Tadeusz Czyzewski

His Excellency Tadeusz Czyzewski Тадеуш Чжевський
Czyzewski in 1920
5th President of Narozalica
In office December 5, 1913 – January 19, 1921
Prime Minister	Denys Dorosh Vladislav Pudovkin Kyrylo Cheban
Preceded by	Pyotr Petrovich
Succeeded by	Vladislav Pudovkin
6th and 8th Prime Minister of Narozalica
In office January 19, 1906 – March 4, 1910
President	Maksym Ilchenko
Preceded by	Ivan Zayets
Succeeded by	Vladislav Pudovkin
In office August 26, 1912 – December 5, 1913
President	Pyotr Petrovich
Preceded by	Vladislav Pudovkin
Succeeded by	Denys Dorosh
Personal details
Born	Tadeusz Czyzewski (1878-01-03)January 3, 1878 Tarcław, Miersa Governorate, Narozalica
Died	May 14, 1949(1949-05-14) (aged 71) Krada, West Miersa
Citizenship	Narozalica
Nationality	Miersan
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Olena Rydenko (m. 1901)
Children	5
Education	University of Samistopol

Tadeusz Czyzewski (/tʃ'ʒɛfski:/, Narodyn: Тадеуш Чжевський; Tadeush Chzhevs'kyy, 3 January 1878 – 14 May 1949; aged 71) was a Miersan-born Narozalic politician and stateman who served as the 5th President of Narozalica between 1913 and 1921, as well as the 6th and 8th Prime Minister of Narozalica between 1906 and 1910, and again between 1912 and 1913. The last of Narozalica's independent presidents, Czyzewski ideologically called himself a "conservative socialist", however his views have been categorised into paternalistic conservatism in the modern-day. To this day, Czyzewski is the only left-wing president in Narozalica's history.

Born into an aristocratic Miersan hussar family in 1878, Czyzewski's economic status saw him accepted into the University of Samistopol in 1897, where he studied economics and graduated in 1900. He originally became an accountant in Samistopol for two years before entering politics in 1902. A successful econometrician within Narozalica, his speeches, manifestos and policies gained him recognition within Narozalica's political elite, and Czyzewski saw increased praise of his work as he quickly rose up Narozalica's political ladder, before being appointed as Maksym Ilchenko's only Prime Minister in 1906. Under Ilchenko, Czyzewski attempted to bring forward his left-wing policies, believing the aristocracy had moral and social obligations to support the nation's poorer populace, especially within the cities. Ilchenko, however, disapproved of these policies and refused to give them his assent, with their agreements coming mainly on their social policies and foriegn affairs. Ilchenko resigned in 1910 and was succeeded by Pyotr Petrovich, who had previously served as President. Czyzewski served briefly as Petrovich's second prime minister between 1912 and 1913, before he succeeded Petrovich after he resigned due to his inability to quickly respond to the Great Collapse.

Czyzewski's early presidency and policies were popular among the urban peasantry, who were suffering from rapidly increasing poverty in light of the Collapse. Czyzewski planned for an increasing amount of government-backed industry in the cities, seeing much of the peasantry working industrial factory jobs backed and paid for by the government. The policy was successful initially, but by 1917, around the height of the subsequent economic depression that followed the Collapse, the government could no longer feasibly continue to fund the working peasantry without suffering severe economic drawbacks. Due to this, Czyzewski was forced to close down some of the factories he had opened and make thousands of workers redundant. The quick change made Czyzewski extremely unpopular within the urban centres - his main support group - as well as losing much of the backing of his supporters, with Pudovkin stepping down from his prime minister role in 1920. Faced with little other option, Czyzewski resigned in 1921 and was succeeded by the more hardline Vladislav Pudovkin. After his political career, Czyzewski campaigned against the growing threat of war and later against Narozalic involvement in the Great War. After the war, Czyzewski was a vocal opponent of the Godfredson Plan, and supported Miersan reunification, however his influence was limited mainly to talks and lectures in universities across West Miersa. Czyzewski died at his house in Krada in 1949, aged 71.

Czyzewski is a controversial figure both within and outside of Narozalica. His supporters say he was influential in mitigating the damage the Great Collapse had on Narozalica, which was less than many of its eastern Euclean counterparts, and paved the way for Narozalica's modern mixed-market economy. However he is also criticised for the last four years of his presidency, which saw sharp increases in unemployment and large amounts of inflation in the economy, and is also criticised by more right-wing politicians for his socialistic policies, which they claim tarnished much of the economy before Pudovkin's presidency and the war.

Early life and career

Tadeusz Czyzewski was born on January 3, 1878 in the city of Tarcław, a mid-sized rural city in the Miersan Governorate of Narozalica. Czyzewski's family were influential aristocratic land owners in the region, and traced their lineage back to the Miersan hussars, who were extremely influential in historic Miersan geopolitics. Czyzewski was baptised at Tarcław Cathedral on January 10, a week after his birth, and grew up following the Episemialist Church. His father, Lukasz Pafnucy Czyzewski (1854–1919) and mother Michalina Hedwiga Czyzewski (née Ignatowska; 1861–1933) were both prominent aristocrats in Miersa, with the Czyzewski family having a history of land ownership in the region dating back to the mid-17th century. Czyzewski spent most of his childhood growing up in Tarcław in the Wojnicz House, a large manor his father owned. He was homeschooled for the first few years of his life, primarily by his mother, before they moved to Samistopol when Czyzewski was 10. In Samistopol, he attended grammar school for six years before becoming one of the Miersan governor's many assistants aged 16. Czyzewski dropped his job at 19 to pursue his education, and was accepted into the University of Samistopol in 1897 to study economics. Noted for his passion, Czyzewski graduated in 1900.

He quickly picked up work at an accountancy firm based in the city, processing taxes and dealing with the money of many upper-class citizens of Narozalica. He also began econometrics as a side-job and a hobby, before quitting his accountancy job in early 1902 to pursue econometrics full time. Now in his mid-20s, Czyzewski's work in econometrics saw him enter Narozalica's political landscape in late 1902. His proficiency in speaking and his work allowed him to quickly earn promotions within the system before Maksym Ilchenko appointed him as his Prime Minister in 1906.

Ideology

Czyzewski famously identified himself as a "conservative socialist", and has many well-documented talks and speeches referring to himself as such. Czyzewski is perhaps most famously remembered for his uncharacteristically left-wing economic policies, brought about mainly by the effects of the Great Collapse but existing as his ideology since his first term as Ilchenko's Prime Minister. He also described himself as socially conservative, and limited the ability of Coians to emigrate to mainland Narozalica from the country's holdings in the region, particularly Kassar and Sanday, a policy introduced by his predecessor. Despite his ethnic background, he was also a staunch advocate of Miersan unionism with Narozalica during the existence of the Miersa Governorate.

In the modern-day, Czyzewski's beliefs and ideology have been grouped into paternalistic conservatism, and has been described as one of the founders and first influential politicians to practise the ideology in Narozalica. In Narozalica, he is considered the country's only ever left-wing President, despite being considered right-wing by much of the world's standards. After his presidency, Czyzewski was anti-war and supported the normalisation of relations with eastern Euclea, particularly with Gaullica, and also supported Miersan reunification after the war, one of the most influential supporters of the cause.