have deviated well off from my previous attempts. Aside from the Far Eastern Republic, what name alternatives would you suggest for "Ingria" and "Vyatka"? In an attempt to salvage a little bit, do you think Karelia would side with Leningrad or Arkhangelsk?

I'm rather surprised you saw potential in Circassia. I will relook into it. I will have to work on an updated map soon. Thank you for your input. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 03:28, July 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * You can unite Karelia with whoever you want. This is the "weakest" of the Russian republics, it hardly ever had any historical or geographical significance, local ethnic awareness always was passive. Really, you can join it to any of its neighbors.
 * Does this Russia of yours have any historical heroes? Probably some cities or territories could be named after them? Kinda like State of Washington in the US, or Estado de Quintana Roo in Mexico. — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 10:38, July 15, 2013 (UTC)

Thank you once again for your clarification. I have updated the map, and removed the names you had problems with.

From what I can figure out, there is little difference from this Russia and OTL in development (the POD would be around 1812, and most divergence taking place in Alaska and the Far East), and the development of Russia into a federation of republics come out during the early 1990s. I am not sure as to any persons who would be influential enough (especially at this time) to warrant them getting a republic named after them.

For the present, I renamed "Ingria" to "Novgorod" (after the Novgorod Republic) and "Vyatka" to "Gorky." Not totally sure on Novgorod, given that this too has been overshadowed by Saint Petersburg; and Gorky is simply a temporary name (since you made mention about people, and I personally like this name over Nizhny Novgorod). I hope there are no further mislabeling on my part. "Baikal" and "Pomorie" are the names of proposed mergers, "Yenisey" and "Tobol" are named after rivers, and "Muscovy" is a historic nation. "Chernozemie" and "Volga" I hope are alright, but possibly bad? I will still look into whether to reinstate Circassia, I will do more reading on it. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 17:42, July 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * Actually I like the name Novgorod. Indeed most of these lands once were a part of Novgorod Land. In historical sense Novgorod is not overshadowed by St Petersburg, it's a very proud name. The division "St Petersuburg for the city, Novgorod for the land" seems rather natural. Not to mention that it seems a good idea to revive the name "Novgorod Republic".
 * There is a problem with the name "Muscovy". It is not a historical region. It's a foreign name for the Moscow-dominated state. The corresponding Russian name "Московия" is perceived as an archaic alternative name for Russia, not as a name of some region. And then we come to the question what is the Russian name of the republic. Simply "Московская республика" (Moscow Republic)? Wouldn't it be confused with Moscow city region? If we use the analogy with Petersburg/Novgorod, then we should name the surrounding region after an ancient principality. The most influential here was the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal. Suzdal currently is a rather small city, but Vladimir could serve as both the administrative center of the region and the "name-giver". — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 09:40, July 16, 2013 (UTC)

If you think it is workable, than Novgorod it is then. I hope that since you didn't mention them, "Chernozemie" and "Volga" are alright.

I am also favoring making "Gorky" as an official name. Maxim Gorky seems to be a revered person and author with many things from Gorky Park in Moscow to the GAZ automotive company being named after him (though that later is named after Nizhny Novgorod). Also given the fact that (at least) two oblasts (Leningrad and Sverdlovsk) kept their Soviet names despite the main city changing them (with other oblasts changing their Soviet names along with their city), it doesn't seem out of the ordinary to readopt this name. Though I am completely open to any alternate suggestions if I am wrong on this.

Funny you should mention Vladimir, because I was making it the republican capital. If Muscovy is out of the question, that I can't think of a better alternative. Thank you. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 01:56, July 17, 2013 (UTC)

Re:Kaliningrad
Haven't heard this before, but wouldn't surprise me. Not sure how this could be implemented ATL, given that I see Kaliningrad being regarded as a sovereign republic of the Russia Federation. At the most, I see Belarus' inclusion making the situation in Kaliningrad much better in the long run (making it easier to keep connected with shorter air spaces). Also (kinda on the topic), I have heard that Russia is interested in building a Disneyland in the Kaliningrad Oblast. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 15:59, October 19, 2013 (UTC)

Re:Flag
Hey Hellerick! Well, you see from what i understood it was Peter the I who brought the flag into play. He doesn't really exist in my TL, and I have an alternate Ivan V play a much larger role in Russia. If you notice the tricolour, it has the white and black swapped around. I was thinking this may be so due to the fact that Ivan does decide to have slight European inspirations - but because the rulers feel closer to being the desendants to the Bzantine Empire (even more so in OTL) and Byzantine colours were mainly black and yellow (and red) - the flag would be derived from this.

I hope it isn't a too outlandish idea, lol. Great talking to you again actually! :D  Imp (Say Hi?!) 13:15, October 23, 2013 (UTC)

Well I really would rather not have to. Seeing as to how you said invent somethign else, maybe this could count as that? Of course, the naval ensign could be made to have the same purpose by using the black on the flag instead of the blue - works well too.

I know it was a Dutchman who told the Tsar Axelis I what the Dutch colours were and the Tsar was influenced by the tri-colour. Plus, when another Dutch ship arrived for the Russians in 1694 for Tsar Peter I, he used the flag directly to create the Russian flag.

Now I need to break this link somehow to create the so called "Romanov flag" becoming the more official flag - over Peter's flag. I have the idea of having some prominent Eastern Roman guy being somewhere high in the Tsardom of Russia pre-Ivan V (my analogue for Peter I) - maybe working with Butler to make a prominent frigate. Maybe he could a successful general for the Tsardom - I'm just not sure yet.

Plus I also have the Russians rolling into the Ottoman empire, sweeping into Greece and the west coast of OTL Turkey - capturing Constantinople and once more in union with the home of the Orthodox church. This would also solidify their claim as the "Third Rome" or third Roman Empire. Black and yellow are very Byzantine colours so I would reckon it would play a large part too.

What do you think? :L  Imp (Say Hi?!) 19:15, October 24, 2013 (UTC)

Hellerick? Imp (Say Hi?!) 11:17, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Re:65-star flag (please reply on my talk page)
Thanks for the file. I really needed the help. BF1395 (Wanna talk to me?!) 17:55, November 1, 2013 (UTC)

Wait.. can you please make a video on/teach me how to use it? BF1395 (Wanna talk to me?!) 18:05, November 1, 2013 (UTC)

I tried to make 67 stars... It's not generating anything. BF1395 (Wanna talk to me?!) 06:07, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Never mind... BF1395 (Wanna talk to me?!) 06:54, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Re:Orthographic Map
Yep! I only used Celestia and Inkscape to make that map. Your map is amazing. What program did you use? I wasn't aware you had a program to do those maps (I've always assumed you manually made them like I do). -- 17:36, November 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Never heard of these programs, so I know of no other way (or better way). I downloaded Geocrat, but it will only let me use the demo version. I also converted to a shape file, but I don't know how to put it into Geocrat (doesn't seem to be letting me do it). Any thoughts? -- 01:34, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the tutorial, though I don't think it will be of much help (because the demo version won't show my own database), and there is no way I can afford the full version. But thank you again, now I know such a program exists. -- 15:39, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

alternate US flags
Is it alright if I use one of your alternate US flags for my althist? DeviouslyDeviant

Time on Venus
I've been meaning to write you about this, but you appeared to have beat me with the maps. I know it's been a few years since you brought it up, but I want to say that I love your calendar ideas, and I'd like to incorporate them into the timeline. However, I have made a crucial change which should be addressed before so, and that is I've altered the day on Venus from 22 hours to 34.2 hours. Not sure how this change will affect the calendars you've brought up, but I'm open to any suggestions. I do like the eight month years. Though if it also helps, maybe have around 20 days in a month (since Neith goes around every 18 days or so), but this isn't a requirement. I also like the idea of an Earth-based time and a shipping time. Definitely would be odd to live in the year 3070, but the only other option would be making Venusian year 0 the year the first people land.



As for the questions you brought up, now I will answer them. First off: time zones. I've worked out a time zone layout for Venus (it should be posed here). The planet is divided into 34 zones (with New Kamchatka acting as the base for which [like the UK]). Each country would choose which time zones they follow (much like on Earth), but since the overall population of Venus is low, I believe the settlements would make the choices over an area as a whole (more like Alaska's single time zones or the recent changes in Russia). Since there are no noticeable seasons on Venus (as well as the growing debate over its use today on Earth), I doubt any of the nations would follow any form of daylight savings time.

The dateline would be where the prime meridian is on Venus. The PM on Venus is the latitude which marks the highest point on the planet (like OTL), though it should be noted that most maps don't center on this (since Aphrodite Terra would be cut in half). This also helps because the line opposite the PM runs through New Kamchatka, so just think of it as being reverse from Earth.

As for weekdays, I have no idea. Given the longer hours, it might be fun to have fewer days (maybe five). I'm open to any suggestions. As for the Sabbath... I can't say. To be honest, I'm more interested in what direction Muslims would prey towards on Venus, as well as the Scientology aspects (i.e., Venus being evil). If five days... than maybe the third or fourth day (depends on what the weekends are to be). I look forward to your response. -- 02:28, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * I was pretty shocked when I first read how detailed it was, and you deserve to be shocked (pretty rare I find myself doing something that shocks me [at least something that I regret]).


 * As for a detailed year and day... not too sure what to day. The Venusian year is roughly 224.695 Earth days, and I guess the day on Venus would be about 34.20185 Earth hours. I hope this is detailed enough, but I'm open to variability if that helps you out. -- 15:32, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

I wanted to make the days there as alien as I possibly could. Not really sure what you're suggesting. Can you please explain it again? -- 16:57, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Let me see if I have this straight (want to be sure I understand). Though the Venusian days (the time it takes the Sun to go completely around in the sky) would be roughly four days. The colonists would (more or less) ignore this and work on a six-day week of varying daylight hours (or rather they ignore them physiologically speaking). More complicated than I would've thought, but I should've expected this with a 34 hour day. But the more complicated the better (gives my brain a work out). Though I'd like to clarify the Venusian hour (though I may be reading you wrong), a "Venusian hour" is the same as an Earth hour (60 minutes), just that there would be more hours in the day. I'm also thinking of a clock which would have 17 hours on it (so there'd be an AM and a PM). -- 17:48, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

A little too complicated (going to be a while before I can wrap my head on these). I'd prefer that Venus have a 34 hour day (with 60 minute hours and 60 second minutes, just with the addition of 10 hours). Though to be fair, I'd first like to get a "standard Venus calendar" established, one which can accurately be used on Venus, then add the "civil calendars" over which (if you know what I mean).

I really hate math, but I think I came up with a basic calendar idea for Venus that I'd love to get your check on (pretty excited I did all this math ^_^). To simplify, a Venusian year is about 244.7 Earth days. This is about 5392.8 Earth hours. Divide that by 34.2 and you get 157.68. Even it out, that would mean there would be roughly 158 Venusian days which make up a Venusian year. If you divided that up, that would easily make an eight month year (with six month being made up of 20 days, while two would have to have 19 days). I was also thinking there would be roughly five days in a week (but this shouldn't affect the months too much).

What do you think? -- 17:32, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

Re:G Projector
Oh wow! This program is amazing. Thank you so much, I can't thank you enough.

Also (if you don't mind me asking), did you notice my last message for the time on Venus? Haven't gotten a response. Worried you missed it. -- 17:14, December 9, 2013 (UTC)


 * Lol. I can understand, happens to me all the time (getting a little ADD from time to time). Like I stated before, I first wanted to make a "standard calendar" (one which gives the basic time, days, and years for Venus). Other calendars would no doubt be established and used across Venus, just wanted to get one out of the way (is all). No need to worry about this all at once. Enjoy your asteroids. =P -- 01:01, December 11, 2013 (UTC)

Flags
I've been informed by Nuke that you make flags. According to your porfolio, you make them quite nicely. Your symbols are also well done. If you don't mind my asking, how do you do it. You and Nuke are quite amazing illustrators to be honest. :) Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 02:38, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Nice. You work in design? Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 14:34, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Dang. Kudos then. I didn't expect you to be the shipbuilding type. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 15:03, January 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * You build ships in Siberia? Wouldn't have guessed. Funny because I have a Ukrainian friend here in Florida who worked on ships in Odessa before coming to the US. Also, sorry for the eavesdropping. -- 17:02, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Hello!
Good afternoon. My name is Gaius Julius Caesar and I live in Russia. I really do not speak English, but I am going to create a wiki timeline. I need help with spelling, can not help me? The world will be called: World The victorious White Movement. Thanks in advance! #4169E1 #4169E1#4169E1#4169E1 18:37, May 15, 2014 (UTC)

Russian Naming Advice?
Greetings. Been a while since we last spoke. I was hoping you could help me out with a naming dilemma I've been having for a while.

In my timeline Great White South, one of the Russian colonies which were established would be named after Tsar Alexander I (in reference to ). But after doing some research, I wasn't able to come across many regions in Russia named directly after tsars (I found places like Yekaterinburg and the like, but nothing simply "Catherine").

My primary question would be if Russia would ever do this sort of thing. In English, several colonies were named after kings (such as Georgia and Victoria), but I would prefer to keep true to Russian naming standards. I would appreciate any advice you could give me.

The name I've been using (as of lately) is "Александровская область," with the colloquial name "Александрия" being used when the region gained independence. -- 16:25, June 10, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much for the advice, it has help out a lot. I will incorporate many of these suggestions into the timeline.


 * I can understand "Bellinsgauzenia" being a frightening-looking name. XP


 * Never heard of stans in northern Russia. Do they have any origins to the Turkic stans (Kazakhstan, etc.)?


 * I had no idea "земля" had a shortened form ("земье"). I was hoping such a thing was possible, since Bellingshausen purposely named the land he discovered "Alexander (I) Land" (Земля Александра). Based on this, would Александроземье (Александроземская область) make any sense? -- 15:27, June 11, 2014 (UTC)

I think LG is just saying to be more open in regards to my Russian naming. Basically that English and native languages would also play a part in Russian Antarctica. I believe that's what he meant, but the more help the better.

was Baltic German and born in Estonia (which was part of the Russian Empire at the time). He lead the first Russian circumnavigation of the world, during which his party became the first Europeans to discover Antarctica. I used the Russified "Bellinsgauzen" as opposed to the German "Bellingshausen." I was inspired by the naming of Colombia for this. Though when you think about it, the name isn't any longer than "Czechoslovakia" (I've gotten pretty used to it XP).

I had a feeling "stan" came from that. Didn't know "stand" was also from that root word.

So Александроземье wouldn't be acceptable? -- 17:37, June 11, 2014 (UTC)