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Beginning in the medieval period, the eastern provinces were sites of constant political, social, and religious upheaval. Unlike other parts of the country, much of Veltorina retained a fierce devotion to the [[Levantine Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] after the adoption of [[Imperial Catholicism]], creating a vast religious divide between the eastern and western parts of the nation. The Catholic Church, though underground, retained a great deal of influence over eastern society. Those residing in the eastern provinces, additionally, were far more likely to have some partial degree of [[Istroyan civilization|Istroyan]] descent rather than the [[Latinic people|Latinic]] majority of western [[Caphiria]]. The social and religious divide was compounded by the distance of the provinces from [[Venceia]], which, in the pre-modern era, struggled with supply and reinforcement issues. As a result of all of this, Veltorina developed a national identity related to, but independent of, the Caphirian people. | Beginning in the medieval period, the eastern provinces were sites of constant political, social, and religious upheaval. Unlike other parts of the country, much of Veltorina retained a fierce devotion to the [[Levantine Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] after the adoption of [[Imperial Catholicism]], creating a vast religious divide between the eastern and western parts of the nation. The Catholic Church, though underground, retained a great deal of influence over eastern society. Those residing in the eastern provinces, additionally, were far more likely to have some partial degree of [[Istroyan civilization|Istroyan]] descent rather than the [[Latinic people|Latinic]] majority of western [[Caphiria]]. The social and religious divide was compounded by the distance of the provinces from [[Venceia]], which, in the pre-modern era, struggled with supply and reinforcement issues. As a result of all of this, Veltorina developed a national identity related to, but independent of, the Caphirian people. | ||
Gaining independence from [[Caphiria]] after the long [[Veltorine War of Independence]] from 1769-1782. Established by the landed class of former eastern Caphiria, the nation was a largely rural and agricultural country for the first half of the 19th century, and contemporaries noted the excessive level of social stratification between the class of planters and serfs. The [[Tyrian Revolution]] in 1864 seized control of the | Gaining independence from [[Caphiria]] after the long [[Veltorine War of Independence]] from 1769-1782. Established by the landed class of former eastern Caphiria, the nation was a largely rural and agricultural country for the first half of the 19th century, and contemporaries noted the excessive level of social stratification between the class of planters and serfs. The sudden [[Tyrian Revolution]] in 1864 seized control of the country, becoming the first {{wp|socialist}} state of its kind in the [[Occidental world]]. Following a period of rapid industrialization, which alarmed both [[Caphiria]] and [[Urcea]], the revolution came to a functional end and the state became stable with the creation of the office of State Basileus in 1892. A relatively modern and industrialized country, Veltorina was a {{wp|great power}} prior to the [[Great War]]. Invaded by Caphiria during the conflict, it became a primary front of the conflict and saw heavy involvement of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] before it was ultimately annexed by [[Caphiria]] at the end of the war. Following its annexation, it became the modern provinces of [[Thessia]], [[Leonia]], [[Amarsia]], and [[Sennium]], the so-called "Four New Provinces". The [[Veltorine government-in-exile]] continues to exist, and from 1953-2014 it enjoyed residency in [[Dorhaven]], where it attracted large hosts of Veltorine emigres. | ||
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===Continuing Revolution=== | ===Continuing Revolution=== | ||
The continued inability of revolutionary leaders to agree on form of the State in both the ideological and pragmatic sense lead to an agreement among leaders of the Socialist Party, especially Marcos Laudopoulous, to have the Party itself directly govern the country on a provisional basis. The annual party congresses were replaced, in 1867, with what has been called the "Long Congress" - a standing Assembly of the Socialist Movement directly governing the country without adjourning. Party leaders dubbed the new state of affairs the "Continuing Revolution", vowing to bring about social equality in the country along with large scale industrialization. In accordance with these goals, the party renamed itself the Socialist Revolutionary Industrial Progress Party in 1869. | |||
The industrialization program in Veltorina encountered difficulty during the first decade of the Continuing Revolution, as the government often lacked the resources necessary to establish manufacturing resource chains and contact with foreign capital was not an option. Four different rounds of land redistribution in 1865, 1866, 1869, and 1872 provided short-term material benefit for the government, creating enough material to finish early factory construction but creating famine and economic difficulty in the process. The weakening economy destabilized the government, allowing Marcos Laudopoulous to grow more prominent within the Party apparatus. | |||
===Great Reforms of 1892=== | ===Great Reforms of 1892=== | ||