Vyacheslav von Kessel

"The spotlight of history shines on the USSE, and it is I who will take the stage."

- Vyacheslav von Kessel

Vyacheslav von Kessel, also known as Onetimeaccount5 or SoloLtmuffin1, is a Lausán politician residing in the United Socialist States of Eldham. He is also sometimes known by the nickname 'Mustang '.

He currently serves as a Supreme People's Representative, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSE (CPUSSSE) and formerly as Commissioner of Culture. He is most well known for his commitment to various reforms to the USSE's handling of postal codes, naval matters, urban reform, and wikia involvement. For this, he garnered the nickname 'Mustang' among government circles, in large part because of his quick rise to relevance within the nation; a feat that takes many fledgling politicians numerous months to achieve.

Early life
Vyacheslav Von Kessel was born in 240 TE to poor Bardonian parents, where was raised in the slums of Urnu-Arrak. His father, Filip Von Kessel, was a poor blacksmith who struggled to make enough to feed Vyacheslav and his mother, Ludmilla Von Kessel. As a result of this malnutrition, Vyacheslav grew up with a very small stature a slim build, and a chip on his shoulder. One day when he was 13 years of age, his father took ill. Realizing the family did not have enough savings to live on with his father out of work, Vyacheslav went out into the streets to beg. From his squalid position on one of Urnu-Arrak's busier streets, Vyacheslav saw the elite of Yimmu-Audal, and how resplendent and wealthy they seemed. With youthful innocence, he approached a particularly large man, clad in opulent jewels and fine robes, assuming he had enough to spare. Vyacheslav's gentle tug on the man's arm was met with a backhand to the face. Skidding across the cobblestones, he saw the rich man approaching him, murder in his eyes. Vyacheslav cowered, but the blows never came. A city watchman had stayed the hand of his would-be tormentor, and sent him on his way. The watchman helped Vyacheslav to his feet, but ignored his pleas for money.

This incident, Vyacheslav was later to say, would be the most formative moment of his life. It taught him responsibility: only he could provide for his parents in that moment. It taught him the evils of capitalism: the rich merchant, so harsh and uncaring to a feeble urchin. It taught him respect for the military: its power to shield the people, and also its limits. Finally, the incident in the street taught him the cost of failure: not only a stinging blow, but the blow of knowing he had failed his family, and the sting of his empty stomach.

Political career
Vyacheslav Von Kessel began running for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSE the same day that he joined the Communist Party. Many voters, wishing to see some newer candidates and new ideas in office, voted for him. The race turned out to be a massive success for Vyacheslav, with the new candidate being the 3rd most voted member, securing him a seat in the Central Committee. Full of political ambitions, he decided to run for the position of General Secretary of the USSE with his Uncle Kineox Von Kessel as his running mate, eventually combining campaigns with Safia Garxo and running for Deputy Secretary. While he lost the election to Magerius Ukumari, he was appointed Commissioner of Culture in 259 T.E. Soon after this appointment, he was elected to be a representative in the Supreme People's Assembly.

In 262 General Secretary Magerius started a petition to call a referendum on the abolishment of term limits and not long after doing so Vyacheslav appeared as a very loud opponent to this proposition. For weeks on end Vyacheslav, joined by Premier Ren Serebra and Aleksander Serebra II, debated those in favour of the proposed reforms and in this time was able to quickly bring much attention to this referendum. As the reform went up to the National Vote, Vyacheslav was able to mobilize voters and in a victory for the opposition the referendum lost in a vote of 28-26 (yay/nay) since it did not meet the needed majority to pass.

Commissioner of Culture
Not long after his appointment to the Commission of Culture, Vyacheslav began his term by naming his Cousin Pakartov Von Kessel as his "Minister of Mechanization", launching the USSE's efforts to begin industrialisation. He also named Pakartov's adopted son David Von Kessel-Sarot as his Chairman of the Wiki Reform Committee, beginning a program to start detailing most of the USSE's unwritten history. And in 262 he also established the "Naval Ministry" as part of his hopes of starting Naval reforms in cooperation with the Commission of Security.

Naval Minister
Vyacheslav, having studied a considerable amount of Naval History, took it upon himself to found, expand, and modernize the previously nonexistent USSE Navy. What began as a small project in the Commission of Culture quickly grew to a large organization with many branches, ranks, and offices. Seeing this prominence, officials from the Commission of Security decided to formally incorporate the new People's Naval Forces (PNF) as an official branch of government, with Vyacheslav at its head. He then began directing the new Navy in earnest. He appointed several officers to the heads of new bureaus, among them rising stars such as Diakyta Vauper and Elesvar Ukumari. Vyacheslav oversaw the design and construction of many ships, such as the Vanguard Vessel (VV) Bee, VV Dolphin, VV Kiripizen, VV Ghenezar, VV Chelovek, VV Ortangon, VV Hutéxo, and many others.