Cossackia Lore

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Mythical Lore (Not Risk Universalis Friendly)

Before the 1000s, there are three brothers named Lech, Czech, and Rus. They all went their separate ways to create Bohemia, Polonia, and Russia. The Paleoslavs settled from the plains to the steppes, the Zaporizhians were one of them. A small group of Slavs known as the Goluboys settled near the Ruthenian fields. They share a culture with the Rusyns and Kievans. The strongest and the most ancient family of the Goluboys were the Soyokovs, they ruled with moderate policies to make their people and settlements prosper.

In the 990s, the Goluboys set up a state in the Warta to become the Kingdom of Goluboyna. It was briefly ruled by Karla I, he set up the nation to be passed down to his son Karla II. In the 11th-13th centuries, the Goluboynans went to war with the Byzantines and Mongols, the empires that went against Goluboyna's neutral expansion. The latter of which lost and they won. The Goluboynan kingdom was only a pawn of the larger Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The capital was named Karlskraja, not Karlskronia.

During the Time of Troubles, Goluboyna was infected by the chaos emanating from Russia. So along with the Cossacks, they took over Russia. Tsar Eduard IV was made the first tsar of Cossackia. In 1735, the Soyokovs found another noble family from the other side. What happened was that Tsar Karla I saved a wailing Queen, Liezelnja Jerajina I, from her doom. They were raided by the Moldavian Pagan Poltare Knights, the Teutonics of Eastern Europe. The Augustinian crown was united with the Soyokovite crown, and they formed the First Cossackian Empire. They waged war with the Romanians, along with their Ottoman and Bavarian allies. Then they defeated the Swedish Empire in the north, more than 40 years early before the Napoleonic Northern War of Russia. They gained Finland and the Baltics.

All good things must come to an end, however; as the Tsar and the Queen died on May 24-25, 1765 at midnight. Although their heirs Karla II and Jerajina II took over, the Russians revolted to depose them, just in time for Russia to be...well...Russian. The Russians inherited early Finland, but Central Asia was not colonized yet. Yzznja was annexed by the Ottomans shortly after the instability was triggered.

After the French Revolution, Napoleon went to war with Austria and Russia. The battles and wars that followed, which are the Napoleonic Wars, almost brought down Europe to its knees. After the French made a treaty with the Russians, the Cossackians and the Polish were given their own duchies, Warsaw and Zakarlskronia (West Karlskronia). But unlike their Polish rivals, they stayed neutral and managed to gain independence from France. The Cossackians have nothing to do with their French affairs anymore, as they knew and studied what the Russians will do.

After Napoleon was defeated and was sent to St. Helena island, the Duchy of Zakarlskronia remained part of the Russian Empire. The Soyokovist royals even sent troops to St. Petersburg during the Decemberist revolt, in support of Russian overlordship. But they did not send any troops to put down Polish revolts.

The small duchy remained belittled until it seized its moment in the post-Crimean war. Zakarlskronia launched the 1860s Cossackian Uprising, confident that Russia lost its will to modernize. The serfs fought on all fronts until they captured Moscow. The conflict made Cossackia one of the qualified nations to beat Russia, alongside the Mongols.

Tsar Karla VI became Tsar of Cossackia, and another Agostowski, now Agostova, rose to the Tsarina’s throne, Yuliyana I. They modernized the entire empire and now placed the first Rada in charge of the civilian’s work. Cossackia openly accepted liberal reforms and teachings, better than the Russians themselves in the normal timeline.

As Cossackia’s strength increases, it was able to create colonies in the Congo, Tunis, East Africa, and West Africa. They are also administered by both the British and the Belgians in the Congo. This makes Cossackia the first Slavic nation in the world to colonize Africa. They also received territories on the Persian Gulf, Northeastern Oman, Northeastern India, and even portions of Hong Kong, Beijing, Manchuria, and Jeju.

And there was one more colony to be added on the list, parts of what was Lanao and Butuan. So they waited for the local Filipinos to revolt against Spain, and they quickly grabbed those territories. After the Philippine War of Independence, America turned on its ally...the Philippines. Cossackia has sent an envoy to the Philippines if it can help them in their fight. And in return, they will guarantee the safety of the Filipinos in the nearby Northern Mindanao colonies, which is what they already did.

Although Cossackia tried to help the Philippines with the best they can, they eventually lost in 1902. But they were able to fend off occupation in 1909 during the Cossackian-American War, keeping alive the flame of Philippine independence in the colony. They did help America, Germany, and many others to participate in the 55 Days of Peking.

It was smooth sailing for Cossackia until World War I broke out. Cossackia admitted that they weren’t part of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Although, they do show support for the Slavs in the Balkans. Regardless, Germany and Austria-Hungary declared war on Cossackia. Vladimir Lenin, even though lived in Cossackia, was still Russian. He was able to quench the thirst of the workers, most of whom were beginning to be neglected by the Tsar. Although Cossackia won most battles, Bulgaria joined the Central Powers and invaded Romania. They didn’t fight with the Ottomans, because historically they were friends with the sultan, but they still give war aid to Britain. Cossackia started to lose ground in 1916, due to their overoptimism to win the war. The Provisional Government sees a weak spot, so they easily deposed Tsar Karla XIV and the royal family. The Russians set up a provisional government, and just like the normal timeline, they were held hostage.

The Sokolovi Regiments finally lost strength and deserted en masse, the Russians created the Russian Republic. And then, yes, Vladimir Lenin took over the old Cossackian Empire to create the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. And in what’s now Yekaterinburg, the royal family was almost killed by the Reds who were holding them. The royal guards came just in time to save them, and they fled to Nepal to seek refuge. Then, they finally landed on their Mindanao colonies. The colonies everywhere showed sympathy to the Tsar and his family, and they remained under the Cossackian crown after World War I.

One of the last interventions in Europe in the 20th century is when Cossackia sends some troops to Krakow and Warsaw to be reserved during the Soviet-Polish War. They also intervened in conflicts at the Baltic, and anti-Communist crackdowns in the newly-established Weimar Republic.

The post-European era for Cossackia was at its humble renewal, the Rada decided to move their sovereignty to the Philippine Colonies (Nova Karlskroniya). In return, the Soviet Union and the Kingdom of Cossackia recognized each other’s sovereignty. In Tsar Karla XIV’s place was his brother Aleksander I, ruling on the behalf of his smaller brother Karla XV, with his mother Yuliyana II as Tsarina.

Cossackia stayed neutral for the rest of the Interwar period, developing itself, surviving the Great Depression, and even taking care of unrest. The colonies overseas now plan for independence as they are almost developed to be released to the outside world. In the early 1930s, Cossackia was able to get itself back on its feet. Its economy was decent, its lifestyle was like the former in Europe, and liberal ideas are already scattered all over the place.

Cossackian Slavic culture and customs were reformed by local Filipino culture and customs, to adjust to local life in the newly established monarchy. Many Filipinos in return learn the Cossackian language and customs, and the land is already modernized with factories, housing, and cities. Autonomy was also encouraged so that in return all provinces will remain loyal to the crown.

Then, World War II broke out after Poland was wiped off the map once again. The German Reich invaded most of Europe, and Japan is more than happy to wreak havoc on Asia, especially China, its ancient rival. When the Philippines falls to Axis hands, Cossackia still put up resistance against the Japanese. But valor and bravery alone didn’t save them, so they were treated harshly (as non-Filipinos live there.) Cossackia was then part of the Second Philippine Republic, and they did not gain any representation. But they were still part of groups, such as the ones from Cagayan De Oro (Karlskroniya) and Butuan (Venetsiya).

The Cossackian Rada (led by Prime Minister Rikardo Pavlishenko) and the Royal Family (Karla XV), along with the Philippine Government-in-Exile (led by Manuel L. Quezon) and the United States, made plans in Washington D.C. to liberate the Philippines and Cossackia. Many Filipinos and Cossackians were drafted into the army, to fill the now-empty ranks. The Filipinos and Cossackians were expected to fight side by side, together they liberate the Archipelago from Japanese talons.

In the Treaty of Manila (1946), along with the independence of the Philippines, to prevent any more confusion between the two nations, Cossackia still retains its sovereignty (and representation in the UN) but will be part of the Philippines. This was the first one system, two parties rule, much compatible than the Chinese one party, two systems rule. Cossackia is still a monarchy, the Philippines is a republic, but both follow the same things together. The Cossackian monarchy even promised that Northern Mindanao will finally revert to Philippine rule in 1998. (So much for Taiwan-China-like issues, huh? Why don’t you do that?) The Prime Minister’s position becomes obsolete, so the President of the Philippines is in their place. The colonies were released, and now all that’s left of Cossackia is its Mindanao dominion. It got rich out of the leave payment from the colonies they released.

The Cossackian Army also participated in the Korean War under the PEFTOK, the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea. They also participated in the Vietnam War as well, to prevent the spread of Communism. But back at home, the communist insurgency was beginning to be rampant in the dawn of the 1950s. The communists overthrew the Cossackian Rada and the Royal Family in a Sino-Soviet sponsored coup, to create the People’s Republic of Cossackia. The Philippines now imposed martial law on Cossackia as well. They made plans to retake the country by force, under the support of the United States, South Korea, Japan, and the Republic of China (which itself is losing influence). The Communists led by Mikhail Kachinsky fought tooth and nail against the alleged “Imperialists”. They were able to hold off any invasions, so the war came to a close. Cossackia was communist for the rest of the 1970s, and it was perfectly timed with the Declaration of Martial Law. Many people starved, infrastructure was not so useable, and the people’s lives are broken. Soviet shipping was visually impossible, as southeast Asia belongs to free democracies.

Ferdinand Marcos will launch his ‘Plan B’, however, as the 1980s are rolling in. The Cossackian Uprising of the 1970s began, and it was led by Grand Duke Boris Karlovich Soyokov, himself a member of the Royal Family (as the brother of Tsar Karla XVI.) It was a bloody struggle to reinstate the country to a monarchy, but people wished for a democratic republic. So after the Royalist-Nationalists won, the monarchy was dissolved, the Rada forms the Republic of Cossackia, a brief rump state that will live until 1998. The country quickly rebuilt itself from the rubbles, the nation was able to get back on its feet again.

Cossackia stayed neutral during the People Power Revolution, but they still supported both sides for what they stood for. Presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel Ramos made plans to incorporate Cossackia back to the Philippine mainland, it was time. And on June 12, 1998, during the Centennial of Philippine Independence, the blue-white banner lowered, the sun and stars were risen into the flagpole, marking the end of Cossackia’s existence as a nation. Cossackia dies with the 20th century, but its mark in history won’t be in vain.

Footnote of the Lore

The lore of Cossackia is printed in history books made for Cossackian schools. This was to complement the Social Studies subject in school, so to entertain and also to educate people about Cossackia. Most of the history is fake, but it was still important to have a mythical legend to talk about the country.

The lore kind of sounds oversimplified instead of in-detail so that students in Cossackia have easy learning on its history.