Talk:New Union/Archive 1

Some general questions
So, as I said, I meant to do pages on the various republics and I'd also like to expand the main USSR page a bit, add what is mentioned in the main TL, things like that. However, I have a few questions. This new Union, does it strictly cover foreign affairs, the military and the president? Or does it, like the European Union, have a common market and currency? Also, what was the driving force for the Russian SFSR to disolve? I mean, true, there are a lot of nations in the RSFSR, but I don't really see any separatism, especially not in Siberia and the Far East. This excludes Chechnya, of course, and other nationalities in the Caucaus. I just can't see the motivation for this.--Vladivostok 08:51, March 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, the main reason I dissolved Russia is because I believe it would help out with Russia's large size. During the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, Russia's vast size was not a big of an issue because vast power of the central government. In OTL with Russia as a federation, it being so big can easily be represented by the little subjects. But in TTL, with Russia being an entity in a larger federation, the subjects have to go to greater lengths to get heard. I believe that it would escalate into the regions (like the Far East and Siberia) wanting sovereignty from Russia, and becoming their own republic within the Soviet Union. I still need to work on it a little bit more, but I have no intentions of turning back. As for the government, it is a union of sovereign states, run by a common currency, military, and president. —NuclearVacuum 17:18, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, well my main concern is that the entirety of Russia is almost entirely Russian, 79,8% in 2002 being Russian. I mean, even in the mentioned republics, the Russians are a vast majority, would they really want to become ethnic "Siberians"? It is your choice, of course I'll respect your decisions, but purposefully breaking their country apart? It's not in Russia's M.O. Look at Chechnya, look at Abkhazia. These lands really don't have anything to offer and yet they still want to be the top dog.
 * And did you like what I wrote on the USSR? Nothing radical, mostly established canon and the military was taken from Wikipedia and I may expand on it later. I didn't change anything in the TL page, I just corrected some errors.--Vladivostok 17:42, March 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually, these movements are based on representation in a huge nation, and have nothing to do with ethics. There are currently movements to do just that in OTL. And yes, I love what you wrote. Keep it up. —NuclearVacuum 18:21, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm not trying to hassle you with the subject, it's just that if the Soviet Union wore to hypothetically brake up, would these countries be totally sovereign and have nothing to do with Russia as a whole? Couldn't there be an organization within an organization that at least put ethnically Russian states under a joint Russian organization? An "All Russian's Union/League", or something similar? Something that binds them on a small scale?--Vladivostok 18:33, March 13, 2010 (UTC)

Not too sure. But lets not worry too much about it, k? —NuclearVacuum 19:06, March 13, 2010 (UTC)

European Union
Is the European Union a sovereign superstate. Or the constituent parts still independent. If so I would like to help on the UK. Bob 19:44, March 13, 2010 (UTC)