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Soviet Union, as one of the seven major powers, has a unique national focus tree.
The Soviet focus tree features a detailed industrial and martial path, as well as 5 political paths, 3 communist, and 2 non-communist.
“The Centre” Is the historical path that keeps Stalin in power and slowly makes him and the union stronger. “The Left opposition” puts Trotsky in power and allows for his permanent revolution ideas to be put into play. “The Right Opposition” Puts Bukharin into power and restarts the N.E.P. This branch is A middle ground between the Left and Centre, and the only ahistorical path to have the possibility to avoid a civil war.
“Beaten but not defeated” Allows for the dismantling of communism, and the restoration of the monarchy. This then feeds into a Monarchist path and a Fascist path.
The Industrial tree allows for greater industrialization of the nation
The Airforce and Army trees work to removing the debuffs the military has, and then replacing them with bonuses.
Infrastructure Effort/Heavy Industry Branch[edit | edit source]
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Infrastructure Effort |
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No National Focus Prerequisites
The following will bypass the focus:
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Soviet Union is vast but mostly empty. We must ensure the ability to transport goods and equipment across the width of the country quickly. |
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Heavy Industry |
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No National Focus Prerequisites | While our industrialization projects continue to gain speed, the time has come to shift towards a bigger emphasis on heavy industry in preparation for producing more war material. |
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Finish the Five Year Plan
(Communist name)
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Requires all of the following:
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The second Five Year Plan prioritizes the development of heavy industry. The Soviet Union must develop quickly in order to match the Capitalist and Fascist powers of the West.
(Communist description)
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Improve Railway Network |
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Finish the Five Year Plan or Abolish the Five Year Plan
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Our First Five year plan proved to be too successful. The massive expansion in heavy industry has left the Soviet Union in a much stronger position to defend herself but the soviet railway network has hit some critical bottlenecks. The People's Commissariat of Railways (NKPS) has an ambitious plan to close these bottlenecks and ensure that we can defend the motherland. |
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Third Five Year Plan
(Communist name)
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Finish the Five Year Plan or Abolish the Five Year Plan
Additional prerequisites:
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While peace lasts, we must drive our industrialization further and faster to meet the needs of our people and our military.
(Communist description)
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Increase State Reserves |
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Third Five Year Plan or New Project for National Industrialization
Additional prerequisites:
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Our growing industry hungers for more and more resources. We can not always ensure that the growth in resource production keeps pace, and must build up reserves where we can. |
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Reorganize the PC of Heavy Industry
(Communist name)
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Third Five Year Plan or New Project for National Industrialization
Additional prerequisites:
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Our previous shift towards heavy industry has caused some inefficiencies in the administration to become apparent. We must ensure that the right people are put in the right places to make operations run smoothly again. |
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Industrial Modernization |
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Reorganize the PC of Heavy Industry or Reorganize the Ministry of Industry
Additional prerequisites:
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Western countries are rapidly implementing new production methods and introducing new technologies. We can not be content with merely keeping pace with them - we must overtake them! |
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Shift To Armaments Production |
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Third Five Year Plan or New Project for National Industrialization
Additional prerequisites:
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War is brewing. We do not know who will strike first, but sooner or later we will find ourselves under attack. We must prepare for it now, to be ready when the time comes. |
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Optimize Production Lines |
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Shift To Armaments Production
Additional prerequisites:
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Other countries have successfully implemented "Fordism" in their factories to maximize production. We must learn from their example. |
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Steel Casting Industry |
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Requires one of the following:
Additional prerequisites:
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Our metalurgic industries have been at the forefront of our industrial growth, but they can be pushed even further with the adoption of new production methods. |
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Synthetic Rubber |
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Steel Casting Industry
Additional prerequisites:
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The day will come when we can no longer rely on the import of foreign rubber. When that day comes, we must be prepared to meet our rubber needs with domestic production. |
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Oil Production |
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Steel Casting Industry
Additional prerequisites:
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The next logical step in our industral development as well as in our military modernization is to increase motorization. This will require huge stocks of lubricants and fuel. Thankfully, we posess ample reserves of oil that can be used for this if we develop the necessary industries. |
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Restoration and Development |
 Restoration and Development
Now that the war has ended, we can return to developing our industries in peace and improve the life of our people.
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Requires one of the following:
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Now that the war has ended, we can return to developing our industries in peace and improve the life of our people. |
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Fourth Five Year Plan
(Communist name)
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Restoration and Development
Additional prerequisites:
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It will still take some time before the disruptions of the war have been fully made good, but by setting the right goals, we can already gain some productivity gains. |
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Found the COMECON
(Communist name)
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 COMECON
Consumer Goods Factories: -3% There are undergoing measures taken by The COMECON.
COMECON
There are undergoing measures taken by The COMECON.
Common Economic Space
Consumer Goods Factories: -3% There are undergoing measures taken by The Common Economic Space.
Common Economic Space
There are undergoing measures taken by The Common Economic Space.
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Fourth Five Year Plan or A New Beginning
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The war has shown that we need to improve our cooperation and the economic development of our friends and partners. To that end, we will form an organization to coordinate trade and economic development between our nations.
(Communist description)
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National Specialists |
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Finish the Five Year Plan or Abolish the Five Year Plan
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Our economic development must primarily be driven by people familiar with the state it is in. Foreigners would take a long time to gain that knowledge, and, perhaps even worse - would take it with them when they leave. |
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Foreign Experts |
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Finish the Five Year Plan or Abolish the Five Year Plan
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There are many foreign experts who could teach us a lot about how to improve our economy. Thankfully, many of them are capitalists and can therefore be bought. |
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Eastern Development |
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Requires one of the following:
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The areas of the Far East beyond the Ural mountains offer vast, untapped resources and wide areas for industrial development. We must ensure that they are prepared to power bigger projects. |
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Develop the Urals |
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Requires one of the following:
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The biggest threat against our nation will probably come from a nation in Europe. By developing the areas beyond the Ural mountains, we will create a reserve of industrial capacity that even the longest-ranged bomber will find difficult to reach. |
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The USSR Academy of Sciences
(Communist name)
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 USSR Academy of Sciences
Imperial Academy of Sciences
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Requires all of the following:
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To remain competitive in the the fields of applied sciences, we must also be on the forefront of the theoretical sciences. We already have a well-established academy of sciences, but with some additional funding, it would provide us with a truly world-class research infrastructure. |
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National Academies of Sciences |
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The USSR Academy of Sciences or A The Imperial Academy Of Sciences
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Modelling after our own Academy of Sciences, our partner nations should also be encouraged to establish similar institutes in order to boost their own research capabilities. |
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No Time For Peace |
 No Time For Peace
No matter how much we might wish for it, there is little hope for a lasting peace. New weapons and technologies will make war even more devastating than before, and, sadly, we must invest our hard-earned resources to ensure that we can keep pace with our enemies. |
Requires all of the following:
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No matter how much we might wish for it, there is little hope for a lasting peace. New weapons and technologies will make war even more devastating than before, and, sadly, we must invest our hard-earned resources to ensure that we can keep pace with our enemies. |
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Transformation of Nature
(Communist icon) (Non-Communist icon) |
 Transformation of Nature
With our scientific community pushing the borders of what was previously thought possible, even the largest, most invasive projects are becoming feasible. |
Requires all of the following:
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With our scientific community pushing the borders of what was previously thought possible, even the largest, most invasive projects are becoming feasible. |
Transpolar Flights Branch[edit | edit source]
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Transpolar Flights |
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No National Focus Prerequisites | Our bravest pilots are just beginning to prove that daring routes across the arctic are possible. By using unexpected shortcuts like these in our planning of aerial warfare, we will be able to surprise the enemy. |
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Expand the Aircraft Industry |
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Transpolar Flights
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In the wars to come, our air force will have to secure the skies against enemies equipped with the most modern equipment. We must ensure that they not only have comparable planes, but also that they have enough of them. |
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Modernize Aircraft Facilities | Expand the Aircraft Industry
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The best plane in the world will soon become useless if it has to take off from bumpy runways and be maintained in leaky sheds. To ensure the best possible performance, we must also have the best possible infrastructure. | |
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Merge Aircraft Plants |
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Modernize Aircraft Facilities
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While competition between designers creates a natural incentive to constantly improve, it also saps resources on duplicate efforts that we can ill-afford. We should merge our design bureaus to eliminate this waste. |
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Found the Jet Institute |
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Requires all of the following:
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The current piston engines can only be pushed so far. Future planes will have to rely on new methods of propulsion. We should found an institute to do research into jet engines to ensure that we will not be overtaken by foreign developments. |
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Foster Flying Clubs |
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Transpolar Flights
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New pilots are expensive to train if they have never seen a plane before they start training. But many young people are fascinated by flying, and with some support, could grow into very capable pilots that could pick up the finer points of air combat very quickly if they already know the basics of piloting an aircraft. |
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Women in Aviation |
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Foster Flying Clubs
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In the past, backwards elements in society have declared flying to be a man's field. However, women around the world have ignored this and have shown that they are every bit as good as their male colleagues. We should encourage our women to try their hand at flying, to select the most capable pilots among them. |
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Raskova's Aviation Group
(Communist name)
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Women in Aviation
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Marina Raskova has proven herself an extremely capable navigator and pilot. With our resources stretched thin in the current war, we can't afford to let someone as experienced as her sit by the sidelines. We should give her the resources to raise a number of aviation units to support the struggle.
(Communist description)
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Expand Aviation Institutes |
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Requires one of the following:
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The biggest bottleneck to increasing the size of our air force is our capacity for pilot training. By expanding our pilot schools, we will lay the foundation for a bigger and more competent air force. |
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Increase Aircraft Production |
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Expand the Aircraft Industry
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There has been an overemphasis on safety lately, which has started to negatively affect the production numbers of new airplanes. We could save a significant amount of resources by eliminating the most excessive safety systems, while still maintaining a very safe and capable air force. |
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Intensify Pilot Training Program |
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Foster Flying Clubs
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To be competitve, our Air Force must be able to fly and fight in all circumstances. The best way to achieve this is to train our pilots to the very highest standard. What we might lack in numbers or technical sophistication we will make up with sheer skill. |
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Ground Support | Requires one of the following:
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The primary mission of our air force must be the support of our ground forces. This fundamental fact must inform every decision made. | |
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Long Range Aircraft |
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Requires one of the following:
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Technology has advanced to the point where our bombers can reach every point in the enemy's homeland and can destroy their capacity for making war in short order. The army exists primarily to hold the line until this is accomplished. |
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The Modern War In the Skies |
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Requires one of the following:
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Aerial Warfare has come a long way since the days of biplanes duelling over the trenches. Today, it is industrial in nature, with a high operational tempo to maintain pressure on the enemy around the clock. We must acknowledge this fact and plan accordingly. |
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Expand the Red Fleet Branch[edit | edit source]
| Focus | Effects | Prerequisites | Description | |
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Expand the Red Fleet
(Communist name)
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No National Focus Prerequisites | The Red Fleet is pathetically weak compared to the navies of the imperialist powers. We must make its expansion a national priority!
(Communist description)
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Reinforce Western Naval Bases |
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Expand the Red Fleet or Expand the Russian Fleet or Expand the Imperial Fleet
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The Baltic Fleet is very exposed in its bases. We should invest some resources into protecting its anchorages and improve its repair capacities. |
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Reinforce Northern Naval Bases |
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Expand the Red Fleet or Expand the Russian Fleet or Expand the Imperial Fleet
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Despite being located north of the Arctic circle, Murmansk is ironically our only port that remains ice-free the entire year and has access to the open oceans. We should develop it further to allow better access to the rest of the world. |
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Reinforce Southern Naval Bases |
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Expand the Red Fleet or Expand the Russian Fleet or Expand the Imperial Fleet
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The Black Sea might look like a secondary theater. But if we lose control over it, we will open up our entire southern territories up to enemy invasion, as happened in the Crimean War. We must not let this happen again, and should strengthen the naval bases in the region. |
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Reinforce Eastern Naval Bases |
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Expand the Red Fleet or Expand the Russian Fleet or Expand the Imperial Fleet
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Even after the humiliation of 1905, the Japanese have not stopped making noises about encroaching on our territories. We must be ready for war against them, and that means strengthening our naval bases in the region. |
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Expand Shipbuilding Plants |
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Requires one of the following:
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Our geography forces us to have widely spread out shipyards to support our various fleets. Any attempt at increasing our shipbuilding capacity therefore has to be spread out as well. |
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Merge Naval Plants |
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Expand Shipbuilding Plants
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Naval construction and ship design is a time-consuming process, in which excessive competition is simply inefficient. We should merge our design bureaus to eliminate this waste of effort. |
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PC of the USSR Navy
(Communist name)
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 The Red Fleet
The Russian Fleet
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Expand the Red Fleet or Expand the Russian Fleet or Expand the Imperial Fleet
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With our Navy becoming more modern and more capable, it is time to recognize it as a combat arm that is equal to the Army in importance. The first step is to allow the Navy to form an administration separate from the Army. |
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Surface Warfare |
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PC of the USSR Navy or Ministry of the Russian Navy
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Capital ships require a significant investment of time and resources, and often end up being obsolete before they are even finished building. Smaller vessels can be built much faster and consequently can keep pace with technological developments much easier. We should focus on developing our light forces as the primary arm of naval warfare. |
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Offensive Maritime Strategy |
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Surface Warfare
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We can not afford to sit back and wait for the enemy to come to us. We must take the initiative and attack the enemy wherever we can. |
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Submarine Warfare |
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PC of the USSR Navy or Ministry of the Russian Navy
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Submarines offer significant advantages in naval combat. A well-designed modern submarine is practically undetectable before it fires its torpedoes, potentially crippling a capital ship many times its size and cost. We should focus on devloping these vessels as the main offensive power of our navy. |
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Long Range Raiders |
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Submarine Warfare
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With the distance from our naval bases to the main shipping lanes, our current submarines will find difficult to reach the rich hunting grounds. We should develop longer-ranged submarines to ensure we can attack our enemies where it hurts the most. |
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An Oceangoing Navy |
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Requires one of the following:
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Although the Union encompasses a greater land area than any nation on the planet, the oceans of the world are yet to be ruled by our ships. Heavily armored battleships will be a part of our future ocean going fleet. |
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Mine Warfare |
 Mine Warfare
It is uneconomic to try and defend our entire coastline with ships. By laying minefields in strategic locations we can deter or at least damage any enemy fleet trying to close to our coasts.
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Requires one of the following:
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It is uneconomic to try and defend our entire coastline with ships. By laying minefields in strategic locations we can deter or at least damage any enemy fleet trying to close to our coasts. |
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Advanced Maneuvers |
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Requires all of the following:
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Having large and modern ships is pointless if their crews have no idea of how to use them. We must institute regular, large-scale naval exercises to train our crews and officers in modern naval warfare. |
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Naval Infantry |
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Advanced Maneuvers
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While we have no intention to invade hostile shores in imperialistic endeavours, a force of dedicated naval infantry can be very useful to raid enemy shore installations and threaten the enemy's coastline.
(Communist description)
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Expand the Morskaya Aviatsiya |
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Requires all of the following:
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Airplanes have already changed the nature of land warfare dramatically. In the future, they will pose significant dangers to even the most modern surface ships. We should ensure that we will always have a modern naval aviation arm to support our other vessels. |
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Found the PCDI Branch[edit | edit source]
| Focus | Effects | Prerequisites | Description | |
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Found the PCDI
(Communist name)
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 Defense Industry
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No National Prerequisites | Our Armaments industry has grown very large, and now requires a dedicated government office to coordinate if it is to grow even further. We shall establish the People's Commissariat of Defense Industry.
(Communist description)
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PC of Mechanical Engineering
(Communist name)
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Defense Industry
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Found the PCDI or Found the Ministry of Defense Industry
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Our industry has become capable of creating increasingly large and complex machine tools and other heavy machines, to the point where it would be justified to form a separate government entity to coordinate these projects. |
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Superior War Machines |
Defense Industry
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PC of Mechanical Engineering or Ministry of Mechanical Engineering
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Tanks and armored vehicles have developed significantly over the past decade. With a large armaments industry to produce and supply them, we can create superior vehicles and employ them in mass against the enemy. |
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Soviet Artillery
(Communist name)
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 Soviet Artillery
Today's wars are won through the scientific application of firepower in the right spots. We will focus our efforts on developing not just better guns, but also how to employ them in as effective a manner as possible.
Russian Artillery
Today's wars are won through the scientific application of firepower in the right spots. We will focus our efforts on developing not just better guns, but also how to employ them in as effective a manner as possible.
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Superior War Machines
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Today's wars are won through the scientific application of firepower in the right spots. We will focus our efforts on developing not just better guns, but also how to employ them in as effective a manner as possible. |
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PC of Mortar Armament
(Communist name)
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Defense Industry
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PC of Mechanical Engineering or Ministry of Mechanical Engineering
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The humble mortar is quickly becoming the main form of indirect fire support for our units. We must therefore endeavour to produce as many mortars of all sizes as possible, and form a government agency whose only purpose is to do just that. |
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The Means to Wage War |
Defense Industry
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PC of Mechanical Engineering or Ministry of Mechanical Engineering
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While the planes, guns and tanks in the army often attract the highest attention and look best on parades, the common soldier cares a lot more about the quality of his rifle and the comfortability of his boots. We have to acknowledge that these things are at least as important to waging war as any fighter plane or heavy howitzer. |
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Development of Tankograd |
Defense Industry
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The Means to Wage War
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Our country stretches over vast distances, which make it impractical to ship sub-components from factory to factory. We should instead integrate our tank factories vertically - steel goes in on one end, finished tanks come out the other end. |
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Merge Tank and Materiel Plants |
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Requires one of the following:
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Tanks and artillery is probably the best suited for mass-production, making use of economy of scale. We should therefore force a consolidation of tank and material producers to capitalize on this. |
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Military Engineering University Sub-branch[edit | edit source]
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Military Engineering University |
Defense Industry
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Requires all of the following:
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While many are proclaiming the end of trench warfare following the development of the tank and airplane, it is clear that military engineering still has a place on the modern battlefield. We should form an institute to study modern methods of constructing modern field fortifications. |
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Leningrad Polytechnical Institute
(Standard name)
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Requires all of the following:
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As our foremost engineering school, the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute has long provided our country with engineers and industrial designers. We should expand it further to ensure that we will always have the best people available to fill any new positions in our growing industries.
(Standard description) (?) As our foremost engineering school, the [195.city name] Polytechnical Institute has long provided our country with engineers and industrial designers. We should expand it further to ensure that we will always have the best people available to fill any new positions in our growing industries. (Change by City name description) |
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Soviet Atomic Bomb Project
(Communist name)
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 Soviet Atomic Bomb Project
We know that scientists in other countries are hard at work to develop methods to turn the most fundamental forces in the universe into a new form of weapon. While we are behind, we can use their work to advance our own, and ensure the parity of destruction remains.
Russian Atomic Bomb Project
We know that scientists in other countries are hard at work to develop methods to turn the most fundamental forces in the universe into a new form of weapon. While we are behind, we can use their work to advance our own, and ensure the parity of destruction remains.
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Leningrad Polytechnical Institute or [195.city name] Polytechnical Institute
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We know that scientists in other countries are hard at work to develop methods to turn the most fundamental forces in the universe into a new form of weapon. While we are behind, we can use their work to advance our own, and ensure the parity of destruction remains. |
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Move Industry To the Urals |
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Military Engineering University
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War has come to us, and the homeland is under threat. While our forces will fight to the last bullet without giving a foot of ground, we can not ensure that this will be enough, given the forces arrayed against us. We must evacuate factories to safety before they are overrun. |
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The Road of Life |
 The Road of Life
With several of our cities threatened and under siege, we must focus on getting the fighting forces in those places the support they need to hold out, whatever the cost may be. |
Requires all of the following:
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With several of our cities threatened and under siege, we must focus on getting the fighting forces in those places the support they need to hold out, whatever the cost may be. |
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Improve the Stalin Line
(Communist name)
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Military Engineering University
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Our western border is far too long to fortify in its entirety. But we can build a set of fortifications that funnels any enemy attack into predictable areas, where we can easily counter-attack them with massed forces. |
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The Molotov Line
(Centre-Communist name)
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Military Engineering University
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The recent changes to the political geography of Europe have moved our western border quite a bit further west. Any old fortification plans are outdated. We must create a new line along our new borders to slow down any enemy attack until we can mobilize our forces for a counter-attack. |
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Far East Fortification |
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Military Engineering University
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Ever since the war with Japan in 1905, we have kept a weary eye on the region. It is no secret that elements of the Japanese military look at our far-eastern holdings with unashamed greed. We must prepare for a confrontation in that region, and have to take steps to slow down any enemy attack to gain time to deploy forces from western Russia into the region. |
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The Defense of Moscow |
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Requires one of the following:
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The enemy is standing on the gates of Moscow. This is the place to make our stand and throw them into retreat and into defeat, like we did with Napoleon! |
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Impregnable Forts |
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Requires one of the following:
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Soviet engineering is now able to create truely fearsome fortifications, easily capable of standing up to even the heaviest bombardment and nearly impossible to take in an assault. With extensive stocks of ammunition and supplies, these forts would hold out against enemy attack for years, if necessary.
(Communist description)
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Protect the White Sea - Baltic Canal |
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Military Engineering University
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The canal between the Baltic Sea and the White Sea is a marvel of modern engineering and can not be allowed to fall into enemy hands. |
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Strengthen the Mobilization Plan Branch[edit | edit source]
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Strengthen the Mobilization Plan | No National Prerequisites | Our biggest military advantage has always been the vastness of our country and the amount of people living in it. But when it comes to getting soldiers to the front, these two things can work against each other. We have to continuously improve and update our mobilization plans to ensure that in the event of war, we can concentrate our forces quickly. | |
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Restore Cossack Units |
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Strengthen the Mobilization Plan
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In the hour of need, the motherland does not ask details about who wants to serve to defend it. Anyone willing to bear arms against the invader is welcome, and will be employed to the best of their abilities. |
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Cohesion First | Strengthen the Mobilization Plan
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The last thing we need in this situation is to reduce our standards. Anyone who wants to serve in the military is welcome - but they will serve in existing units, and trained to proper military standards. | |
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Rehabilitated Military |
 Rehabilitated Military
It is time to rein in the political officers a bit and give the commanders more latitude on how to run things. |
Requires one of the following:
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It is clear now that the close watch we have kept on the military was perhaps a little overly zealous. While perfectly justified in peacetime, during the war we should let the professional make judgements based on the military situation, not based on political considerations. It is time to rein in the political officers a bit and give the commanders more latitude on how to run things.
(Communist description)
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Military Reorganization |
 Military Reorganization
The Red/Russian/Imperial Army is undergoing a huge reorganization, which requires disrupting the existing formations to some extent for a hopefully short period of time. (Name of the army will change by Ideology)
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Rehabilitated Military
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Our attempts to build a large mechanized army were noble, but more than we could afford. To win this war, we will have to focus on the arms that have carried Russian armies to victory for centuries: the Infantry and the Artillery. This will necessarily require us to disrupt the existing formations to a degree. |
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Desperate Measures |
 Desperate Measures
In this desperate situation, we must take measures we had previously thought impossible. Anything that can be done to stem the invasion must be done.
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Strengthen the Mobilization Plan
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In this desperate situation, we must take measures we had previously thought impossible. Anything that can be done to stem the invasion must be done. |
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An Adaptable Army |
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Requires all of the following:
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This war is stretching across several climate zones and many varied terrains. We must be able to fight in every terrain and no matter the weather if we want to win this war. |
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Lessons of War |
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Requires all of the following:
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Whatever plans we had before the war have largely not survived contact with the enemy. We must be open to the lessons this war is teaching us, and not stick to outdated dogma. Only then can we stop our retreat and start to go back on the offensive. |
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Penal Battalions |
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Desperate Measures
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During the retreats, many otherwise capable soldiers have shamed themselves by retreating before the position was lost, or by otherwise acting against the good conduct of our army. But in this situation, simply imprisoning or executing them would deprive us of very capable fighters. We should form special units in which these people can redeem themselves through combat. |
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Organization of the Partisans |
 Central Headquarters of the Partisan Movement
After being overrun, many soldiers left behind enemy lines choose to continue the fight instead of humiliating captivity. Together with the peasants and workers of the occupied territories, they have continued the fight against the invader. We must send them support so they can tie down even more enemy units.
Central Headquarters of the Partisan Movement
After being overrun, many soldiers left behind enemy lines choose to continue the fight instead of humiliating captivity. Together with the peasants and workers of the occupied territories, they have continued the fight against the invader. We must send them support so they can tie down even more enemy units.
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Lessons of War
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After being overrun, many soldiers left behind enemy lines choose to continue the fight instead of humiliating captivity. Together with the peasants and workers of the occupied territories, they have continued the fight against the invader. We must send them support so they can tie down even more enemy units. |
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SMERSH |
 SMERSH
We must make it clear to every single citizen that spies and enemy agents are present everywhere, and that any idle talk can give the enemy a crucial piece of information that gives them an advantage.
SMERSH
We must make it clear to every single citizen that spies and enemy agents are present everywhere, and that any idle talk can give the enemy a crucial piece of information that gives them an advantage.
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Lessons of War
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We must make it clear to every single citizen that spies and enemy agents are present everywhere, and that any idle talk can give the enemy a crucial piece of information that gives them an advantage. |
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Barrier Troops | SMERSH
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Battle is often chaotic, and it is understandable that sometimes soldiers lose contact with higher headquarters. We should institute units well behind the front who collect these stragglers and point them back towards the fighting - and arrest any who betray their comrades by trying to avoid their duty. | |
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Experts in Camouflage |
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Military Reorganization
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To achieve and maintain the element of surprise, we must make absolutely sure that the enemy does not spot our troop positions or movements until it is too late. Every soldier must be trained in the art of camouflage. |
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Keep Commissars Organization
(Communist/Democratic name)
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 Politicized Military
Military commissars often hold fervent ideological speeches and political discussions among the ranks, but in many cases they also engage in excessive administration, overzealous scrutiny of military officers, and even obstruction of the orders of unit commanders.
 Battle Priests in the Army
Taking on the role of Batle Priests within our military units, the clergy is now in charge of keeping morale high among the ranks, and making sure that the troops know that the Church, and God, are on our side. |
Requires all of the following:
The following will bypass the focus:
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Even in our new organisation, there is a need for people to ensure that the army remains absolutely loyal to the government. If the soldiers lose their trust in the government, we will lose this war and we will lose it quickly.
(Communist/Democratic description)
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Military Political Advisors |
Military Political Advisors
While we shouldn't let poltical considerations dictate military decisions, we slilil have to ensure that these political considerations are accounted for when the decision is reached. |
Requires all of the following:
The following will bypass the focus:
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Our war is not merely a contest between nations about resources. it is a contest of political systems. While we shouldn't let political considerations dictate military decisions, we still have to ensure that these political considerations are accounted for when the decision is reached. |
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The Glory of the Red Army
(Communist name)
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Requires one of the following:
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We have successfully held out against the enemy onslaught. Now is the time to go on the offensive, and carry the war back to where it came! |
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The Path of Marxism Leninism Branch[edit | edit source]
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The Path of Marxism Leninism |
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No National Prerequisites
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The infallible teachings of Marx, Engels and Lenin have lifted our nation from deepest backwardness to technological and industrial equality. It would be the deepest folly to change direction now. The invincible banner of the worker's liberation marches ever onwards! |
The Centre Sub-branch[edit | edit source]
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The Centre |
 The Politburo
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The Path of Marxism Leninism
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Comrade Stalin has been the greatest fighter for our nation. We should leave the future of the revolution in his more than capable hands |
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Socialism in One Country |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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The Centre
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While world revolution remains our ultimate goal - and is indeed scientifically proven to be inevitable - we must first secure Socialism in our country, lest the worker's liberation in other parts of the globe be delayed because we were defeated. |
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The Stalin Constitution |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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The Centre
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The constitution of 1924 was a good attempt at organizing a state following the Civil War, but it has served its purpose. A new constitution is needed. Primarily, we much acknowledge the tireless work of Comrade Stalin in keeping the Union strong and safe and whose genius and wisdom has been instrumental in leading the cause of communism forward. |
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The Zinovyevite Terrorist Center |
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The Stalin Constitution
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The assassination of Comrade Kirov in 1934 shows that there are members of the party who are clearly plotting against Comrade Stalin and the Union as a whole. We have obtained confessions from several co-conspirators, implicating several more people. This Zinovyevite plot - no doubt organised by Trotsky or western agents, possibly working together - must be cut out, like a cancer, before it spreads. |
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Secure the Administration |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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The Zinovyevite Terrorist Center
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With the shock of the confessions of the terrorist Zinovyev and his allies, we must ask questions about the loyalties of other members of the party. It is imperative that we know where each member of the Politbureau stands. |
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The Collectivization Process |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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Secure the Administration
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While a lot of work remains to be done, and though it has been badly misshandled in some regions, the process of collectivizing the farms in the Soviet Union is almost complete, and will soon yield increased production from the agricultural sector. |
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The Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center |
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The Zinovyevite Terrorist Center
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Our investigation into the Zinovyevite plot has revealed that there is a large network of anti-soviet terrorists in our administration. Some members are not even fully aware of who they are helping! This conspiracy must be rooted out, and drastic measures may have to be taken to achieve this. |
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The Workers' Dictatorship |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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The Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center
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All power in our Union must ultimately rest with the workers. We can not afford to splinter into factionalism, and must therefore ensure that the will of the workers is always expressed in the decisions of the Politbureau. |
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Centralization and Discipline |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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Requires all of the following:
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In this time of uncertainty, the people look to the Politbureau for stability and guidance. We must ensure that this organ of decision making is not only supportive of, but united behind, the decisions of Comrade Stalin. |
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War Economy |
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Centralization and Discipline
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It is clear that the capitalist and reactionary nations on our borders are planning to strike in our moment of weakness. The sooner we shift our economy to a war footing, the better. |
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The Military Conspiracy |
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The Workers' Dictatorship
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The Trotskist plot in our country has reached the military. We now have evidence that leading Generals and even Marshalls have conspired with foreign intelligence services to overthrow the government! We can not allow officers whose loyalties are even mildly suspect to remain in positions where they can weaken our military even further. |
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Behead the Snake |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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The Military Conspiracy
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It has become absolutely clear that the Union will not be safe until the threat of a Trotskist coup is fully banished. While it would be good to put Trotsky on trial to expose his anti-soviet activities, we do not have that luxury. Our only option is to assassinate him, to deprive the plot against the government of its leader and prime instigator. |
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The Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites |
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The Military Conspiracy
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At last, we have reached the very heart of the conspiracy in our midst. Nikolai Bukharin was in fact a member of the Trotskist-Zinovievite bloc, and was most likely the leader of the people inside the government who attempted to execute a counter-revolution. We now have irrefutable proof of this, and in one last trial, we can expose these facts to the light. |
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Stalin's Cult of Personality |
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The Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites
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Following the exposure of the shocking plot against the Union, it is obvious that it was only Comrade Stalin's clear-sighted leadership that prevented a descent into civil war or worse. Every single Soviet citizen, and indeed every member of the global working class, owes Comrade Stalin eternal gratitude for his tireless work in defending the revolution. |
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They will Know Fear |
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Stalin's Cult of Personality
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Our enemies have learned to fear the Red Army and the Soviet people. We have withstood the initial onslaught and it is time to fight back. We need to develop fearsome new war machines capable of breaking through even the most fortified enemy defensive lines. Such war machines must drive terror to the very heart of the enemy by merely being named... |
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Freedom of Debate - Unity of Action |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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Stalin's Cult of Personality
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The complexities of governing a country and steering it on the right path are many, and so alternatives must be able to be discussed openly. Once a decision is reached, however, it is the duty of every member of the politbureau and indeed the entire party to support that decision without reservation. |
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The Construction of Communism |
The Politburo
Effective Change:
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Freedom of Debate - Unity of Action
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The Construction of Communism will come with its own challenges and obstacles. With the Politbureau standing united behind Comrade Stalin, we can take the first steps to build Communism. |
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Inheritor of the Mantle of Lenin |
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Stalin's Cult of Personality
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Comrade Stalin has always been Lenin's closest companion and most trusted disciple. As the most faithful follower of Lenin's teachings, it is only natural that he should inherit the heavy duty of guiding the nation towards Communism as well as preparing for the inevitable global worker's revolution. |
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The Faithful Servant of Lenin |
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Stalin's Cult of Personality
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Lenin left us with the biggest task in world history: To build a society in which all people are truly equal, a society without oppression or suffering or material want. There can be no better man to execute that vision than Comrade Stalin, who was with Lenin every step of the way and who now stands ready to deliver the promise that was made in the revolution. |
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Brilliant Genius |
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Inheritor of the Mantle of Lenin
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Unquestionably the most brilliant man alive, Comrade Stalin will guide our nation to new heights of scientific development and will drive the progress of all humanity forwards in leaps and bounds. |
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Leader of the Party and the People |
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Requires one of the following:
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Comrade Stalin has performed his heavy tasks with dilligence and skill, and enjoys the unreserved and undivided support of both the party and the people. Any hint of vanity or self-adulation is foreign to him; he is perhaps the most humble person alive. |
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Ban Excessive Hero Worship |
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The Faithful Servant of Lenin
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There has been a trend of publishing fanciful and wildly exaggerated accounts of Comrade Stalin's private life and his childhood. However well-intentioned, these accounts are counter-revolutionary and seek to establish a cult of heroism in the minds of the Soviet people, and seeks to replace a vigorous study of the theories of Comrade Stalin with mere blind idolatry. |
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Great Commander |
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Requires all of the following:
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The accomplishments of Comrade Stalin in military theory and leadership are too many to list. While the traitor Trotsky may have founded the Red Army, it was Comrade Stalin who turned it into an effective force to defend the accomplishments of the working class. |
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Architect of Communism |
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Requires all of the following:
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Comrade Stalin's unwavering commitment to the ideals of the revolution have enabled him to see the challenges of building Socialism in One Country. With the work towards building Socialism well underway, he can turn towards the next big step: how to move from Socialism to full Communism. |
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Father of Nations |
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Requires or of the following:
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Our Union is a great family of many different people, and every family needs a head. Comrade Stalin is that head, who ensures that its many children are educated in Socialist thought and who guides our efforts towards a bright future. Where he must be stern, he is stern, but he is always guided by a sense of justice and fairness. |
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The Left Opposition Sub-branch[edit | edit source]
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The Left Opposition |
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The Path of Marxism Leninism
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It is clear that the Soviet Union has deviated from its promised path. Now there is even talk of building Socialism in one country, abandoning the workers of the world to their fate instead standing in solidarity with them. If Comrade Stalin won't act, others certainly will. |
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The Fourth International |
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The Left Opposition
The following will bypass the focus:
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The Stalinist puppets in the so-called Third International have proven themselves to be utterly incapable of carrying the revolution forward. Their vision of Communism has little to do with the theories written down by Marx and Lenin, and instead perverts the dream of a democratically controlled worker's state into a dystopian nightmare. What we need is a new International that will defend the revolution! |
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Bring Old Trotskyists Back |
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The Left Opposition
The following will bypass the focus:
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In the early years of the revolution, there have been many heated debates between various factions inside the party. Some people who were not quite on the party line, like Karl Radek and Yevgeny Preobrazhensky, were even expelled over minor disagreements. Perhaps a gesture of contrition from these long-serving party members could be enough to bring them back into the fold. |
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The Committee in Exile |
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Requires all of the following:
The following will bypass the focus:
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We can never be sure who Stalin's mad gaze will fall on next. We must prepare clandestine routes and safehouses to smuggle people out of the country if we find out that some of our supporters are targetted by another purge. |
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Organize the Wreckers |
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The Left Opposition
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Should Stalin and his henchmen decide to make a fight of it, instead of doing what would be best for the revolution and resign, we must be ready to fight. In such a desperate situation, even sabotage against the property of the people must be considered. We must ensure that it is targeted where it is required, and doesn't destroy the great accomplishments of the Soviet workers. |
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Eliminate the Right |
 Factionalism
Effective Change:
Factionalism within the party was always a problem, and with the opposition more vocal, the differences of opinion makes the party less efficient. Properly managed, though, difference of opinion can in the long run be turned into a strength rather than a weakness. |
The Left Opposition
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There are a factions inside the party that are utterly incompatible with each other. If we are to take over the government and steer the revolution back on track, we can not afford to be distracted by their meddling. But if 'Comrade' Stalin is looking for internal enemies to fight, we could implicate some people for him to take a look at... |
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Integrate Smirnov's Bloc |
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The Left Opposition
The following will bypass the focus:
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We have a handful of old Trotskyist, who have been arrested recently and put in prison for their opposition to Stalinist oppression. With a few well-chosen words to the right ears, we could see them released and sent into exile, where they can organize while being safe from Political Paranoia. They won't forget who helped them escape. |
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Approach Tukhachevsky |
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Integrate Smirnov's Bloc
The following will bypass the focus:
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Mikhail Tukhachevsky is without a doubt one of our greatest military thinkers. While his theories of fast-moving combined arms units striking deep into the enemy rear are not without their critics, he still enjoys the support of some very capable Generals. If we can convince him to support our cause, he would be an invaluable asset. |
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Approach Primakov |
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Integrate Smirnov's Bloc
The following will bypass the focus:
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Vitaly Primakov is one of our premier cavalry commanders, and his support would be very valuable in trying to secure the country. |
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Funds for the Cause |
 Foreign Funding
Generous donations from foreign individuals and organisations help fund our revolution.
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Requires one of the following:
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Having Lev Trotsky and others based abroad can certainly work to our advantage. We should organize socialist fundraising events around the world, and secretly try to convince governments to support us with arms at the same time. |
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Ignite the Flames |
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Requires one of the following:
The following will bypass the focus:
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The time has come. Let us raise the banners against the tyrant. The revolution will begin anew! |
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Vanguard of the True Revolution |
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Requires all of the following:
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Let the world hear of our revolution. We shall make a call to all the revolutionaries around the world to flock to our banners. Together we can beat Stalin. Together we can carry the revolution to victory. |
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Remove the Counter-Revolutionaries |
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Ignite the Flames
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There are many others who harboured resentments against Stalin. While we are still consolidating our rule, we must not allow these people to start forming counter-revultionary cells, lest we have another civil war on our hands in short order. |
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The Permanent Revolution |
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Requires all of the following:
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Marxist theory teaches that the revolution is inevitable if the circumstances are right. However, the circumstances are clearly not right, or not right everywhere. We must not grow complacent and wait for a world revolution that may be centuries away. Workers and peasants around the world are suffering right now, today, and their liberation can not wait. |
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A Global Class Struggle |
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The Permanent Revolution
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The fight to liberate the working class must be definition be a global struggle. As long as there is even one country supporting the capitalist system, the revolution isn't safe. Once the workers around the world realize that the revolution is once again on the march, they will flock to our banner and support us in our endeavours. |
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The Onslaught on Colonialism |
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A Global Class Struggle
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Imperialism and colonial exploitation are vital parts of late-stage capitalism. Holding millions of people in servitude does, however, provide us with a gigantic revolutionary potential that we can easily exploit. The oppressed masses in the colonial empires yearn to breath free - and we will break their chains. |
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Carry the Revolution East |
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A Global Class Struggle
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The brutal exploitation of the African colonies has left those societies unable to develop to the level where the revolution can easily succeed. This is not the case with the more developed societies in Asia, where a large revolutionary potential exists and waits to be unleashed. |
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The End of the Imperialist Era |
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Requires one of the following:
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Perhaps the most naked expression of imperialism lies in the so-called Monroe-Doctrine, with which one single country declares two entire continents their exclusive territory. This will not stand. The revolution will find a foothold in the Americas, and the workers of the western Hemisphere will at long last breathe free. |
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Long Live the Workers' Government |
 The Workers Government
Long live the worker’s government. The Ruling Elite has been removed from power. The workers once more rule the country.  Stability: +10.00% Political Power: +100 |
Ignite the Flames
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Now that we have started the long road towards the true liberation of the working class, we must not fall to the temptation of replacing one government of the elite with another. The government of our union must always be a true government of the workers, by the workers, and for the workers. |
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Builder of the Red Army |
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Long Live the Workers' Government
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Whatever it may have become in the meantime, the Red Army will always be the brainchild of Lev Trotsky. It is time for him to return to his former position, and led a new and re-invigorated Red Army into battle. |
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Reigniting the Revolutionary Spirit |
 The Revolutionary Spirit
The revolutionary zeal has been reignited by the victory over Stalin. It is time to carry the revolutionary flame to the workers around the world. |
Long Live the Workers' Government
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Years of Stalinist rule have dulled the revolutionary zeal of our people. Our workers were told that the revolution would happen - eventually. We know that this is not the case - in the current global level of development, the revolution must be ignited in other countries that are not as far developed. And we will ignite it. |
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Depoliticize the Military |
 The Red Army
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Requires one of the following:
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The primary purpose of the military is to protect the working class. Our soldiers are, to a large extent, already members of the working class, and therefore don't need someone to watch over them. Even more important is that the Red Army focuses on its primary mission, and is not allowed to play at politics. |
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Strengthen the Heavy Industry |
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Requires one of the following:
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The heavy industry is the heart of our economy. If we want to ensure that the revolution not just survives, but thrives, we must further strengthen this sector. |
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System Decentralization |
 System Decentralization
Power has been moved away from the politburo in general and the Secretary in particular, and back to the party itself. |
Requires one of the following:
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Stalin centralized not just the party, but the entire country on himself. This is clearly a counter-revolutionary approach, taking power away from the workers and putting it into the hands of a corrupt elite. We need to reverse this direction, and allow the workers to decide their own fate again. |
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All Power To the Soviets |
The Local Soviets
The regional and the local Soviets have had some authority restored. This means that they can more easily take decisions in matters that are urgent to them, at the cost of some political control by the politburo. |
System Decentralization
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The revolution started with a simple idea - that the people should be allowed to decide their own destiny, by forming councils of workers, soldiers, peasants. Only later was this system changed back towards a system where unelected bureaucrats made decisions from far away. When these decisions inevitably backfired, it was usually the workers who were punished. No more! |
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Regional Development |
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All Power To the Soviets
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Rather than having a small number of centralized plants and leaving the rest of the country to starve, we must ensure that the development of industry is spread across the entire union. |
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Autonomous Soviet Republics |
System Decentralization
Power has been moved away from the politburo in general and the Secretary in particular, and back to the party itself. The Local Soviets
The regional and the local Soviets have had some authority restored. This means that they can more easily take decisions in matters that are urgent to them, at the cost of some political control by the politburo. |
Regional Development
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In the years following the revolution, Stalinists have worked hard to remove regional identities and to suppress workers' self-determination in some regions of the union. The counter-revolutionary character of these actions is self-evident. If the workers in some Soviet republics wish for a greater degree of autonomy, we should grant it without hesitation. |
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International Union of Soviet Republics |
Factionalism
Effective Change:
Factionalism within the party was always a problem, and with the opposition more vocal, the differences of opinion makes the party less efficient. Properly managed, though, difference of opinion can in the long run be turned into a strength rather than a weakness. |
Autonomous Soviet Republics
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The greatest possible betrayal of our revolution was the idea that socialism could - or indeed should - be built in one country. Either all workers in all countries will together achieve socialism, or none of them will. While the revolution is in different stages in different countries, we will share our resources to ensure that it moves forward in all allied countries in which the workers control the government. |
The Right Opposition Sub-branch[edit | edit source]
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| Focus | Effects | Prerequisites | Description | |
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The Right Opposition |
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The Path of Marxism Leninism
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Stalin's paranoid leadership is destroying the country. His shift to massed collectivizing and harsh industrialization even more so. Something must be done, and soon. The ones who can lead this country to glory, heal the wounds caused by mismanagement, and restore the economy, are the members of the Right opposition, led by Bukharin. |
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The Need for Policy Changes |
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The Right Opposition
The following will bypass the focus:
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It has become exceedingly clear that the country is headed in the wrong direction. Stalin and his allies have tried too much, too fast. We must walk before we can run. We should bring back Comrade Sokolnikov, who has done great work during the early years of the Soviet Union, to get us back on track. |
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Eliminate the Left |
Factionalism
Effective Change:
Factionalism within the party was always a problem, and with the opposition more vocal, the differences of opinion makes the party less efficient. Properly managed, though, difference of opinion can in the long run be turned into a strength rather than a weakness. |
The Need for Policy Changes
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While our primary opponent is Stalin, we must acknowledge that there are many in the party who are just biding their time and who will undermine our efforts to take control of the country with their incessant arguing. With Stalin getting increasingly paranoid about our actions, an opportunity presents itself to kill two birds with one stone. |
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Organize Uprisings in the Country |
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The Need for Policy Changes
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It is clear that we won't be able to remove Stalin from power without an armed struggle of some kind. By keeping Stalin's attention away from our preparations, we can ensure that they proceed uninterrupted. |
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Undermine Stalin's Authority |
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Organize Uprisings in the Country
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The only thing keeping Stalin in power is people's fear of him and what he can do. We can't quite remove people's fears just yet, but we can reduce Stalin's ability to hurt others. If things go very well, we might even isolate him to a degree where he is once again just one man. |
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Clandestine Cells |
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Organize Uprisings in the Country
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Stalinists see wreckers, spies and saboteurs everywhere. They have done this for so long that most people no longer believe them when they call wolf. We can use this to form cells in major industrial works to engage in acts of sabotage in the event that Stalin contests our takeover. |
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Plan for the Coup |
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Requires all of the following:
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This powerstruggle does not have to explode into open violence. If we play our cards right, and put the right people into the right positions, we might be able to freeze Stalin out of power and then remove him. |
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Reverse the Collectivization Process |
Factionalism
Effective Change:
Factionalism within the party was always a problem, and with the opposition more vocal, the differences of opinion makes the party less efficient. Properly managed, though, difference of opinion can in the long run be turned into a strength rather than a weakness. |
The Right Opposition
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The collectivizations have been an unmitigated catastrophe, creating poverty and famines in areas that were once the breadbasket of the nation. They must urgently be reversed. |
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Concessions to Foreign Powers |
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Reverse the Collectivization Process
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It is deeply humiliating that we should be asked to beg for foreign assistance in our struggle to save the country, but Stalins tyranny and paranoia have forced our hands. |
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Covert Support for Spanish POUM |
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Reverse the Collectivization Process
The following will bypass the focus:
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In Spain, the counter-revolution is in full swing. Fascists and reactionary forces are supporting the Spanish Nationalists. While the Spanish Republicans have plenty of zeal, this is unfortunately not a substitute for guns and ammo, nor is it a substitute for having a well-developed political consciousness. We can provide all three. |
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The Socialist Bulwark |
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Covert Support for Spanish POUM
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We stand side by side with our Spanish comrades. In an example of international solidarity, their struggle is our struggle, and our struggle is theirs. Together, we will form two socialist revolutionary centers at the opposite ends of Europe. |
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Dissent in the Party |
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The Need for Policy Changes
The following will bypass the focus:
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We need to push Stalin in several fronts to undermine his control of the party. One angle of approach is to publish a number of critical articles and essays in party newspapers, demanding reform and pointing out flaws in his decisions. While Stalin will find this very unsettling, this will also improve our standing with various opposition groups. |
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Coup d'etat |
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Dissent in the Party
The following will bypass the focus:
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The hour has come to take charge of the country. If all goes well, we will strike fast and take out the biggest obstacles in a bloodless coup. If things don't go well, we will have to fight for our country. |
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The Enemies of the State |
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Coup d'etat
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There are still a handful of party members who have not fully accepted our rule. We will need to make an example of them to keep the rest in line. |
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The Power of the Peasantry |
 Support of the Peasant Class
Strong support from farmers across the country makes it possible to recruit, and maintain, bigger armies. |
Coup d'etat
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While Marxist orthodoxy puts the revolutionary potential in the industrial workers, in our country, it is obvious that it is the peasants that form the bulk of it. We need to educate the millions of farmers and develop their class consciousness, so that they will be eager to defend the revolution when it is under attack. |
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Curtailment of the Collective Farms |
 Curtailment of Collective Farms
Small and mid scale farms are far more efficient in terms of output than large farms. |
Coup d'etat
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The massive collective farms are a typical case of bureaucratic Stalinist gigantism. They alienate the peasant from the product of his work and effectively turn him into an industrial worker on the fields. At the same time, production has dropped significantly and the disruption of food production has already led to catastrophe. We urgently need to reverse this folly. |
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Administrative Reforms |
 Administrative Reforms
The old Soviet administration was hampered by inefficiency partly due to its size but mainly by a too rigorous control apparatus. By reducing it a little, much has been gained. |
Curtailment of the Collective Farms
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Stalin valued loyalty over anything. Consequently, the people working in our administration don't show a lot of initiative or independent thinking that could get them into trouble. We need to instill these values in them, or replace them with people who have them. |
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A New Theory of Revolution |
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Curtailment of the Collective Farms
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The Marxist theory of revolution was accurate in the 19th century, but the realities of the 20th century require a revision of the theory. It is not always the most developed nations in which the revolution starts, and therefore we must adjust our approach. |
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Back to the NEP |
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Curtailment of the Collective Farms
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Before we can build a Socialist society, we must create the fundamentals and further develop our economy. In the early years of the Revolution, we instituted the New Economic Policy, which allowed free market mechanics to grow the economy. This policy was quickly reversed, long before it could bear fruit. Now that we are back in charge, we can restart this aborted process towards a better society. |
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Planned Economy |
 Planned Economy
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Back to the NEP
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While it has its flaws, it is obvious that the NEP has also had a number of successes. We are still a long way away from being able to switch to a full Socialist society, but we can now proceed towards planning our economy in a more formal manner. In particular, we should create an economic policy that takes the abilities of our partners and allies into account and creates a more inter-dependent economy. |
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Paced Industrialization |
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Back to the NEP
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While Stalin's singular focus on heavy industry has led to a significant underdevelopment in many sectors, we can't ignore this sector in our own planning. In order to allow other sectors to modernize and mechanize, we have to have the industrial base to support it. |
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A Sustainable Economy |
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Paced Industrialization
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The shift towards the New Economic Policy has come with a marked shift towards producing consumer goods, at the cost of a slower overall speed of industrialization. If we are to be competitive in the long term, we need to shift the economy towards a more sustainable model. |
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The Trade Union as Labor Organizer |
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Under Capitalism, labor unions exist to ensure basic human rights for the workers and to fend off the exploitation from the factory owners. This is obviously no longer needed in the new system, and therefore the role of the Labor Union must shift towards organizing labor for the purpose of optimizing production. |
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Incorporate Local Organizations |
 Local Organizations
By better incorporating the local organizations in the government of the country, we get access to all the talent available in this country. |
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The local organisations often have a better understanding of the problems the workers face than the people in the capital. We should de-emphasize the role of ministers and other senior party members, and give more power to the locals. |
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International Revolutionary Marxism |
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