Odeschyna

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The People's Socialist State of Odeschyna is a country located in Eastern Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, the Pridnestrovian Moldavian People's Republic to the west,the Federation of Buesti and Ravoi and the Black Sea to the south, sea borders are also shared with the Krimean Socialist State to the east. The city of Odessa (Odesa) is the PSSO's main city and capital.

The nation's history dates back to Greek colonies in the first millennium BC. Throughout the middle ages the area that is now the PSSO was part of various regional powers including the Golden Horde and the Crimean Khanate. It along with the rest of the Ukraine was incorporated into the Russian Empire. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil war the Odessa Oblast as part of the Ukrainian SSR emerged as part of the Soviet Union.

In 1988 the citizens of the oblast declared that they had become disillusioned with the current Soviet governmetn and asked for independence, which was granted. The oblast then became the People's Socialist State of Odeschyna and has continued to exist with a centrally planned economy well into the new millennium.

History

Main Article: History of the PSSO

Before the 20th Century

The first record of civilization in the People’s Socialist State of Odeshchyna was that of the Greek colonies of Oblia, Tyras, Niconium, Panticapaeum, and Chersonesus dating to the first millennium BC. As history progresses, the Scythians settled the area later followed by the Sarmatians. Throughout the middle ages the lands were part of the Kievan Rus, the Golden Horde, the Grand Duchy of Lithuanian, and the Crimean Khanate. During the rise of the Ottoman Empire, Odeschyna was conquered but later passed to the hands of the Russian Monarchs during the Russo – Turk wars of the 18th Century. In 1819, the major port of the area and the current capital, Odessa, was declared a free port and remained so until 1859. This led the city and the region to contain an extremely diverse population. In 1905 workers in the city of Odessa rebelled against the monarch Russia and were slaughtered in the streets. The rebellion was famously shown in Sergei Eisenstein’s movie, The Battleship Potemkin.

Soviet Union

During the Russian Civil War of 1919 Odeschyna was occupied by numerous groups including the French Army, the Red Army, and the White Army. Finally, in 1920, the Red Army took control of the region and united it with the Ukrainian SSR which later became part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The region suffered a famine from 1921-1922 as a result of the Civil War. The region later prospered under Lenin’s plan of Ukrainization, where the region was industrialized. Upon the death of Lenin, the plan was reversed however by his successor, Joseph Stalin, who targeted many of his purges against Ukraine and Odeschyna in particular. During the Great Patriotic War, Axis forces consisting of German and Romanian troops occupied the region from 1941-1944. During these four years, over 600,000 citizens were either executed or deported. The region was finally liberated in 1944 and its capital, Odessa, was named a Hero City of the Soviet Union. After the Great Patriotic War, the region was rebuilt from the ground up and became the most import port region in the USSR. Many of the USSR’s essential goods passed through the docks of Odessa and several other smaller ports of Odeschyna. In 1964, Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the city of Odessa and insisted on seeing the Potemkin steps. Standing on the top step he declared that this is where the Great Revolution began. Later in the year, numerous public improvement projects were started in Odeschyna and the industrial capacity of the region was doubled. The Oblast was thriving under the socialist system and the region was often show cased to foreign dignitaries.

Independence & Beyond

In 1988, the citizens of the Odeschyna Oblast declared that they had become disillusioned with the increasingly capitalistic government of the USSR and asked for independence under which they would continue using a socialist model. Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, facing other more pressing problems, granted the request and the Odeschyna Oblast had gained independence. Under the terms of treaty of independence, all military units based in the Oblast would remain as the armed forces of the new Socialist State of Odeschyna. The region began to thrive with its economy built upon the trade that went through the regions ports. The defense budget was cut and the additional funds were transferred to public welfare and public improvement projects. After the breakup of the USSR, Odeschyna was asked to join the new capitalist Ukraine and denied with its citizens still preferring the socialist model. Today, the People’s Socialist State of Odeschyna continues to thrive around the major economic enterprises of shipbuilding, oil processing and shipment, industrial manufacturing, and agriculture. Recently, the PSSO has signed a mutual defense agreement with the Socialist State of Krim and is a founding member of the Tri-Partite Alliance, which comprises of the Socialist State of Krim, the Imperial Republic of Elytheria, and the People’s Socialist State of Odeshchyna. During 2006 & 2007, the PSSO was a member of the SCJU but chose to leave the Union after becoming disillusioned with it. PSSO has, however, chosen to continue diplomatic ties with several other Union members including but not limited to the Constitutional Monarchy of Calderwood & Reginam da Domena Lorella. PSSO is also improving economic and diplomatic ties to other nations of the world, including San Senderiz. Recently the PSSO joined IPON, seeking an organization of states that was more loose than the SCJU.

Government & Politics

Main Article: Government of the PSSO

The PSSO is a single-party state. The role of the Socialist Party is present in all form of government, politics, and society. Only political organizations affiliated with or endorsed by the Socialist Party are permitted to contest elections. The PSSO is one of the few states in the world that still identify themselves as being Communist. While the state is offically still commited to Socialism and still remains so, this is beginning to diminish ever so slowly with the allowing of foreign investment in the country and other measures decided in recent years. The chairman is the head of state, commander of the armed forces, and is elected by the politburo. The politburo consists of the heads of the various ministries, such as the Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of the Interior.

The Armed Defense Forces of the PSSO is the official name for the armed forces of the PSSO and is one of the largest in the region, with current levels estimated at 175,000 officers and men, and reserves estimated at 800,000 trained men. The ADF is further subdivided into the People's Ground Defense Forces, the Odeschynan Air Forces, and the Odeschynan Sea Forces. The role of the military in Odeschynan society is a large one, with the military working on public works projects and being heavily involved in teh economy. Despite this the role of the military in society is rapidly declining.