Primorskaya Territory (1983: Doomsday)

The Primorsky Krai Territory is an entity within the Socialist Union, under the jurisdiction of the army.

Doomsday and the aftermath
This part of the former Soviet Union was hit especially hard, as it housed the Soviet Pacific Fleet and other vital military installations. All military installations in the area were destroyed, along with key ports, both commercial and military. Cities like Vladivostok and Nakhodka, along with Kozmino, Bolshoy Kamen, Ussuriysk and many others were bombed as well.

Anarchy quickly gripped the area and those who could traveled to Siberia, where a new union would soon be declared. Marauding bands of ex-Soviet military personnel who refused to join the new USSR alongside their Chinese counterparts quickly started to pillage what remained of the region, which further depopulated the region.

Siberian involvement
However, in the early ninties, when the Siberian army launched an offensive into lawless Manchuria, the stability of this region was also debated. Since a full scale involvement was out of the question for the time being, Siberian leadership decided to set up bases in the region and through them slowly destroy the local bandits.

No direct control was assumed over the region until March, 2010, when it was deemed to be secure enough to put under direct Siberian control. Thus, operation Spring Storm was launched on March 21, 2010. The troops met little resistance, as there were only around 40-45 thousand people still living in the area. Interestingly, the local populace was quoted as saying that they heard of other stable countries within the heartland of China, which will be thoroughly investigated. The region was offically named the Primorsky Krai Territory on March 28 and the military operation offically ended on the same day.

Economy
The region which was once the hub of Far Eastern military, food and timber industries is now completely in shambles. The military is starting to repair road and the railway and programs to repopulate ghost towns not hit by nuclear missiles are also underway. The region will also serve as an important link between Siberia and Korea and it will be the first direct land border the Socialist Union has ever had with a civilized nation.