This page is for little tidbits from Crimean history that don't fit into the main story.
Native North Americans and the Crimean War
Since the end of the 1828 War and the start of a long peace along the borders of the North American League, Americans had developed a patriotic tradition of enlisting in the British military. This was particularly strong in the Native provinces of the Great Lakes: Aquanishuonigy, Miami, and Ouisconsin - provinces that did not technically belong to any of the British monarchs. The warrior tradition was still very much a part of society, and fighting for the Grandfathers (as the monarchs are known) had long been an acceptable path for a warrior to follow. The Native units in the Crimean War were notoriously independent, often wandering behind enemy lines to raid or forage, but they also distinguished themselves through their bravery. This tradition of enlisting in the Federated Kingdoms' forces lasted until the middle of the Second Great War, when the NAL joined the war in its own right and these units were transferred to League command.
Crimea's Soviet Republic and the Global Communist Movement
After Red forces took control of Crimea, they set up a Soviet Republic by 1919. At first the Tauridian Soviet Republic was led by an uneasy alliance of Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, and anarchists; but the Mensheviks soon gained the upper hand through their strong support in the workers' soviets in the cities. Menshevik Crimea became a hub for socialist activity in the tradition of the Second International. It attracted exiles from all parts of the Russian Empire and many Marxist visitors from the West.
In government, the Tauridian Soviet Republic divided power between a parliament and the Soviets. The parliament was multiparty in theory, but in practice the Mensheviks had a great advantage from their control of the Soviets, and they were the dominant party in parliament for most of the TSR's history. Frustrated liberals and conservatives started to take to the streets, putting much stress on the system; but what finally ended the Soviet Republic was invasion and occupation by Ukraine (1940), then Germany ('44), then Snorist Russia ('46).
Loyalists of the Soviet regime fled the country. A wartime government-in-exile was established in Italy and a force was organized to fight with the Allies. In the final stages of the Second Great War, a militant faction of this force set out to start a guerrilla campaign against the SNOR in Hungary. This band eventually retreated across the border and merged with the army of the Confederation of Soviet Danubian States. The bulk of the soldiers instead were welcomed into Bavaria, where they disbanded. The government-in-exile also relocated to Munich, which became the center of Menshevik exile activity for a number of years. The Crimean expats fit in well in the postwar atmosphere of Bavaria, leftist yet undergoing a process of liberalization.
The Menshevik Party (Menşevic Parti) was re-established in Crimea after the fall of Snorism and is one of the larger parties in the country today.
In government, the Tauridian Soviet Republic divided power between a parliament and the Soviets. The parliament was multiparty in theory, but in practice the Mensheviks had a great advantage from their control of the Soviets, and they were the dominant party in parliament for most of the TSR's history. Frustrated liberals and conservatives started to take to the streets, putting much stress on the system; but what finally ended the Soviet Republic was invasion and occupation by Ukraine (1940), then Germany ('44), then Snorist Russia ('46).
Loyalists of the Soviet regime fled the country. A wartime government-in-exile was established in Italy and a force was organized to fight with the Allies. In the final stages of the Second Great War, a militant faction of this force set out to start a guerrilla campaign against the SNOR in Hungary. This band eventually retreated across the border and merged with the army of the Confederation of Soviet Danubian States. The bulk of the soldiers instead were welcomed into Bavaria, where they disbanded. The government-in-exile also relocated to Munich, which became the center of Menshevik exile activity for a number of years. The Crimean expats fit in well in the postwar atmosphere of Bavaria, leftist yet undergoing a process of liberalization.
The Menshevik Party (Menşevic Parti) was re-established in Crimea after the fall of Snorism and is one of the larger parties in the country today.