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« on: May 01, 2021, 09:44:29 PM »
« edited: May 01, 2021, 09:54:33 PM by KaiserDave »



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Tsar Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russians calmly smoked and arranged the dominoes on his desk as the Imperial Train chugged towards Petrograd. Minister of the Court the bewhiskered Woldemar Freedericksz read back the Tsar's directions to General Ivanov on bringing order to the capital.

"Yes good, you can dispatch that to General Alekseyev at the next station." Nicholas nodded and put his cigarette back into his mouth.

"With respect your majesty, would it not be wise to wait until you've discussed this matter with the cabinet?" asked the Imperial Court Minister, trepidatiously.

"I have no wish Count, to arrive in Petrograd only to be arrested by a wild horde of drunken anarchists. Besides, I have my family to think of."

The train began to stop, as the gears of the great undercarriage began to grind and slow. "Why are we stopping, we've only just reached Pskov?" The Emperor looked out the window see two dozen cossack cavalry and a gaggle of infantry, with several suited men and officers with their tall sheepskin hats. He waited, calmly smoking and playing dominoes as Count Freedericksz went out to speak with the delegation. The men soon entered the train, and soon, the door to his car opened. An officer, who Nicholas knew, as Nikolai Ruzsky, and a few suited politicians, who Nicholas identified as Guchkov and V. Shulgin entered.

"General Ruzsky?" asked the Emperor. Ruzsky saluted, and soberly began to speak.

"Your Imperial Majesty, I am here your majesty I am here at the request of the delegates of the Duma, and the Cabinet of Ministers of the provisional government." Nicholas looked up from the dominoes, puzzled.

"But I gave orders for the Duma to be dissolved three days ago?" Ruzsky continued, in the same sober, serious tone.

"And the express command of General Alekseyev, in the view of the immense gravity of the political situation, and the grave threat of civil war, to request your majesty abdicate the throne immediately. Representatives of the government are here to present your majesty with the necessary documents."

Nicholas looked up, and after a silent pause, calmly spoke, slowly.

"I do not quite understand the position of a monarch who reigns but does not govern. I have sworn a duty before God to serve my country and accept responsibility for state affairs. If I agree to curtail or relegate that power, I may relinquish control of the country's affairs but I cannot evade responsibility for them, even if I wish it, even if I would wish it." Nicholas paused again, staring softly at the General, and put out his cigarette. "I cannot see to your request." Ruzsky, perhaps expecting an emotional or upset response, paused. And spoke again.

"Then sir, the Duma will not request, but demand." Ruzsky's heart dropped just to say the words out loud. Nicholas didn't speak, not for several seconds. He didn't clench his fist or slam anything, but he just sat in silence. He got up slowly and motioned his hand to the delegation.

"Exuse....excuse me..." Nicholas walked to his private compartment and went to the window, where he looked into the vast snowy expanse, and crossed himself.

The Russian Revolution was in full swing.





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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2021, 09:45:29 PM »
« Edited: May 02, 2021, 10:21:23 PM by KaiserDave »

This will be a routine post you'll see a lot, indicating a new turn. It will include questions and dilemmas for each character. You do not need to satisfy these, but they will help guide your character. You can do anything in your turn, naturally within the bounds of your character and the rules I outlined earlier.


TURN I: The Date is March 17th, 1917

The Tsarist older has fallen, and the revolution is underway. The future of Russia is more uncertain than ever. Questions abound everywhere on the future of the nation. These are the men and women who will prove crucial in the future of Russia.




Vladimir Lenin
Comrade Lenin, the revolution has finally begun in Russia! The only question know is whether Kerensky, Chernov, and there fellow bourgeois bunglers make it a liberal one, or whether a true proletarian revolution can occur as Marx laid out. The Bolsheviks in Russia are at work, but they can't do it alone. But here you are, stuck in Switzerland. An agent from Russia says that he has a plan involving Marxist businessman Alexander Parvus and sealed train through Germany, but would potential association with the hated Germans be worth a return to Russia?


Leon Trotsky
At last Comrade Trotsky, the revolution in Russia is in full swing. But in order for the proletariat to truly mobilize, Marxists like yourself must be there on the ground, with the people. But you alas, are in New York City, the veritable capital of global capitalism. So, I suppose, it's simply a question of buying a boat ticket?


Felix Dzerzhinsky
Your legs ache and cramp as you exit Moscow Butyrka at long last. The chains released, you are finally a free man. You've been in and out of Tsarist prisons forever, but now, it is over. The question is, what now? You have always planned to organize Polish refugees in Russia and return to your homeland with a red flag, but you are intrigued by this Bolshevik organization. It is up to you.



Josef Stalin
At last! The endless cycle of exile is over, and you are well on your way, via rail, to Petrograd, where the fervor of revolution awaits. Already, there are plans to start printing the Bolshevik paper, Pravda, with fellow former exile Lev Kamenev to agitate the people and gain support in the Soviet, now the only question is, what to print?


Julius Martov
It is cruel that when the red banners are finally flying in Russia, you are in bourgeois Zürich. With your old friend but bitter ideological opponent Vladimir Lenin and over two dozen other socialists of all stripes. Already you are horrified by other Mensheviks like Nikolay Chkheidze and Irakli Tsereteli (both influential in the Soviet) advocating for continuing the war "against German imperialism." Have they read any Marx? Any war carried out by a capitalist power is imperialist! Surely you must return to Russia before they hijack the revolution and your party. There is a potential plan to return to Russia with German help, but until then, you are left to right articles and editorials as always.


Maria Spiridonova
The sun shines with freedom, not oppression, on you, as you are released from the Akatuy prison on Lake Baikal. It will be a long journey back to the west, but it is an essential one to partake in the revolution. Until then, enjoy the view from the train Comrade Spiridonova. Do not worry about food at Siberia's small stations, the local peasantry revere you almost as a Saint for your services to them.


Viktor Chernov
At last, the revolution! Now the question of land can finally be resolved. You have been the principal theoretician behind the SRs for years, now it is time to implement policy. The Agriculture Ministry is filled for now, but it is likely that Prince Lvov will seek you to secure SR support for his government. Now the question is for you, what land policies are you to propose. The Provisional Government has declared the land question must be solved by legislation, not coercive force. So...what legislation?


Alexander Kerensky
Your fearsome condemnations of the Tsar and his government of toadies and lackeys has finally borne fruit. The revolution has begun. You have already earned more supporters for signing the orders releasing thousands of political prisoners and establishing new rights and liberties that would have been utterly shocking under the old order. But already cracks are showing in the new order between the power of the Petrograd Soviet, and the power of the government. You are the only member of the government who is also active in the Soviet. How will you approach this division, on land, on the future constituent assembly, and on the war?


Pavel Milyukov
You were the last one who wanted to see the monarchy abolished. But here we are, with the chance of another Romanov Emperor increasingly slim. But you have always been a dedicated reformer, so much so that it was you and your party the Tsarist police often feared most, not the socialists. But now you are Foreign Minister, and power is in your hand. The primary question for your office is the issue of the war. What will Russia say to her allies, will she continue to fight the war?


Georgy Lvov
So you are the one put in charge of managing the new government. Unlucky, unlucky indeed. Russia is in quite the situation. Famine, violence, a war going disastrously, and chaos and revolution everywhere. A Soviet of Worker's and Soldiers Deputies has arguably more power than in the capital than the government! There are cries for land reform, cries for peace, cries for bread. It will be up to you to resolve these questions and preserve the stability of the government. Fortunately, for the moment you have goodwill and much respect. For your sake, and for Russia's, let's hope you keep it. May God be with you.


Alexander Guchkov
Oh dear. It's been a difficult few days. The Tsar abdicated, and you, arrested and threatened with execution by rabid mutineers and revolutionaries. Fortunately, your position in the government has allowed you to free yourself. But things remain difficult, the Octobrist Party has effectively ceased to exist, and conservatism is on the run. But you are Minister of War, and from there you can continue to fight for a strong Russia.


Mikhail Rodzianko
You did everything you could for the salvation of Russia. You counseled the Tsar against the company of the charlatan Rasputin, you advised the Tsar to keep the Duma open, you urged him to undertake necessary reforms, but he did not listen. Now the monarchy is all but dead. You are no longer Chair of the Duma or Prime Minister. But you still have a role to play, Alexander Guchkov is War Minister, and if Russia turns against the excesses of the revolution, perhaps you two can turn the tide back, and build a stronger Russia.



Aleksei Brusilov
Your offensive, while praised by many for it's innovation and precision, was the last breath of the Russian Army. What could have been a drive all the way to Vienna was instead a bitter pyrrhic victory. Nevertheless you find yourself highly respected, and one of the highest generals in Russia. You encouraged the Tsar to abdicate for the good of the country, but the state of the country remains quite bad. The front remains in disarray, the army in mutiny, and the major cities in chaos. With Russia on the brink, you may be called to do your duty to the motherland. What will that be?


Lavr Kornilov
Nobody could have predicted how fast you would be thrust into the center of revolutionary politics. You have been put in direct command of all the troops in and around Petrograd, you have already taken measures to place the Imperial Family under arrest at the Alexander Palace, under guard by revolutionary soldiers. Your power in the capital is great, and you may be at the center of key decision making, who knows how far you could go. But for now, the troops in the capital are ill-disciplined, and caught up in the revolutionary spirit. Before anything can be done, they must be brought in line. But the government will need to help.


Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
Horror. That is the word. Horror as Great Rus' falls into anarchy. Horror as her Holy Tsar is humiliated and betrayed. Horror as her proud army is turned into a gaggle of drunken mutineers. But what can you do? You are a lowly cavalry officer fighting the Turks. Luckily, fellow cavalryman cossack Captain Grigory Semyonov agrees with you, and has been theorizing about organizing a Christian Assyrian regiment as an example to the rest of the army. After that, who knows what comes next?


Vladimir Purishkevich
What a disaster. Holy Russia, your beloved motherland betrayed and attacked by an insane coalition of British agents, socialists, liberals, and Judeo-Masonics. The Petrograd Soviet openly dictating policy. Your proud Black Hundreds, sponsored and supported by the government for so long, now paralyzed. Countless Black Hundredists have been arrested, or worse. The main newspapers have been shutdown. Fortunately, you have been tolerated by the new government. Hopefully you can worm your way into government and work to end this disaster. The main Black Hundredist newspapers have been shut down, so perhaps the first question will be rebranding and restarting you media operation.





The Cabinet of the Provisional Government of the Russian Empire (players in bold)
Prime Minister: Georgy Lvov (Kadet)
Minister of the Interior: Georgy Lvov (Kadet)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Pavel Milyukov (Kadet)
Minister of Justice: Alexander Kerensky (SR-Trudovik)
Minister of War and Navy: Alexander Guchkov (Octobrist)
Minister of Transport: Nikolai Nekrasov (Kadet)
Minister of Trade and Industry: Aleksandr Konovalov (Progressist)
Minister of Finance: Mikhail Tereshchenko (Independent)
Minister of Education: Andrei Manuilov (Kadet)
Minister of Agriculture: Andrei Shingarev (Kadet)
Minister of Labour: Vacant
Minister of Food: Vacant
Minister of Post and Telegraph: Vacant
Ober-Procurator of the Most Holy Synod: Vladimir Lvov (Progressist)

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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2021, 01:56:09 AM »

Pravda- March 24, 1917

The Provisional Government continues it's butchery, by keeping Russia in a war it cannot win. We are hungry, we are tired and we are dying in the streets, and yet the government does not care, for they just committed to yet more fighting against Austria-Hungary and Germany. All power must go to the Soviets, so we can bring peace to Russia, and extricate ourselves from a war we weren't prepared to fight.

Serbia wasn't worth the tens of thousands people dying on the battlefield across Europe every hour of every day.

Our program is simple. Peace, land for the poor, and no hunger for anyone.

I predict that by the beginning of 1918, success will be ours.


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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2021, 03:46:56 AM »

Alexander Kerensky speaks in front of a crowd in Petrograd

My friends,

Great things are happening in Russia as we speak. The cries of the masses are not being suppressed and silenced by a government that forgot that its only authority comes from the people. Now, you, my friends, are just as free to speak your mind as the people who lead you are. There shall be no more oppression, no more abuse of power, no more rule with an iron fist in free Russia created by our revolution!

As you may be aware, I am the only member of the Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies who is also a member of the provisional government. And that is an honour for me. For I am the first of a long list of representatives of workers and soldiers who will get to govern in order to protect the interests of his people. For I will make sure of this - never shall a government which I am a member of ignore the demands of the workers and soldiers who are the backbone of our country. Nor should we ever ignore the cries out of the peasants who have been viewed as slaves and then as disposable lives by the upper class. But they were wrong. No life is disposable! Every life deserves to be cheerished, respected and protected! And that is the principle of which I will conduct myself in government, my friends. There is no noble more important than a peasant, no minister more important than a worker, no Emperor more important than a soldier. And that, my friends, we should never forget. Thank you.

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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2021, 06:39:03 AM »

Russian military encampment in the hinterlands of Urmia, Persia
March 22nd, 1917


Rider came today from the command in the north. The worst has come to pass and the Tsar has been forced to abdicate by the rabid Jacobins in the Provisional so-called Government. The pockmarked, rooting eating masses have turned their backs on God and have made it known their intentions to secure damnation for themselves. While we, the rightful and God-anointed successors to the princes of Novgorod and Kiev, rot here fighting goat herders, a mongrelized horde of revolutionaries clothed in sackcloth desecrate our inheritance. I look now westward to the setting sun, and see only a tide of red there.

Semyonov, in spite of his cultural handicap, feels similarly. There is something to be admired about the cavalry peoples of this vast steppe and their commitment to both God and Tsar. He has suggested that we finish matters here with the Turks as best we can. The local Assyrians may be of some assistance. The Mohammedan Turks loathe them for their stubborn adherence to the true God and their chivalric nature. We have begun printing small pamphlets to be distributed among the corrals and mud brick villages to the benighted Christians who long have suffered under Turkic rule.

I am imploring Semyonov to move us northward once we've made enough soldiers out of these dust farmers, and once the eternal Turk has been made to kneel. An army is needed now here in the fringes of empire. An army that is swift, deadly, and united in deference to God and Tsar.

The dust swirls outside the tent. And I can't help but notice that the red wall in the west, has already begun to fade to black.  


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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2021, 07:18:37 AM »

17th March 1917
Znamya truda

Article by Viktor Chernov

Comrades! At long last, the loathed Tsarist regime has fallen before our eyes and a new dawn awaits us! The dark forces of imperialism and oppression have been crushed, their remains to be substituted by land and freedom, which are the creed of the Socialist Revolutionary. It is of vital importance that the new government listens to the demands of the people and redistributes the land according to their needs. For this reason, I will return to Petrograd at the earliest possible date to ensure that this endeavour is fulfilled.

While the aims of the SR policy are clear and the whole party stands behind them, the final decision must be taken by a Constituent Assembly, to be elected in short time by all Russians in universal, secret suffrage. This body shall decide this matter, along with the future of Russia as a free nation, united in fraternal socialism! We call on the leaders of the Duma and the members of the Soviet in Petrograd to make this possible.

Furthermore, while the reactionaries have been defeated for now, we must not let our guard down. The Revolution has been triumphant, but it is still vulnerable to attacks from the defenders of the old order, who seek to enslave Russia once more. For that reason, I am asking every soldier, peasant and worker to join the SRs in order to create a mass organization; one that is ready to safeguard our newfound liberties from any threat, wherever it may come from!

Through struggle you will attain your rights!
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2021, 11:08:39 AM »
« Edited: May 03, 2021, 08:26:15 AM by RGM2609 »

Alexander Kerensky's letter to the public

My friends,

The government has made significant progress in reforming the Russian society. However, one area in which the progress is stagnating is land reform. We can not allow some to starve while others have enough food for 100 years! The landowners can not continue to rule uncontested over the peasantry. The Soviet of Petrograd has many proposals to bring fairness to the countryside, which is why I ask the Provisional Government to form a joint committee with the representatives of the oppressed in order to draft legislation with urgency with the goal of ensuring that no peasants will starve to death anymore. Fairness above all!

Yours truly,
Alexander Kerensky
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« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2021, 08:03:25 PM »

A Message From the Minister-Chairman of the Provisional Government

The Russian People have issued their clear and decisive judgement. Tsar Nicholas, having ignored the verdict of 1905 and continued his destructive ways, is gone. The people demand an end to autocracy and oppression, an end to incompetent and cruel imperial sycophants leading the country to ruin, and for reform to the feudal structures and ancient maladies that have plagued the Empire for generations. The Provisional Government has been comprised to answer these demands. This Government speaks for the only two elected bodies that can speak for the whole of the Empire: the provincial Zemstva and the Duma. It is to the representatives of the People that this government will answer and the People's representatives that this government will serve to empower.

The Empire is still in crisis. Hundreds of thousands of Russian men have perished due to the incompetence of the former Tsar's regime. That same incompetency has led to famine and destitution in a land of plenty. This government will do anything necessary to correct the errors of the past and ensure order, liberty, and prosperity for all the peoples of this Empire. We will work with any group, from Monarchist to Marxist, who will walk together towards that common good. To that end, we will accept petitions for redress for local issues from the Zemstva and call on relevant parties who wish to address pressing issues such as land reform to present their proposals for immediate action.
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2021, 09:12:38 PM »
« Edited: May 02, 2021, 09:18:24 PM by Ishan »

Vladmir Purishkevich
17 March 1917

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The coalition of traitors, Judeo-Masonics, socialists, liberals, and foreign agents have taken over! However, the scum "ruling" shall not rule for long, and the glory of the glorious empire shall be restored, and the scum and their benefactors will be in hell, or worse.

In order to take the Empire back to it's glorious place, we should influence the public, and by that, we need to restart the newspapers that were shut down by the traitor scum ruling currently, and we should inform them of the truth of the ruling traitors, and their agenda of wanting Russia to be destroyed and to make the people's lies a living nightmare. 

We should influence the lower ranks of the Imperial Russian Army, with the idea of a better life and a better status in society with a glorious Russian Empire free from the traitors and foreign agents that are currently destroying it and wanting it to be annihilated and wanting Russia to be in the sphere or part of the agents of the foreign powers, where the soliders will be brutally punished.

We will also try to get the believers of us into the government, and we should get support within the government, afterall, there are some people forced into the government by the traitorous scum. We should start small, in the lower ranks of the government, and get them to believe the truth first and we should get our supporters and believers into government so we can free our true believers and take over the government, so that we can restore Russia to it's glory!


OOC: I do not believe in any of this, and I believe that Vladmir Purishkevich was a horrible man.
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« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2021, 05:49:36 AM »

Alexander Kerensky speaks in front of a crowd in Moscow

My friends,

Rejoice, for the chains have been shattered. No longer can anyone be arrested for their political views, no longer can the government suppress political movements, and the voice and every single citizen is being heard! Rejoice, for this is a moment of tremendous victory. But only the first of many victories to come.

From now on, my goal will be to further the progress in economic and social areas. I say to the farmers, who have spent the last decades worrying about their children starving, I say to the workers, who lived on misery wages for so long while their bosses profited, I say to the soldiers, who have all nearly died because of the incompetence of the former regime, I am with you. As the only socialist in the provisional government, I will fight for your interest and yours alone. For without my people, I have nothing. And without those who work and fight the hardest, this country has nothing.
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« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2021, 03:19:32 PM »
« Edited: May 03, 2021, 03:23:33 PM by Submit to the will of the Democratic trifecta »

20th March 1917

The Manchester Grauniad

Article by Viktor Chernov

As Russia stands at a crossroads, I, Viktor Chernov, find myself still in exile, faraway from my beloved homeland and its people. In a decision that freedom-cherishing people everywhere struggle to understand, the Home Office has chosen to keep me here, even deporting me to France as soon as this week! I am not an agitator, I am a proven servant of the masses, dedicated to the honorable cause espoused by the new leaders of our nation, who have swept away the blatant excesses of the old Tsarist tyranny.

That I am being held against my will is absolutely intolerable, for my only wish is to help establish the new, fairer Russia that is being built as I write these words. I plead to the British government, allow me to go at once so I can join my fellow comrades! Prime Minister David Lloyd George, you know what I’m talking about! You have courageously implemented many bold reforms in the benefit of the forgotten classes that populate the British isles. I am a man of your kind. Make your Home Secretary see reason, in the name of a democratic Russia!
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« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2021, 05:02:42 PM »

Maria Spiridonova

Freedom, freedom at last. That is what the cool air of Siberia signifies, as Maria Spiridonova takes her first step outside of Akatuy Prison. And not to mention that the timing could not be any better, as the revolutionary spirit is high. But alas Maria is still far from the center of action, and all she can do for now is sit and wait with her thoughts while the train carries her westwards. She can at least thank the Provisional Government for the ability to do so, but it lacks much else to be credited for.  

She sighs before looking out the window. A revolution that has so far only led to continued war and continued misery for the people of Russia. Something that has to change. Only time and distance prevents her from doing anything for the moment. It's going to be a long journey.
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« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2021, 05:35:34 PM »

From the desk of General Alexei Brusilov

GENERAL DIRECTIVE #2962

To my officers, my soldiers, and my countrymen;

We stand at a monumental point in history. As the war in the west rages on, there has been equally seismic change at home - at long last, after years of incompetent, arrogant rule, the Tsar has finally stepped down. This is a watershed moment for Russia - at long last, the people will soon have the right to decide how and by whom they will be ruled. Freedom is, at long last, in sight.

However, there are still vultures who seek to take Russia's newly-won freedom from it. The Germans are at the door, and they are hungry to rape and pillage our motherland. If we do not stop them, they will use their pointed jackboot to stomp us back into an era of poverty and oppression. I understand that many of you are tired of this fight, started and criminally mismanaged by a blustering Tsar. But, for the sake of Russia, we must fight on. We may want to lay down our arms and rejoice in the fall of the Tsar, but the Germans to the west will not. Now, more than ever, we must defend the motherland as a unified army truly fighting for the people, not out-of-touch royalty. And I will personally ensure that our resources in this war will not be put to waste by foolish political fops with no understanding of the situation on the front-line.

Soldiers of Russia! Your country has put its faith in you, and now, the new Provisional Government has entrusted you with the high task of defending our nation's newly-won freedoms. No longer are you fighting the wars of an incompetent Tsar - now, you are fighting for your families, your friends, your neighbors. I believe that you are up for the task, and I plead with you to continue fighting with all your strength and your will. All Russia, and all the world, are watching, and we must drive the Germans back!
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« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2021, 12:29:17 PM »
« Edited: May 04, 2021, 12:40:14 PM by Devout Centrist »

'Peace and Land'
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There is a new spirit that grips the streets of Russia's cities, towns and villages today. It is the spirit of liberation, manifested as freedom from Tsarist oppression and reactionary violence. The people, united by their humanity, have rejected the old order in striking fashion. No longer will the abuses of the past nor the neofeudalist tyranny of the capitalist age be tolerated by the Russian people. From every public square and meeting house, there are cheers of jubilation as the solidarity of the working classes is plain for all to see.

But these cries will go unanswered without progressive and revolutionary action against the elements that seek to maintain the status quo. We are in the midst of an illegal and a destructive capitalist war that threatens to kill an entire generation of Russian men and leave their widows, children, and mothers destitute. There are palatial manor houses that oversee the serfdom of entire villages in the Russian countryside, extracting obscene value from the fruit of the working man's labor in the fields. We have miners, soliders, and industrial workers who have no food to eat and who have no means to provide for themselves as a result of the dastardly capitalist class.

We must not waste a moment in ensuring the full liberation of the people, in providing true democracy and liberty for our citizens, and promoting socialist values of brotherhood and solidarity among our people.

The war must end. Immediately. There are those who say such an action would be dishonorable. To them I say, is it not dishonorable to leave a child fatherless? Is it not dishonorable to kill a mother's son? Is it not dishonorable to strip a wife of her husband? It is true that the Russian people have lost a great deal in the Great War, which was fueled by imperial ambitions, Tsarist incompetence, and capitalist greed. But we cannot hope to regain our honor through the slaughter of our own people. The bloodthristy war machine has stolen millions of our men from our streets and towns. They were our brothers, our fathers, our sons, and our husbands. Every death represents a person lost to the dragon of war, a man who had responsibilities and duties to his family, his household, and his country. Our leaders have thrown away those responsibilities in favor of callous murder in the West. The Tsarist oppresors squandered their trust in the protection of our Motherland, and we must never forgive them for that.

The people must have bread. The price of commodities, particularly food, has tripled recently as a result of greed and rapacious capitalists. The workers of this nation starve as the merchants and businessmen in Petrograd, New York, and London eat to theur heart's content. We must secure our national food supply, to feed the growing working class in our cities and villages, so that everyone from peasant to soldier to worker, may have enough to eat. The strangulation of our nation's wheat by speculators must be put to an end by the government immediately.

The peasants must have land. Fifty years ago, the Tsar issued a proclamation to end serfdom in our nation. This did not fix the problem. Our brothers and sisters in the fields toil ceaselessly for ambivalent landlords, many of which rule over their plantation estates from faraway places. They allow their subordinates to abuse and rape their tenants, pushing them further into debt slavery as they accumulate bigger and bigger bills from capitalist firms. Without land to control and till, a farmer has no means to care for himself. He is at the mercy of wolves and weather, forced to cede his honest labor to the extraction of capitalist landlords and their eager overseers. Land reform must be the first priority of the government and we will not rest until these reforms are enacted. No government can garner our support without starting the process as soon as possible.

Comrades, brothers and sisters, this revolutionary spirit of our age must not go to waste. We have a sacred obligation to protect the people of our nation from imperialist hawks or capitalist raptors. This opportunity must be used to secure the rights and liberties of the Russian people, without which there is no Motherland.
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« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2021, 08:33:51 PM »

Pravda-March 30, 1917

Comrades, while some in Russia are committed are committed to getting us out of this accursed war against the capitalist powers, like Comrade Lenin and Comrade Martov, others prefer to continue the fight against Germany and Austria-Hungary, when there is nothing for us to gain, and much for us to lose.

I speak of people like Alexander Kerensky, who would, if he gained power, seek to have us continue in the war, at the cost of millions of Russian lives that we cannot afford to lose.

Whether you support us or not, you should be able to agree, that our continued participation in a war we cannot win, will destroy Russia. Kerensky and his allies must be stopped.

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Pravda-March 30, 1917

We call on the Government of Russia to formally execute the former Tsar, Nicholas II. As long as he lives, no Russian will feel secure, knowing that he and his allies plot to restore autocracy to Russia. Nicholas II and his entire family must be executed, and the Romanov dynasty exterminated, for Russia to have any chance at survival going forward.

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« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2021, 09:16:19 PM »

Pravda-April 2, 1917

When I called for the execution of the Czar and his family, I did not intend for it to be a summary execution, without trial or witness. There are many witnesses to the Czar's crimes against Russia, and each and every one of them should get a chance to speak against him.

While I maintain that the Czar and his family deserve to die, we should be better than Czarist regime we succeed and not summarily execute people. Everyone deserves a trial in the new Russia, no matter their crime.

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« Reply #16 on: May 11, 2021, 01:54:42 PM »

Освобождения
Published - April 3rd, 1917*

For the first time, Russia is breathing free. The work of the past months, led in part by the Kadets, has given our nation its first free and liberal government in history. Yet, the labor is not yet done. Russia is in desperate need for reform both in the cities and the countryside. With power finally out of the hands of autocrats and their lackeys, it is time to act on our long held dreams.
   
Yet, as Foreign Minister my purview lies firmly on the conduct of the war and Russia’s international obligations. As such, the conduct of the war and our international obligations must be dutifully reexamined. Millions of Russians have perished in defense of the nation and now the Russian heartland itself is threatened by the jackboot of German militarism. It would be a mistake to not recognize the mistakes of the Tsarist regime in their conduct of the war. Tsar Nicholas and Foreign Minister Sazonov mired our war effort in an imperialistic swamp of our own devising. Instead of pledging themselves to the creation of a just and peaceful post-war order, our nation was dragged into a war where our obligations were driven out of avarice. As such, I renounce the Tsarist war aims and will not pursue them in future diplomatic discussions.

Instead, Russia’s diplomatic and war aims will be directed towards a new track. No longer will Russian blood be spilled in order to fulfill imperialist war aims. If Germany wishes to become master of Europe, we will not cast her down only to pick up the whip ourselves. Rather my office will begin pressuring our allies for a negotiated peace, undertaken with the understanding that peace terms should be pursued without care for national greed, and instead with an eye towards establishing a permanent European peace.

Russia will survive this crisis, and take an active role in building a better Europe. 

-Foreign Minister П. Милюков

*Освобождения was a Kadet Magazine, and so I will be utilizing it for some public announcements from Milyukov.
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« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2021, 08:56:31 PM »

Alexander Guchkov's speech to the Duma, April 2nd, 1917


My countrymen,

It has been a long and grueling war for our motherland. Our men have been without adequate rations and munitions for far too long. Our soldiers desert by the thousands as they starve on the front lines. As Minister of War, I demand that we ramp up our production and provide land compensation to incentivize our men to remain loyal. We have won key victories when we were better equipped, and I believe we can still end this war with honor if we make the necessary reinforcements and reforms. We shall not concede defeat to the Germans after all we have put in. We can only make our Russia great if we stay united against the foreign powers who seek to destroy it. I have faith that our people will endure as our forefathers did in times of crisis.
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« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2021, 11:03:50 PM »

Pravda, April 5, 1917

The Government is fatally divided on the war. The Minister of War talks of prosecuting the War, and defeating Germany, a task that even the brightest optimists would say is impossible, and the Foreign Minister talks of peace. Which is the Government's position? We are not talking out both sides of our mouths, saying one thing and doing another. Our position is clear, we must have peace, whatever the price.

How can Prime Minister Lvov prosecute the war or gain peace, when his own government cannot decide on which strategy to pursue?

We don't think he can, and demand a change from this rudderless leadership.

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« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2021, 01:00:34 AM »

A Response from the Minister-Chairman on the Subject of Peace

I feel it necessary to make remarks on the subject of peace. The people of the Empire have an earnest and legitimate wish for peace, as does this government. However, in response to recent  comments, I feel it is important to clarify my government's position on peace. My government will never pursue something as foolish as "peace at any cost." I would advise those who advocate for such a position to seriously consider what it would mean. Most obviously, it would mean turning millions of souls back into autocracy, to the tyranny of the Kaiser and the Sultan. Peace at any cost means agreeing to provide the Kaiser millions of bushels of wheat and tons of iron immediately to feed the war machine of the Huns and to help them establish their victory over our allies. And yet the demand persists: end the war and feed the people. How is the government to provide the people food when it is demanded that we turn over the breadbasket of the Empire to be yet another Hapsburg Satrapy? How is the government to keep the population warm when the Kaiser demands four fifths of the Empire's coal mines? How is Russia to ever stand up to anything the Kaiser demands, even re-imposition of Tsarist tyranny, when having abandoned its allies it will be untrusted and alone in the world?

No, my government will not be agreeing to anything so short-sighted. As Minister Milyukov has laid out, this government is pursuing a path of peace without the Tsar's foolish demands for more foreign annexations. We intend to pursue peace on the guiding principles of liberty and the interests of the people of this Empire. We will have peace, but peace with honor. To do any less would be to disrespect those who have already died and to permanently consign Russia to the role of the Kaiser's obedient lapdog.
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« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2021, 02:11:47 AM »
« Edited: May 19, 2021, 02:50:56 AM by Devout Centrist »

On Conflict
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In modern times, we often think of war and violence as artifacts of the frontier, destined to remain separate and distinct from the lives of the citizenry. There is always much discussion of 'the front', an imaginary line dug in the soil from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Some military men have coined the term 'home front' to describe those people who serve their nation in factories or in farms during wartime. These people, it is said, enjoy a privilege by providing service through labor rather than force of arms.

What is the nature of conflict? Some say that humans have been in a constant state of struggle. In the past, our forefathers endured forms of warfare that we may find difficult to comprehend - tribal violence that was so ferocious in its intensity that it wiped out entire cultures and groups of people. The great competition over power, resources, and territory consumed the lives of innumerable men. Leaders, in their capacity as guides of the tribe or city state, would tell their people that such sacrifices were necessary. Conflict, they argued, was necessary to rid the world of lesser peoples. Without the broadsword of violence, there would be too many people and too little food for them to share. Violence, then, was a tool to support the strength of strong cultures and people. The weak would die, and the strong would live. Some modern scholars, though I hesitate to use the term, have come to consider our conflict as a similar struggle between different peoples and races, one that will only be resolved by the total anhiliation of the other.

This interpretation of violence relies on the notion that humans are in a constant state of competition. It assumes that men are not capable of reason or cooperation. It presumes that every man, woman, and child is born an automaton, designed to carry out directives from more reasoned leaders and superiors. There is no room for questions about their motives or their place in the cycle of violence - the titanic clashes between cultures is unavoidable and thus, desirable.

But these ideas stem from a fundamental misreading of history. Our ancestors were not inclined to fight and kill on gargantuan scales. They defended what belonged to them, yes, but conquest did not interest ordinary men and women, save for the few.

No. It was the powerful men of old who wanted violence, craved violence. From the priestly class of Babylon to the Emperors of Rome. From the Mongol invaders to the feudal lords of old - it was their bloodlust that the common people fulfilled. War benefitted them. It brought them unimaginable riches, luxuries that were reserved for their tables and their hosts. It filled their desire for more, their noxious greed and their desire to dominate others.

Ordinary men did not benefit from war. Ordinary men have never benefitted from war. We see the true value of their arguments today. We have lost millions of men because of one man's ambition. One powerful man commanded our brothers to die fighting for his glory. We have traded the ploughshare for the sword, but we have gained neither. Every day we continue to fight, another ten thousand men are condemned to their deaths for nothing.

Which brings me back to the concept of the home front. For those who live away from the front, the war is never far away. Wives and widows, grandmothers and child, are forced to carry on the dangerous work of fueling the war machine. Each day that passes, we lose their souls to the mechanized abomination that consumed their brothers, husbands, and fathers. They are taken captive for the glory of the powerful. They toil day after day for the enrichment of the powerful. This injustice defines modern conflict and places the working men and women of Russia in cruel bondage. The family itself has been sacrified at the altar of modern warfare, a conflict that inevitably benefits the rich and the powerful.

This government, led ostenibly by liberal men, has claimed that it intends to end the war in an honorable manner. The dishonor brought by peace would irreparably scar the living, they say. And of course, we must not forget about the valuable land and wealth that must be reclaimed for the benefit of the landlords and the factory owners.

Prince Lvov, acting in our best interest of course, argues that we must trust his judgement. He is, after all, an honorable man. Of noble blood and privilege, who better to lead the people of our nation to victory? We must admire his wealth, of course, and his status as a honorable man set above us as a new leader of the nation.

It would seem sacrifice is meant for the commoners, not for honorable men. The Provisional Government, which is made up of honorable men, understands the complexities of geopolitical conflict. It is natural to think that we must defer to their judgement on these affairs.

I do not intend to instruct the government on its course of action, but I must speak to what I know: our men are dying. Our women and children are starving. We are creating a generation of widows for the sake of your pride and your greed. Every day we prolong this war in defense of your power and your privilege, our people suffer and our men die.

The war must end - immediately.
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« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2021, 11:07:12 PM »


You do not need to satisfy these, but they will help guide your character. You can do anything in your turn, naturally within the bounds of your character and the rules I outlined earlier.


TURN I: The Date is April 17th, 1917

The dust is starting to settle on Russia with the aftermath of the fall of the Tsar. But there is an unbelievable amount of intrigue under the surface, as rival factions vie for power. Now we ask, what comes next?




Vladimir Lenin
Comrade Lenin, crowds and bands cheer and play as you arrive in Petrograd's Finland station. Parvus's plan has been pulled off to perfection. You, the other Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, have all arrived in Petrograd healthy and unharmed. So now you have arrived in Petrograd, and what have you found? A Provisional Government of bourgeois liberals, and a Soviet dominated by defencists who want to continue the war, this cannot continue. You must not let it!


Leon Trotsky
Back in Russia! Yes, back in Russia. Despite trouble in Nova Scotia, you have returned to the homeland. Now the question is whether to further ingratiate yourself with the Bolshevik faction in the Soviet, or return back to your old comrades in the Mensheviks. But these days the line between the two is blurred more than ever since 1903. So must you pick a side?


Felix Dzerzhinsky
Same as last turn



Josef Stalin
Your articles are the talk of the city. Readers of Pravda are engaged in intense discussion over your writings, which many view as inflammatory. Others view it as a needed call for revolution. Your writings continue to be important, but now that Lenin is back, you will need to more closely coordinate with him, especially in regards to the internal politics of the Soviet.


Julius Martov
It was a bit strange to be so chummy with Lenin at Finland station, given your past, but for better or worse the crowds loved it, and word is out that the schism is being mended (regardless of the truth of claim). Now the question is, keep working with Lenin, or draw lines between the two of you? There is also the problem of the Defencists. The problem being that they are everywhere! And people still aren't using the phrase "Left-Social Democrat" instead of Menshevik. Much to do!


Maria Spiridonova
The road to Moscow is long, but it is not infinite. Your train has passed Samara, and it will soon enter the city. The Congress of the SRs is soon, and it will be your job to help lead the more militant, truly revolutionary Social Revolutionary faction. In that job, there are many placing their trust in you to represent the true spirit of the revolution. The spirit of peasants, so long toiling and so long oppressed, and the spirit of the radicals who brought down an Emperor.


Viktor Chernov
Fortunately, Foreign Minister Milyukov has interceded on your behalf and asked the British government to send you to Russia. And they have. You have arrived, safe and healthy in Petrograd. It's a wonderful feeling to be back in the Russian homeland, but there is much to work to do. The Congress of SRs is coming, and your pressure campaign on the issue of land must be waged. As the leading thinker of the SRs, much is up to you.


Alexander Kerensky
As Justice Minister, you have already taken positions well to the left of many in the government, including the Chairman. However the government still relies on you as a liaison to the Soviets. You must continue to balance between the Soviet and the government, and make sure the Government doesn't stray too far to the right, nor the Soviet too far to the left. The upcoming Soviet elections may prove crucial in this struggle.


Pavel Milyukov
Your new war aims have been meet with a mixed reception. Many see through it as a clumsy attempt to disguise a continuance of Tsarist policy, others believe it is an earnest call to defend the revolution from a deeply reactionary German regime. In any case, there is no widespread condemnation, aside from the non-defencist left, which remains a minority in the Soviet. Now, you must actually work towards your promises. Or....not? There are always other matters.


Georgy Lvov
You face a gargantuan task before you, of stabilizing the vast Russian Empire, but you are not without success. The Church has agreed to (conditionally) support your government, and the Zemstvo are providing key institutional support. But there remains the problem of the Soviets, and of the Army. The front is a disaster, and the arrival of Lenin and Martov means that even more left-radicals are in the city. Kornilov is demanding discipline, and without a doubt Lenin and Martov will be demanding revolution. The tasks ahead are daunting Mr. Minister President. Indeed they are daunting.


Alexander Guchkov
Your unfettered support for the war isn't hardly compatible with the left, but that would make sense, you are not a leftist! The good news is the government largely agrees with the need to fight the war, but the front is a disaster, and you will need to work the Generals to change that, or else a new German offensive could perhaps go all the way to Holy Moscow.


Mikhail Rodzianko
Same as Last Turn



Aleksei Brusilov
You are without a doubt one of the most respected Generals in the army. Both by the common soldier and by the politicians. You are perhaps one of the only men in the Army who has beaten the Central Powers on their own, and badly. Unfortunately the respect the soldiers have for you, and the quality of your writing cannot turn the Russian Army into a capable force. So, the question of strategy is, should the Army launch a new offensive? Should it wait? Should a truce be sought? These questions must be solved with the government.


Lavr Kornilov
It appears that your pleas for order and discipline among the troops in Petrograd have gone unnoticed by the Ministers. These same Ministers negotiate with the anarchists in the Soviet, and try to come sort of negotiated settlement. Such a thing is of course a farce, the government can only be firm with those traitors. You are doing what you can to bring order to your troops, but it is not enough. You are prepared to request a transfer to the front, specifically the 8th Army, where great victories can be won, and glory attained. It is up to you.


Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
You and Semyonov have done good work, recruiting local Godly folk, among the Assyrians, and keeping your own Russian soldiers united and well fed and armed. The war against the Turks is stagnant, but in what fighting there is, it can be said your troops are performing well. You have spoken to them on the subject of the political situation, on how the Jews and the Masons are turning Russia away from God and Tsar. Many agree, especially on the question of the cosmopolitan and un-Russian Judaic elite that runs affairs in Petrograd. Now...what to do with these soldiers?


Vladimir Purishkevich
Your writings are hardly popular with anyone outside of reactionary circles. But the only thing left to do is keep writing, contact government officials, and hope to get something of importance achieved, worm your away into key affairs somehow, and when the winds change, perhaps they will ultimately need you.





The Cabinet of the Provisional Government of the Russian Empire (players in bold)
Prime Minister: Georgy Lvov (Kadet)
Minister of the Interior: Georgy Lvov (Kadet)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Pavel Milyukov (Kadet)
Minister of Justice: Alexander Kerensky (SR-Trudovik)
Minister of War and Navy: Alexander Guchkov (Octobrist)
Minister of Transport: Nikolai Nekrasov (Kadet)
Minister of Trade and Industry: Aleksandr Konovalov (Progressist)
Minister of Finance: Mikhail Tereshchenko (Independent)
Minister of Education: Andrei Manuilov (Kadet)
Minister of Agriculture: Andrei Shingarev (Kadet)
Minister of Labour: Vacant
Minister of Food: Vacant
Minister of Post and Telegraph: Vacant
Ober-Procurator of the Most Holy Synod: Vladimir Lvov (Progressist)

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« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2021, 11:56:43 AM »

The Petrograd Soviet


The Soviet is divided into essentially, two houses. The Executive Committee, or Ispolkom, is made up purely of loyal members of political factions, where the decisions are made in long discussion heavy meetings where many a cigarette is smoked and put out. Then there is the actual Soviet, where thousands of workers, soldiers, and sailors make long screaming speeches in revolutionary euphoria, and hold hours and hours of committee meetings. Here the faction lines are quite loose, and you should consider them to be loose ideological bubbles rather than partisan battle lines. The main body of the Soviet doesn't do much in the way of decision making, but they have strength in numbers, and in enthusiasm. Getting loyalists into the main body, and winning over it's members will influence the Ispolkom. The number of how many deputies there are in the Soviet is always changing as more mutineers return home, and more workers engage with the revolutionary cause.

Composition of Ispolkom (Executive Committee)

Chairman: Irakli Tsereteli (Menshevik-Centrist)
From Left to Right: Menshevik-Defencist (2), Menshevik-Centrist (9), Menshevik-Internationalist (4), Social Revolutionary (4)


Composition of the Soviet (Main Body)

Chairman: Nikolay Chkheidze (Menshevik-Centrist)
From Left to Right: Menshevik-Defencist (129), Menshevik-Centrist (1195), Menshevik-Internationalist (679), Social Revolutionary (201), Bolshevik (726)





Felt as if this was necessary for people to know what was going on, especially given I provided the government cabinet, and this is the other side of the dual power

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« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2021, 06:32:41 PM »

Lenin Returns to Russia!


[credit: Irish Times]

"On this historic day, Comrade Martov and I have returned, united as one!

The Tsar is gone, but our fight has only just begun. Who controls our homeland now? Bourgeois liberals and capitalists, supported by their traitorous Trudovik allies! They seek the destruction of all that the Tsar's toppling has given us! They canot even decide which course of the war to take! The Foreign Minister wishes for a peace, while the War Minister seeks its continuation!

Lvov, you cannot have it both ways!

We socialists promise three simple things: An end to the capitalist war, land for all in our homeland, and ending the famines that we have been stricken by. In short, we promise you peace, land, and bread!

The Tsar may be gone, but there is much to do. Today, the revolution has truly begun!"
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« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2021, 09:05:24 PM »

Pravda, April 19, 1917



We wish Comarde Lenin a welcome back from his unjust exile.

As we welcome our comrades back, a new threat approaches.

Our revolution is under threat from the reactionary Roman von Ungern-Sternberg. With our armies away, it falls on the worker and the farmer to defend our nation!

To all workers, men and women, we ask that you take up arms in the struggle against the forces of the Mad Baron. You will be trained and equipped to fight, and will receive valued positions within the socialist movement as your just reward.

Arise, workers of Russia! To arms for the revolution!

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