Drazhinskiya

Republic of Drazhinskiya Дражынскія Dražynskija
Capital	Dabrolevo
Largest city	Vurkhi
Demonym(s)	Drazhinskiyan (official) Drazhin (common)
Government	Unitary Presidential State
Population
• 2023 estimate	130,567,243
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$2.8 trillion
Gini (2023)	29.8 low
HDI (2023)	0.802 very high
Currency	Rouble

Drazhinskiya, officially the Republic of Drazhinskiya (Drazhinskiyan: Дражынскія, Dražynskija) is a landlocked country in central Eracura. It is bordered by Ravka to the east, Acrea and Svinia to the north, Górska to the south-west, and Sepronia to the south. Drazhinskiya has a temperate climate with the Slava Mountains forming its northern border while forested plains dominate the south. Although it is landlocked, the country contains numerous large rivers, most of which flow north to south from the Slava Mountains into Sepronia.

Drazhinskiya has been cited as a potential homeland for the Slavic people of Tyran, though this remains subject to debate. Slavic people inhabited Drazhinskiya by at least the 2nd Century BCE, and the region was incorporated into the Acrean Empire by the 1st Century BCE. Drazhinskiya was a largely stable part of the Empire until the 6th Century CE when the gradual decline of Acrean power spurred rebellious sentiment in the region, later exacerbated by the Sundering Wars. Drazhinskiya was the sight of several major battles during the conflicts and much of the region was devastated by incursions by the Symmerian Empire. The collapse of the Acrean Empire resulted in a division among the Slavic people of southern Eracura between the Kingdom of Dragovita and Acrean aligned tribes, with most of Drazhinskiya joining the Slavic League in the 10th Century. Tribes from Drazhinskiya took part in the Slavic-Symmerian Wars and helped establish the Slavokratia, a key point in the Fall of the Symmerian Empire.

Disunity among the Slavic League led to its dissolution by the 13th Century and the concurrent decline of Dragovita paved the way for the rise of the Khoymyel Empire, which came to control most of Drazhinskiya, Górska, and Sepronia in the 15th Century. The Khoymyel dominated southern Eracura and established the foundation of pan-Slavic sentiment in Tyran, leading to the Empire's ultimately failed involvement in the Ravkan Civil War. The consequences of the conflict, coupled with conflict against the Adamdar Empire and the Rioni Union over the Sundering Sea and Chryse respectively, eventually led to the secession of Górska and Sepronia from the Empire in the 18th Century, followed by the Empire's collapse in the early 19th Century. A long period of unrest and intermittent civil war culminated in the Hlyvinsk Revolution in 1871, leading to the establish of the People's Republic of Drazhinskiya. The People's Republic forged close ties with the Ruvelkan Socialist Republic throughout the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, which led to conflict with neighboring Ravka, Sepronia, Acrea, and Górska.

Long standing tensions with Ravka and Acrea led to Drazhinskiyas' entry into the Great Eracuran War, and the subsequent defeat led to the Violet Revolution which dissolved the People's Republic. Although officially a democracy, the country was ruled as a de facto one party state under the Free Assembly coalition. Continued emphasis on pan-Slavic ideals and conflicts over Ravka over the disputed Tsernova border regions contributed to frequent conflicts in the latter half of the 20th Century, culminating in a series of violent confrontations in the Midsummer War which saw Drazhinskiya cede most of Tsernova to Ravka. Public outrage over the defeat led to the collapse of the Free Assembly, which was replaced by the populist National Union Conference, which took power in 2016. Unresolved tensions with Ravka led to the Continuation War and the recapture of most of Tsernova.

Drazhinskiya has been known as a bastion of revolutionary sentiment since the 19th Century and has often been cited as the "political hotspot of rampant populism". The continued espousing of pan-Slavic ideology by Drazhinskiya remains a source of tension between the Republic and its neighbors. Although frequent conflicts have led to large loss of life and damage to the nations' infrastructure, Drazhinskiya is considered a developed and modern state. Major economic production focuses on electronics and manufacturing, with sizeable contributions from mining, natural gas, and precious metals. The nation is officially a unitary Presidential Republic with a population of 130,567,243. The capital city is Dabrolevo, while Vurkhi is the largest city and among the largest in Eracura.