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Link Repositorium

Thank you Stoklomolvi and DMG for the idea.

I have decided to post a thread linking to all of the information important to my nation here. Karshkovia is based off of the Real-Life Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Georgia and a smattering of my own ideas.

Miscellaneous Information
DefCon: 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1
Threat Level: Low | Guarded | Elevated | High | Severe
Formal: The Republic of Karshkovia
Informal: Karshkovia
People: Karshkovian(s) or Karshka(s)
Contact: Prime Minister Valentina Borofski
Leader: President Vladimir Radchenko
Allied Nations: None at this time
Formal Alliances: None at this time

Informational Threads - Please do not post in these threads, if in a forum

Nation (http://www.nationstates.net/Karshkovia): Nation page for Karshkovia

Factbook (http://myweb.cableone.net/bschott/): Factbook for Karshkovia; (all information is for IC and OOC use)

Economics (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Karshkovia): Economics page for Karshkovia

Map (http://myweb.cableone.net/bschott/Karshkovia_files/relief2.jpg): Comprehensive map of Karshkovia


Informative Threads or Threads of Interest

The International Documents Store (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13824551): Karshkovia's storefront (Perfect for spicing up threads and RP.) - CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE -

Intro Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=546851): Introduction to Karshkovia

International Geographic Article (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=547461): Insight into how Karshkovia is viewed.

President for Life (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=547748): Insight into how Karshkovia's president became permanent.

Unknown Freighter Sunk (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=547720): Story on how Karshkovia sunk a drug-smuggling ship.

Talking Greston Down (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13440455): Insight into how Karshkovia's president stopped a nuclear war.


Purchases

First Army and Airforce purchase (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13359298&postcount=105): Karshkovia's first approved (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13359628&postcount=107) purchase.

First Space Purchase (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13397727&postcount=1790): Karshkovia's first steps in their space program.

First Naval Purchase (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13370543&postcount=5378): Karshkovia's first steps in updating their navy.

First Environmental Purchase (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=538697&page=3): Karshkovia's first steps in becoming a 'green' nation (page 3-4)


Future Threads: These threads will be made at a later date and have already been planned out (if not pre-written). Changes may be made and other threads will be added. No timeline is given to when to expect these threads to happen.

Lords of the Sea: Karshkovia's Navy arrives

Mother Knows Best A military coup is attempted against the president in an effort to bring karshkovia back to Russia

Island Tag Karshkovia's Neighboring nation squabble over a very strategic island situated between the two nations

Operation Sunbreath Terrorists take over a military base and threaten to use the stored nuclear weapons on Karshkovia and the nations of the world

Riders on the Storm Escaped enemy aircraft from OS attack cities and civilian aircraft. The Black Dragons show the world why they are Karshkovia's best.

Un-bottling the Genie Karshkovia enters the nuclear age

Спутник Karshkovia's first satellite is placed into orbit

Music of the Spear Ancient land dispute and uncovered plots turn into a full war.

Going Green Karshkovia finishes beautifying the nation.

Empress Karshkovia launches the first section of their space station

Nightmare Asylum A mental health clinic is revealed to be a place used by a foreign government to perform abhorrent experiments on the patients.

The Iron Sun Karshkovia takes it's first steps into researching fusion power.

One small step for man... Karshkovia adds it's name to the list of those who have set foot on the Moon.

The Babylon Station (ok it's a nod to the series) Karshkovia's space-station is completed and the Babylon station is opened for international research.

Into the Fire The mission to mars takes an unexpected and dangerous turn

Winter Moon Karshkovia investigates Europa and stumbles onto something that may create a global incident...if not total war.

Moments of Transition The first test of interstellar travel brings Karshkovia into Future Tech.

Ship of Hope Karshkovia starts construction on 'Star Rise' their first interstellar space craft.

The Deconstruction of Falling Stars (another nod to B5) Into the depths of space, Karshkovia seeks out new life and civilizations away from Earth.

Leaders of the Country

President – Vladimir Radchenko

Prime Minister – Valentina Borofski (akin to Vice President)

Deputy Minister - Itania Fedorcha


Security Council

Director of State Affairs - Anya Stanevich

Director of Foreign Affairs - Vasili Gorchev

Director of Intelligence Services- Fedor Tuchkov

Supreme Admiral of Navy - Sergeyevich Pulitz

Supreme General of Army – Aleksandr Kodoroff

Supreme Admiral of Marines - Yuri Padorin

Supreme General of Air Force – Dimitri Vertikoff

Advisers to the President

Director of Space and Sciences - Vassili Lempitski

Director of Culture and Education – Igor Loginov

Director of Housing and Development – Slobodan Dimitrijevic

Director of Justice –Dimitri Gorchakov

Director of Mass Media and Information Technologies – Vladimir Shuski

Director of Agriculture - Andrei Lysenko

Director of Commerce and Labor – Anatoli Davydov

Director of Transportation – Anton Tokmakoff

Secretary of Energy – Ivan Tupolev

Secretary of the Treasury – Leonid Khitrovo

Director of Environment Protection – Mikhail Pankov

Important Charcters

Civilian

Anastasiya Radchenko (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13816946&postcount=5) - 25 Year old Daughter of President and Prime Minister

Nataliya Radchenko (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13854922&postcount=3608) - 15 years old Daughter of President and Prime Minister

Patora Leshkin - KSNN's main nightly news anchor

Hector Zekle - Head of Covert Documents, International Documents LTD

Vera Blodniek - Head of Official Document Design Bureau, International Documents LTD

Ted Williams - Senior Editor of the International Geographic Magazine




Military

Captain of Aviation Dimitri Andropov - on board Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Yovari

First Lieutenant Matryonan Bazhukov - Naval Flight Officer, on board Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Yovari (wife of Dimitri)

Sargent Victor Alda - the senior LSO on board Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Yovari

Captain First Class Pyotr Gulva - Captain of Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Yovari

Junior Sergeant Nicole Fess - Military Space Forces Early Warning Radar Station 14-Zulu

Senior Sergeant Ivan Russov - Military Space Forces Early Warning Radar Station 14-Zulu

Major Michael Wright - Karshkovian Air Force - Southern Coast Patrol

General Beltro Genova - Former Supreme Air Commander - Now in charge of Special Spacial Investigations

Sergent Sergi Greven - First Karshkovian to make contact with Extra-Terrestrials.

Security Organizations:


Federal Security Service of the Karshkovian Republic (FSB)

Director: Nikolai Cherenko

Equal to: FBI,NSA, MI5, US Customs, DEA, BATF

The FSB is involved in counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism, and surveillance. It deals in mainly domestic affairs however; it can conduct anti-terrorist military operations anywhere in the World if ordered by the President.

The FSB is responsible for internal security of Karshkovia, counter-espionage, and the fight against organized crime, terrorism, and drug smuggling.


Federal Agency of Government Communications and Information (FAPSI)

Director - lavko Juraga

Equal duties as: (none known)

The FAPSI is Karshkovia’s Internet and Information Technology agency, working under the SVR. FAPSI is responsible for Government communications, design and development of Security measures including Security of Communications.

The FAPSI is responsible for all code cracking and creation inside of Karshkovia and maintains Karshkovia’s Cryptography Bureau. It trains and employs hackers and crackers as well as doing the R&D for all equipment used for clandestine missions inside and outside of Karshkovia.


Federal Protective Service of Karshkovia (FSO)

Director: General Ivan Pelovia

Equal to: US Secret Service, US Marshals.

The FSO is responsible for the protection of Karshkovian state property and high-ranking government personnel and their immediate family. The FSO guards and protects the President, Prime Minister and their daughter, as well as handling the nuclear-codes (aka ‘Black Briefcase’) via members of the special military unit, the Presidential Guard.

The FSO is a powerful institution with a range of rights and powers, including the right to conduct searches and surveillance without warrants, make arrests, and give orders to other state agencies. It also operates the secure high-level communications system and the secure deep-rail subway system used by the government in case of attack against the capital (or nuclear attack on the country). This subway runs over two hundred miles to a secure bunker somewhere in the Karshka mountains, which is also guarded and staffed by the Presidential Guard.

The agency is headed by General Ivan Pelovia, and supervised by the Radchenko’s bodyguard Viktor Valski. The service is subordinate to Vladimir Radchenko, however his orders are allowed to be ignored if they would put himself, Karshkovia, or the Prime Minister in imminent danger.


Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Karshkovian Republic (GRU)

Director: Lubomír Paulovic

Equal to: DIA

The GRU is Karshkovia’s main military intelligence agency, run by the military. This service is tasked with gathering intelligence for the Military branches in Karshkovia, mainly on foreign military strengths and movements.

The GRU activities encompass those performed by nearly all joint foreign military intelligence agencies as well as other national organizations ran by Karshkovia. The GRU gathers human intelligence through military attaches and foreign agents as well as using surveillance aircraft such as a FOXBAT and SR-71.


Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)

Director: Dusan Gavrich

Equal To: CIA, MI6,

The SVR is Karshkovia’s largest external Intelligence agency. It’s main missions are to implement active measures to ensure Karshkovia’s security, conduct military, strategic, economic, scientific and technological espionage, Protect employees of Karshkovian institutions overseas and their families; Provide personnel security for Russian government officials and their families; Conduct joint operations with foreign security services; Conduct electronic surveillance in foreign countries. FAPSI is subordinate to the SVR.

The SVR includes the following Departments:

Bureau of Political Intelligence – It is responsible for intelligence and espionage around the world.

Bureau of Illegal Intelligence (BI2) – responsible for preparing and planting ‘illegal agents’ overseas, conducting terror operations and sabotage in foreign countries, “biological espionage”, and recruitment of foreign nations for intelligence or espionage / sabotage missions.

Bureau of Scientific and Technical Intelligence – Responsible for gathering all Scientific and Technical knowledge available.

Bureau of External Counter-Intelligence – responsible for infiltrating foreign intelligence and security agencies and exercising surveillance over Karshkovian citizens abroad.

Bureau of Operational and Technical Support – responsible for moving intelligence from different agencies to agents or government officials who require the intelligence data.

Bureau of Planning and Analysis – Designs and evaluates SVR operations abroad.

Bureau of Computer Services (information and dissemination) – Responsible for analyzing and distributing data. It publishes a daily current events summaries for the President and senior staff.

Bureau of Cryptography – responsible for creating secure communications for Government agencies and breaking codes of foreign governments.

Bureau of Computer Intelligence (FAPSI) - Mentioned above

Bureau of Economic Intelligence – responsible for maintaining accurate intelligence on the economies of foreign nations around the world. It also prepares and plants agents in strategic positions in governments and corporations, which can be used to provide sensitive/classified financial and economic intelligence back to the SVR. They also can be used to destabilize the economy of a foreign nation.

VEGA Group - This is a special forces unit under the direct control of BI2, which specializes in deep penetration, sabotage, universal and direct covert action, embassy protection and espionage cell activation (in case of war). They also specialize in nuclear safety and security for Karshkovia’s nuclear arsenal.

VEGA is made up of the following units:

Alfa – Deep Penetration and Sabotage Unit: They are responsible for placing their highly trained operatives inside Foreign soil to conduct missions deemed vital to Karshkovian interests. This would include activities such as infiltration of a military base to destroy a prototype weapons system with little or no evidence of KGF involvement. This unit would also be responsible for assassinations of Foreign VIPs

Sheliv - Terrorist Penetration Unit. They are responsible for penetrating terrorist organizations and providing intelligence about the organization while also providing sabotage efforts against the terrorists. Operatives in Sheliv are only known to the President and Sheliv’s leaders.

Zeblo - Embassy Protection Unit. They are responsible for embassy protection of staff and their families, the destruction of confidential files and equipment if an embassy is overun. They are trained to pose as regular embassy staff but are highly trained in escape, evasion, counter-terrorism and close-quarters combat. Zeblo often keeps safe houses in the city and around the nation where Karshkovian embassies exist, in case an embassy is over run and the staff must be evacuated.

Vymich – Espionage Cell Unit. This unit is tasked with setting up cells internal and abroad, which would perform espionage and sabotage in times of great national need. This unit penetrates vital points in foreign military and civilian organizations. Cells are tasked with destroying vital national and military assets if called upon. This unit also trains foreign irregular and guerrilla armies friendly to Karshkovian interests abroad.

All VEGA personal undergo extreme mental and physical training including special weapons, improvised and specialized explosives and weapons, terrorist training (to understand the tactics terrorists would use and how to counter it), counter-terrorist training, close hand combat, close quarters combat, parachute training, diving, underwater combat, climbing (rock and smooth surface), ropetech alpinism, sabotage and Espionage training.

Military Vehicles

Carriers

Two (2) Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz_class)
Yovari Independence

One (1) Kiev-Class Aircraft Carrier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev_class_aircraft_carrier)
Minsk

Battleships

One (1) Modified Montana-class (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana_Class) Guided Missile Dreadnought
Freedom

Cruisers

Five (5) Ticonderoga class guided missile cruisers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticonderoga_class_cruiser)
Damocles Delphi Agamemnon Roanoke Hunley

Four (4) Kirov class Battlecruisers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov_class_battlecruiser)
Alexander Orion Armitage Agrippa

Six (6) Slava class cruisers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slava_Class)
Juno Churchill Pollux Chimaera Archonon Grendel


Destroyers

Seven (7) Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke_class)
Javelin Archer Olympus Bowen Draco Sorsha Kaladoor

Ten (10) Spruance class destroyers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruance_class)
Seifer Montague Persephone Themis Melenaus Bucephalus Themis Pythia Beowulf Icarus

One (1) Udaloy-III Heavy-destroyer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udaloy_class_destroyer)
Karshenko

Seven (7) Udaloy-II destroyers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udaloy_class_destroyer)
Odin Sagittarius Scorpio Libra Aries Kelana Petaling

Eight (8) Kara Class destroyers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_class_cruiser)
Kiara Klang Midvalley Altair Rana Vega Bellatrix Antares


Fifteen (15) Sovremenny class destroyers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovremenny_class)
Lesath Ascella Procyon Sirius Terebellum Polares Nashira Graffias Seginus Megrez Mizar Lesath Betelgeuse Algol Acrux
Intrepid - Lost to enemy action defending supertanker KarshkaMAX



Frigates

Eighteen (18) Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry_class)
Everest Voralpe Remmel Tafelberg Kenya Pierce Meru Cameroon Indrasan Wolfberg Corazon Elgon Batu Antononia Tomakin Clarkestown Zostar Volograd

Twenty-two (22) Talwar class guided missile frigates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talwar_class_frigate)
Hyperion Prometheus Lexington Tomakin Proxima Demeter Athena Dublin Trafalgar Araluen Dalmeny Kiama Moruya Phoenix Terra Phobos Breheny Constellation Powell Galax Changel Arthur

Thirty (30) Krivak 3 class guided missile frigates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krivak_class_frigate)
Nova Wright Raphael Farrar Davis Meyers Lamia Moore Bradshaw Hastings Godard Nadeau McDermott Wolff Ryan Graham Somers Moyes Dutton Boehm Swiderek Dunlop Wasserman Danan Sullivan Roddenberry Elliot Eisenman M.L.King, Jr Campbell


Corvettes

Fifty-two (52) - Tarantul class corvettes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantul_class)
Maine
Lejeune
Panther
Guantanamo
Rowell
Carlson
Schilt
Bodley
Schott
Edson
Puller
Pendleton
Basilone
Chaffey
Choisin
Tripoli
Cobb
Woods
Andrews
Thierry
Piranha
Tarawa
Oscar
Mihiel
Quantico
Ermey
Belleau
Hartman
Gonzales
Peleliu
Inchon
Solomon
Bougainville
Wake
Forge
Montez
Sanh
Boynton Caron Chatea Starlet Guinea Vallie Okin Culebra Rand Legacy Coburn Hickney Cavalier Tempest Tiberius Stewart

Thirty-one (31) - Pauk class corvettes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauk_class_corvette)
Carpentum Ostia Actium Hamilcar Salamis Macedonia Zama Simyra Astarte Jubeil Byblos Arwad Sidon Utica Berytus Baalbek Carteia Frost Avondale Trojan Androsia Zeblo Montgomery Renegade Gallant Goliath Winchester Verite Theodore Bonaparte Jaganath Darius

Twenty (20) Grisha IV class ASW corvettes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grisha_class_corvette)
Bogota Syracuse Deneb Yuma Angeles Pueblo Brisbane Ankara Karachi Brussels Frankfurt Nairobi Lisbon Helsinki Aberdeen Izmir Akron Coventry Algiers Sofia

Four (4) Bora-class hoverborne guided missile corvettes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bora_class_guided_missile_hovercraft)
Sarajevo Chechnya Bosnia Herzegovina


Submarines

Eight (8) Virginia-class attack submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_class_submarine)
Oslo Adelaide Tobruk Waterhen Newcastle Manoora Bendigo Anzac

Ten (10) SSN-21 Seawolf-Class attack submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawolf_class_submarine)
Providence Challenger Archangel Atlas Integrity Endurance Sentinel Alexandra Saratoga Faithful

Six (6) Project-971A Akula II class attack submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akula_class_submarine)
Destiny Nostromo Stalingrad Nautilus Resolution

Ten (10) Akula I class attack submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akula_class_submarine)
Caddebostan Illyria Dalmatia Denarius Hannibal Amphorae Byzantium Cicero Venerable Timberwolf

Eight (8) Oscar II-class hunter/killer submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_class_submarine)
Murex Baal Venra Canaan Melqart Pertinax Vespasian Zarephath

Five (5) Typhoon class Ballistic Missile Submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_class)
Formidable Leviathan Majestic Justice Yamato Horizon

Six (6) Delta class Ballistic Missile Submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_class)
Cicero Keyser Söze Carthage Tarshish Tyre Gibraltar

Four (4) Project 677 Lada class advanced attack submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_class_submarine)
Neco Adonis Pannonia Concordia


Support Ships

Fifteen (15) Supply class fast combat support ships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_combat_support_ships)
Defender Pathfinder Spirit Morningstar Templar Thunderbird Peerless Crusader Trinity Magellan Rapier Poseidon Resilient Geneva Rhodes

Nineteen (19) Sacramento Class fast combat support ships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_combat_support_ships)
Ironclad Ballista Wyoming Archon Budapest Sacramento Trafalgar Trebuchet Maker Cimmeron Lexington Columbia Gettysburg Georgia Christophe Toussaint Hawkins Henderson Blakey

Twenty-eight (28) Ropucha class landing ships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ropucha_Class)
Apache Seattle Fearless Norris Jupiter Brazas Merlin Nordhaus Inverness Lakota Koh Maxwell Meer Virgil Centaur Mathias Courageous Minotaur Jarl Vicksburg Antietam Hotspur Bishop Washington Jefferson Rigel Essex Lafayette

Ten (10) Natya-class minesweepers (http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/juws/juws0579.html)
Sumter Protege Kodiak Benevolence Zephyr Diligent Maryland Sierra Cerberus Vambrace

Five (5) AS-39 Submarine tender ships (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/as-39.htm)
Kyushu Dublin October Arcadia Eureka

Eight (8) SSV-33 Kapusta CnC ships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_command_ship_SSV-33)
Churchill Savior Appalachia Jerusalem Crowell Caspars Icarus Protector

Two (2) Yuan Wang-class space-tracking ships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_Wang_class_tracking_ship)
Odyssey Kobayashi Maru

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Karshkovian Aerospace Command (run by Intelligence agencies)
Karshkovian Army Space and Missile Command
Karshkovia Air Force Space Command
Karshkovia Naval Space Command
Space Battlelab
Karshkovia Center for Space Studies and Research (NASA equivalent)