An Explanation of the Interactive Element of this AAR:
- Welcome to ‘’Let the ruling classes tremble’’. As I have written in the title this is, unlike my many previous AARs, an interactive AAR. You may remember that this genre of AARs became very popular after the Realpolitik phenomenon but after getting on the wrong side of the moderators virtually all of these AARs were shutdown. I hope to help bring some sort of revival to the genre but I shall be doing things rather differently.
- As you may have noticed this AAR is not based in some democratic state filled with new parties but is instead based in a young and fragile Socialist Republic. There is only one party – the People’s Party – but within it there are several factions. You will be introduced to these factions at a later date.
- Each of these factions have very different outlooks to how the VSVR should progress towards a socialist paradise so one of them needs to take a lead. Each faction will look to draw electoral support from the membership of the People’s Party – that’s you guys.
- You
do not represent the entire populace of the Republic but instead you represent the party membership. You shall routinely be consulted on important decisions for the Republic through frequent votes. At the start of the AAR I will ask you to vote for one of the factions which will take power for a period of five years, after those five years you will be able to vote again.
- However this system is anything but rigid. One of the main things I hope to do with this AAR is to develop the Republic from an infant People’s Republic onwards into a mature state. Depending on both your votes and the actions of characters in the AAR your power may be weakened or strengthened. For example if, somehow, a Stalinesque figure of reactionary dictatorship takes power then your voting power will be significantly weakened but if the Party falls into the hands of unconfident and strongly democratic persons then you could end up directing me in almost everything I do from new factory building programs to where I should direct influence points if any.
- However to keep this an interactive AAR I promise that even if we do end up with a dictator I will consult you routinely.
- Whilst you may of course align yourself to a faction and campaign for it you cannot become a ‘member’ of it.
- When there are votes at the end of the update I shall write a short section in bold which will simply mark out the options you have to vote for.
- You are free to abstain from any and every vote. However if you do vote please do one of two things: place your vote on a post of its own, or if your are voting in a post where you are also commenting then please place make sure your vote is in bold so I will see it.
- This just about sums up my idea of how the interactive element of the AAR will go. If you have any questions feel free to post them in this thread or drop me a visitor’s message on my profile page.
The Rules:
- I as host reserve the right to veto any action any player wishes to undertake: To consolidate the stability of the AAR, to stop interference with the normal functioning of the thread or simply because I feel like it.
- Readers
may not create their own political parties or factions. The only factions that exist in this AAR are the ones that I present.
- Readers are free to align themselves and vote for any faction that they wish to so long as I have made it clear that the faction is either still in existence or standing for election.
- - Try to keep the role-playing to a minimum – I would like to ask everyone to refrain from inventing characters and to use their own nicknames at all times in this thread. This is to avoid confusion.
- Campaigning outside of this thread is forbidden.
- Please refrain from spamming or inciting hate.
- I usually have a rather full PM box so if your wish to contact me about anything to do with this AAR could you please use my profile visitor message unless you are desperate to keep it private.
- By taking part in this thread I assume you have read these rules. If I feel that these rules are being broken I will first post a warning in this thread, if the offending behaviour continues I shall not hesitate to inform a moderator.
Contents
Members of the Central Committee – January 1st 1850
The Rhineland Revolution – 1848-1850
The VSVR in 1850
The Election of 1850
The Election of 1850 (Conclusion)
The VSVR 1850-1855
The Election of 1855
The Election of 1855 (Conclusion)
The VSVR 1855-1860
Revolution in France?
The 1860 Election and
Plebiscite on Reform to the Voting System
Election of 1860 (Conclusion)
The World in Review - 1860
The VSVR 1860-1865
Election of 1865
Kadon's Letter
Keynes2.0's Letter
Election of 1865 (Conclusion)
The Crisis of 1865
VSVR 1865-1870
Election of 1870
Election of 1870 (Conclusion)
VSVR 1870-1875 (Part 1)
VSVR 1870-1875 (Part 2)
Election of 1875
Zimmerwald1915's letter
Zimmerwald1915's 2nd letter
Election of 1875 (Conclusion)
Zimmerwald1915's 3rd letter
Communard's Letter
The VSVR 1875-1880 (Part 1)
The VSVR 1875-1880 (Part 2)
Kadon's 2nd Letter
Election of 1880
John Forseti's Letter
Tssha's Letter
Ryke's Letter
Election of 1880 (Conclusion)
VSVR 1880-1883
Keynes2.0's 2nd Letter
Civil War - 1883-1884
What Now?
Changes at the top – Major shifts in VSVR politics immediately after the Civil War (1884)
The VSVR 1884-1890 (Part 1)
The VSVR 1884-1890 (Part 2)
Election of 1890
Election of 1890 (Conclusion)
World Cup 1894 Special
The VSVR 1890-1895
Election of 1895
Zimmerwald's 4th Letter
Election of 1895 (Conclusion)
The VSVR 1895-1900 (Part 1)
VSVR 1895-1900 (Part 2)
Election of 1900
Rosa Luxemburg's Posthumous Letter (Zimmerwald)
Election of 1900 Conclusion
Communard's Letter
Manifesto of the Artistic Revolution (LeCare)
The New Years Crisis
The VSVR 1900-1905 (Part 1) - The Great War
The VSVR 1900-1905 (Part 2)
Communard's Speech and the General Assembly of the Comintern
Election 1905
Election of 1905 (Conclusion)
The Development of Marxism
Constitution of the Republic and the Grand Assembly of the Comintern
VSVR 1905-1910
The Election of 1910
Zimmerwald's 5th Letter
Keynes' 3rd Letter
Zimmerwald's 6th Letter
LeCare's Poem
Keynes' Poem
Zimmerwald's Poem
Battle of Koblenz, Act 1, (Play) - by LeCare