Scarlet States

The Confederacy of Scarlet States is a Federation of thirteen Democratic Socialist Oblasts (Provinces) located in the north eastern part of the Alliance of Socialist States region. A nation which has suffered a turbulent past during it's recent history, The Confederacy of Scarlet States is a federation of relatively autonomous oblasts, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back for hundreds of years. The civil rights of the population are extensive, the economy of the country is reasonably strong, and a strong anti-Capitalist sentiment within the population resounds in government policy. Left-wing parties are the only political parties which are legal within the Federal States.

Scarlet States

Flag of Scarlet States
Motto: "You cannot make a revolution with white gloves..."
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Region	Alliance of Socialist States
Capital	Slovan
Official Language(s)	Ukrainian and Esperanto
Leader	Alexander Ouromov
Population	40,000,000
Currency	Ruble
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History

BC = Before Confederation

AC = After Confederation

Years of Birth (10000-0BC)

(Comparison: Stone Age - Pre Roman Age)

It is unknown how the people of the Thirteen Kingdoms came to the land that would be united under the Confederation. It has been postulated by the nation's top historians that the Southern Oblast people were a race that arrived from the sea, as preserved wrecks of small, primitive boats dot the coastline. This ancient population seemed to centre around the Bolavine estuary and Panavya river, where farming land, fresh water and fish stock where plentiful, and so the first Southern Tribes of the forest created villages across the banks of the life-giving rivers. The Northern Oblast people seemed to have consisted of a nomadic tribe which migrated from across the mountainous border, and occupied the Slovanian and Russenian river banks. The cold north had fewer forests and arable land, and so the nomadic tribes lived on fish and a plentiful Seal population. The discovery of metal deposits in both the north and south led to cultural revolutions, where stone tools where replaced with copper, and later iron.The Southern tribes eventually developed into fuedal societies as the Southern forests were split amongst five warrior-noble families. These later became the Royal families of the Southern kingdoms. The Northern Tribes developed into great war bands, which competed constantly for the scarce resources available, and were ruled under eight War Chiefs. By the year 100 BC, The Southern Kings and Northern Warlords began to compete for power and resources between the Thirteen Kingdoms.

Years of Confederation (0-10AC)

(Comparison: Early Roman Age)

The original confederation that came to be formalized in 0 AC (After Confederation) was between the Southern oblasts of Estia, Panavya and Espuarus. This was in retaliation towards the invading Empire of Amitaho, which was lead by the Emperor Chan Amitaho, who had united the Northern Kingdoms in order to plunder the rich resources of the South. The Founding Nations, as the original confederation was named, fought a defensive campaign against the Northern invaders for a decade. After the Battle of Estiar, where the final Imperial army assault was decimated by the combined forces of the Founded Nations, these three oblasts remained independant from the Empire in 10AC.

Years of Liberation (10-205AC)

(Comparison: Roman Age)

After uneasy co-existance for 90 years, in 100 AC the Founding Nations expanded militarily, in order to free Southern nations under Imperial rule. By 152 AC, after several reasonably successful campaigns against the Imperial Army, the Founding Nations had been joined by the Southern oblasts of Itanthus and Danchevus. The numerous Confederate-Imperial Wars of the period resulted in the official formation of the Southern Confederacy, binded by the Treaty of June between the Empire of Amitaho and the Founding Nations, with complete independance from the Empire.

Years of Peace (142-1488AC)

(Comparison: Late Roman Age - Late Middle Ages)

Between 205 and 1488 AC, The Empire ruled by the Dynastic Families of Amitaho, Honoshu and Kimata, as one family deposed another, existed relatively peacefully alongside the Confederation of Oblasts. During that time, both seperate nations developed culturally and politically. The oblasts which made up the Southern Confederacy developed their own seperate cultures, with their own unique language, art and literature. Despite this, the Confederacy stayed united and the politics of the nation developed into a series of republics amongst the oblasts of the Confederacy which formed the foundations of the direct democratic system that resides in the Confederacy today. The territories that made up The Empire under the Three Dynasties similarly developed unique cultural arts, despite the iron grip held on them by the respective Royal Families. Attempts to introduce an Imperial language where met with some success, but the Oblast languages continued to be spoken. The Oblast of Bolavine in particular was highly resistant to The Empire, wishing to join its Southern neighbours, and several rebellious movements sprouted from the territory. However, Bolavine was The Empire's chief source of grain and foodstuffs, and the several Bolavine rebellions where quickly laid to rest. Throughout this period in history, The Empire founded and maintained a large Royal and Merchant Navy which where used to respectively discover and trade with other island nations within the region.

Years of Empire (1488-1888AC)