Kolodiya

Kolodiyan Federal Soviet Republic Колодиянская Федеративная Советская Республика Колодей Федералды Кеңес Одағы
Flag of Kolodiya Flag of Kolodiya Coat of arms
Location of Kolodiya within Septentrion. Location of Kolodiya within Septentrion.
Capital and	Sirivan
Official languages	Letnevian, Turakh
Recognised regional languages	Kalvian, Galenic
Ethnic groups (2017)	44% Letnevian 42% Turakh 8% other native ethnicities 6% other
Demonym(s)	Kolodiyan
Government	Federal Republic
• Prime Minister	Dastan Hojaniasev
Establishment
• First unified state	815 CE
• First Letnevian Exploration and Colonization	1453
• Establishment as Imperial Letnevian territory	1614
• Establishment as Soviet Republic	1909
Area
•	2,048,248 km2 (790,833 sq mi) (2)
Population
• 2017 census	42,871,400
• Density	20.1/km2 (52.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$694 billion
• Per capita	$16,188
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$576 billion
• Per capita	$13,435
Gini (2009)	25.3 low
HDI (2017)	0.775 high
Currency	Kolodiyan ruble
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+34
Internet TLD	.ko

The Kolodiyan Federal Soviet Republic (Letnevian: Колодиянская Федеративная Советская Республика), commonly known as the KFSR, is a country on the northern tip of the continent of Vinya. It borders Jedoria, the Federation of Soviet Republics, Mozria, Thonador, and Vyzhva. While technically independent, the KFSR is considered subordinate under the Federation of Soviet Republics, along with the Beloslav Soviet Republic, in a Union State. The KFSR has a population of just over 42 million, much of whom are either Letnevian or Turakh. While Letnevian is the primary language spoken in government, nearly 80% of the country speaks a second language, with 75% of them speaking Turakh.

While considered a Union State with the FSR, the KFSR is not a full member of the Commonwealth of Northern Casaterran States. Despite this, it is a former Turov Pact member and has kept close ties with many northern Casaterran states. In the 21st century, Kolodiya has sought closer economic ties to nearby Tol Galen and other countries in the Galenosphere, despite it's close political and military ties to the FSR.

Etymology

It is believed that the name "Kolodiya" comes from the Letnevian word "Colony" (Letnevian: колония). According to linguists, the term is a corruption of the word first used by local tribes in the north-west. Over time, Letnevian settlers adopted the name, and it eventually came into common use in the Letnevian Empire.

History

Early History

Nomadic tribes entered the steppes of the lower Turakh region as early as 1000. During this period, nomadic life dominated the area. The area became part of the Kygratian Khanate in the early 13th century, with many tribes migrating and conquering all the way to modern Razanistan and Kalvia. By the late 16th century, a Turakh identity began to emerge. Following traditional nomadic tradition and a pagan religion, Turakh culture thrived in the early 17th century. They quickly expanded and took much of the steppe west of the Salk'an range. During this period Turakh peoples often fought with Galenic and Vyzvian people groups to the south.

Cossacks battle with Turakh forces.

In the mid 17th century, Cossack armies from the Letnevian Empire began to push west. Turakh forces were defeated in multiple small battles, ultimately resulting in the Letnevian domination of the Razakh and Kygrat steppes. Letnevian expansion southwards was stopped primarily by Catholic Monastic Orders in Jedoria.

Imperial State

By the 18th century, the area that encompasses modern Kolodiya was largely Christianized. The Cyrillic alphabet began to be used instead of other scripts, resulting in the "slavification" of the steppes. Native tribes kept a small amount of Autonomy under the Letnevian Empire, mostly being allowed to roam and farm where they wanted, as long as it wasn't on colonist lands. The colony was split into several states in 1802, marking the centralization of power in Kolodiya. The next 40 years were defined by a harsh crackdown on traditional religions, languages, and culture of the lower steppes. Many Letnevian peasants, migrating away in the famines of the 1830s, were transported by the government to farm in Kolodiya. By 1850, roughly 30% of the area's population was slavic. This lead to ethnic tensions in the small but thriving cities, as well as in the countryside and border regions. Major revolts happened in 1846 and 1883, in which Turakh and Letnevian peoples fought and killed each other in the thousands. Turakh vengeance was particularly directed at Cossacks, thought to be the worst of the "foreign occupants".

During the Imperial period, major exports included cattle and cash crops such as cotton. The southern region quickly became known for it's delicious cattle, a result of local cattle being bred with Galenic cattle brought over from New Tyran. The area became especially developed when Letnevian garrisons and forts began to be constructed, in order to prevent Tyran forces from seizing land in northern Vinya.

Soviet Republic

Following the revolution in the Letnevian Empire, the territory of Kolodiya became a lawless territory, governed by small militias and regional governors or tribes for the early 1900s. In 1913, the Soviet Army reconquered all of the territory now known as Kolodiya. The territory became an independent soviet republic, for fears that direct incorporation into to the FSR would result in administrative issues, given the territorial concessions to the Mozrian Republic after the revolution. While not directly part of the Federation, much of the government and military were Soviet. The subsequent pre Pan-Septentrion war era was very similar to the Soviet one- the new Kolodiyan Soviet Federal Republic (KFSR) closely mirrored the FSR in it's economic, agricultural, and industrial reforms. While remaining much less industrialized than the FSR, the agriculture and farming of the southern regions were greatly improved.

KFSR T-58 tank with invasion stripes.

In July of 1971, Jedorian forces attacked Kolodiya in an attempt to take the land by force. Tens of thousands of Jedorian troops poured across the border in a bid to take Minennovsk quickly. However, Kolodiyan forces were prepared, and battles soon erupted across the border. The Federation of Soviet Republics quickly responded, sending Airborne and Naval support to the Kolodiyan front. After a few weeks and escalation of the conflict, the Soviets threatened to use their trump card: nuclear weapons. The Jedorians quickly condemned the action, but worked quickly to cement a peace deal. Template:Septentrion