United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia

The United Socialist Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia, commonly referred to as the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia, or simply as the UPRZ, was a country in Eastern Artemia that existed from it's foundation in the aftermath of the Vojiskiy War by the Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army, until its dissolution and subsequent civil war in 1994. Covering an area of XXXXX, the UPRZ bordered Yarova and Cezakia to the north and Poja and Helinika to the south. The nation was a marxist-volkovist state and federation governed by the All-Union Communist Party and originally made up of two semi-autonomous volkovist provinces, Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia - however after disputes the Kryzhelovschina, Peremorovka, and Dzhokaria provinces were added in 1928, as well as VP Pozrik after the Bialemorze Conflict.

Formation of the UPRZ
In the late 19th century a wave of, , and factions began springing up in the Governorate of Rovsnoska. Meanwhile, a republican revolt was beginning to reach boiling point in Yarova Proper along with independence movements brewing thought the empire. A large amount of the Rovsnoski nationalist factions had adopted the ideals of communism, gaining influence from energized Zaporizhian rebel leaders like Vladimir Kurchatov. Kurchatov, a proponent of Rovsnoski-Zaporizhian unification, received widespread support among impoverished Rovsnoski share-croppers, which furthered the possibility of a joint-insurrection, however the ex-Vojiskiy Admiral Spomenko Mijatović had gained much influence in Southern Rovsnoska where sentiments of Rovsnoski nationalism were extremely high. On the 16 of April 1922 war broke out within the Vojiskiy Empire. Soon communist groups would organize to form the Rovsnoski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army formed around the ideals of Volkovism and led by Kurchatov. Much like the Raudonasis Judėjimas or ‘Red Movement’ in Aukalnia and Sartland at the time, the revolutionaries launched a campaign against the Yarovan imperial forces in isolated areas while the Republic of Rovsnoska was declared in Southern Rovsnoska under the supreme authority of Mijatović. The Republic of Rovsnoska aligned itself with the Vojiskiy Empire, seeing it as the lesser of two evil compared to the communists, whilst the communist aligned themselves with the Yarovar Republicans and United Front. On September 5, 1922, the Vojiskiy forces began Operation Virgate, of which pulled their forces out of large swathes of Zaporizhia and Rovsnoska, allowing for the communists to rapidly expand their territory. Gradually, as Vojiskiy control weakened, due in no small measure by the Republican Front led by Vladimir Simakin in Yarova Proper, the rebels were enabled to engage in direct offensive tactics. The Republic of Rovsnoska began fighting on two fronts in 1924 when Helinika joined the war, this greatly stretched Rovsnoski troops thin and stunted any progress made against the Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army. Pojan volunteers and material aid to the nationalists allowed for a number of small counter-offenses in the south, however their forces were near breaking point. By 1925 Rovsnoski forces were near collapse and the capital of Krvnigrad encircled.

On June 2, 1925, Spomenko Mijatović committed suicide, and with his death came the collapse of the Republic. On 2 February 1926, a matter of weeks after the storming of the Imperial Palace in Shchyokhov and the declaration of the United Federated Districts of Yarova, the Rovsnoski-Zaporizhian rebels had captured the last Vojiskiy stronghold of Sosnivika. Accordingly, this led to the foundation of the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia, which was governed by an ethnically-mixed provisional government presided over by Kurchatov.

After the two states were formally unified, Vladimir Kurchatov was inaugurated as the first general secretary of the new, socialist United Provinces, which he ruled through the Supreme Soviet. Once a predominantly agricultural country, the United Provinces was transformed into a mid-range industrial state, and acquired an international reputation due to its manufacturing of s. The United Provinces were established as a comprising five socialist republics, including: SR Rovsnoska, SR Zaporizhia, SR Kryzhelovschina, SR Peremorovka, and SR Dzhokaria. Democratic elections would be held until 1939 when Andre Marchotov became general secretary.

Marchatov Era (1929-1943)
When Minister of Interior Andre Marchotov became general secretary of the UPRZ after the death of Kurchatov in January 6, 1929, a of possible enemies began. Church officials, military leadership, political opposition, and ethnic minorities were tried, tortured, and served as slave laborers on collective farms and coal mines. In an attempt of "Yarovafication" of the provinces minorities were targeted specifically during the purges. Any attempt to aid Eastern Rovsnoski towns suffering from famine were blocked by Marchotov, resulting in the mass starvation of millions of Rovsnoski farmers. The tension caused by this, along with the implantation of more limits on freedom of speech would result in a number of student protests in Krvnigrad pushing for reform. The protesters eventually became very nationalistic with various military formations of the SR Rovsnoska joining them. The protests eventually turned violent and were crushed by the United Provincial People's Army in an event known as the Marchotov Crisis. This event led to Zaporizhian dominance over the government of the UPRZ.

As the Kingdom of Gradinska, a monarchy bordering Rovsnoska's west fell into an economic depression in 1934 multiple communist groups began gaining a large following. These groups would find massive support from the UPRZ, with many MSSC agents providing training and monetary funds to communist. On June 20, 1942, the Kingdom of Gradinska territory of Carașovia was annexed by the UPRZ. The Kingdom of Gradinska declared war but quickly collapsed at the hands of communist revolutionaries. King Grzegorz Pawloski and much of his followers fled to the Republic of Gradinska to the west. The Gradinsk Communist Republic was declared. Then fearing that they would be slowly picked off individually by communists forces, the Republic of Gradinska and Kingdom of St. Vilmos formed a federation, which also forcefully included the exiled Kingdom of Gradinska. The newly formed Federation of Gradinska would be able to withstand the communist attacks but still had an extremely difficult time at organizing and raising their armies. By early 1943 the communist forces had been gaining massive traction, until November of 1943 when the popular political figure Andre Marchotov was assassinated, leading to riots and the declaration of martial law. Without the support of the UPRZ, the communist forces quickly collapsed and were defeated. The Carașovia peninsula would be retained by the UPRZ in the Treaty of Carașovia.

Involvement in the Chernarussian Conflict (1968-1973)
In 1968 the semi-autonomous region of Chernarus declared itself independent from the Confederacy of Poja. This move was of great interest to the UPRZ as it allowed for an opportunity to create a communist satellite state within the region under the guise of supporting independence. Although the organised armed resistance of the Chernarussians had been crushed by late 1968 the UPRZ would soon begin funding the armed Chernarussian militia, Chernarus People's Liberation Front, or FONC. The Liberation Front had explicitly expressed its need for support from the UPRZ and its ultimate goals of cooperation. The border town of Gvozdno would become the headquarters and staging point of the FONC. On February 3, 1969 agents of the MSSC would meet with representatives of the FONC and arrange support. Around a week later multiples crates of s, s, s, s, s, s, and munitions would be delivered to various FONC camps and operation centers. A steady flow of arms and munitions would continue to be sent to FONC militia, although they would remain a relatively minor group through the conflict. Many of the weapons meant for FONC would wind up in the hands of various other Chernarussian militia.

In the later stages of the conflict a reconnaissance craft was flown along the northern border of Chernarus near the town of Gvozdno, where Pojan intelligence believed the Chernarussian rebels had set up a supply base to support matériel coming in over the border from the UPRZ. Efforts to uncover this base were largely failures until this particular flight. From the photography, the base was not only identified but It was identified in such detail that it was able to be destroyed with an airstrike just the following day. This marked a major blow to the Chernarussian insurgency and effective cut off support from the UPRZ.

Oil Boom (1968-1984)
In 1968, reserves of were discovered in swathes of territory situated between Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia and the country enjoyed an economic boom owing to this. With its new-found wealth, two major companies were formed: Zapoatom, which was tasked with constructing and operating s, and Rosuran, which carried out. In 1972, the first excavation was completed at Cherkasy Nuclear Power Station. By 1980, the plant officially commenced operations and began to supply power to Sosnivika. The UPRZ began to grow extremely dependent on its surplus of oil, investing billions of dollars in its oil production.

Rovski-Zaporizhian Separation (1994-1998)
In the late-1970s, the UPRZ's oil reserves were beginning to decrease at an accelerating rate and, by 1984, exploration and production had virtually ceased. The termination of this industry, which played a central role in the economic output of the United Provinces, had a devastating impact on the state's economy. The failure of the government to prepare for such adversity resulted in a famine and in 1993 which, according to some estimates, claimed the lives of over 60,000 Rovsnoski-Zaporizhians. The following year, in 1994, a nonviolent demonstration in Sosnivika was met with brutality by government forces. This sparked the Rovski-Zaporizhian Separation. For the duration of the conflict, the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia retained control over Zaporizhia, whereas much of Rovsnoska was captured by Rovsnoski separatists. Due to heavy foreign aid from Lestykhol and Albaterra Rovsnoska was able to continue fighting while Zaporizhian forces began to slowly wear down. Due to heavy losses on both sides of the war and Graznavan threatening another front for the Rovsnoski to fight, the Treaty of Rozhok was signed in 1997.

Military
The armed forces of the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia were known as the United Provincial People's Army. This army consisted of the United People's Ground Forces (UPGF), United People's Navy (UPN), United People's Air Defense Force (UPADF), and the Civil Defense. The Ministry of State Security (MSSC) and Provincial Police Force were both under the jurisdiction of the United Provincial People's Army until 1945. The UPRZ maintained a strong military force with 800,000 active personnel and nearly two million in reserves. The UPGF and MSSC were generally favoured among the branches by UPRZ bureaucrats opening them up to higher funding an a larger amount of manpower. Conscription was heavily enforced by the UPRZ.