Chapter 75

Aftermath/ Bolshevik-Spartan Cold War

February 1917

Europe was recovering from years of war the German Empire was gone replaced by the Weimar Republic the struggled to rebuild and pay of its massive war depts the German Emperor was exiled from his own home to the Spartan Empire on the island of Kephalonia under Spartan Guard.

The former occupied territories in Europe specifically the Baltic States with the aid of the Imperial remnant and Sparta the nations of Estonia Latvia Lithuania and Belarus United as the Baltic federation, Poland at first refused to join the union but would join by 1918.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was reformed with support from Sparta the Hungarian Monarchy was officially absorbed into the Empire the Empire became a lot more united when each region of the Empire now had an equal voice in the court.

Italy was doing quite well with its new trade link with Sparta they received more favourable terms in Imperial markets its provinces of of Tunis and New Judaea enjoyed. A time of prosperity the same could not be said for the others involved in the war.

Russia was struggling the Red Army was still fighting tsarist force across the motherland forces that were well armed and supplied the Bolsheviks were also angry at the state of the Treasury, the old Tsar had secreted the money away to the Spartan Empire who in turn gave it to Anastasia the nobles and clergy who had fled Russia had also emptied there estates and accounts of nearly everything of value.

For the so-called victorious allies and things were extremely difficult both the British Empire and the French Republic were bankrupt they had spent so much on wartime that they were now finding it difficult to run there Empires.

The United States wanted to create the league of Nations a group that was dedicated to world peace however this ran into a lot of problems, while Britain and France were willing to join the SRU nations refused to join them claiming that they would not waste resources on a project that was doomed to fail.

And it seemed that the United States believed it as well for in November 1916 president Woodrow Wilson lost the Election to Charles Evans Hughes who wished to keep America out of The Affairs of Europe, however secretly he was afraid what would happen to the United States if it continued to push against the Spartan Empire.

However there was still some tension in Europe you have existed for well since the founding of the Imperial Remnant but the now with the creation of the Baltic federation and the current gorilla war between the Red Army and the White Rebels led to Bolshevik Russia declaring hostilities between them and the Imperial remnant.

However a week later Moscow received word that the Spartan Empire the Indian Empire the Chinese Empire and the Empire of Japan all declared to support the Imperial remnant should the Bolsheviks invade and would not rest until the Tsarina was restored to the Imperial Throne.

The world feared another war and prepared for the worst only to see that no war would come the SRU did not move there forces never marched into Russia, however in both provinces of the Imperial remnant SRU now had permanent garrisons to ward off any Bolshevik attempts to invade.

November 1921

The Baltic federation was suffering Poland had once again left the Union to make it on there own but now factions had emerged in the union the pro Empire party the Baltic communist party and the pro federation party, these 3 factions compete in the federation capital of Riga in Latvia right now the federation government was voting on a new chancellor to rule the federation for the next 4 years.

Saeima Building

City of Riga

Latvia

Baltic Federation

The Pro Empire Party could not believe it they had lost lost by 10 votes, how was it possible they just could not believe this was happening as they watched as the newly elected Chancellor Gustavs of the BCP was inducted they had to plan a possible evacuation.

The same could be said for the pro federation party they ere a far right party but only considered a minority party in the Senate they did however have a well trained and equipped private military force numbering 6000 men, while not large enough to capture the capital should the need to it was enough to cause chaos by Gorilla war.

It turns out both factions were right to be worried as on December 24th on the steps of the senate the chancellor greeted Bolshevik Minister of Defence Leon Trotsky as the Red Army marched across the border and into Federation territory.

In a public speech the Chancellor officially declared the Baltic federation dissolved and now member states of the newly formed Soviet Union, within the week the Red Army began its purge arresting those who were deemed as enemies of the state it caused the pro Federation military to begin a war of attrition against the soviet force.

The majority of the pro Empire members fled south to the Imperial remnant or formed there own private army's to battle the Red Army both in the former Federation and in Russia its self by joining up with the Tsarist loyalists.

The Soviet Union spent a fortune on propaganda showing the Soviet Union as a place of order and prosperity, and in cities such as Moscow or Riga it was however the country sides or in the tundras of Russia it was lawless the Red Army struggled to fight the White army in open combat as they only launched raids on soviet positions.

Vladimir Lenin sat at his desk in his office at his private Estate looking at the reports Trotsky had just presented him with a sigh this was was bad as he predicted it would be, one report from his army commanders in the Siberian plain showed that 250 men had been killed in a raid 30miles from the border of The imperial Remnant province of Kazakhstan.

He looked at Leon his successor he could see the fury in his eyes he had no doubt that his Minister of Defence Blamed the Imperial remnant and there SRU allies he feared what would happen to the Soviet Union when he passed.

Due to the added stress and his already failing health he would die in 1923 a year earlier than he originally had Leon Trotsky would become leader of the Soviet Union he would become far more harsh in the years to follow enacting many policies that Stalin introduced by 1934 the Cold War went hot.

During this period in 1926 Gellert Grindelwald was exposed on being alive hiding in the United States disguised as a high ranking member of MACUSA he was eventually arrested but broke out in 1927 fleeing to Europe specifically Germany under a new identity to the muggles his plans would not work however as Spartan and ICW agents killed him just before the outbreak of war in 1934.

(Authors note: hey people WWII will still happen however it will not be Germany that starts it but the Soviet Union don't worry Hitler still dies also I may not have the holocaust to the same scale as it was for a few reasons one I do not feel comfortable writing to much about something so horrific also due to the war happening so early the Nazis will not have enough time to carry out there horrific plans.

I don't mean to offend anyone it's just how I personally feel.

Until then

Revan Shan 2077.