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Kostava Костава (Kostav) | |
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Anthem: "Grand Anthem of Kostava" | |
 Location of Kostava in Sarpedon | |
| Capital and largest city | Gorenk |
| Official languages | Kastov |
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| Religion | Catholicism Protestantism |
| Demonym(s) | Kostavan (noun) Kostavan (adjective) |
| Government | Representative Democracy |
• President | Mikhail Kevartli |
• Prime Minister | Urkali Utze |
| Legislature | Kostavan Assembly |
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| Oblasts' Duma | |
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• An event | A date |
| Area | |
• Total | 568,661 km2 (219,561 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 224,000,000 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $40 trillion |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $7.84 trillion |
• Per capita | $35,000 |
| Gini |  36.0medium |
| HDI (Estimate) |  0.821very high |
| Currency | Kostavan Syri (₴) |
| Time zone | Central Sarpedon Time (CST) |
| Mains electricity | 220 V–50 Hz |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +7 |
| Internet TLD | .ko .ко |
Kostava (Kostav: Костава), sometimes colloquially referred to as the Grand Republic of Kostava (Kostav: Великая Республика Костава) or the Dominion of Kostava (Kostav: , is a country i)n southwestern Sarpedon. It is bordered to the north by Pelaxia and Volonia, as well as bordered to the east by Calto and Doulan. Kostava is a highly urbanized nation, with about 4/5ths of its population living in urban centers like the capital Gorenk, or regional centers such as Denst or Fervonst. Kostavs, who are native to the region, make up the majority of Kostavans, and Kostava once served as their titular nation prior to the Kostavan Civil War.
Inhabited since the lower paleolithic era, Kostava is home to some of the oldest sites of civilization. Proper city-states began to establish themselves around 14th century BC, with dozens of kingdoms controlling the land. The South Slavs were the dominant culture that emerged at the beginning of the 3rd century AD, and Christianity was widely adopted, helping the establishment of Gorenkian Kov, which is commonly believed to be the first South Slav state in the world. Gorenkian Kov fractured into several slavic states by 8th century AD. The Grand Duchy of Gorenk claimed to be the successor of Gorenkian Kov, and began unifying Kostavan lands, declaring the Tsardom of Kostava in 1421. In 1587, Rurik Ugar was crowned tsar of the Tsardom of Kostava and began a series of aggressive skirmishes to become the 2nd largest empire in Sarpedon, behind the Third Imperium of Caphiria. The empire fought alongside the Aliança in the First Great War, and the subsequent loss of said war resulted in the Great Socialist Uprising in which members of the lower and working classes stormed the capital and killed the Tsar of Kostava. This resulted in a schism between northern and southern Kostava, creating 2 opposing states, the Kostavan Socialist Republic, and the Most Serene Republic of Kartvelia, which fought each other in the Kostavan Civil War. The Kostavan Socialist Republic is usually considered to be the victor of the war, but as part of the peace talks that unified the two countries, the new country was required to drop all official socialist terminology, and as such the new country is only to be known as Kostava. During the Second Great War, Kostava underwent rapid industrialization and fought alongside pro-Levantine forces such as Delepasia hoping to secure successful international trade for the commune. Following the war, the Kostavan governmen took a notably anti-Caphirian stance during the Occidental Cold War, leading to particularly harsh tensions due to the two nations' proximity. After the end of the Cold War in 1984, Kostava's ruling class no longer saw the need to enforce as much socialist propaganda on the youth, and so began the period of Glasnost and Perestroika (гласность и перестройка) in which Kostava became a more free democracy, adopted a mixed market economy, and became more involved in peaceful international relations.
Kostava is usually considered a great regional power of Sarpedon, and is a member of the League of Nations as well as other intranational organizations with Castadilla and Veltorina.
Etymology
The Ænglish name Kostava first appeared in the 14th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin. The term was created by applying the suffix -a with Kostav (from Kostava).
There are several words in Kostav which translate to "from Kostava" in Ænglish. The noun and adjective костав, kostav refers to ethnic Kostavans. The adjective костави, kostavi denotes Kostavan citizens regardless of ethnicity. The same applies to the more recently coined noun коставанский, kostavaskiy, in the sense of citizen of the Kostavan state.
The oldest endonyms used were Kov (Ков) and the "Kostavan land" (Коская земля, Koskaya zemlya). Another Medieval Latin name for Kov was Kastovia.
In Kostava, the current name of the country, Костава, comes from the Pelaxian name Kostía. The name Косия (Kosiya) was first attested in 1387. The name Kostava appeared in Kostavan sources in the 15th century and began to replace the vernacular Kov during the rise of Gorenk as the center of a unified Kostavan state. However, until the end of the 17th century, the country was more often referred to by its inhabitants as Kov, the "Kostavan land" (Koskaya zemlya), or the "Gorenkovite state" (Gorenkovskoye gosudarstvo), among other variations.
In 1421, Tsar Syimba the Great proclaimed the Kostavan Empire (Kostavaskaya imperiya). The name Kostava was used as the common designation for the multinational Kostavan Empire and then for the modern Kostavan state. Kostavan is distinguished from the ethnonym kostav, as it refers to a supranational identity, including ethnic Kostavans. After the First Great War and the proclamation of the Kostavan SR in 1902, the "Kostavan" in the title of the state was Kostaviya, rather than Kostav, as the former denoted a multinational state, while the latter had ethnic dimensions. In modern Kostava, the name Kov is still used in poetry or prose to refer to either the older Kostava or an imagined essence of Kostava.
History
Prehistory
The oldest traces of archaic humans in what is now Kostava and Doulan date from approximately 1.8 million years ago in the form of the Homo igionensis (named after the city of Igio, Doulan, in which they were discovered), a subspecies of Homo erectus representing the oldest-known fossils of hominins in Sarpedon. Buffered by the Ugar mountains and benefiting from the ocean's ecosystem, the region seems to have served as a refugium throughout the Pleistocene, while the first continuous primitive settlements date back to the Middle Paleolithic, close to 200,000 years ago. During the Upper Paleolithic, settlements developed mostly in western Kostava, in the valleys of the Riyona and Kila rivers.
Signs of agriculture date back to at least the 6th millennium BC, especially in western Kostava, while the eastern regions became stably populated in the 5th millennium BC, as evidenced with the rise of various eastern cultures. Archaeological findings show that settlements in modern-day Kostava were responsible for the first use of fibers, possibly for clothing, more than 34,000 years ago, the first cases of viticulture (7th millennium BC), and the first signs of gold mining (3rd millennium BC).
Pre-Kostavan states
The first major powers of modern day Kostava appeared around the 3rd century AD, as 8 kingdoms scrambled to claim all of Kostava. The smallest of the kingdoms was the Duchy of Soviyeska, which maintained peaceful relations with the nearby Principality of Mudansk while warring against Gorenkian Kov and Kartvelia. Origvia was a kingdom ruled by the Orig dynasty in eastern Kostava, and was the first kingdom to be annexed by Gorenkian Kov, before Soviyeska, Mudansk, Kartvelia, Biyana, Sekartvelos, and Brudashme in that order.
By the 5th century, the entire peninsula was under control of Gorenkian Kov, which made efforts to Catholicize the region. Gorenkian Kov notably encountered hardships converting the 3 maritime kingdoms of Biyana, Brudashme, and Origvia, as these kingdoms had strong pagan beliefs which were uncommon for other kingdoms in the region. Kostavan culture was less influenced by Catholic writings than Levantiane and Caphirian cultures, as Gorenkian Kov spread Christianity through state regulated books, and did not follow the Catholic canon as closely as other Catholic states. The modern Kostavan language reflects this with much less Latin and Greek terms than cultures that had Latin and Greek introduced to them through the Bible.
Gorenkian Kov collapsed in the 8th century due to disputes over who would be the next leader, leaving behind various states warring over the land that they believed that they could claim. Gorenk's dominance waned in the west as noble families who claimed to be the successors of previous states slowly took control of portions of Kostava. Two notable opposers to Gorenk rule included Lutaska and Novgud which became popular and wealthy regional powers after Gorenkian Kov's collapse. The Grand Duchy of Gorenk was the only empire that made very successful efforts to reunite the states under Kostava, and in 1421, the Tsardom of Kostava was declared. Notably, the only empire to carry over from before Gorenkan Kov's successful takeover of the entire peninsula was Kartvelia. Other notable kingdoms include Twei Piks which controlled two tiny peninsulas of islands otherwise controlled by Polonskiya, and the Verassan people, who sought to be the successor of Origvia. Several states competed to be the successor of the Principality of Biyana, but one notably was called South Kartvelia, despite having nothing to do with the Kartvelian state. This is evidence to how the Kartvelian identity was spreading across southern Kostava, and is the historical basis for the modern day Kartvelian provinces.
Tsardom of Kostava
Tsardom of Kostava Коставское царство Kostavskoye tsarstvo | |||||||||
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| Capital | Gorenk (1421-1587) Ugargrad (1587-1902) | ||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1881-1902 | Gregor Pelukov | ||||||||
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• Proclamation of the Tsardom | 3 September 1421 | ||||||||
• Great Socialist Uprising | 23 October 1902 | ||||||||
| Currency | Syri | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Kostava Doulan Calto Cogenia Greater Salesia | ||||||||
After conquering about half of modern day Kostava, Tsar Syimba the Great declared the Kostavan Empire from the lands previously known as belonging to the Grand Duchy of Gorenk. The groundwork of the Kostavan Empire was laid by Tsar Syimba the Great (r. 1399–1462), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Kostavan national state, and secured independence against Caphiria. Under the leadership of Tsar Syimba the Great's grandson, Rurik Ugar (r. 1587-1638), Kostava grew every year. The Tsardom of Kostava tried to aggressively expand its borders in the north and east, but met resistance from initially the Isurian Kingdom, but by 1587 also the Pelaxian Kingdom, and the Third Imperium of Caphiria. Spreading east into modern day Doulan and and Calto, Tsar Ugar turned the tsardom into an empire, and fought numerous wars that turned Kostava into a major Sarpedonian power.
Ugaritic Reform
From its founding in 1421, the tsardom was an absolute monarchy without any other form of government. With the crowning of Rurik Ugar in 1587, Tsar Ugar created the Kostavan Senate, curbed the influence of the clergy, revamped the military, and organized local forms of government for towns. He moved the Kostavan capital from Gorenk to his personally created city of Ugargrad, and led a cultural revolution that introduced more modern, scientific, and rationalistic ways of thinking. Tsar Pella (r. 1762–1796) presided over further expansion of Kostava by conquest, colonization, and diplomacy, while continuing Ugar's policy of modernization. Alexis II (r. 1801–1825) helped constitute the Holy Codes, which aimed to restrain the rise of secularism and liberalism across Kostava. Alexis III (r. 1855–1881) initiated numerous more reforms, most notably the 1825 emancipation of all 26 million serfs.
By the start of the 16th century, Kostavan territory extended from the Natiserve Bay in the west to the Pelian Channel in the east. By the end of the 18th century, Kostava had expanded its control over most of southern Sarpedon, including parts of Doulan, Calto, Cogenia, and Greater Solesia. Despite its extensive territorial gains and great power status, the empire was in a perilous state. The devastating Kostavan famine of 1879-1880 killed hundreds of thousands and led to popular discontent. As the last remaining absolute monarchy in Sarpedon, the empire saw rapid political radicalization and the growing popularity of revolutionary ideas such as socialism and republicanism. The last tsar of Kostava, Gregor Pelukov, authorized the creation of the Oblasts' Duma, although he still retained absolute political power.
First Great War
In 1886, Kostava entered the First Great War on the side of the Aliança, hoping to limit Caphiria's power and spread Kostavan territory. However, Kostava suffered a series of defeats against Caphiria that further galvanized the population against the tsar. In late 1902, after the war's conclusion, mass unrest among the population caused by food shortages, political dysfunction, and the loss of the First Great War culminated in the Great Socialist Uprising, in which members of the lower and working classes rioted at the capital of Ugargrad. Hoping to ease tensions by not provoking a violent response, Tsar Pelukov did not try to quell the riots, allowing socialist leaders such as Gorad Krosnik and Vladimor Kot to raise mass demonstrations against the government. In late October, 1902, groups burst into the Imperial Palace and beheaded Tsar Pelukov. Relatives of the tsar that were next in line were originally believed to have fled from Kostava and disappeared, until 1998 when workers restoring the Imperial Palace discovered 3 skeletal remains, an adult female and two children that were buried underneath the palace's basement, which would later be confirmed by DNA tests to be Tsar Pelukov's wife and 2 young sons. Historians now believe that Vladimir Kot had led a small group of soldiers to capture Tsar Pelukov's family, bring them to the basement, and discretely kill them and hide the bodies so that they could not become martyrs, nor could they attempt to retake the throne in the future. Socialists took control of all aspects of government on 23 October, 1902, declaring the new nation as the Kostavan Socialist Republic, but the new government would never reconquer the territory of the Tsardom of Kostava.
Kostavan Socialist Republic
Kostavan Socialist Republic Коставанская Социалистическая Республика Kostavanskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika | |||||||||
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Motto: "Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!" English: "Workers of the world, unite!" | |||||||||
Anthem: "The International" | |||||||||
| Capital | Ugargrad (1902-1903) Gorenk (1903-1918) | ||||||||
| Religion | State Atheism | ||||||||
| Government | Socialist Directorial Republic | ||||||||
• General of the Socialist Army | Vladimir Kot | ||||||||
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• 1902-1918 | Gorad Krosnik | ||||||||
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• Great Socialist Uprising | 23 October 1902 | ||||||||
• Kartvelian Reunification | 1 January 1918 | ||||||||
| Currency | Commune Syri | ||||||||
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The Kostavan Socialist Republic was established on 23 October 1902 by Gorad Krosnik and Vladimor Kot. The government was initially reorganized to operate as an absolute oligarchy among all socialist party members, but as membership grew, this became a problem, so the government was reorganized again to be headed by the Director and head of party Gorad Krosnik, and also equally controlled by General of the Socialist Army Vladimor Kot. Krosnik was under the implication that all of Kostava would readily accept socialist rule, however, much of Kostava rejected any form of government operating from Kostava proper, and thus when the Tsardom of Kostava collapsed, 5 states immediately formed out of former territory. Krosnik immediately put the highest priority on reconquering Kartvelia, as this was the closest related state to Kostava and had previously been controlled by the Gorenkian Kov and Grand Duchy of Gorenk. Kot also gave insight in how a possible war with Kartvelia would be much easier to win, as conflict with other states would require traversing the treacherous Ugar mountains. However, socialist party members exclaimed that Kostava's primary priority should be its own people, as farmers and workers were still expecting to see the change brought upon by the Great Socialist Uprising.
Socialist Reforms
Director Krosnik began his reforms by organizing a series of communes in every town in Kostava. These communes would be owned exclusively by the state, but would be free farm land for all residents of the towns. The wealthiest farmers who owned the most land had their land confiscated and turned into a commune. Fancy tsarist era buildings were seen as opposition to the socialist state and tsarist sympathizers, so any buildings that had more than 2 floors excluding a basement were banned from private ownership, and as such the majority of buildings in Kostava became state property. Families that previously owned these buildings were allowed to remain residents of them, but they were legally required to share their property with other families or soldiers as the state deemed fit. On the western island of Verask, reports came out that socialist party members were abusing the system, and taking these large houses for themselves. The General of the Socialist Army was dispatched to investigate these claims, but the previous owners of the houses were nowhere to be found, so the general concluded that the socialist party members were the rightful residents. Some contemporary theories implied that the socialist party members on this island killed and buried former residents of huge mansions, but very little evidence supports these claims. Commercial ownership and companies also became illegal, from this point on, Kostava would only have 2 types of ownership, private and public, depending on whether an individual person owned something or whether the state owned something. The majority of companies were assumed by the state, but some were small enough to have their assets granted to individuals. The ownership of land bigger than 10 square miles became illegal, and the ownership of assets more than one million syri became illegal. If individuals came to achieve more than either of these, the excess would become state property. In 1910, the total value of assets an individual could own were decreased to only 500 thousand syri, and in 1912, the number was reduced again to 100 thousand syri.
All forms of factories in Kostava became state property, and workers owned the goods that they produced using the factories. In some areas, lack of leadership resulted in factory workers taking raw materials for themselves and selling them without using the factory, however, this sometimes resulted in a loop where raw materials would be sold to the state, stole from the factory, sold to the state, and stole from the factory again. To prevent this, in 1905, Director Krosnik declared that all raw non-edible raw materials now belonged to the state, and miners would be paid for their occupation by the state as opposed to the previous system where miners were not paid for their occupation and had to make money by selling the materials they mined to the state.
Tensions leading to the Kostavan Civil War
The Kostavan SR hoped that former states would have socialist revolutions of their own, and Kostava often prepared propaganda and sent funding to socialist parties in other states. On 6 June 1904, a border dispute occurred between Kostava and Kartvelia in which a Kostavan citizen entered Kartvelia temporarily and tried to return home, but Kostavan military at the border confused the man for a Kartvelian and demanded he hand over documents that the man claimed he had left in his home in Kostava. Confused about what to do, the Kostavan military shot at the man as a warning shot to remain in Kartvelia. Local Kartvelian police were called, and a shoot out occurred between Kostavan military forces and Kartvelian police, in which 3 Kostavans were killed and 2 were injured. Kostavan officials declared this as an act of aggression, and marched troops along the border to Kartvelia. A meeting between leaders was organized and eventually occurred in Ludansk, Kartvelia, on 10 June 1904, in which Kostavan officials demanded Kartvelia cease its claim over the southern lands, and Kartvelian officials demanded that Kostava recognize Kartvelia's independence and right to its claims. The meeting culminated in both sides arguing with each other, and the meeting ended without any progress in peaceful amends. On 11 June 1904, Kostavan soldiers invaded Kartvelia and began to occupy the city of Ludansk, beginning the Kostavan Civil War.
Most Serene Republic of Kartvelia
Most Serene Republic of Kartvelia ქართველთა ყველაზე მშვიდობიანი რესპუბლიკა Kartvelta q’velaze mshvidobiani respublika | |||||||||
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Motto: "თავისუფლების უფლება ღმერთმა გადასცა" English: "The right to freedom is God-given" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Fervonst | ||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Kartvelian | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional Republic | ||||||||
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• 1902-1906 | Andro Paupo | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
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• Independence from Kostava | 23 October 1902 | ||||||||
• Kartvelian Reunification | 1 January 1918 | ||||||||
| Currency | Lari | ||||||||
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On the night of Tsar Pelukov's death on 23 October 1902, Kartvelian politicians met in the city of Fervonst where they discussed the future of Kostava. The potential of an atheist socialist state seemed detrimental in two ways. Firstly, many Kartvelians were religious, and secondly, the Tsardom of Kostava had long oppressed the people of Kartvelia by restricting speech and movement, only in recent years had the tsar allowed Kartvelia political representatives. For these reasons, Kartvelians decided to form their own government, under the pretense that the north would allow peaceful neighbors.
The Most Serene Republic of Kartvelia, named so in order to emphasize its sovereignty, formed a constitution to determine what the government could and couldn't do, as to protect individual rights. The Catholic church was highly intertwined with the operations of Kartvelia's government, having influenced the design of its first flag (a green cross of Saint George bordered argent on a field of red), and helping frame the "God-given rights" codified in Kartvelia's constitution. Among these rights, citizens of Kartvelia had freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to own land, and more. Political parties formed that opposed some of these rights, arguing that Kartvelian citizens should be forced to follow the Bible, but other political parties argued that God gave humanity free will, and no human state should violate that.
For a time, Kartvelia enjoyed a status as a somewhat prosperous nation, having bustling ports and an invigorated economy after the fall of the Tsar. Hundreds of small farms and factories formed which is distinct from Kostava's economy that at the time was entirely based on large farms. It became a common issue that citizens fleeing the Kostavan Socialist Republic would move to Kartvelia, so Kartvelia amended its border policies to allow Kostavans to travel freely in Kartvelia, but prohibiting the permanent settlement of Kostavans without first becoming citizens of Kartvelia. The border between Kostava and Kartvelia became clearly defined through road signs and border checkpoints, although Kostava claimed at the time that these were normal military checkpoints and the military was simply not advised to venture into the rebel controlled south until it had a socialist revolution.
Kartvelian society during this time was notably quite religious, which starkly contrasts with the atheist north and modern day Kartvelia. Most Kartvelians had free public education between the ages of 6-18, but public schools were required to feature crucifixes in every classroom, and all students were to attend religious mass at least once a week (the exact day of the week ranging from Sunday to Wednesday depending on the school district). After 1904, classrooms were also required to feature a Kartvelian flag (usually by the crucifix), and public curriculum began to include reciting the national anthem at the end of the week and schools were meant to enforce the 3 Kartvelian ideals: Freedom, Nationalism, and Religion. Some opponents of this system argued that nationalism and religion contradict each other since Jesus Christ taught to only idolize God and His kingdom, but the threat of Kostava taking over Kartvelia was often seen as more serious than religion, and thus religion often took a background role compared to nationalism, and this is evidenced in the change in Kartvelian flags as well. The Kartvelian national anthem place heavy emphasis on the defeat of tyrants, lifting up a "blood-stained banner", and this is a clear reference to the Kostavan SR's flag which is mostly red. The national flag of Kartvelia was changed after 1904 to omit the color red, as this was seen as an oppressive color of both the Kostavan SR and the Kostavan Empire, and the flag also prominently displayed the coat of arms of Kartvelia to represent its sovereignty. Prior to 1904, Kartvelia used the Cyrillic alphabet, the same alphabet as the Kostavan SR and Kostavan Empire, but after 1904, Kartvelia adopted the Kartvelian alphabet, as a reform to prove that Kartvelian culture is distinct enough from Kostavan culture to justify being a separate country.
Despite tensions between Kartvelia and Kostava, average Kartvelians had a generally good opinion of the Kostavan Socialist Republic, as most Kartvelians were under the impression that the Kostavan SR was going to amend its claims and eventually recognize the independence of all states that were previously controlled by the Kostavan Empire. When this did not happen, Kartvelians started to become more wary of Kostava, and these fears came to light when a Kostavan citizen attempted to reenter Kostava and the Kostavan military shot at him. Since it was illegal for him to stay in Kartvelia, Kartvelian police were dispatched to the border in order to talk to the Kostavan guards, but the Kostavan military opened fire, killing 2 Kartvelian police and 1 civilian, as well as injuring 5 others. A meeting was arranged to discuss the incident and promote regional peace on 10 June 1904, but Kostavan officials refused to recognize the independence of Kartvelia, and on 11 June 1904, Kostava invaded Ludansk, Kartvelia. Several battles would occur as the war waged on for 14 years, but on 1 January 1918, the Most Serene Republic of Kartvelia ceased to exist, and became solely territory of the Dominion of Kostava.
Kostavan Civil War
The Kostavan Civil War, also known as the Kartvelian War for Independence in the south, was the armed conflict between the Kostavan Socialist Republic and the Most Serene Republic of Kartvelia that started on 11 June 1904 with the Kostavan invasion of Ludansk, and ended on 1 January 1918 with the Kartvelian Reunification.
Tensions Leading to Civil War
The territory of the Most Serene Republic of Kartvelia was originally controlled by the Tsardom of Kostava, of which the Kostavan Socialist Republic claimed to be the successor of. Other justifications included that Kostava and Kartvelia spoke the same language, used the same alphabet, and the two cultures and ethnic groups are deeply intertwined to the point that they may be considered the same. The Kostavan SR saw Kartvelia as a threat to socialism, and Kartvelia similarly saw Kostava as a threat to freedom. Kostava had the belief that Kartvelia and other states would have socialist revolutions of their own, and thus they could rejoin Kostava after their revolutions to eventually create a socialist superstate. Kartvelia on the otherhand believed that Kostava's claims over its former states were simply a remnant of the tsarist era, and eventually Kostava would allow peaceful co-existance of other states.
On 6 June 1904, a border dispute occurred during which a Kostavan man attempted to reenter Kostava without any documentation, which he claimed he had left at his home in Kostava. The Kostavan military fired a warning shot at the man, which prompted the Kartvelian police to arrive, and a shootout occurred that killed 6 and injured 7. Kartvelia and Kostava agreed to send representatives to a meeting in Ludansk, Kostava, on 10 June 1904 to address the situation. During the meeting, Kostavan officials claimed that in order to avoid disputes like this in the future, Kartvelia should cede its territory to Kostava. Kartvelian officials however claimed that the issue stemmed from the fact that Kostava failed to recognize Kartvelian independence, and the meeting turned into arguments between the two parties. The meeting ended without amends, and on 11 June 1904, Kostavan forces moved to invade the city of Ludansk.
Invasion of Ludansk
Ludansk was the was the 3rd largest city in Kartvelia with a population of roughly 850,000 before the war. Close to the Kostavan border, it was seen as a prime location for the 10 June conference, and then later the first city that Kostava invaded in order to show the severity of its threats. The invasion was the longest battle during the Kostavan Civil War, as it started on 11 June 1904 and continued until 14 March 1910, after 6 years of siege. The invasion was declared a Kostavan success, but the city was destroyed in the process, killing about 300,000 civilians and and leaving much of the city in ruin. The city was so decimated that it did not reach its pre-war population numbers until 2003.
The invasion started off with minimal casualties, as Kostavan soldiers rode through the city and took up guard points, and the army took control of the city government without severe issue. Police were so confused as to what was going on that shots were not fired until 5 hours into the invasion, when an officer tried to arrest a Kostavan soldier for beating a civilian, but the soldier shot and killed the police officer. Hearing about the event, police began to panic and attacked soldiers moving to take the police station. Various engagements occurred between police and military throughout the city, and it wasn't until late in the day when Kartvelian soldiers arrived to support police and began engaging Kostavan military as well. During this time, Kartvelian officials tried to contact the Director of Kostava, but the Director refused to speak to any Kartvelians unless they were to proclaim their defeat and immediate annexation by Kostava. By 13 June 1904, the invasion had already claimed the lives of hundreds and civilians began performing guerilla tactics on the Kostavans in support of the war effort. Hesitant to engage in a massive conflict so shortly after the Great Socialist Uprising, the Kostavan military focused entirely on securing the city of Ludansk and did not focus on taking more Kartvelian land beyond that until later in the war.
Operation Sekartvelos
Operation Sekartvelos is the name of the Kostavan military operation to retake at least half of Kartvelia's land. The operation involved marching troops along the coasts and meeting in the center of Kartvelia in a pincer maneuver, where soldiers would then fold inwards and take the rest of northern Kartvelia. The operation began on 2 February 1906, and was successful in its initial strides, but when forces tried to surround Ludansk, they found that Kartvelian forces were advancing much faster than Kostavan forces thanks to Kartvelia's increased industrial capacity which meant that Kartvelian forces were widely equipped with factory produced machine guns while most Kostavan soldiers were equipped with tsarist era bolt-action rifles. It's estimated that for every singular Kartvelian soldier, there were 5 Kostavan soldiers, but a single Kartvelian could kill 5 Kostavans in the time it took a Kostavan to kill 1 Kartvelian.
Second Great War
Anti-Caphirian, industrialization, Delepasian ally
Occidental Cold War
Anti-Caphirian again
Glasnost and Perestroika era
Communist parties begin to loosen propaganda and the country becomes more free
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