Megastructure
| Data | |
|---|---|
| District: | Central |
| Subdivision: | Capital city |
| Location: | 55°45′N 37°37′E |
| Area: | 1,081.00 km² |
| Population: | 300,673,910 |
| Population density: | 8,537.2 persons/km² |
| Altitude: | 150-200 m |
| Postal code: | 119992-123182 |
| Area code: | +7 095, +7 499 |
| License plate: | 77, 99, 97, 177 |
The Megastructure is the capital of the Singularity. It was once known as Moscow, but after the Mechanized Genocide and the invason of the Sapients, it was rebuilt (and is continuing to be built) by the machines.
Pre-history
See main article here.
The first reference to Moscow dates from 1147 when it was an obscure town in a small province inhabited mostly by Merya, speakers of a now extinct Finnic language. In 1156, Prince Yury Dolgoruky built a wooden wall and a moat around the city. After the sacking of 1237-1238, when the Mongols burned the city to the ground and killed its inhabitants, Moscow recovered and became the capital of an independent principality. Its favorable position on the headwaters of the Volga river contributed to steady expansion. Moscow was also stable and prosperous for many years and attracted a large numbers of refugees from across Russia. Under Ivan I the city replaced Tver as capital of Vladimir-Suzdal and became the sole collector of taxes for the Mongol rulers. By paying high tribute, Ivan won an important concession from the Khan. Unlike other principalities, Moscow was not divided among his sons but was passed intact to his eldest. In 1380, prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to an important victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo. After that, Moscow took the leading role in liberating Russia from Mongol domination. In 1480, Ivan III had finally broken the Russians free from Tatar control and Moscow became the capital of an empire that would eventually encompass all of Russia and Siberia, and parts of many other lands.
Moscow ceased to be Russia's capital when in 1703 Peter the Great constructed St. Petersburg on the Baltic coast. When Napoleon invaded in 1812, the Moscovites burned the city and evacuated, as Napoleon's forces were approaching on September 14. Napoleon's army, plagued by hunger, cold, and poor supply lines, was forced to retreat. In January of 1905, the institution of the City Governor, or Mayor, was officially introduced in Moscow, and Alexander Adrianov became Moscow's first official mayor. Following the success of the Russian revolution in 1917, Lenin, fearing possible foreign invasion, moved the capital from St. Petersburg back to Moscow on March 5, 1918. During the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet State Committee of Defence and the General Staff of the Red Army were located in Moscow. In 1941 16 divisions of the national volunteers (more than 160,000 people), 25 battalions (18,000 people) and 4 engineering regiments were formed among the Muscovites. In November 1941, German Army Group Centre was stopped at the outskirts of the city and then driven off in the course of the Battle of Moscow. Many factories were evacuated, together with much of the government, and from October 20 the city was declared to be in a state of siege. Its remaining inhabitants built and manned antitank defenses, while the city was bombarded from the air. On May 1, 1944 a medal "For the defence of Moscow" and in 1947 another medal "In memory of the 800th anniversary of Moscow" were instituted. On May 8, 1965 owing to the actual 20th anniversary of the victory in World War II Moscow was awarded a title of the Hero City. In 1980 it hosted the summer Olympic Games.
Since Troskin's election in 2005, it has been a central display to the world of Soviet might and the dedication of the working class to their free society. Moscow has hosted many sports tournaments since 1980 and was to be hosting the winter Olympic Games in 2008. However, after the invasion of the Sapients, Moscow was converted into the Megastructre and made capitol of the Singularity.
History
Megastructure is currently being constructed by itelf. Some theorize that Megastructure will be a source of sorts for all machine production. Others believe that it will actually slowly spread across the entirity of the Singularity with cooperation with other machine cities and slowly create an entirely mechanized country.
Thos poses a certain military ploy. If the entire nation were to be a city, that would allow rapidly deployment of military forces from any given area to any given area around the world. Consider the Singularity doesn't have a conventional military (most units can be programmed to be militaristic), this could allow for almost endless military resources.
