Volkovism

Volkovism is a communist ideology, inspired by Goetic, developed by Pasha Volkov and implemented in numerous countries such as Osorra, Tonkina, and the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia. Volkovism believes the worker's struggle shouldn't happen in either the first or third world, but instead what Volkov deemed "secondary nations". These countries were moderately industrialized and located in the middle of the global system, having both large working class and peasant populations. Volkov thought these nations were the most revolutionary in nature, since they had large industrial working classes, yet were still backwards in the global system, many dominated by larger empires. Volkov believed that their most advanced workers and intellectuals should form "vanguard parties", and co-opt the national, workers, and peasant struggle into a "socialist struggle". The aim of this struggle would be both to make the nation independent of imperialists and build socialism - eventually hoping to inspire revolution in all secondary nations and create an egalitarian socialist order based on equal recognition of all cultures.

According to Volkov the "socialist struggle" is not over after the acquisition of state power, as after the revolution they must integrate the peasantry ideologically while rejecting the notion that the is responsible for guiding the peasantry through workers soviets, rather the peasantry should be tasked with their own ideological advancement through peasant soviets. The peasant and worker would also not be merged into a singular class, as in Duvalist theory, instead the peasantry and working class would exist as "two cooperative entities" as the two groups could not exist without the other. The peasantry and workers are then be put in the position of to protect themselves against the international bourgeoisie through an emphasis on the constant preparation for war or "the people's defense". Volkov believed that while the "class struggle" had been won, imperialists would continue to scheme to retake "secondary nations", and they must constantly root out imperialist schemes within their borders.

Volkov also sought to form a communist community of "united people" of a new socialist state, based on the concept of Brotherhood and Unity - the "brotherhood" referring to the community of nations living in the socialist state while the "unity" referred to the unity of the working class and peasantry. The people within the state would be similar ethnically, of which Volkov thought would be able to become one group united towards the same goals. This can be seen happening with the union between Rovsnoski and Zaporizhians and Aukalnians and Sartlanders.

First rejected by contemporary Vojiskiy socialists, it eventually took strong hold within Zaporizhian and Eastern Rovsnoski communists. During the early 1920s popular Zaporizhian communist figure Vladimir Kurchatov adopted and spread Volkovism, and during the Vojiskiy War it was the official ideology of the Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army, and later the UPRZ. Many military officers in Osorra that couped the Qoya were also sympathetic to Volkovism, and they would make it the official state ideology in 1925.

Volkovism had a massive impact on the history of the 20th century in Anterra, inspiring the disillusion of Vojiskiy and other multinational empires, and creating the massive Sosnivika Accord. Volkovist countries would create a rival anti-capitalist bloc, and extend vast amounts of economic and military aid to less developed countries in Anterra. However Volkovist regimes ossified and collapsed in the 90s, sometimes peacefully or violently.

Pasha Volkov
Pasha Volkov was born in the city of Sosnivika in the Governorate of Zaporizhia in 1861. His father was an alcoholic factory worker and his mother a seamstress. Volkov eventually found work at an iron mill where he joined the local union. Joining the union opened Volkov to Goetic Duvalism, of which had been gaining popularity among industrial workers in the Vojiskiy Empire. However Volkov saw Duvalism as a flawed and weak ideology itself. In 1883 at the age of 22 Volkov moved to Yumarapol where he met many Yarovan Republican thinkers, however remained distant from. In 1886 he married fellow socialist Natalyia Pimenova, who is believed to have shaped his beliefs in cultural harmonization further as she was Zaporizhian and cross-cultural marriages were a known taboo in the Vojiskiy Empire. During this period it is noted when Volkov's ideology began to shift further away from duvalism as became more acquainted with leaders of various agrarian socialist movements. In 1888 Volkov wrote his first manifesto, The Common Goal, of which outlined a version of socialism "oriented towards the Easterner," as described by Volkov, however this would not be his only work, with three more books eventually being released in varying lengths and quality. Volkov would meet with Vladimir Kurchatov and became a lead figure in the Zaporizhian communist movement, of which would later become the head of the Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army and UPRZ, until his death in 1914.

Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army
After the death of Volkov in 1914 notable Zaporizhian communist Vladimir Kurchatov would become the leader of the volkovist Union of Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers. At the outbreak of the Vojiskiy War Kurchatov attempted cooperation with the Governorate of Zaporizhia in forming a dual government with Zaporizhian republicans, also opposed to the monarchy. After three weeks the dual government would collapse as popularity for the volkovist cause quickly eclipsed Zaporizhian republicans. The fear of a return of Yarovar rule, as a similar republican movement wishing to retain the former territories of the Vojiskiy Empire, had been gaining significant ground against the Vojiskiy Empire, pushing many Zaporizhians towards the volkovists. Republican leaders within Zaporizhia would be arrested on mass to maintain integrity and stability during the war with the Vojiskiy Empire. Kurchatov declared himself as General Secretary of the Zaporizhian Soviet of Workers and Peasants and Marshal of the Rovsnoski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army, making two legislative diets, the Workers Soviet and the Peasants Soviet. (to be continued)

Aukaulnia and Sartland
During the Vojiskiy War the Raudonasis Judėjimas, or "Red Movement", came to adopt Volkovism. The leader of the Raudonasis Judėjimas, Liudvikas Vainikonis, took inspiration from the "cultural harmonization" of Volkovism, inspiring Aukalnian-Sartlandish brotherood/pan-nationalism. Aukaulnia and Sartland would later join the Sosnivika Accord. Volkovists are still a major political force in Aukaulnia and Sartland today, however have lost a majority seats to Social Democrats.

Democratic Ramay
In the midst of the, a volkovist movement under the banner of the Communist Party of All-Ramay gained traction in the countryside, rallying against foreign intervention and meddling in the overall political affairs of East Ramay. The movement, which was led by Sang Nila, captured strategic posts, towns, and provinces with the support of the newly-inducted members rallied against the central government by Sang Nila. Eventually, on the 17th of October 1981, Sang Nila's forces entered the capital city and proclaimed the founding of Democratic Ramay under volkovist ideals.

Sang Nila was determined to implement Volkovist 'as quickly as possible' whilst implementing Ramayan ideals, which later scholars described the ideology as Nilaism, a branch of Volkovism. All cities, towns, and urban areas were evacuated of their residents and were forced to become peasants laboring for the country. Nilaism also despised industry, except for those vital towards the "revolution", such as ironworks and mines. Ethnic integration was far more extreme than that of other Volkovist states. In 1983, Sang Nila proclaimed the country had reached 'perfect unison' in its ethnic groups, and that there were only two groups in the country, namely the revolutionaries, and the counterrevolutionaries.

Democratic Ramay would be supported both financially and militarily by the UPRZ, however would later be described by General Secretary Osintsev Ruslanovich as a "twisted aberration of volkovism" after the massacres of the Nila regime came to light.

Neo-Volkovism
Neo-Volkovism is the common name for the ideology of the Zaporizhian Communist Party and various volkovist parties of ex-volkovist nations such as Pozrika and Aukalnia. Neo-volkovism is known for the removal of aspects such as cultural harmonization, with a more ethos instead of the prior pan-ethnic beliefs. The Zaporizhian Communist Party describes its beliefs as "guided by Marxism–Volkovism, based on the experience and achievements of domestic and world science and culture whilst maintaining Zaporizhian sovereignty."