Orthodox Republicanism

From left to right: From left to right: Aldona Szczepański, Béla Edvárd, Krzysztof Baczyński, and Yulia Tymoshenko, the founders of the Orthodox Republican Party

Orthodox Republicanism (Viswe: Prawosławny Republikanizm; Hetumogye: Ortodox Republikanizmus; Prykordonnyan: православний республіканізм) is a political, philosophy and economic ideology within the broader New Republican movement, characterized by the creation of an Orthodox Republic, a government system that is dedicated towards the advancement of the goals of individuals that regards social reform as its primary tool of social advancement. An Orthodox Republic primarily focuses on the promotion of human rights and social justice, while economically is considered to be centre-left. In its original form, it was considered to be closer to economic socialism however has since trended towards democratic capitalism during the 1930's. It has since become the governing ideology of the New Republican Coalition and the Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka.

Orthodox Republicanism was originally formulated in the beginning stages by Aldona Szczepański and Krzysztof Baczyński during the Second Political Odrodzenie as an evolutionary branch of Common Good Government. Orthodox Republicanism worked off the basis of ideas promogulated during the First Political Odrodzenie This was precipitated by the Coronation of Mieszko VI and the re-establishment of the Second Noble Republic of Vistulzka. Baczyński later brought Béla Edvárd and Yulia Tymoshenko and involved them in the formulation and development of Orthodox Republicanism. The four of them were considered part of the New Era Vanguards, and together published the Testament of the States in 1909, the seminal work that served as the political and ideological basis for Orthodox Republicanism. It was defined by the ideas of social progress, anti-colonialism, and autonomous labor management with a government operating under the principles of a democratic republic which served with the intention of acting as a public steward. It rejected many of the social ideas that were promoted by Combinationalism, however saw some similarities on the functions of the government.

Orthodox Republicanism was further developed and expanded upon with the publication of Humanity and Individualism by Szczepański, which pushed the ideology closer right economically. Szczepański sought to distance the ideology from socialism and Delarueism. Unlike Edvárd and Tymoshenko, she believed that there could be common ground established with other right-leaning ideologies such as Combinationalism on an economic level. Humanity and Individualism sought to define the boundary of where the individual and human rights must be protected and to which point the state must intervene. Szczepański also sought to distance the ideology from anarchism as a whole, believing that the central state and its power was pivotal to preventing any form of Redivergence, otherwise defined as a return to undemocratic principles or the collapse of societal order.

Within the Manifesto of the New Republican Movement, Orthodox Republicanism is covered in the first volume. It contained additional contributions of other important Orthodox Republicans such as Bartholomew Kolavenko, Fidél Égető, Krzysztof Gogacz, Natalia Herashchenko, and Piroska Rickl. Orthodox Republicanism had become the dominant ideology in the New Republican Movement.

Following the Vistulzkan Civil War, Orthodox Republicanism began to branch out as many of the original founding members wrote independent manuscripts and manifestos as to the definition of Orthodox Republicanism, often conflicting with each other. Aldonism, Edvárdism, Baczyńskism, and Tymoshenkoism were the characterizations of the different ideological views based on their independent manuscripts. The most predominant of these ideologies was Edvárdism, where many of his ideals were adopted by the Orthodox Republican Party during the Civil War. Kovalenkoism was the developments of Orthodox Republicanism under the 1st President of Vistulzka Bartholomew Kolavenko. Root Orthodoxy is the basis of Orthodox Republicanism that strictly describes the formulation of the ideology as it was in Testament of the States.

Theory

Aldonism

Main articles: Aldona Szczepański, Aldonism, and Szczepański's Paradox

Aldonism is the political theory that originates from Aldona Szczepański and her works, and is considered to be consequentialist interpretation of Orthodox Republicanism. It abandons certain principles that are retained in other political theory branches. The most poignant idea that conflicted with other theories is Szczepański's idea that a democratic republic is unsustainable in a free society, and that Redivergence is the largest threat not only to Orthodox Republicanism but also to the idea of individualism. Szczepański Paradox's was established by Szczepański's works, which stated that individualism was the greatest factor in causing a redivergence. However, she also saw that the democratic republic was a placebo and would o

Edvárdism

Main articles: Béla Edvárd, Edvárdism, and Edvárdian Principles

Edvardism is the political theory that originates from Béla Edvárd and his works, and are considered to the pinnacle of contemporary progressive politics.

Baczyńskism

Main articles: Krzysztof Baczyński and Baczyńskism

Tymoshenkoism

Main articles: Yulia Tymoshenkoism and Tymoshenkoism

Kolavenkoism

Main articles: Bartholomew Kolavenko and Kolavenkoism