apparently, on 23 of march, 1918, there was a plan for the creation of a tatar-bashkir soviet socialist republic but it never was put into action.
so imagine: tatarstan and bashkortostan have to share a room bc of the entire one republic thing.
nighttime.
bashkortostan is awoken by tatarstan talking in his sleep.
'u know who else likes to drink gallons of tea? ME U DUMBASS'
'u know who makes the best chak-chak? ME U DUMBASS'
'ey tatarstan UR TALKING IN UR SLEEP'
tatarstan, still asleep: u know who else likes to talk in his sleep? me u dumbass!
bashkortostan: *gets up* *takes his pillow* *goes to tatarstan's bed* *starts hitting tatarstan's face with the pillow*
tatarstan: *wakes up, producing inarticulate sounds* *starts fighting back*
and so they fight like kids until they hear heavy footsteps. they freeze as the door creaks.
they can see half of russia's face, the other half is obscured by the door. a cold, menacing, angry eye is focused on them. (think of something like when in aot, eren and jean were fighting and instructor keith shadis opened the door)
'what. is. going. on. here. ?'
a second of silence.
'THIS IDIOT IS TELLING DUMB JOKES IN HIS SLEEP AND I CAN'T SLEEP'
'THIS FREAK WOKE ME UP BY BEATING ME WITH A PILLOW'
immediately, russia's expression changes and he barges in.
'PILLOW FIGHT PILLOW FIGHT~~' : ) ^J^
'NOOO RUSSIA DON'T TAKE PILLOWS FROM THE COUCH' (they're harder and it's more painful when you're hit with them)
'OK ^J^'
'NOOOOOO RUSSIAAA NOT THE ENTIRE COUUUUCH'
(and that's why this republic was never formed, bashkortostan was dead set against it)