Stasnov

The Union of Socialist Republics of Stasnov (Stasnovan: Союз Социалистических Республик Стасновии tr. Soyuz Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik Stasnovii), also known as the Stasnovan Union, USRS or simply Stasnov (Stasnovan: Стаснов) is a country in Eastern Vesperea. Stasnov is a single-party socialist state comprising of six republics with each containing several federal subjects, called oblasts (the number varies within the various republics). To the south west, Stasnov borders Gorbatov, Elesar to the south, Zerinfriüm and Astronea to the north.

Stasnov is a founding member and the current leader nation of the Vastava Pact.

Demonym
"Stasnov" is derived from the word "Stas" that means "land" in the Seldaki language. "Nov" means new in the language of the southern tribes. When the Seldaki tribe conquered the country and formed the First Empire it merged the two words into "Stasnov" which means "New Land". It was deemed by historians that the Seldaki named the country "New Land" because the territories they conquered were rather new to them and different than their mountainous homeland. When the Empire was formed, the population had communication problems due to the plethora of languages used by the many minorities and tribes. After the fall and reformation of the Empire into the Second Stasnovan Empire, Emperor Vladimir Stepanovich I created a new language with characteristics from all other local languages to solve the problem. Thus, the was created. The standard way to refer to a citizen in the country is "Stasnovan"

Tribal Era
The nation's history began with a period called "The Tribal Era" by most Stasnovan historians that lasted from prehistoric times until 882 BCE. That name was given to that period because of the multiple tribes that inhabited Stasnov. Remnants of these civilizations are still being found today, with the most recent one being the burial site near the town of Glubovko, Seldaki Oblast, Belovya Socialist Republic.

Not much is known about this period, other that a large numbers of tribes inhabited what is now Stasnov - collectively referred to as the Stasna. Despite the single term used to describe them, the Stasna tribes were quite different from one another, from the Evganar pastoralist nomads of the south and the seafaring Yuktovachi peoples on the Zentrum coast, to the more warlike, martial society of the Seldaki that dwelled in the Kherzov mountain range near the modern Zerinite border. These tribes were generally located in western Stasnov, as the eastern part of the modern nation was largely uninhabited back then, with only a few peoples dwelling there.

At some point in the mid-6th century BC - historians generally agree on 562 or 563 as the most possible dates - the event known as the Seldaki Invasion begun. The Seldaki tribes invade the south and east, subjugating many rival tribes. The invasion culminated in the almost mythical Battle of Polkonets - assumed to be 50 km north of modern Vastava - where the Seldaki armies defeated their most powerful enemies, the Dinvanar.

Political System
According to the 1991 Constitution of the United Socialist Republics of Stasnov, the country is a federation and socialist state of the whole people, expressing the will and interests of the workers, peasants, and intelligentsia, the working people, wherein the Premier is the head of state and the General Secretary of the Communist Party is the head of government. The United Socialist States of Stasnov is fundamentally structured as a Parliamentary Socialist State, wherein the Communist Party is the leading force of the Stasnovan society and the nucleus of its political system. The Central (federal) government is composed of three branches:


 * Legislative: The bicameral People's Assembly of Stasnov, made up of the 2000-member Supreme Soviet and the 260-member Union Soviet, adopts federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse and the power of impeachment of the Premier. Members of the Supreme Soviet are all elected by popular vote, and can only be affiliated with the Communist Party, or be independent. The same applies to the Union Soviet, were the people of each State elect 10 candidates to represent them.
 * Executive: The Central Committee of the Communist Party appoints the Government of Stasnov, the General Secretary, the Premier (who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces)and other officers, who administer and enforce federal laws and policies. The Central Committee can also veto legislative bills before they become law. It is also stated in the 1991 constitution, that referendums are to be held by every major demand by the population, including voting on critical laws and policies. The results of the referendum cannot be vetoed by the government.
 * Judiciary: The Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of Arbitration and lower federal courts (Provisional and State Courts), whose judges are appointed by the Federation Soviet on the recommendation of the Premier, and/or the Central Committee, interpret laws and can overturn laws they deem unconstitutional.

The Premier is elected by the vote of the Central Committee for a six-year term (eligible for a second term, but not for a third consecutive term). Commissariats (Ministries) of the government are composed of the Premier and his deputies, ministers, and selected other individuals; all are appointed by the Central Committee on the recommendation of the General Secretary.

The Central Committee itself (also known as Tse-ka), is de jure the highest body of the Communist Party of the Stasnov (CPS) between Party Congresses. According to Party rules, the Central Committee directs all Party and government activities between each Party Congress. Members of the Central Committee are elected at the Party Congresses. The Communist Party has held a total of 30 Party Congresses. Membership of the Communist Party is estimated to be around 92 million.

The current Premier of Stasnov, Nikolai Krasnov, was also elected as the General Secretary of the Central Committee when the previous General Secretary, Georgy Antropov, died from heart attack in 2013. An act that was considered unconstitutional at first, but after voting by the Supreme Soviet and a referendum, Krasnov was allowed to act as both the General Secretary and the Premier.

Economy
The economy of Stasnov is a Socialist one. The economy is primarily based on State-owned corporations, though companies that are collectively managed by the employees themselves have become increasingly popular, and they now are a major part of the Stasnovan economy. While the largest and most important corporations are owned by the state, smaller, but not much less significant ones operate under the collective management of the employees. The economy is described as a mixture of planned socialist economy and a decentralized, worker-managed market socialist economy, with some small-to-medium sized private businesses also being part of the economy.

The first post-Revolution years saw the implementation of Soviet-style five-year plans and reconstruction through massive voluntary work. However, while immediately after the 1919 Revolution the Stasnovan economy was strictly centrally-planned in order to recover quickly, Premier Artyom Cherdenko (in office between 1951 and 1961) quickly undertook Market reforms in 1959, in order to improve the allocation of capital and consumer goods, something that many dubbed as "fulfilling Ivan Moskvin's dream of a new kind of Socialist Motherland"