United Socialist States of Eldham

"Vipipo dé'i malojos yo Éldoxo'O!" The United Socialist States of Eldham (USSE) is a socialist nation in the far Southeast of Eldham on the continent of Serrona. It was founded by Aboniert Ormnidus and is currently led by General Secretary KPxTriscus.

Sérotat Kingdom and Sérotoix Civil War (In Lore)
The land in Eldham that the USSE is situated upon is in Eastern Serrona, an area that had remained inhabited for possibly thousands of years. After the development of agriculture in the region, semi-permanent settlements were created on and off in the area. At this point in history two main species came to inhabit the region of Eastern Serrona, being the Eternyri and the Lo'Oix each with their own unique cultural traits, religious affiliations, and beliefs.

The two peoples were first united during a fierce military campaign led by an olitex (The word meaning something close to 'king') by the name of Yatosir I, whom originated from the Lo'Oix tribes in Northern Vanargard. around thirty-two years before the arrival of Athaz the Traveler in Eldham. The man, though promising to increase the power of the region and promote power to the people, quickly fell into tyranny thus hanging forth roughly two decades of brutal authoritarianism.

After the introduction of the Travelers Tongue to the area by people from Western Serrona, and later Rathnir, it was at this time that a major linguistic shift began to take place in addition to a cultural one with the indigenous languages of the region first adopting written forms of language based upon the Tongue's scripts and structure. This introduction of foreign influence however also brought forth a wave of anti-monarchism resulting in distrust of the Sérotoix government and ultimately the breakout of a civil war.

At the time of the Rathnirians arrival to Eldham, this civil war was burning forth against those who wished for a democratic mode of government and those who supported the reign of Yatosir I. This is when the socialist ideology began to disseminate into Serrona and mixed with the already local desire for self-rule, sovereignty, and freedom, and ended up being picked by the rebel groups in the civil war.

Eventually the war came to an end fracturing the Sérotat Kingdom (Sérotat Olitex Idé in Lo'Oi) into areas controlled by five separate tribal leaders, one of these people being Aboniert Ormnidus from the Eternyri people living in Ljordmir and Vanagard whom had travelled to Rathnir and studied nations such as Braznichiya and the UBSR. The five tribal leaders came to a consensus and established a foreign-inspired democratic government founded upon the ideology of socialism.

Formation of the USSE
After the creation of the Eldham world and server, several people began to settle in the Southeast quadrant on the continent now known as Serrona. One of these individuals were AboniertBigsky whom established the USSE. The nation was officially formed on May 28th, 2021. Aboniert appointed Leo Belgicus to be his Vice President and shortly after several cities such as Garkogorod, Port Crelov, and Fort Morskoy were established.

Expansion and the Treaty of Achadia
The territory of the USSE quickly came to expand both North and West after its foundation as a result of these areas being incredibly sparsely populated. There was also a small nation by the name of Achadia which the USSE would sign a treaty with (the Treaty of Achadia) which formed them into an autonomous state and a part of the union. The modern borders were settled upon not long after with the foundation of neighbors such as the Grand Colony of Xeka, Jarldom of Kolssonafell, and the Colony of Vanshire.

The Andlirian War of Subjugation
The United Socialist States of Eldham played a role of assistance during the Andlirian War of Subjugation which broke out between the nations of the Drakesland Autarchy (now the Regnum Drakaes) and Andliria. This war was promoted by Aboniert Ormnidus and cemented a long-lived alliance with Drakesland.

Death of Aboniert Ormnidus
On June 14th, 2021, the first President of the nation, Aboniert Ormnidus, suddenly passed away from a stroke resulting in the immediate promotion of Leo Belgicus to the role of the nation's President in order to finish his term, with him appointing than Chair of the National Assembly Xeroise Ronango'O to be his Vice President. In actuality outside of lore purposes, it is believed he was banned for exploits or account sharing.

The Second Coalition-Ellysian War and Ellysian Governorship
After the end of the First Coalition-Ellysian War there was a broad sentiment of distaste towards how the war had ended since the First Coalition and the UNA allowed for the Ellysian Empire to reform. Ultimately, when the Second Coalition-Ellysian War broke out, the USSE would join the Second Coalition and supply troops for battle as they had an increasing amount of military might and would be able to help. After the victory of the war and dissolution of the Ellysian Empire, they played a role as a governor for the Third Administrative Zone of the Coalition where they helped establish the nations of Cognia, Garxijos Yawos, the Confederation of Anarchist Communes, and the Helian Kingdom. After this, they would also become a member nation of the Anti-Radical Syndicate. After the war, the USSE also assisted in destroying Ellysian rebel groups and ultimately would host the criminal trial for Jjmoney08032 in the USSE-owned city of Port Crelov.

Treaty of Vostroya
With nearby nations growing imperialistic and powerful, the United Socialist States of Eldham cemented an alliance with Xeka, a colony belonging to Sørgliste, in order to ensure peace in the region. They signed the Treaty of Vostroya which established this alliance and a defensive pact.

Tensions with Vanakunir
Tensions began to rise between Vanakunir and their neighbors after their war with Volonté because a town by the name of Alicuna had been set up on the Vanshirian border with the USSE's Autononomous State of Achadia. Things went peacefully however as the Mayor of Alicuna made an agreement to move any homes on the USSE's side of the river to the North, and that anyone who remains to the South can perhaps be given dual citizenship to the both the USSE and Vanakunir. This also resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Kamieniec with the colony of Newkunir that established a non-aggression pact between the nation of the USSE and the colony. This was met with anger however by Skinyee whom wanted to encourage a war in order to make territorial annexations in the States of Achadia and Vanargard.

This culminated in a request from Skinyee, the leader of Vanakunir, to the USSE and Xeka to join their nation, a request that they politely refused. Offers were made from the USSE to establish an economic pact so that Vanakunir could have access to the taiga and perhaps a non-aggression pact, but Skinyee declined this. After the refusal, Vanakunir laid claim to a Northern chunk of the USSE's territory which undeniably broke the previously signed Treaty of Kamieniec with Newkunir as the colony was going to assist in the oncoming war effort. This resulted in the beginning of the Kunir War, the war being named after the capital of Newkunir.

The Kunir War
Please see the Kunir War page.

Dé'I Débalo'Oa Dakoroto
After the loss of the war, Vanakunir began to divide up the USSE's territory. They took a large section of Vanargard and Achadia and gave it to Newkunir, and intended to leave the rest of the nation untouched as to not take any inhabited towns. They however than made a deal with Welpish in secret and sold the near entirety of the states of Croscograd and Kiurtrog to Anglunia. This was the most densely populated part of the nation and comprised of the four largest cities in the nation. The entire land was sold for merely 69,420 dollars.

The division and selling of the USSE's territory without keeping in mind the near fifty citizens of the nation became known as the Dé'I Débalo'Oa Dakoroto, or The Great Humiliation. Anglunia informed the USSE that the land would only be given back if they could pay a total of 800,000 dollars despite the fact that the USSE had never gone to war or agitated Anglunia, adding to the pain of the division. Over forty people in the towns of Garkogorod, Fort Morskoy, Port Crelov, and Crosotex, had to pack up their goods within twenty-four hours and were forced to move West towards the incredibly sparsely populated town of Nizkaya in the mostly untouched state of Ljordmir or out of the nation outright, there were less than five people opting to remain behind.

Proposition Seven
After the Kunir War, the government decided that major reforms were necessary and so Proposition Seven was put into effect after a landslide voting in favor of it. This put the nation on track to becoming a multi-party state, reinstated the usage of the National Assembly, formalized the legal code, reshaped the legislative process, and abolished the ministries with executive commissions. This stabilized the government and prevented mass emigration after the war.

Inauguration of Xeroise Ronango'O
The first two Presidents of the nation were not elected to their positions with President Ormnidus being appointed as he was the founder of the nation, and President Belgicus becoming President as a result of the line of succession. On July 13th, 2021, the first Presidential election happened when President Belgicus' term had ended. There were two candidates who chose to run for the election being Xeroise Ronango'O who ran on behalf of the Communist Party and had approval from both former Presidents and Diogo Tégontoga of the Tulipanist Socialist Party. Xeroise won overwhelmingly with just under 80% of the votes, an outcome likely supported by the fact Xeroise had a long history within the nation and had been very influential in the government beforehand.

The Anglunian Retrieval
After the Kunir War, Anglunia had annexed the states of Croscograd and Kiurtrog, but shortly after the inauguration of Xeroise Ronango'O the land was purchased back from Anglunia after an auction was held for the land.

Tsukanovia Secessionist Crisis
Soon after the mid-July election season, one member of the Tulipanist Socialist Party by the name of Egór Tsukanov had grown frustrated with the overwhelming support of the Communist Party. On July 24th, 2021, the player was given land ownership to the city of Crosotex, something intended to be temporary. He proceeded to change the name of the city to Tsukanovia and declared independence. Later that night after being threatened extensively by the government, he surrendered quickly. Later that day, a court case by the name of the State of Croscograd vs. Egór Tsukanov took place which resulted in Mr. Tsukanov being charged with High Treason and being given the penalty of a $5,000 fine and indefinite banishment from USSE territory.

Deautonomization of Achadia
On July 27th, the National Assembly met in regards to what to do about the Autonomous State of Achadia. The autonomous status of the state had been given in the corresponding Treaty of Achadia but after the Kunir War, the state had been left almost entirely unpopulated including the government officials living in Vostroya as they fled for the Wandenreich not wanting to live under Newkunir's shadow.

The former State Governor of Achadia denounced the Treaty of Achadia and with this the National Assembly held a vote to dissolve the Autonomous State of Achadia and form the State of Atoxa in its place, removing the autonomous status of the region and changing the name to not cause confusion with Wandenreich's city of Achadia. The vote was passed unanimously by all five members of the National Assembly.

Cession of South Vanargard
After the breakout of the Kunir War, massive international distrust of Vanakunir was present across Eldham. Seemingly in an attempt to repair their diplomatic relations with their neighbors, on August 1st, 2021, the leader of Vanakunir gave sections of land back to nations including the Grand Republic of Xeka and Galica. One of these cessions was of South Vanargard, one of the territories they had annexed during the Kunir War, which was given back to the United Socialist States of Eldham.

POPGOV Assembly & Mumo'Oa Ko Reforms
The Mumo'Oa Ko Reforms (meaning the Long Step Reforms in Lo'Oi), sometimes called the Proposition Ten Reforms, were created on August 4th and passed into law on August 5th. This intended to further stabilize the government, boost the economy, and fix upon the failures of the previous Proposition Seven reforms. The Proposition Seven Reforms had, amongst other things, turned the nation into a multi-party state which had polarized the political landscape of the nation and debatably caused the Tsukanovia Secession Crisis.

It was the economic setback and political disagreements that caused the government to call for the First Popular Government Assembly or POPGOV Assembly. This allowed for any and all citizens to criticize the government and propose new reforms and debate about the state of the nation before a consensus could be reached and proposed into law.

The proposition that came out of this was the Mumo'Oa Ko Reforms which established many things but most notably abolished the multiple political parties in the nation and returned the nation to being a one-party state led by the Communist Party of the USSE. It also formalized the military to be more convenient and based in the Minecraft meta instead of real world military strategies, set forth the precedent and encouragement of business endeavors, set up the foreign market district in the city of Kazkaya, set forth a goal of diplomatic relations with other nations, formation of the State Central Bank, and formalized a plan for the building of Kazkaya and the Trans-National Road System.

Cession of Kronstadt
Also on August 4th, Xeroise Ronango'O and the leaders of Vanakunir's Newkunir colony came to an agreement. In Newkunir's territory there was a massive squatter settlement by the name of Kronstadt (unrelated to the Viodoxan city of the same name) which was run by communists and had massive hammer and sickle statues and they decided that they did not want to deal with it and so they offered to give the land around it to the USSE. This was promptly accepted and most of Atoxa and North Vanargard which had been previously owned by Newkunir was now firmly back in the hands of the USSE returning the nation to nearly the same size as it had been prior to the Kunir War.

The Socialist-Garix Split
On August 6th, the former USSE governed land of the Confederation of Garxijos was brought into conflict as an armed terrorist group called the Garxijos United Liberation Front (or GULF) began a coup against the socialist government of the nation. This was immediately followed by public denouncement from the USSE, the rescinding of economic aid, and Garxijos being kicked from the Socialist International.

While Garxijos and the USSE prior to this had been close allies beforehand, the illegal coup severed ties and the USSE tore apart the alliance and military support that had been dictated as per the Treaty of Transarxa signed after the Second Coalition-Ellysian War. Additionally, while the USSE had offered to militaristically keep the socialist government in power, the support was declined by the socialist government.

Inauguration of Quintus Solokov
On August 23rd, 2021, a Presidential election took place after the end of Xeroise Ronango'O's first term. She had decided not to run again after her first term to take a break from politics and because she felt she had accomplished enough as she had successfully rejuvenated the entire nation after the Kunir War. Ultimately, two candidates decided to run for the role of President. These were Quintus Solokov and Jurij von Richthofen. Rogale would run alongside Richthofen as a Vice Presidential candidate and Red Solokov ran alongside Quintus Solokov as their Vice Presidential candidate.

The Solokovs ran upon a platform endorsing gradual expansionism, international proletarianism, centralization of the government, and economic development whilst Richthofen ran upon the platform of mass infrastructure development and economic incentivization with the endorsement of former Presidents Belgicus and Ronango'O.

The actual election would be the closest to ever happen in the history of the nation, Quintus Solokov would win by a mere singular vote and promptly was inaugurated as President of the United Socialist States of Eldham with his relative of Red Solokov as Vice President.

The Kolssonafell Merger
Over the course of a week up to August 28th of that year, the Federation of Notos have been offering provincial status for the nation. They claimed their reasons for doing so was as a result of Notos' population being confined to a small land area. Given the Jarldom's overall struggle with obtaining it's Independence, the Jarl and his population greatly considered the idea of becoming a State within a larger nation.

Right before the Jarldom was about to join the Federation of Notos, the Jarl of Kolssonafell received at letter from the current President of the USSE; Quintus Solokov, it being an offer of a defensive union between all nations in Serrona. The Jarl, previously knowing about a desire of the USSE to form a larger state with their neighboring nations, proposed that same idea, and compromised with the Jarldom's citizens on joining the USSE as an Autonomous State. At 4:48 AM on August 29th, 2021, the Jarldom of Kolssonafell joined the United Socialist States of Eldham as The Autonomous State of Kolssonafell.

The Solokovian Era
During the Presidency of Xeroise Ronango'O, the state of the nation has since been regarded retrospectively as the Golden Era for the quick and efficient restabilization and growth of the nation after the Kunir War which put it back on the map. With the Presidency of Quintus Solokov, the dynamic and powers of the government began to change quite drastically, ushering forth a new era typically named the Solokovian Era. The National Assembly was promptly, at least temporarily, abolished giving complete legislative powers to the President. This was intended to stabilize the nation and eliminate alleged espionage.

Additionally, Solokov planned heavily in regards to development. A transnational road system, sometimes called the Long Axis, was created connecting all the major cities of the entire nation, at its creation it was the longest and largest single road system on Eldham. On top of this, cities like Kazkaya, Manzig, and Vostroya were quickly expanded upon at his demand and with the efforts of the much more resilient populace. The nation in general reaped the benefits of its strong development and economic boom as the nation's population began to grow drastically.

A fundamental part of his Presidency was his international policies which greatly differed from that of past Presidents. He had been much more willing to be harsh on foreign nations that disrespected the USSE and was more in approval of territorial expansion. This could be seen in one of his first acts as President with the merger with Kolssonafell. His efforts to expand socialism abroad had also been seen to great effect across Serrona as he established the Larian Pact which provided communication and funding to communist parties across Eldham including those in Enbaira and Nova Azcoria. He also assisted and endorsed revolutions such as that in the Imperium of Pergamos from which the PRP was established.

Vostroyan Worker's Strike
Since August, the city of Vostroya had been repopulated and had expanded massively being home to a massive military citadel and large farms. These efforts however had gone without the assistance of the federal government, something that had greatly disappointed the populace of Vostroya as they were not receiving any aid or attention despite being such an objectively influential city in the nation. The city had yet to be connected to the major transnational road system, the ice boat road to Laria which connected the two cities had been destroyed after the Kunir War and never fixed, and Vostroya had little economic activity.

On September 18th, 2021, early in the morning, the workers of Vostroya went on strike and refused to give economic aid to the rest of the nation and all business and production practically ceased in the entirety of Atoxa. The government promptly sent out an assembly of workers to start connecting Vostroya to the economic hub in Kazkaya via a superspeed road system. While this would have likely taken most nations/people several days to conduct, the workers completed the connection to Vostroya in around 2~ hours. This greatly pleased the workers of Vostroya who promptly went off strike and harolded the efforts as "communist magnificence".

"Vostroya is a historic town for the U.S.S.E, abandoned after the Dé'l Débalo’Oa Dakoroto. Yet once again, it seems like the government is abandoning the people of the North in favor of the cities that they live in. Seldom do we see any officials in Vostroya, and never have we received material support. The entire town has been built by the labor of the people in Vostroya, despite the negligence of certain key officials to protect and support the workers. We believe in the communist party, and that with our collective power, the government will take heed of our demands. After all, are we not communists?" -Vostroyan Mayor at the time, Chelovek Iz Sereba

Neihrenspried Epidemic
Starting on October 1st, the Neihrenspried fungal disease was reported in the State of Atoxa and quickly expanded into Croscograd. This resulted in several attacks from those completely infected with Neihernspried. The disease was quickly fought back as the USSE had amounted an immense scientific expenditure on preventing the spread of the disease. Several containment sites and world class fungicidal suits were made as a result of the epidemic and at least a few people died.

Inauguration of Chelovek Serebra
At the end of President Quintus Solokov's first term, they had decided that they would not run again. This opened room for a new person to run for President at the end of this term. Ultimately, two major candidates would run for the Presidency during this election season. The first was Gaboliver Urabon and his Vice President, Mandes98, who argued for an end to USSE isolationism and a dramatic change in government structure to become much more decentralized. On the other hand was Chelovek Serebra and their Vice President, Pogge Richthofen, who advocated for a continuation of the Xeroist-Solokovist ideology in the USSE and carrying forth the torch and precedent set by the prior two Presidents.

On October 4th, the Presidential election took place with around 62% of the vote going towards candidate Chelovek Serebra. This resulted in their prompt inauguration as President with a formal speech being given later in the week to the National Assembly in the People's Hall of Kazkaya.

The Bull's Eye War
On October 8th, one of the first major decisions of the Serebran Presidency, the USSE decided to assist the Triple Entente in the war effort against Skjoldrbrodir in what would become known in the nation as the Bull's Eye War and abroad as the Zamotz-Skjoldrbrodir War. Around a dozen USSE soldiers fought at the Battle of Hefnaheim where the war had been won. The USSE was also involved in the peace talks.

The Pergamian and Navarnan Mergers
On October 11th, after a few days of discussion and consideration, the People's Republic of Pergamos held an official referendum regarding their entry into the USSE as an Autonomous State for concerns over security. Over 80% of the Pergamian population voted yes in the referendum and the National Assembly of the USSE voted unanimously in favor of Pergamian integration into the nation. Three days after Pergamos joined the USSE, the People's Republic of Navarna, formerly known as the Kingdom of Navarna, also joined the USSE as an autonomous state.

The Formation of the Serrona Defense Accords
On October 14th, following rumors of an Aristii invasion of the entire continent of Serrona, Chelovek Serebra and his cabinet helped to found the Serrona Defense accords, a mutual defensive agreement encompassing the vast majority of Serrona. This monumental alliance was formed in a matter of days, with Serebra reportedly getting little sleep during this turbulent time. Upon its founding, the SDA had signatories from 10 total nations, the USSE included.

Protectorship Over Merconis
On October 22nd, the People's Republic of Merconis joined the USSE as a protectorate. This was done to ensure Merconis' continued safety in the turbulent lands of central Eldham, where large wars had been fought before. The USSE would render military, diplomatic, and economic aid when needed to the fledgling socialist nation, and an attack on Merconis was considered an attack on the USSE itself. Despite becoming a protectorate under the USSE, Merconis would maintain its membership in the League of Vircon, a defensive alliance in northern Eldham.

Deautonomization of Kolssonafell
On October 29th, following a realization by the federal government that the Autonomous State of Kolssonafell was quite inactive and that Kolssonafell City was all but a ghost town, Kolssonafell was officially made an integrated state per an executive order from General Secretary Chelovek Serebra.

The Sand War
Please see the Sand War page.

The Prubensian Merger
On Novermber 17th, the United Egalitarian Communes of Prubensia joined the USSE as an autonomous state only a few days after having a successul revolution. The referendum to join the USSE passed with more than 2/3 of the Prubensian population supporting the move.

The Pergamosian Crisis
In late November 2021, after being found guilty of political corruption and espionage, the former leader of the Autonomous State of Pergamos, Soulla, by an internal investigation, the central government of the USSE made moves to remove Soulla from office. Seeing that Pergamos has declined sharply under his reign, the central government has also made moves to revitalize the Pergamosian economy, bring in new citizens and rebuild the cities.

This plan was met by Soulla with a ban of all USSE citizens and all suspected sympathizers from the nation, in an attempt to conduct a full-blown coup. However, thanks to some brave Pergamosian citizens, this plan has been foiled and the nation is once more in the hands of Pergamos’ true rulers; it's people.

On that day, the ruinous reign of Soulla over Pergamos ended and within the next few days, a systematic recruitment and construction campaign for Pergamos began in order to make Pergamos as active and beautiful as it was before.

Second Inauguration of Chelovek Serebra
On the 28th of November, another election for the General Secretary position was held. In an election with only one candidate, Chelovek Serebra and his deputy secretary Pogge Richthofen won their second term. Chelovek was the first ever general secretary in the history of the USSE to have run two terms. With no surprise, Chelovek won by 100% of the votes and continued to lead the USSE with his deputy secretary Pogge Richtoffen.

Protectorship over Xeka
On December 3rd, after weeks of negotiations, the Grand Republic of Xeka joined the USSE as a protectorate. Xeka declared a socialist government under the leadership of their supreme leader DiamondNugget, and the USSE welcomes them to the Treaty of the United Front. The USSE would render military, diplomatic, and economic aid when needed to the new socialist nation, and an attack on Xeka will be considered the same as an attack on the USSE, and will be treated as such.

Creation of the People's Security Bureau
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Death of Urabon Gaboliver
On the 1st of December, renowned statesman and military commander Urabon Gaboliver died of kidney failure after wounds sustained during the Sand War. Urabon was an accomplished politician, a brilliant administrator and a dedicated soldier. His loss leaves the entire nation aggrieved, however, it had been expected and ultimately been a relief to him too. His daughter Van’la Gaboliver has taken his position and will continue his work for the USSE.

Chelovek's Wedding
On 11th December, General Secretary Chelovek Serebra married Snowflake Reach of Nexus in the Nexus Church. Many people from all across nations attended the wedding, and the two were married under the priest Shiba."'I am happy to announce that my marriage to Snowflake is official. From here on I will be known as Chelovek Serebra-Reach. The wedding went very well, and I was so happy to see so many friends in attendance. Thank you all, and I look forward to a long and happy relationship with my husband Snowflake Reach.' - Chelovek Serebra-Reach after the wedding."

Execution of Pogge Richtoffen
On the 12th of December, former Deputy Secretary Pogge Richtoffen was convicted of 5 counts of murder, and was sentenced to death and a fine. This verdict came after a dramatic trial, where Pogge represented himself and Lavender (LordL75) was the prosecution. Pogge entered a not guilty plea on all counts, before a closing speech where he admitted to his actions. He showed no remorse for his evil deeds, another factor in the harsh penalty. "'I'd rather not be killed by a comrade' - Pogge Richthofen’s last words"Zomu Havardr, Pogge’s closest friend, left his possessions to him and Zomu became the new Deputy Secretary of the USSE.

Inauguration of Van'la Gaboliver
On the 8th of January, Van’la Gaboliver officially became the 6th leader of the USSE and the second General Secretary of the USSE, with her inauguration speech held just a few hours later in the capital city of Kazkaya. Van’la won by a landslide of votes and led the USSE alongside her deputy secretary Wilson of Aleria.

The Othmyrr Crisis
In the runup to the inauguration ceremony, the PSB found a threat to the life of the former General Secretary Chelovek Serebra in an assassination plot. That plot was then traced back to Othmyrr, a rival oligarchy in the north. As a consequence of the assassination attempt on Chelovek's life, the executive government, under Van’la, declared war on Othmyrr together with the Zamotz Union, which ended after just about 4-5 hours with the dissolution of Othmyrr. In the aftermath, the USSE incorporated Kaladinia, after a national referendum confirmed the wish of the people there to join, as well as Sotrania.

Foundation of Refuge
Around this time, new people came across the sea from the west. In Rathnir, the Uldarashi civil war had ended and many of the loyalist dissident factions were forced to seek a new home. They requested land in the USSE and were granted the abandoned town of Paldrion atop a steep mountain cliff. The settlement was subsequently renamed into “Refuge” and the Uldarashi settlers there became known as Agseirsans. In order to preserve their Rathnirian customs and culture, the region was granted the status of autonomous republic by the central government

The Santos Coup
Shortly after the war with Othmyrr, the now independent Santosian Region under Michael Imperium asked for help from the USSE over a coup attempt made there. The USSE army was mobilized and defeated the coupists in just a few hours. The leader of the coup, who named himself after Italian Dictator Mussolini escaped to the Pirate Realm of Barbossa with the words “I will be back!” During the coup, a group of Santosi dissidents named the Tornisians would join the USSE as an autonomous city-state due to their refusal to cooperate with the government. The USSE paid a fee of 100.000 to buy their freedom.

The Northeastern War and Van'la's Struggles
After the incorporation of Kaladinia and the attempted coup, the crisis would not stop happening. Under Emperor Neo, the Uraki realm claimed all of Northeastern Eldham, where the USSE had allies with Rodinnbrok, the CoAC and the C.O.G. Staying true to their alliances, the USSE joined the war against Uraka and organized the defenses. The war ended soon after in a stalemate, but the USSE’s decisive actions in the war had turned their relations with Uraka sour and isolated them internationally. Also, the constant wars and military operations began to tear on the internal fabric of the USSE, with many of the constituents wishing an end to interventions.

The Battle of the Angel Statue
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The C.O.G. Blunder
Due to faulty intel and outright lies by contacts in the C.O.G., the USSE was under the impression, that after the war, certain C.O.G. member states were in the process of unjustly absorbing others and that a coalition of C.O.G. member states were rightfully opposing this. The USSE sided consequently with those who they thought defended the status quo. They were mistaken as it soon turned out when the Provisional Government collapsed under the pressure from within and without. The consequential collapse of the C.O.G. as a whole was in part blamed on the USSE and seen as a betrayal of their defensive alliance. The Van’la Government began to announce a return to more isolationist policies, in hopes of staving off the oncoming crisis, but it was too late.

The Barbossan War
Using the blunder in C.O.G. as a CB, the Pirate Realm of Barbossa declared war on the USSE. They demanded more than half of the USSE land and were expectedly denied. The USSE prepared for war, however it would soon become obvious that Ulfaeng members were subverting war rules on limited Merc uses, by declaring they were only there to help Barbossa out. With the strongest Mercs of the Stoneworks community against them, it was hard for the USSE to find allies and even harder to prepare enough supplies.

The Battle of Al-Basaad
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Peace with Barbossa
After the disastrous battle, Barbossa was able to demand the previous gains of the USSE in the Othmyrrian crisis and annexed large parts of Xeka, as well as made the city-state of Ambrosia and Nordstadt independent.

Post-War Hangover and the Independence of Manzland
After nearly an entire month of nothing but exhausting wars and diplomatic crises, morale in the USSE had hit rock bottom. The City of Manzig and the surrounding Kolssonan lands had long had a different culture to the rest of the USSE. They were less collectivist and not as staunchly socialist as their eastern allies. Unhappiness with the constant state of crisis led for an independence movement around Mandes of Manzig to emerge.

Van’la defied the expectations of many other higher-ranking USSE members and refused to take this as a cause for civil war. Instead, she engaged in diplomacy with Manzland and agreed to grant the region independence, after a three-weeks-transition period would give them the time to create treaties and form new governments.

Inauguration of Aleksander Serebra
Following the aftermath of a month of war, the USSE celebrates a moment of peace once again. Another election was held after the end of Van’la’s term, and the winner being Aleksander Serebra, the son of the humble and former general secretary Chelovek Serebra-Reach of Vostroya, and winning the presidential election with his deputy Krakhov. Unfortunately Krakhov had to leave due to irl problems and Roostermaniac571 became Aleksander’s new deputy. Aleksander won with approximately 60% of the votes, and became the 7th leader of the USSE and the third General Secretary.

Uraki Vassalization
On the 10th of February 2022, an announcement was made from General Secretary Aleksander Serebra, and it states that the government has voted to sign a vassalization treaty with Uraka. The USSE will keep its name, lands, and independent government, in exchange for protection from the Uraki Empire in the north. The general secretary assured us that this will not be permanent. Once the USSE has recovered from the recent invasion, they will separate and sign a mutual defense pact. After said announcements, the General Secretary issued a vote on whether or not he should remain as the leader of the nation. The majority of the vote agreed that Aleksander Serebra shall remain, and so it is. Thus begins, the era of peace and rebuilding in the USSE. About 9 days later, a massive peace festival was held in Kazkaya celebrating the new era of peace for the USSE.

Sotraina Leaves the USSE
On the 14th of February 2022, Sotraina, an autonomous region in the USSE after the collapse of Othmyrr, held a referendum on whether or not to secede from the USSE to join the Onthukhan Pact. Onthukhan is Eldham's most populated region, with supermassive nations such as AWE, Angluina, and the Zamotz Union. The vote passed 6-2, so Sotrania has seceded and has now become an independent nation. Due to Sotrania being the only nation the USSE has access to in Onthukhan, this secession will withdraw USSE power from the Onthukhan region.

Inauguration of KPxTriscus
Due to a popular referendum, the General Secretary Aleksander Serebra's term ended prematurely. This is not an indictment of the work he did for the Nation, but rather an acknowledgement of his very dire IRL situation. This has caused snap-elections for the General Secretary. On the 3rd of March, a national election was held with three candidates.Two days later the elections ended, and by a landslide of votes, KPxTriscus won the election and was immediately inaugurated as the 8th General Secretary of the USSE. KPxTriscus, as well as his deputy Iki Ormnidus (ekey) promised to rebuild the USSE and return it to its glorious days.

Government Structure
The structure of the government is a single-party state currently led by the Communist Party of the USSE in its present form. The nation is led by an executive head of state and government, being the General Secretary in addition to the Deputy Secretary, whom are elected in a directly democratic nationwide election every six weeks. In order to prevent tyrannical actions from them, virtually all their actions can be vetoed by the National Assembly which consists of many citizens and politicians.

The National Assembly consists of representatives from cities around the USSE, with all cities getting a minimum of one representative in the form of their mayor. If a city has at least 10 or 25 citizens, then that city will gain an additional elected representative for each threshhold to compensate for the larger population. They decide on the legislative process, establish checks and balances for government officials, and declarations of wars and treaties, amongst other things. The Deputy Secretary acts as chairman for the National Assembly, and can break ties in votes if they occur.

The nation currently comprises of five integrated states, three autonomous states, and one protectorate. The integrated states consist of Croscograd, Kiurtrog, Ljordmir, Kolssonafell, and Atoxa. These states are full parts of the USSE and can be considered the nation's "core territory". The three autonomous states are Pergamos, Navarna, and Prubensia. Autonomous states are different than integrated states in that they have control over their own domestic policies, instead of being directly under the federal government. The one protectorate is Merconis. Protectorates are mostly independent countries that are under the influence and protection of the USSE.

There are a total of six Commissions each led by an individual Commissioner. These exist to situate out specific domestic needs of the nation on a national level. They are as follows: Commission of Security, Commission of Industry and Development, Commission of Culture, Commission of Foreign Affairs, Commission of Justice, and finally, the Commission of Information and Media.

Economy & Industry
The USSE generally speaking outright bans foreign businesses from conducting business operations within national territory without explicit permission and often times taxing from the government. Additionally, completely private businesses are outright abolished within the nations with all businesses being owned in some form by the state. On top of this all, all businesses are run and operated in a style of worker cooperative where each employee democratically leads the business instead of it being led by a singular individual.

The USSE is a major Eldhamite exporter of alcohol, regularly producing large amounts of beverages such as crimson wine, knight's love, and vodka. Much of this is often done through the large Blue Swine Wine company founded by USSE citizen Mr_BluePig. Additionally, the USSE has other businesses such as the Worker's Cooperative which assists in both domestic and foreign building projects whether that be outright building for other nations, collecting supplies, or working on national projects. The nation has also been a major agricultural producer producing virtually all crops imaginable on Eldham including corn, beetroot, potatoes, carrots, and more.

Presidents/General Secretaries

 * First General Secretary, Aboniert Ormnidus (AboniertBigsky)


 * Second General Secretary, Leo Belgicus (Leobelgicus)


 * Third General Secretary, Xeroise Ronango'O (Xeroise)


 * Fourth General Secretary, Quintus Solokov (Qdiggitydog)


 * Fifth General Secretary, Chelovek Iz Serebra (Silvereyesaac)


 * Sixth General Secretary, Van'la Gaboliver (Gaboliver)


 * Seventh General Secretary, Aleksander Serebra (ChelovekSerebra)


 * Eighth General Secretary, KPxTriscus (KPxTiger)
 * Ninth General Secretary, Kato (KatoLeAsian)

Other Politicians

 * Former Mayor of Crosotex, former Prime Minister, Deputy Secretary, and Mayor of New Crosotex, Pogge Richthofen (POGGEROOO)
 * Former Commissioner of Security, Auden Richtofen (NoRole)
 * Commissioner of Culture, Former Chair of the National Assembly, former Mayor of Garkogorod, former Vice President, and former President, Xeroise Ronango'O (Xeroise)
 * Former Commissioner of Development, former National Assembly Member, and former Mayor of Laria, MrBluePig (Mr_BluePig)
 * Former Commissioner of Security, former Vice President, and former President, Leo Belgicus (Leobelgicus)
 * Former Commissioner of Information and Media, Rogale (Rogalash)
 * Commissioner of Industry and Development and Mayor of Kazkaya, Urabon Gaboliver (Urabon)
 * Commissioner of Justice and Mayor of Manzig, Mandes (mandes98)
 * Commissioner of Security, Taog the Mystic (Taigadog)
 * Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, former Mayor of Laria, Kato (KatoLeAsian)
 * Commissioner of Information and Media and Mayor of Vostroya, Chrisamar Lorenzen (Slip179)

Settlements

 * Aimapolis, Pergamos
 * Aleria, Kolssonafell
 * Bergheim, Navarna
 * Birobidzhan, Ljordmir
 * Chekistania, Pergamos
 * Crosotex, Croscograd
 * Fort Morskoy, Kiurtrog
 * Fort Yotoshad, Croscograd
 * Kamieniec, Croscograd
 * Kazkaya, Croscograd
 * Kestchya, Atoxa
 * Kolssonafell City, Kolssonafell
 * Krakov, Atoxa
 * Kronstadt, Atoxa
 * Kyjovice, Kolssonafell
 * Laria, Kiurtrog
 * Liberatum, Liberum
 * Manzig, Kolssonafell
 * Navarna City, Navarna
 * New Crosotex, Ljordmir
 * Nilsburg, Ljordmir
 * Nizkaya, Ljordmir
 * Oblitus Oris, Merconis
 * Paldrion, Kolssonafell
 * Pruben, Prubensia
 * Sanguinople, Pergamos
 * Ubetha, Atoxa
 * Vaca, Kiurtrog
 * Valhöll, Atoxa
 * Vostroya, Atoxa
 * Withergard, Kolssonafell

Political Parties
The nation having multiple political parties was abolished on August 5th, 2021, with the Mumo'Oa Ko Reforms but prior to that after the passing of the Proposition Seven Reforms, the nation had three political parties. The Communist Party maintained control of both the National Assembly with three seats and both the Presidency and Vice Presidency at this time and as a result they had control of the entire government. After the Mumo'Oa Ko Reforms the country was returned back to being a one party state led by the Communist Party. While the nation had multiple political parties though there were two other political parties which saw intermediate electoral success including the Tulipanist Socialist Party and the Worker's Green Front.



Literature
The USSE's Commission of Culture operates tasks relating to the cultural development and progression of the people in the nation, and this includes the publishing of books. Educational texts like the Sentient Species Manual of Eldham have been published which categorize and evaluate the different species and ethnic groups of sentient creatures on Eldham. A series of historical scripts have also been published. Most of these were written by Xeroise Ronango'O.

Media
The USSE's Commission of Information and Media operates a series of programs relating to public information and media outlets. They operate a newspaper called the Red Star which covers both national and international events. There is also the Lyudi Radio based out of Kazkaya.

National Anthem
Anthem of USSE is Workers of Eldham, a song by Aboniert Ormnidus.

Military
The main military junction of the nation is the People's Army of the USSE which is run and operated by the Commission of Security. They also operate military bases in Kazkaya, Laria, and Vostroya.

Geography
The eastern part of the nation, around the areas of Croscograd and Atoxa, is host to large tundras and taigas, often regarded as the largest contiguous snowswept area in Eldham. There are also several mountains in this area, concentrated particularly in northern Atoxa with the Northern Range. Traveling slightly north or west of this, you'll begin to see less snow as the temperature increases, leading to many magnificent pine forests. In the western part of the country, particularly in the state of Kolssonafell, you'll find more plains and oak forests. The warmest part of the country is Pergamos in the northwest. About half of the state is either savanna or desert, leading to it having a very distinct look compared to other parts of the USSE. The only major part of the nation that is not on the physical continent is the state of Kiurtrog, which consists of various islands in the Sea of Lélo'É. In the Eastern part of the nation's continental crust, there is a large series of rivers that tend to run North to South and flow out into the previously mentioned sea. This connects maritime trade deeper into the center of Croscograd and Atoxa.

Vexillology
The nation's flag is split evenly with cyan on the top and red on the bottom. The red is meant to represent blood spilled against tyranny and imperialism, being adopted in lore during the Serrotoix Civil War. The cyan color represents tranquility, meant to contrast the red. It is also meant to vaguely resemble the sky still existing as it always has, even over a sea of blood spilled in opposition of oppression. The star is meant to represent the prosperity of the nation and it's people long into the future.