Zapadoslavia

Zapadoslavia (Czech: Západoslávie, Slovak: Západoslávie, Sorb:, Silesian:, Polish: Zapadosławia, Ruthenian: ) was a country in Central and Eastern Europe for most of the 20th century. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of the Kingdom of Czechs, Slovaks, and Ruthenians and constituted the first union of the West Slavic people as a sovereign state, after centuries of Austro-Hungarian rule.

Zapadoslavia was renamed the Federal People's Republic of Zapadoslavia in 1946, when a communist government was established. It acquired the territories of Silesia and Lusatia from the former German Reich. Partisan leader ruled the country as president until his death in 1980. In 1963, the country was renamed again, as the Socialist Federal Republic of Zapadoslavia (SFRY).