Campaign Submissions, Expansion

[Ayzek]

Directorate Use Only
Expanding Country: Kubaniza
EC.'s Government Type: Provisional government consisting of elected delegates. The provisional government has given extensive authority to military leaders for the purpose of ensuring the security and stability of the country while in transition. Kubanizan military forces consist of a coalition of khorobri (militia/paramilitary/irregular/volunteer) units called the United Khorobri Forces under the leadership of Vasily Bukanko. Within the United Khorobri Forces there may be smaller coalitions led by other powerful commanders, such as in this case. Although the Kubanizan forces have been rapidly organizing and professionalizing over the years (the war necessitated this), it is still, at its core, an army of volunteers who often elect their own leaders.

Campaign Setting: 1525, only a few months after the end of the Winter War, which was a civil war in the Union of Socialist Republics which resulted in Kubaniza, Duran, Calgarov, and [if submission is accepted] Mazaghea.
Campaign Goal: Mazaghea will be located in this region.
Informational Links: Winter War wiki page. The Winter War page is currently in the process of being revised.

When did you last have an Expansion? Not since Caprecia.
When was the Expanding Country's last military conflict? Only a few months before.
Why do you seek to expand? ICly, this would primarily be a power grab by an individual Kubanizan military commander, with ideological (anti-communist), geopolitical (does not want a weak neighbor that is vulnerable to communist or Union influence, plus the usual "more land and resources"), and personal (renown, prestige, and authority would be increased significantly) motivations. This commander's actions will be supported by the higher authority, in the form of Vasily Bukanko, who is the highest military authority and currently the most powerful man in Kubaniza, primarily for geopolitical reasons. Bukanko wishes to increase Kubaniza's power and remove a potential thorn in the side of the country.

OOCly, Kubaniza is very isolated, and I have not done much of anything with it so far. I want to do some RP with Kubaniza, while also creating some interesting history for both Kubaniza and the region, which also has tangible results for my country.

Campaign Plot
Following the signing of the Bukanya Accords, the newly independent Republic of Mazaghea is incredibly unstable. Hatal Sovinov's position as leader of the Mazaghe nation is not as sure as it seemed only a year before, for as Sovinov was an admired war leader, now that peace has arrived he has had trouble finding his footing. In Ochtyr 1525, only a few months after the end of the war, Abaty Shapsug, a former Communist official, through deft political maneuvering, manages to get himself appointed the chairman of the National Governing Committee (also called the National Committee), Mazaghea's provisional government.

Although Shapsug denies being a communist and publicly supports Mazaghe nationalism, he is believed to have Union sympathies by Sovinov and his supporters for his actions prior to and during the Winter War. Leonid Sverbylo, a powerful khorobri (militia/paramilitary) commander of the famed horyany, the mountain men, a zealous anti-communist, offers his support to Sovinov to remove the "communist Union sympathizer," asserting that it is vital to Mazaghea's continued independence.

By the end of the month, Sovinov has accepted Sverbylo's offer of support, and in Nueva, with Sovinov's help, Sverbylo sends troops across the border and straight towards the Mazaghean capital. Fights happen. Eventually , Sverbylo declares Mazaghea's annexation by Kubaniza, with the support of Vasily Bukanko and his United Khorobri Forces (the coalition of khorobri forces which was the principle Kubanizan fighting force during the Winter War). Sverbylo's justification is that he is protecting the Mazaghe and the small Kubanizan minority in Mazaghea from communist subjugation.

Sovinov, a Mazaghe nationalist, does not want his outcome and feels betrayed by the Kubanizans. He joins with Shapsug and/or his supporters and fights against the Kubanizans.

My desired outcome is that the Mazagheans are defeated due to the Kubanizans' superior experience and equipment, as well as the influx of reinforcements from Kubaniza itself. The Kubanizans may also be able to count on some aid from local Mazaghean Kubanizans and other Mazaghean sympathizers.

Potential for Other Player Involvement
Although the Union (at this point consisting of Hahk, Ark, and Nents) is prevented by treaty from interfering directly in the conflict, they may decide to intervene through other means. Videjzeme may also decide to intervene, even with direct military action if they so choose. Others in the Marzanna region or Near East may decide to get involved one way or another (sending volunteers, engaging in diplomacy, etc.)

Approved. You may RP without a partner to control Mazaghea. I expect to see this annexation still affect modern Kubaniza, in the form of low level resistance to foreign occupation and murmurs of independence.

Mazaghea's modern population would be between 2 and 12 million, and its GDP per capita at or under 21k (most likely under). I'll place it on the maps so you know what you're dealing with.