The Federation of Russia is a trans-continental nation spanning from Eastern Europe to Northern Asia. The nation is dominated by the largest ethnic group in the country, the Russians, with other ethnic groups holding regional control over their respective land as autonomous republics. The nation's capital and largest city is Kyiv, which has served as a cultural center for Russia since the times of Kievan Rus'. Other important cities in the federation include Mosocow, Novgorod, Rostov, and Novosibirsk.
The country traces its origin back to Kievan Rus', which arose in the 9th century with important cultural and economic ties to the Arab Islamic caliphates which controlled the city of Constantinople following its conquest of the Persians and the post-Eastern Roman states carved out by Germanic tribes. Under the Rurik dynasty, Russia officially adopted Islam as its religion. Over the years, Russian Islam became more synthesized with local pagen beliefs and traditions. The Rus' however began to decline and collasped into numerous smaller states. Russia became the victim of Turkic hordes which dominated the southern steppes, and Catholic crusades against the population. As trade shifted from the Black Sea and to the Baltic Sea, the Russian upper class began adopting Christianity, beginning the Christian-Muslim divide still seen in the country. Eventually the Novgorod Republic united the Russian states in the late 1400s and reaffirmed the prosporus city of Kyiv as its capital. Russia in the following years was divided between west-ward and east-ward expansion. Domiance over the Black Sea and the pacification of the hordes became a piority. This policy would lead to the Russian colonization of Siberia and direct-contact with the Asian powers.
Relations with Asia would remain tense, with Russia serving as a wild-card to Asian geo-politics. Asian colonization of Europe would lead to some conflicts with Japan and Chu, especially after the Japanese capture of Constantinople. To avoid a major war, the Han Empire mediated relations and in the Treaty of Jing, the co-territories of Danemark, Russoceasa, and Greece were established. These territories were de jure jointly administered by Russia and their respective Asian powers. Further involvement in Asian geo-politics led to its entry in the First World War against the Han Empire. Ineffective government and feudal societal laws led to the overthrow of the Tsar and the establishment of the Russian Republic. Parts of the Russian Army resisted the change in government due to the domiance of socialist parties which it saw as damaging to traditional Russian culture. The following Siberian War led to the Anti-Red Front of Russia expelled to Eastern Siberia. In the 1920s, Russia experienced a period of growth and progressiveness. However in 1929, President Lev Bronstein refused to hand over power to less-radical socialist groups following his loss in the 1929 election. The national legislature declared Bronstein's act as illegal and attempted to arrest him and his party, the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. The resulting Russian Civil War saw the succession of several eastern european nations, and the devastation of urban areas. However, Bronstein claimed victory against the government by 1935, but the loss of territory expecially parts of the Siberia to the nationalist Anti-Red Front led to Bronstein's unpopularity within his party. With other influencial party members, Mokhammed Jughashvili seized control of the government while Bronstein was in Sweden visiting communist groups. Jughashvili's control was always questioned by party members, resulting in large scale purges and executions of his opposition. Seeking to recliam lost territory, the new Soviet Union made an alliance with the Facist government of Guozhe Han and finally reintegrated Eastern Siberia back into the nation. The alliance was however broken, and the country was pulled into World War II. World War II ended with the Union coming out as a superpower and the beginning of the Cold War against Hinode and Ceasa.
Economical stagnation and civil unrest however led to its decline in the the 80s. This exploded into the Soviet Crisis which saw high rates of crimes against humanity, the collaspe of the union, and an Eastern intervention on the side of democratic factions. In 1995, the Treaty of Constantinople was imposed onto Russia and forced the new government to cede its frontier territory and recognise the new borders. The Treaty also caused population exchanges with Russians migrating into the Federation. The exchange accompanied accusations of human abuse and genocide on both sides. The new government of the federation was immediatly divided between leftist and rightist political groups. The rise of Islamic terrorism in the 2000s and 2010s saw the emergence of Islamic State - Russia, which rapidly expanded to control the Russian countryside. The rise of terrorist groups and attacks led to the Russian government giving emergency powers to President Vladimir Putin, effectively making him a dictator. An international coalition managed to eliminate most of ISR, but terrorist groups remained prominent. In 2017, Putin was assasinated by ISR. The death of Putin, who had acted as a middle man between the far-left and far-right, led to further polarization of Russian society and politics. Almost all major parties were divided into Muslim and Christian factions before completely breaking apart. The electon of Far-right President Slutsky saw the return of emergency powers in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The powers have been abused however, with Slutsky taking the opportunity to impose fascist policies.
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