Vostok

Vostok, officially the Vostok Republika, is a nation located in eastern Sparwood. It’s one of the oldest democracies on Rathnir.

The country is famous for its troubled history, its unique culture, and its position as one of the most relevant and active nations on Sparwood.

Post-Video
After the RandomSageless video, the Vostok rapidly increased in population and activity, even going as far as to have 20 players active in-game. A consequence of the video is that many players had negative views towards Ecclesia, but they had friendly relations, so no major issues occurred.

Many of the new players which joined because of the video simply obeyed whatever RandomSageless said, which meant there wasn’t a lot of independent thought in terms of projects. But Brauhaven was the exception to this, since the mayor Gunhands and Predstavnik FadedSt4rz were excellent leaders in this time, managing to completely remake Brauhaven into its current design, turning it into the Heartland and even capital of Vostok.

But many problems still arose, mainly regarding independence, since many people still wanted this due to several reasons, and many people began to migrate to Novareach due to their much greater prosperity.

Post Sageless
After RandomSageless left, and the world began to return to normality after COVID, activity dropped to a halt, due to the fact that many people were only there for RandomSageless, and Vostok hit rock bottom.

But soon, it started to recover due to various efforts from the remaining politicians, and Vostok became active again, though it would never reach the level of activity that it previously had.

After this, Vostok got involved in some conflicts, mainly the Kartek war, though it mostly participated in the sidelines and helped by providing equipment to its allies.

Transition to Garfism
Clap was a very important figure at this time, he was only a diplomat, but he revived the entire Garfist religion, and cemented a long lasting relationship between the Garfists and Vostokyans.

Meanwhile, Ecclesia wanted to spite Kartek and Viodoxa by granting independence to Vostok, but this created a conflict between the Pro-Ecclesian conservatives and the Pro-Garfist independentists.

In the end, the Pro-Ecclesians left, leaving with Kyrston and Esaqu (which would later declare independence and eventually evolve into Yvres). As such, the Pro-Garfists won, and made Vostok independent to subsequently merge with Greenstem (and in consequence join Tortuga) due to close ties because of Garfism.

Deca Istoka
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Era of Silence
In middle-late 2022, Vostok entered a period of deep inactivity, where most of its old politicians retired and many players left, to the point that the only person in Vostok was the Kancelar, Wassenaar. Nothing really happened on this period, as Vostok became a state frozen in time. It remained dormant until November 2022, point in which RoboticAuthor came back and some new players joined, beginning the revival of Vostok.

Back from the Dead
On the 18th of January 2023, Vostok joined Tortuga, due to the close ties both countries had. Vostok stayed partially active until the March 2023 elections, in which a citizen called Storm became Kancelar and a new citizen called Clom entered politics. Early on, Clom pushed various reforms into the state, of which the most important include:


 * 1) The making of a constitution.
 * 2) A reform of the government structure.

Storm also played a very important role, due to his more apolitical and liberal approach to leadership, in contrast with Wassenaar, who was more conservative. He also made many reforms, which helped Vostok a lot.

Under the new government, many new players joined, which made Vostok active and relevant again as more people participated in social and government affairs.

Deca Istoka Treaty
After the fall of Deca Istoka, many people wished for a re-conciliation between the Novareach and Vostok, but not in the form of a full-on union. Due to this, the two countries got together and signed the Deca Istoka treaty, a trade and collaboration agreement with the purpose of mending the wounds of the collapse.

Integration under GCL
In April, government officials begun to become nervous with Tortuga, due to their perceived losses against Valondor. After almost a week of debate and thorough thinking, they decided on April 8th 2023 to leave Tortuga and join Grand Castell-Llozhar as an autonomous province, due to their friendliness towards the Vostoki people.

On the same date the People´s Socialist Party of Vostok was officially established with the top candidate for the next Kancelar election LATENEIGHT. Later, the Office of Baron was also created on the April 10th 2023.

The Rohenian People
Soon after the joining of GCL, a group of people called the Rohenians entered Vostok, since their nation got destroyed, and they became a part of Vostok, giving it a giant boost in population and activity.

Government
Vostok is a Presidential Republic, and has been so since the very beginning. The government has seen several changes since its start, but it has stayed mostly the same, with small changes being made as time passes.

Executive Branch
The executive branch is led by the Kancelar, which is also the Head of State. He has many powers and duties, but the most important ones are:


 * The power to veto laws.
 * The duty to govern Vostok.
 * The power to command the army.
 * The power to do non-offensive diplomacy.
 * The power to assign ministers.

His main duty is to govern Vostok, with the help of his ministers, whom he appoints at will.

The Kancelar can also appoint a Komandante to lead the army, though it isn’t necessary since most of the time the army is led directly by the Kancelar.

Legislative Branch
The legislative branch is composed of the Saveta, which has the power to pass bills for them to be turned into law.

The Saveta is also responsible for approving/denying most decisions made by the Kancelar.

Judicial Branch
The judicial branch is led by the Supreme Judge, who is in charge of making sure that the constitution is obeyed. He also acts as the mediator of all crimes that happen within the borders of Vostok.

Political Parties
Left-Wing: People´s Socialist Party of Vostokiya (Founders: LASTNEIGHT, ASENA_ASENA)

Centrist: Vostok Centrist Party

Right-Wing: Vostok New Deal Party, Vostok Independence Party

Culture
Vostok has a Slavic based culture, with many government positions being named after their Slavic counterparts, and its industrially themed, as can be seen with the many factories and buildings present in the city.

Vostokiyans are also known for their love of democracy, which is one of their core principals and the main reason they’ve been like that for so long.