2008 Russian Presidential Election (Another Russia)

The 2008 Russian Presidential Election was held as scheduled despite the incredible turmoil of the past months. The Interim government of Chief of Staff Nikolai Makarov had only recently siezed power from Putin with the help of the large organized riots, strikes and protests. Makarov had given his supported to Limonov's National Bolsheviks, believing them to be the most prominent in the revolutionary coalition as well as the perfect center in the polar world of Russian politics. The Nazbols, as they were inneffectionately known, were nearly guaranteed to win the election after the military began heavily endorsing them. Authoritarian Russian statesmen, tired of oligarchs bossing them around, were attempting to make an alliance with the radical National Bolsheviks in order to nationalize the country's resources and take full control. The Nazbols secured victory, and made a coalition with Gennady Zyuganev's communists to form the Bolshevik Coalition. More radical forces involved in the Russian National Spring are purged by the government in preparation for the elections. Major feuds occur within the liberal leadership over how to approach the Nazbols and how to reach out to a larger portion of Russia. Meanwhile, Dimitry Medvedev, finding himself barely alive, is forced to compete in elections as a false show of democracy to western nations.The election victory greatly strengthened the Nazbol's capabilities and allowed them to fund their interbrigades in Donbass, Georgia, and the baltic nations.

Election Fraud
Later sources collected by the UN and America suggest that this pivotal election took place under frenzied circumstances when the Nazbols had a lot of political muscle and could effectively strongarm the population into voting for them. Limonov had also made himself the face of the Dissenters, writing and continuing to organize in prison until he was let out and led his party to become a powerful vanguard. Limonov had absorbed all the other nationalist groups and sought to seize complete control of the government. Knowing that an outright revolution would anger the international community, the Nazbols teamed up with the Russian military and other groups within the government (along with the dissenter organizations) to achieve victory in a "legitimate election" in order to solidify power and then properly institute a model National Bolshevik government. Nazbol street gangs sat near ballot boxes and the police harassed other parties campaigns, events, and rallies. The Nazbols were indeed using similar tactics to that of their predecessor, United Russia.