Krimean Socialist Republic

[Xiziz]

Here I go again, another try, lets make this one worth the time eh?
Im here, on a mission, starting up my sixth CJ/MD, i doubt anyone remebers "Stockholm City" from 2003, or "Stondon" from 2004, maby someone remembers some of my more recent ones like "Shintose". But now, im combining all the skills ive learnt throught my four years with the Sim City 4 community(never was involvied in the earlier games communities, even if ive been playing since classic). Ive decided to migrate from ST to here, because i belive that i will get better feedback here.
This MD will build on everything ive learnt about the game, from Lotting to batting and Photoshopping images, aswell as building cities, and most likley, featuring a the occational storyline, be it a one-chapter storyline or a multi chapter one. But excpect to see a lot of custom content used, ive already got a bunch of unreleased mods, bats and lots in use.
Feel free to drop any comments, although id rather see constructive criticism than flaming(which i belive is against the rules anyway).
Without further delay, lets get this party started. Im gonna post the first chapter separate to this post, as this post will be used for as a TOC, to ease once the pages come piling.

Sc4 Picture Updates
Chapter 1 - Introduction to History and Country of Krim
Chapter 2 - Political Madness #1, Crash cource in the Government of Krim.
Tri Party State Meeting
The Legend of Dimitrij - Rural Showcase
The New Low Density Style - Lotting Showcase

Red Star Newspaper
4th of October 2007 - Ukraine, Domena Lorella and Phoenia

Comrades, hold your breath, the "The Krimean Soviet Socialist Republic" is going LIVE within a few minutes!

[rooker1]

I feel something big comming......

Robin 

[TheGunkid]

Хорошо товарищ, похожий, что я мог бы иметь нового союзника, нет?
Welcome comrade, my name is Josef G. Paenglishov of the United Socialist Republic of Khabarovsk.
P.s. hope we can get along, Comrade- Josef

[Xiziz]

Description; "The Krimean Soviet Socialist Republic" was founded the 18th of october 1922 when Krim was liberated by the Bolshevik, and granted limited Autonomy during the following years for providing a safe haven and materials for the Bolshevik revolution to be able to take place. Krim is located on the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea, and has its only land border with Ukrane at the river  Dnieper. Krim is a Socialist State relying on a centrally planned economy, even after the colapse of the Soviet union. Following the near capture of Sevastopol during the Great Patriotic War Joseph Stalin withdrew much of the Autonomy that Krim had been given before and a lot of the indigenous population were sent off to workcamps. Following the rise of Nikita Khrushchev to power as the premier of the counsil of ministers in the Soviet Union, most of the previous rights were given back to Krim, which imediatly became one of the most productive territories of the union, compared to its size, with time more rights were given and by 1987 Krim was given full autonomy, on the condition not deviating from the Socialst Principles. Unlike most ex-soviet countries revolts never took place in Krim, and the Socialst state survived, mainly by pumping funds previously funding the military into social welfare which helped keep the populance happy and trusting their government. There is very little unrest in the country due to extensive propaganda and heavily enforced laws and constitution.
Krim's Maritime industry is the largest source of employment and the largest contributing sector to the economy, tightly followed by Agriculture and Manufacturing of general goods. Both nuclear and conventional ships are built and decommisoned here, a large sector is still active decommisioning old soviet vessels as the ex-memberstates reinvest into western technology. There is also a large steel and iron industry in the country. Krim has smaller reserves of Oil, but most of its not even worth exhuming due to the low ammount of fuel in the wells, most of Krim's oil and gas is imported via pipeline from russia, and a large ammount of its sold on and shipped out on tankers.
Its primary trading parters are Odeshchyna, Russia and the Ukrane, along with the rest of the Black Sea and Medeteranian countries falling behind that.

A Map showing the Location and Size of Krim in the Real world, (i even added a world map for those who dont know where europe is...).


And a map of the region im using, its a 6x6 LT map, the terrain will be terraformed more as i build on it.

Socialist Republic of Krim in Short,
Full Name; Крымской Советской Социалистической Республики _{"The Krimean Soviet Socialist Republic"}
Short Name; Крымской Социалистическая Республика _{"Krimean Socialist Republic"}
Convential Name; Крым _"Krim"
3AC; KCP
Autonomy;
From the Russian Empire october 18th 1922
Vassal of Soviet Union 1942
From Soviet Union May 9th 1987
Motto; Процветание в единстве, _{"Prosperity in unity"}
Governmental Type; Socialist State
Economy; Centrally Planned Economy
Major Expenditures; Social Welfare, Infrastructure, Defence Industry
Major Exports; Ships, Maritime Services, Steel, Wine, Agricultural Products, Manufactured Goods, Chemicals
Major Imports; Oil, Coal, Consumable Food, Clothes, Luxuries
Currency; The Sepe
GDP; 26,8000 Sepe per capita ($7696).
Capital; Sevastopol
Major Cities; Kerch, Yalta
Population; 14,591,306 (2002 census)
Population Density; 306.51 /km²
Area; 46,100 km²
Offical Language; Russian
Enthnicity; 64% Krimean, 18% Russian, 12% Odeshchynian, 6% other
State Religion; None
Defacto Religion; Russian Ortodox

Krim History

Early history; Prehistoric-1441[/b]
The earliest inhabitants of whom we have any authentic traces were the Cimmerians, who were expelled by the Scythians during the 7th century BC. The remaining Cimmerians that took refuge in the mountains later became known as the Tauri. According to other historians, the Tauri were known for their savage rituals and piracy, and were also the earliest, indigenous inhabitants of the peninsula. In 5th century BC, Greek colonists began to settle along the Black Sea coast, among those were the Dorians from Heraclea who founded a sea port of Chersonesos outside Sevastopol, and the Ionians from Miletus who landed at Feodosiya and Panticapaeum (also called Bosporus).
The Greek colony of Chersonesus, Sevastopol.
Two centuries later, (438 BC) the Archon (ruler) of the latter settlers assumed the title of the Kings of Cimmerian Bosporus, a state that maintained close relations with Athens, supplying the city with wheat, honey and other commodities. The last of that line of kings, Paerisades V, being hard-pressed by the Scythians, put himself under the protection of Mithridates VI, the king of Pontus, in 114 BC. After the death of this sovereign, his son, Pharnaces II, was invested by Pompey with the kingdom of Bosporus in 63 BC as a reward for the assistance rendered to the Romans in their war against his father. In 15 BC, it was once again restored to the king of Pontus, but since ranked as a tributary state of Rome.
Throughout the later centuries, Crimea was invaded or occupied successively by the Goths (AD. 250), the Huns (376), the Bulgars (6th century), the Khazars (8th century), the state of Kievan Rus' (10th-11th centuries), the Byzantine Greeks (1016), the Kipchaks (the Kumans) (1050), and the Mongols (1237).
In the mid-10th century, the eastern area of Crimea was conquered by Prince Sviatoslav I of Kiev and became part of the Kievan Rus' principality of Tmutarakan. In 988, Prince Vladimir I of Kiev also captured the Byzantine town of Chersones (presently part of Sevastopol) where he later converted to Christianity. An impressive Russian Orthodox cathedral marks the location of this historic event.

In the 13th century, the Republic of Genoa seized the settlements which their rivals, the Venetians, had built along the Crimean coast and established themselves at Cembalo, Soldaia, Cherco and Caffa, gaining control of the Crimean economy and the Black Sea commerce for two centuries.

Crimean Khanate: 1441-1783
A number of Turkic peoples, now collectively known as the Crimean Tatars, have been inhabiting the peninsula since the early Middle Ages. The ethnicity of the Crimean Tatars is quite complex as it absorbed by both nomadic Turkic and European components (in the first place, the Goths and the Genoese) which is still reflected in their appearance and language differences. A small enclave of the Karaims, possibly of Khazar (i.e. Turkic) descent but members of a Jewish sect, was founded in the 8th century. It existed among the Muslim Crimean Tatars, primarily in the mountainous fut Qale area.
After the destruction of the Golden Horde by Timur in 1441, the Crimean Tatars founded an independent Crimean Khanate under Haci I Giray, a descendant of Genghis Khan. He and his successors reigned first at Qirq Yer, and from the beginning of the 15th century, at Bakhchisaray.
The Crimean Tatars controlled the steppes that stretched from the Kuban and to the Dniester River, however, they were unable to take control over commercial Genoese towns. After the Crimean Tatars asked for help from the Ottomans, an Ottoman invasion of the Genoese towns led by Gedik Ahmed Pasha in 1475 brought Kaffa and the other trading towns under their control.
After the capture of Genoese towns, the Ottoman Sultan held Me⭩ I Giray captive, later releasing him in return for accepting Ottoman sovereignty above the Crimean Khans and allowing them rule as tributary princes of the Ottoman Empire. However, the Crimean Khans still had a large amount of autonomy from the Ottoman Empire, particularly, followed the rules they thought were best for them: Crimean Tatars introduced raids into Ukrainian lands, which were used to get slaves to be sold on markets.
In 1553-1554, Cossack Hetman Dmytro Vyshnevetsky gathered together groups of Cossacks, and constructed a fort designed to obstruct Tatar raids into Ukraine. With this action, he founded the Zaporozhian Sich, with which he would launch a series of attacks on the Crimea peninsula and the Ottoman Turks. In 1774, The Crimean Khans fell under the Russian influence in the Treaty of Kaynarca. In 1783, entire Crimea was annexed by the Russian Empire.

The Crimean war ravaged across what was to become Krim.

Russian Empire: 1783-1917
The Crimean War (1854–1856) devastated much of the economic and social infrastructure of Crimea. The Crimean Tatars had to flee from their homeland en masse, forced by the conditions created by the war, persecution and land expropriations. Those who survived the trip, famine and disease, resettled in Dobruja, Anatolia, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire. Finally, the Russian government decided to stop the process, as the agriculture began to suffer due to the unattended fertile farmland.
By 1917, Crimea was in a state of total devastation, mass exodus to the Middle East was occurring. The anti-Bolshevik White Army having ravaged what was left after the Crimean war.



Russian Civil War: 1917-1922
Crimea being a bastion for the anti-Bolshevik White Army that had been ravaging the already suffering population for the previous years. When the Red Army invaded Crimea they were welcomed with red flags and people cheering, the last anti-communists having fled by ships to the Middle East after the White Army under General Wrangel were crushed in 1920. On October 18th, 1921 "The Krimean Soviet Socialist Republic" was created by the Soviets, although allowed to remain a Autonomous state, the Soviets made sure that Krim would always stay within the Soviet sphere of influence, for fear of being invaded by the Soviet Union.

World Wars & Cold War; 1922-1991
The first few years Krim experienced a host of socialisations, the agriculture was forced into colectivization, which led to several years of starvation, but eventually, the yeld started to increase and it didnt take long untill Krim was a major agricultural provider in the Soviet Union. by 1934 starvation was completly abolished, and the exports of agricultural produce to the soviet union bolsterd the economy. Which was mainly invested into the educational system, as the Soviet Union was paying for most of the large scale industries and the upkeep of her Black Sea Fleet. As the Great Patriotic War exploded and ravaged europe more soviet troops began moving down, Krim was but on a war-economy by the soviets and most of her autonomy was withdrawn, this saw an decrease in the yeald of the fields, primarly becase the men were drafted into the army, this led to more starvation and famine. Eventually the Germans came and Krim saw some of the bloodiest battles of the Great Patriotic War. The leaders of the Third Reich were anxious to conquer and colonize the fertile and beautiful peninsula as part of their policy of resettling the Germans in Eastern Europe. The Germans invaded in the summer of 1941, advancing through the Isthmus of Perekop. The Krimeans together with the Soviets put up a though resistance but were forced to retreat back as the Germans kept pushing. The Isthmus of Perekop was the main defense line, and once broken gave the Germans free reign over most of the peninsula, although at cost of extremely many casualties. The Krimeans and Soviets retreated back towards Sevastopol, the Capital of Krim and home to the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, where defenses were prepared for a long and lasting siege. The Garrison held out through the war until the Red Army once again liberated Krim the 9th of may 1944, Once again welcomed as saviors with hudreds of Sovet and Krimean flags waving as the lead battalion marched down through the demolished streets of the capital. Sevastopol was awarded the title of "Hero City" for withstanding the Axis seige for 250 days.
The so called "City of Russian Glory" had suffered hard, once known for its beautiful architecture was entirely destroyed and flattened to the ground. The City was rebuilt stone by stone with enormous subsidizes from the Soviet Union and Stalin, whom prioritized it to be restored to its former glory within the shortest time possible.
When the war was over the Red army withdrew most of their garrison and forcibly deported the entire population of Crimean Tatars to Central Asia, however harsh this penalty was, Krim was allowed to regain its partial autonomy because of this obvious human rights violation. Krim was also forced to hold two Soviet Air Interception Divisions, One Medium Range Bomber Division, 144th Army and The Entire Black Sea Fleet. However these Divisons Employed mostly Krimeans, working for the Soviet Union.
In the post war years, Krim thrived as a prime Tourist Destination for people from the Soviet Union, The German Democratic Republic serving as the prime source of tourists. Krim's Infrastructure and Industry boomed, particularly around the seaports of Sevastopol and Kerch. It became one of the Soviet Unions Major ports to the world, covering a majority of both Imports and Exports, a small oil industry was also set up to extract the small oil recourses around Soviets'kyi, in the north east of the country.
Krim's relations stayed very good to the Soviet Union, and the region was one of the few that managed to get a net increase in crop-yeld most years, a population which grew substancially faster than the rest of the CCCP's due to the extra money placed into social welfare. Although having education and healthcare well below western standards, it was still among the best you could get outside Moscow. Most of the industries were effectivised and enlarged, the shipyards were tasked with designing and constructing most of the Soviet Unions larger ships. In 1987 Krim was granted full Autonomy by Nikita Khrushchev on the condition that they stayed true to Lenin's thoughts and the general idea of Socialism. As Krim was let go, two soviet Armoured Divisons waited at the border ready to spring in incase that the conditions wernt held. The handover went peacefully and Krim kept its Socialist State system, aswell as the Planned Economy. As the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union fell unrest did come in the country, but thanks to the government slashing the defence budget and investing it all into social welfare and increasing traderelations with some western nations unrest once again dissapated. Saving the government from an otherwise uninevitable fall, like the rest of Eastern Europe.

Digital Age: 1991-Present
As the Soviet Union fell and the world breathed a sigh of relief, Krim was buisy tying down relations with western and the new eastern European countries, although most dismissed the country because of its government and economical policies, there were a few that did relise that things were indeed going peacefully in this small nation, and that the populace seemed happy about the situation. At first the economy was fueld by decomissioning foreign ships and building new ones for the host of new nations that had emerged. Gradually foreign trade came into the picture and both exports of Krimean goods and Importation of Foreign food and luxuries were organized, the people whom felt that the government was spending most of its monet on the populace for once instead of on warmachines were growing happier. Social Welfare was ontop of the governments list, the housing projects were upgraded with new licencebuilt western apliances. Hospitals, Schools, offices and factores alike were digitilzed, the technological gap had been closed quickly with the help of foreign trade. Most of the Militart equipment, now having stood abandoned in hagars and at quays for the past decade needed serious refits, while Russa and Ukrane were fighting over the rusting hulks sitting in port of Sevastopol, not for whom would want to own then, rather for who had to pay for their decommissioning, the Chinese and Indians bought a few of the hulks from Krim. The Russians still operate their Black Sea Fleet from Sevastopol, Most of the ex-soviet equipment left in Krimea, Aircraft, Tanks and Guns were left and later gifted to Krim.
To this date Krim still hasnt changed its offical name, and the Soviet part stands as a relic from a past time of both hardships and glory.

Aye, and im gonna be evil and leave you withot any ingame pictures for now, next update should be on the government, showing the primary ministries and the governmental system in detail, and yes, that will include ingame pictures ^__^

Replyes to my Comrades;
Rooker1, Aye comrade, indeed a storm is breewing.
TheGunkid, Comrade Paenglishov, most likley that our nations will stand, though we wish that you remove your fine national banner, so as its not confused with the Krimean national banner_{(really its just for cleaness sake, i like to be the sole person posting pictures in my own MD ^__^ ).}

Okay, thats all for today, tune in later for some ingame pictures and indepth information on Krim's Government!

[kwakelaar]

A very nice introduction to the Krimean Soviet Socialist Republic, and quite a lengthy name at that

[Yoman]

Ah, at last the first of our two brainchilds is launched, and a great launch it was.

And for the rest of you I've seen the ingane pigs and had to hold ontomy laptop as I might havedropped it they were so good.

[M4346]

YAY! OMG! At last! 

Great to see it up, and as usual and as anyone would have expected, it is totally awesome and stunning!     

Great job! 

So, when do you apply? 

[rushman5]

R u flipping kidding?  No ingames, oh well.  Lokks like someone payed attention in Europeon History class, or did some quick research online.  Either way, a good story to go along with a good (hopefully) MD.

[Pat]

Xiziz wow intrestreting start here!!! i cant wait to see some of your military might in action - pat

[bat]

Fantastic start, Xiziz! Great pictures! Looking forward to the first updates!

[Dark_Jedi06]

You can never have too many communist nations!

I love the history and can't wait to see some SC4 images.

[Yoder7652]

ahhh, very good to see another communist MD...I like what you've started here. The history is most interesting and I like the look of the region you are using...I look forward to seeing some in-game photos. I can tell already that you will have a very special MD here.

[Xiziz]

Chapter Two - Political Madness, Part 1
Zdravstvujtje Comrades!
(feel free to read with a thick russian accent)
Today we shall take a quick look at Krim's government, ofcourse you will have a hard time grasping all of it directly, this is why there will be numerous storylines, to put everything into context. I sincerly hope that you all will enjoyt this update, it consists of two small mozaics and two larges ones, all featuring one of the 7 important points of politics in Sevastopol. Yes, that is indeed Krim's capitol, which you should have know if you actually read the previous chapter and not just skimmed it and looked at the paintings. There will be a coustomary small text below every image discribing important scenes in it, also, as we Krimean's are a kind people, i will hook you up to links to enlarged pictures or ones with a higher quality, beware though, these wont have a problem coming up in 1.5mb per image. Answers to your comments will be featured at the bottom of the Chapter.


Central Commitie of the CPK: This is the leading political entity, there the top of every sector of the country, basicly the highest promotion any citizen can earn.
Security Cabinet: The highest decitionmaking entity, these are the three that run the country in case of an emergency.
First Ministers: These Ministers are the First Ministers of their respective ministries, one out of the seven prime ministries. These have atleast one Minister or Aide under their shoulders, that they tutor and have to control more specific parts around their ministries.
General Secritary: Nominated by the Central Commitie of the CPK, he is charged with the duty of making sure everyone is dooing their job, much like the position of Prime Minister or President, except he has less powers in the case of emergencies, as the power is divided up on three shoulders to prevent disasters(see security cabinet).
Ministers & Aides: These are Ministers under training, some are incharge of certain sectors, like Railways or Agriculture, but act upon strict orders and supervision of their First Minister in charge of them. The average Aide is about 45 years old and the average Minister is 50 years, which makes them the youngest in the Central Committie of the CPK.
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Ministry of State Security: This is where everything concerning the state's security is governd from, it works very much like the Soviet KGB, or the American CIA, gathering intelegence from both abroad and from the interior.



Ministry of Finance: Insures that the finances are kept, that citizens pay there taxes and paying salaries, aswell as determinening the worth of every proffession.




Ministry of the Interior: Controls the law, courts, police and fire force aswell as the secret police.





Ministry of Defence: Rather obvious what this ministry does, its incharge of all of Krim's warmachine, and it allways has two Mi-24 Hind-A helicopters ready for transportation of important personell to another location, and a Ka-50 Hokkum for escorting these two heavy armourd choppers.

Thats all for todays update, answers to your comments will be just below this. come back in a few days and il have another update, atleast as good for ya!

Replying to my Comrades:
kwakelaar: Ah, yes, a rahter lenth name that is, feel free to use the shorter "Krim" if you wish ^__^
Yoman: Raising the standards eh... well, i hope your laptop didnt break when you saw these "pigs"... XD
M4346: I wonder, will you see the application when your sitting reading through the nights buissness at our forums with your breakfast cup of tea tomorrow?
rushman5: I have my reasons for not posting ingames in the last Chapter, namly, those you saw above now. id rather not upload unfinished pictures to the net And yeh, i spend a lot of hours watching history documentaries, reading historical documents... and formost, ive done it in school for 6 years because i live here, in the land of History.
patfirefghtr: not so much action in these pictures, but atleast you see the ever vigulent military flexing its muscles in these pictures too
bat: Hope you liked these pictures then
Dark_Jedi06: That is rather true, there can never be to many Socialist nations around for the people!
Yoder7652: Ah, but then we call them Socialst MD's eh were still enroute to developing a true communist nations hope you enjoyed these latest pictures, and i hope that your presumption turned out correct ^_^

Oh, and before i forget it, Thankyou all for your comments, very much appreciated, yes, i do love saving the best for last XD

Da Svidanya

[M4346]

Magnificent! And fulfils more than my expectations!

I would most certainly love to wake up to a freshly posted application request

[Jerebannus]

Fantastic update comrade!

It's just like the USSR pre-1991. Amazing history, great use of buildings and custom content (flags and such) and the commie posters are a nice addition. Excellent work! 

[Emperor Stormont]

Simply fabulous work indeed Xiziz. I love the use of your edited lots, and the overall feels is fantastic.

I shall be returning with each update my friend 

[Glenni]

Boo!! It sucks, mainly because it was made by a swede!!!!!!

Hehe, just kidding, nice work xiz miz!
And hope you enoyed the hind model i sent ye!


Thegunkid:

That's a very bad camo texture to work with, you know that right?
if you gonna request some re-texturings atleast make it easy for him.
You didn't exactly give me an easy texture to work with that texture for the tank retexturings you asked me to do....

[bat]

Wonderful new update! Fantastic looking pictures!

[Amerikaner]

PURE Greatness my friend, this is AMAZING i love it so much  very well done i do so wish it was at ST, easier for me to see...and it deserves all the attention it can get  great job cant wait for more

[Yoman]

Thegunkid - you know, xiziz just asked you to remove any images you post in his thread, way to listen.

Xiziz- fantastico