Union of Socialist Soltenish Republics
Union of Soltenish Socialist Republics Unione delle Repubbliche Socialiste Soltenitiche | |||||||||||
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| 1912–1971 | |||||||||||
 Flag of the URSS
 Socialist Party Flag
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Motto: Uno stato, unito sotto il socialismo "One state, united under socialism" | |||||||||||
| Capital | Carez | ||||||||||
| Common languages | High Soltenish | ||||||||||
| Government | Federal one-party socialist republic | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 1914-1930 | Ottavio Volpe (first) | ||||||||||
• 1971 | Vittorio Tronella (last) | ||||||||||
| Legislature | National Worker's Council | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Socialist Era | ||||||||||
| 30 July 1912 | |||||||||||
| 12 November 1971 | |||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1912 | 40,192,000 | ||||||||||
• 1969 | 120,179,000 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Credito (₵) | ||||||||||
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The Union of Socialist Soltenish Republics (Soltenish: Unione delle Repubbliche Socialiste Soltenitiche) was a country innorthern Normerra that existed from 1914 to 1971 as the predecessor of the modern United Soltenish Republics. With a population of approximately 76.1 million near the end of its existence, it was the one of the most-populous communist and Normerran countries. It had a federal Marxist–Leninist government. The largest city at the end was Carez, but the capital was, like in the Soltenish Confederacy which proceeded it, Erix.
Between 1912 and 1971 Soltenia was ruled by a communist government established after Ottavio Volpe's Declaration of Socialism in 1914. The state's official name was the "Soltenish Confederacy" (Confederazione Soltenitana) between 1912 and 1924 in accordance with the official naming conventions of the Soltenish Confederacy. The name "People's Republic" was introduced and defined by the Constitution of 1924.
The Soltenish Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Soltenica) became the dominant political party in the Socialist Union era, officially making it a socialist country. During this period Soltenia was a de facto one-party state but it had more liberal policies from 1930 to 1963 than it did under Volpe. Over time, economic hardships and social unrest became more common as the country's economy stagnated. By 1969, the nation was split between those who supported the party, those who were opposed to it but were still socialist, and those who supported reforms into a new form of government, usually democracy. Despite this, some groundbreaking achievements were established during the midlife of the Socialist Union, such as; improved living conditions, rapid industrialization, urbanization, access to universal health care, and higher education. The Union of Socialist Soltenish Republics also implemented policies that virtually eliminated homelessness and established a job guarantee. As a result Soltenia's population almost tripled between 1914 and 1969. However, the Socialist Union was criticized for its annexation of the Culmian Kingdom and the remaining decades of discrimination and hostility between the Culmians and the Soltenish.
The Union maintained a standing army, mostly concentrating on maintaining internal security. Detachments of "volunteers" were sent to burgeoning communist rebellions or movements in other countries as the Union pursued a "global socialism" policy. The MPS was the chief intelligence agency that acted as secret police. The official police organization, which was also responsible for peacekeeping and suppression of protests, was called the National Guard.
The Union would meet its end after a series of riots in early 1969 grew into outright armed rebellion in most of the southern cities. As the revolt grew and became more organized, military forces were called in to suppress it. By the end of 1969, the country was in full blown civil war. The war continued at a stalemate for much of 1970, but the diasterous battle of Ad Novas led to a Socialist retreat from much of the southern and western coast. By the start of 1971, Carez itself was captured by rebel forces and the remaining Socialist government retreated into the interior, where fighting would mostly devolve into guerilla warfare by the Socialists and counterinsurgency by the rebels, now styling themselves the Soltenish Republic. Intermittent and sporadic warfare would continue well into 1972, but major combat operations were over by mid 1971.