Kadikistani Union
Established Nation
The Democratic Republic of Kadikistan
The nation was founded as the Kingdom of Kadikistan in the late 18th century (1789) after an aristocratic dispute caused the Kadikistani local elite of the ethnically diverse south too rebel and eventually secede from the enormous Empire of Slavia. These local elites where made up almost exclusively out of ethnic Kadikistani’s regardless of the fact that in many parts of the newly independent kingdom Kadikistani’s where the minority.
The so-called ‘Grand Council of Nobles’ elected a weak king from an impoverished but ancient noble family. The ancientness of his name gave his sufficient authority, but his financial dependence and impoverished lands made him a puppet of the aristocracy. The Obryanov’s, Tsjekova’s, the Leninov’s and the Moskopsk’s, communally known as ‘the Great Four’, where the most prominent of the family’s, each with their own bannermen. Under the first king Bronislaw I (1789-1803) the nobility thus enjoyed great independence.
That changed when the Bronislaw’s son Pjotr (1803-1841) rose to the throne after the death of his father in 1803. After ten years on the throne King Pjotr had systematically removed the old nobility by either stripping them of their power or in some cases even jailing or killing them. Pjotr and the three kings who succeeded him ruled as absolute monarchs allowing only the most loyal noble families some positions of power. During this period, which lasted until the early 20th century, only the Great Four managed too somewhat maintain their power. During the monarchy the King, the nobles and almost all positions of power where filled by ethnic Kadikistani's. This caused a lot of discontent especially in the ethnically diverse Southern regions. But the smaller ethnic groups never managed to overthrow the highly repressive monarchy during diverse uprisings throughout the Kingdom’s existence.
As the country slowly expanded North the demographics changed making the Kadikistani ethnic group a large majority at 78.6% (1956 census). Under the monarchy the economy remained largely rural-based, but there was a slow industrialisation starting in the big cities. With no political nor social rights and terrible work conditions the Kadikistani underclass became more and more restless. This accumulated in a series of social revolutions around the beginning of the 20th century where the Kadikistani revolutionaries, although mostly unionist, often found allies in the minority separatist/communist groups. Although the first three revolutions (1889, 1904, 1905) where mostly liberal in nature the communist Kadikistani Socialist Workers Party (KSWP) rose in popularity. The forth revolution in 1907 brought the KSWP to power in the capital after which a bloody civil war ensued that lasted no less than 14 years. After that the KSWP, under the leadership of Nikolai Rurik, had largely pacified the rural areas and the Southern regions, although the latter remains in a state of permanent unrest until today (which causes some people to claim that the Kadikistani Civil War never ended).
'Comrade Rurik', a former steel worker, ruled the country for only 6 years until he was shot during an assassination attempt. According to the state media southern separatists where responsible but it is widely believed that Rurik was liquidated by members of his own party. During the civil war a significant amount of noblemen, who were mostly officers in the Royal Army due to their title, deserted in favour of the revolutionaries as it became clear that the Royal forces where losing. This small group of noble-officers deserters where very skilled politicians and managed to rise too prominent positions within the KSWP. This notwithstanding the fact that these men faced many internal opposition from more ideological KSWP-members. During and the first years after the Kadikistani Civil War there was a bloody internal power-struggle between the former-nobles, mostly successors of the Great Four, and other KSWP members. Under the red flag of communism the noble families retook power with the help of large scale purges within their own ranks. Somewhere in the 1930's all internal opposition was liquidated and the noble families ruled once again, but as the people's politicians.
Under KSWP rule Kadikistan turned into a highly repressive communist dictatorship. Its current president is Nikolas Leninov, but an internal struggle is brewing with the nations number-two, Ivan Tsjekova.
The nation was founded as the Kingdom of Kadikistan in the late 18th century (1789) after an aristocratic dispute caused the Kadikistani local elite of the ethnically diverse south too rebel and eventually secede from the enormous Empire of Slavia. These local elites where made up almost exclusively out of ethnic Kadikistani’s regardless of the fact that in many parts of the newly independent kingdom Kadikistani’s where the minority.
The so-called ‘Grand Council of Nobles’ elected a weak king from an impoverished but ancient noble family. The ancientness of his name gave his sufficient authority, but his financial dependence and impoverished lands made him a puppet of the aristocracy. The Obryanov’s, Tsjekova’s, the Leninov’s and the Moskopsk’s, communally known as ‘the Great Four’, where the most prominent of the family’s, each with their own bannermen. Under the first king Bronislaw I (1789-1803) the nobility thus enjoyed great independence.
That changed when the Bronislaw’s son Pjotr (1803-1841) rose to the throne after the death of his father in 1803. After ten years on the throne King Pjotr had systematically removed the old nobility by either stripping them of their power or in some cases even jailing or killing them. Pjotr and the three kings who succeeded him ruled as absolute monarchs allowing only the most loyal noble families some positions of power. During this period, which lasted until the early 20th century, only the Great Four managed too somewhat maintain their power. During the monarchy the King, the nobles and almost all positions of power where filled by ethnic Kadikistani's. This caused a lot of discontent especially in the ethnically diverse Southern regions. But the smaller ethnic groups never managed to overthrow the highly repressive monarchy during diverse uprisings throughout the Kingdom’s existence.
As the country slowly expanded North the demographics changed making the Kadikistani ethnic group a large majority at 78.6% (1956 census). Under the monarchy the economy remained largely rural-based, but there was a slow industrialisation starting in the big cities. With no political nor social rights and terrible work conditions the Kadikistani underclass became more and more restless. This accumulated in a series of social revolutions around the beginning of the 20th century where the Kadikistani revolutionaries, although mostly unionist, often found allies in the minority separatist/communist groups. Although the first three revolutions (1889, 1904, 1905) where mostly liberal in nature the communist Kadikistani Socialist Workers Party (KSWP) rose in popularity. The forth revolution in 1907 brought the KSWP to power in the capital after which a bloody civil war ensued that lasted no less than 14 years. After that the KSWP, under the leadership of Nikolai Rurik, had largely pacified the rural areas and the Southern regions, although the latter remains in a state of permanent unrest until today (which causes some people to claim that the Kadikistani Civil War never ended).
'Comrade Rurik', a former steel worker, ruled the country for only 6 years until he was shot during an assassination attempt. According to the state media southern separatists where responsible but it is widely believed that Rurik was liquidated by members of his own party. During the civil war a significant amount of noblemen, who were mostly officers in the Royal Army due to their title, deserted in favour of the revolutionaries as it became clear that the Royal forces where losing. This small group of noble-officers deserters where very skilled politicians and managed to rise too prominent positions within the KSWP. This notwithstanding the fact that these men faced many internal opposition from more ideological KSWP-members. During and the first years after the Kadikistani Civil War there was a bloody internal power-struggle between the former-nobles, mostly successors of the Great Four, and other KSWP members. Under the red flag of communism the noble families retook power with the help of large scale purges within their own ranks. Somewhere in the 1930's all internal opposition was liquidated and the noble families ruled once again, but as the people's politicians.
Under KSWP rule Kadikistan turned into a highly repressive communist dictatorship. Its current president is Nikolas Leninov, but an internal struggle is brewing with the nations number-two, Ivan Tsjekova.
