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Colums of Riot Police wearing thick black police armour, Plastic shields and wearing small black helmets with the Communist 5 point red star on the front marched in Columns down the streets of Grozagrad towards the City Center.

Grozagrad, The capital City of the Republic of Merdessa which is one of the member republic's making up a Unified Bulkania became a land of seething resentment towards the Central Government in Kanigrade.

Just Days before, former President Yuri Kuznetskova was removed from his position as President of the Republic of Merdessa for his nationalist and seperatist policies. He was replaced with a Merdessian which was more loyal to the central government in Kanigrade and the transition seemed to be successful and orderly. With Mr Kuznetskova on trial for undermining National Unity it appeared Bulkania would remain a united and stable state.

It began at 10am with an ultra nationalist group made up of 20 supporters which occupied Groza Square outside the Merdessa Parliament which supported Mr Kuznetskova and the succession of Merdessa from Bulkania. They started chanting Nationalist chants and Anti Brenitzian chants.

They brought Merdessa's Republic flag and waved it patriotically.


10:34 am The City Leadership and City Mayor condemn the illegal demonstration as it had not been sanctioned and it was of a "Sinister Nature"

10:45 am Grozagrad Police units are dispatched to Groza Square where it becomes quarentined. Already the Demonstration had grown to over 500 nationalists chanting, waving flags and throwing stones at the police that had set up a Barracade around the square

11:05 am The Communist Party of Merdessa order Military units to be put on Alert which were stationed at a camp on the outskirts of the city.

11:15 am Reports come in that Ordinary citizens have left thier jobs and are out on the streets and heading towards Groza Square to support the Natioinalist Rally


11:30 am Over 3,000 demonstrators have converged on Groza Square. The police retreat from Groza Square as the Nationalist Demonstration gets violent and once police man is shot in the arm though he did not die

11:46 am Riot Police are dispatched to seal the perimiter around the Parliament Building, Groza Square and 3 other "Hostile Neighborhoods"
The Merdessa Communist Party recieves instructions from the Central Government to send in the Military

12:00 pm The President of Bulkania gives a Live address on TV around the nation declaring Martial Law all over the Republic of Merdessa. The Other twp Republics are not put on Martial Law though the distribution of Independent News Papers have temporarily been halted and Independent group meetings have also been halted temporarily

Speech by the President on National Radio and TV in Bulkania
"My Fellow Comrades and people of Bulkania. Due to the seperatist disorder in Grozagrad in the southern Republic of Merdessa The communist Party of Bulkania has voted to initiate Martial Law on That Republic......." - Beginning of the President's Speech

12:35 pm. Nationalist demonstrators rush the Police and Military blockade. Tear gas is used and Live ammunition is also used though guns have only been shot in the air. Already 3 Police have been seriously injured and 2 demonstrators. Demonstrators and sacking buildings, smashing windows and destroying all they can

12:41 pm Order is given by the Central Government to open fire on the crowds. the Military open fire sending the rioters into a Frenzy the city is paralyzed with disorder

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A Russian Nationalist stood on the Bonet of a car. The windows had been smashed. A seething mob of nationalist Russian's wanting Merdessa independence were standing around the car chanting

"Down with Bulkania, Down with Brenitzian oppression!"

the Nationalist was holding the National Flag of the Bulkanian Nation. He had lit the bottom of the flag with a match and the flames quickly spread. the crowd then waved thier fists scremaing and shouting. the flag was then thrown in a clearing down infront of the car where the mob spat on the flag.

The military was no more then 200 meters down the street. Tear gas had been launched into the mob further down and columns of the smoke raised up off the street.


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Katrena was Running down the street with her husband. They were only in thier mid 30's. They were gripped with extreme fear. They were not Russian, They were Brenitzian living in Merdessa. Nationalists had spent the last hour brutally beating non russian in thier path.

The couple approached a Military road block. the street had not been touched by rioters yet but the mob was spreading quickly

"Please, we are Brenitzian dont shoot!" Screamed Katrena. Her husband had a vicious cut down his face from an earlier attack. In the distance, screams, chants and gun shots could be heard. It could be heard all over the city

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Ivan was a Russian regular police officer who had just been sent to a suburb which reportedly was not showing much unrest and could easily be contained by the police

"What has gotten into the people" he thought to himslef

The police car stopped 100 meters down from a small mob of about 30 demonstrators they were in a formation marching down the street singing a Merdessa/Russian nationalist song which had long been banned

The 20 police officiers which had arrived at different times formed a line to intercept the demonstrators

"Brace Yourselves!" yelled one police man

The crowd stopped short of the line of police. Some spat at the police and were screaming at them

Then the Line of police pulled out thier batterns and then began thrusting them foward chanting
"Move or be hurt!" and thrusted them foward intime thier thier steps

the demonstraotrs that didnt move got severly hit and beaten witht he batterns. The rest of the crowd retreated slowly, screaming and chanting

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OCC: is this a communist revolution?

(OOC: Bulkania is a Communist Nation made up of 3 Republics
Blekova which is run by the Ukrainian nationality
Merdessa which is mainly a Russian area
and Brenitzia which is the Brenitzian area of the country

The Russian ethnic group had a nationalist leader of thier Republic but the central government removed him and now he is on trial for undermining national unity.
The People of Merdessa see this as an attack against them and want more autonomy however Fanatical Nationalists have sparked an anti Bulkania and Pro Independence demonstration in the Republics Capital of Grozagrad)

This is llink to the thread of the Removed Republic's President's trial for undermining national unity
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=548171

The Nationalist demonstrators ideological motives are unknown all thats clear is they arre against the unified Bulkania and they only want full independence

(OOC: Title may be misleading seeing as (Bulkania) is put in brackets, my mistake but this RP is open to responses to all governments. You government can take any actions or give any responses they like. Just not a full out invasion or something like that)

From: The people's communist state of North Calaveras
To: Bulkania goverment

We are aware of you situation, and may ask if you need any assitance, military or non-military comrades.

To: The people's communist state of North Calaveras
From: Bulkanian Government

We must thank you for the offer. If there is a bigger deterioration in the situtaion we would gladly accept any military assistance in maintaining order. Should disorder spread throughou the entire Republic of Merdessa we would like to accept some volunteer peace keepers possibly.
Thank you once again

From: The people's communist state of North Calaveras
To: Bulkania goverment

Very well, if you need us, we have the following forces to deploy at the moment.


50,000: The People's Army of North Calaveras

20,000: North Calaveras Revolutionary Guard(marines)

10,000: The People's Armed Police

200: SOL T-62 Tanks

50: SOL GNC-5 " Iron Curtain" tanks

100 BMP-2 APC's

20: Tunguska AA

500 Calaverian "Insurgent" battle jeep (Jeep wrangler with 50 cal mounted on top, welded armor plating.


100: MiG-21

50: MiG-29

10: MiG-31


This is all we can spare at the moment, our country has just regained its Communist beliefs.

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3:55 pm
Hundreds of thousands of citizens of Grozagrad were out on the streets. Military units were shooting into the most violent of the crowds. Some mobs even fired back with thier own weapons. Smoke was riseing from everywhere
By this stage demonstrators had stormed the Parliament building. with 20 Merdessa and Bulkanian communist party hostages. the rest managed to be evacuated to the BSSU HQ in Grozagrad which had become the main base of operations for the military and had been transformed into a military fortress.

Already estimates put the deaths up to 560. That was the exagerated figures.
conservative estimates put the death toll at 150.

Mikail Borchev the President of Merdessa that had been appointed by the Central government in Kanigrade to assume Mr Kosnetskova's old possition was surrounded by hurried and rushed staff in the main Hall of the BSSU HQ

"We will not negotiate with the Fanatics! The Comrades understand that by joining the Communist party that sacrafice thier lives for the greater good, we can not surrender Bulkania's stability to save 20 party members" declared Borchev

"Mr Borchev, the phone for you, Its president Stanov" said one of the aides passing Mr Borchev the black telephone

"Mr President?"

"Tell me whats going on down there? are the people content? is the situation under control?" asked President Stanov

"The fanatics have hostages, they have stormed the Parliament building. The Merdessa flag has been raised to the top of the Parliament Building where the Fanatics claim Merdessa to be independent of Bulkania" Rushed Borchev

"This sistuation is getting worse. How close are we to suppressing the rebellion? Whats the situtaion in the countryside and of the other cities in the Republic?"

"The people are calm.... watching events unfold on thier screens no doubt. A sympathy movement was crushed hours earlier in the port city of Poltagrad"

"Concentrate your efforts on maintaining order, do everything you can. It might be best if we censor all information. News of this can be shown AFTER this is over. In the meantime show something more up lifting"
with that the call ended. Mr Borchev handed the phone back to his aide


30 minutes later............................................................................................... ...

All over the country of Bulkania all news was Stopped. Instead old fotage of the 1978 Ballet of Bulkania was shown on all the channels on Bulkanian TV.


6:10 pm


Restless groups of the mob walked around the streets. they were basically deserted. Thousands were moving out of the city to the Military camp on the outskirts. Others had returned home while some barracaded themselves in public buildings. The Military then used this oppourtunity to seize control. The Military tanks and soldiers began rolling in.

The Bulkanian forces were closing in on the Parliament Building and on Groza Square

To The people's communist state of North Calaveras

The Bulkanian governement forces are over stretched. we dont want anymore unrest. We will accept

3,000: The People's Army of North Calaveras

800: North Calaveras Revolutionary Guard(marines)

250: The People's Armed Police

10: SOL T-62 Tanks.

If it would be possible could they be deployed on the Port City of Poltagrad. from thier could 1,000 Peoples Army soldiers move south and set up a base where they can patrol the surrounding area. When the unrest is ended and stability is restored they can return home.
Thank very much Comrades and we are glad you have regained your communsit beliefs. After this is all over we would like to expand on relations

(OOC: ok will return sometime tomorrow, i'm heading off to bed)

Dashkovian News: Reporting in Bulkania
President Vladimir Petrovitch's face flickered up on screen:
"To the people of Bulkania, and her daughter Republics, I offer you my condolences at the tragedy wrecking havoc in your fair land. However, while I condemn the use of violence, I cannot be completely supportive of the current regime for the following reasons, and nor can I support the revolutionaries for the same:
-While Dashkov is supportive of any Communist State, Dashkov condemns the use of violence to oppress any ethnic group, and supports revolutionary movements that work for the better of the people
-Dashkov is a largely Russian nation, and therefore supports the Russian ethnic group of Merdessa
-Dashkov is a nation of peace, and has already set her military an objective in another revolution. Therefore, Dashkov cannot support either sides in the ways that would be necessary for either side to win.

However, the Democratic Socialist Island States of Dashkov (DSISD) offers the following advice.
To the Communist Government of Bulkania. Withdraw your own people from Merdessa, cast away all of your imperialist tendencies that oppress Merdessa and have your military cease fire.
To the Revolutionary Nationalist Party of Merdessa. Release your hostages and cease your violent protests. Bulkania should hopefully heed my advice, and you will be free. Perhaps you can be a independent country, and thne we can establish an alliance.

I hope you meet an agreement, I look forward to working with both of you."
The transmission ends, with the News Channel switching to lighter topics.

To the Dashkovian government from the Communist Party of Bulkania

The Bulkanian island once had a 100% Brenitzian nationality. when the Russians moved into the black sea they overtook Bulkania and settled it with Ukrainians and Russian's. We now have to deal with preserving a UNIFIED BULKANIAN ISLAND. The Bulkanian Communist Party is made up of the 3 Communist parties of each Republic. We want to preserve national Unity. We know what happened to Yugoslavia in the 90's we dont want that to happen here. We hope our relations wont be strained to much. we have to work together. and We will try to think of a more peaceful way to settle this. Thank you for your concerns

President Stanov was on a train to head down to Grozagrad to address the situtaion. The night saw the military lokcdown the city, secure the city and arrest the instigators and more serious traitors that worked to spread dissorder.

Unfortunatly the 20 party members held hostage had gun shots in thier heads. The nationalists that had barracaded themselves in the Merdessa Parliament building faught to the death. The parliament building was heavily bombarded with tanks then stromed. The Merdessa Republic flag was immediatly lowered and raplaced with the Bulkanian Flag.

Order was not quite restored. small sypathy demonstrations were sprining up all over Merdessa, though they were easy to supress they hastled Bulkanian forces for the duration of the crisis.

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The Communist Party of Merdessa occupied the parliament for the first time since the crisis. The Brenitzian and Blekovan Delegation and President Stanov of Bulkania sat at the front to adress the Party of Merdessa. Military units stood against the wall of the Parliament building for the purpose of "Security"

"The situation is known all around the world" started Stanov

"Bulkania faces one of the largest threats to unity. We are brothers, we are a unified nation had until lately coexisted together peacefully. Comrades in the Merdessa Communist Party, you serve the Communist party of the Socialist Federated Republics of Bulkania, our republics are all equal, we must work to preserve the national unity. Ukranian and Brenitzian nationalities living within this republic have reported harrasment, the former President of this republic fueled descrimination. WE MUST PRESERVE UNITY, WE MUST PRESERVE BULKANIA"

The Parliament erupted in applause, Outside a Demonstration had been organised made up of Ukranian and Brenitzian's living in Merdessa. They held up flags of BULKANIA in a show of thier support for unity and thier condemnation of any seccessionist movement.
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The Delegation of the 2 communist parties of Brenitzia and Blekova along with some officials in the Merdessa communist party walked out of the Parliament building to address the crowd

The Crowd was 50,000 strong atleast. They held up portraits of the late president Groza and portraits of current Bulkanian president Stanov

President Stanov approached the microphones, camera's set up around Groza square picked up everything, even the damage of the Parliament building was seen on camera

"Loyal Bulkanian's" The Crowd erupted into applause and cheers

"Bulkania must not fall into anarchy and civil war. Our 3 republics have coexistsed peacefully for over 60 years, we have functioned normally and we have gotten on with our lives, However certain anti-communist party members have infiltrated the system, corrupted it and now we are here today with the situation that has been given to us"

"What about the Russian nationality! stop them from beating us! Protect us!"
Screamed some voices in the crowd close to the front

"We must rehabilitate the nation, re-structure the system, we must fix everything to get the nation functioning properly again...."

The crowd then began screaming louder

"We demand justice! do something about the Merdessa Russians!"

"Calm down comrades! be good people!" Pleaded President Stanov

The crowd became a seething mob of anger and frustration

"We will address the problems of Bulkania and fix them within the coming days I promise comrades!"

The massive crowd then began chanting
"JUSTICE, JUSTICE, WE DEMAND JUSTICE!..... DESTROY KUZNETSKOVA, DESTROY THE RUSSIANS, STOP THE RAPE, THE DESCRIMINATION"

President Stanov was in complete shock, his face was completely stunned, Mikail Borchev ran up to President Stanov

"say something, promise them something, ask for order" hurriedly yelled Borchev

"Hello!.........Hello!........." Stanov then raised both hands and geastured to calm down, his face still had the contorted shocked expression of confusion

"Hello! Calm down!" Yelled Borchev into the mic leaning slightly over Stanov

Stanov had no options left but to appease the crowd, The leadership was extremely frightened of the crowd. Some of the Party leadership even retreated quickly back into the parliament building

"Comrades! Comrades!......"Yelled Stanov

"You never have to be hit again! you never have to be oppressed by any other nationality! We will get to the bottom of this! I will fix everything, put your trust in the Party leadership we will save you" said Stanov in desperation to control the crowd

The crowd took this message to be a declaration by the central government and president that they would protect them and exact revenge.

The speech was Televised and only meant to be shown on the main TV channel but instead was aired on all three channels and put on loop shown every hour. This was not the intention of the central government as they knew it would cause more resentment. However the Director of the State Television was a staunch Brenitzian nationalist and was so proud he overturned all programs himself and gave the order to spread its coverage

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President Stanov left Grozagrad immediatly where thousands of Brenitzian nationalists and civilians waved off his train and some waved the Brenitzian flag chanting "Brenitzia's savour will rescue us! STANOV IS BULKANIA!"
The train left. The exact opposite had happened of what President Stanov wanted to achieve. He wanted to achieve peaceful co-existance but in a rush delivered a speech which inspired Brenitzian nationalism who wanted to exact revenge on the Merdessa Russians.

Stanov went on all the phones to the Republic Presidents and other party leadership.

"An Emergency session of the Entire Bulkanian Communist party must be held immediatly in Kanigrade. The nation is caught up in some frenzied, euphoric atmosphere I dont know what the people want we must save the country and make important changes if Bulkania is to survive"

The Blekova Ukrainians and the Merdessa Russians were not very enthusiastic, Brenitzian nationals in the other republics were already marching down the streets with Stanov portraits and Bulkanian flags shouting

"Bulkania will be restructured! We have protection, support and we will have revenge! Revenge the Stealing of Brenitzian land of what use to be a 100% Brenitzian island! this is our land! RUSSIANS AND UKRAINIANS OUT! DISSOLVE MERDESSA, DISSOLVE BLEKOVA!"

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It was midnight, President Stanov sat in his office, he had just arrived off the train and he had no sleep, he had gotten reports of the spread of nationalism within each of the republics.

Stanov looked across to the far wall where there was a picture of the Late President Groza with two Bulkanian flags drapped on two poles either side of the door.
He spun the chair around the looked out the office window which took up the entire wall. It looked across Marx and Engles Square towards the Bulkanian National Assembly and parliament building.

In the center of the square was a Statue of three small children each dressed in the national costume of the Ukraine, Russia and Brenitzia, they were standing on a hill top holding eachothers hands, they had large and optimistic smiles on thier faces. It was the Monument to National Unity built in 1948. Stanov looked down at the statue and thought to himself

"What will be left of our fatherland after this"