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TemplarCommander - I have read your AAR so far, and the way I see it, it's really good looking foward to it.
KcindX and Aliasing - Yes you're right. Soon Bush will see the error of his ways with a big invasion in the heartland.
Everyone - Thanks
 
New update today.
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Chapter I, Section IV: The Advance of the Russians

As Russia gave more federal grants to leading industries to construct more factory complexes across the Federation, it saw its industrial output rise, giving Russia the capacity to re-arm, equip and upgrade its armed forces. Meanwhile, the Government also rebuilt factories in war-torn Chechnya, in places where the Russians effectively controlled the land, repairing them to serve the needs of Russia. Overall, the plan worked. By then, the Russian industrial output grew by about 300% in just two short and fruitful years, leading even the New York Times to declare that the Russian Federation may soon be competing with China for being the largest economy in the world, larger than even the United States and the European Union combined. Indeed, the Russian "Empire Expanse" program, as it was known, was the most unprecedented in modern history.

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Russian industrial output by 23 March, 2003 (top) and the output by the end of 2004(bottom).​

At the same time, a military draft was called by Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov, calling for Russians aged 17 to 30 to perform up to 2 years of mandatory military service, as well as being placed in reserve forces for 30 years. Many Russians, however, enlisted in the armed forces before the draft was even issued, eager to join in the country's rise to glory and power as the world's new hegemon. Defense Minister Ivanov was so overwhelmed by the number of eager recruits, yet at the same time, he was pleased with such a number, hoping that they would one day become agents for Russia's expanse.

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The orders for a military draft were issued on 1 April, 2003 along with orders from President Putin asking that the defense budget be increased.​

Meanwhile, as Russia enjoys the unprecedented domestic peace, the rest of the world is very troubled and in turmoil, as Islamist terrorists, linked together by their affiliation with the al-Qaeda terror network, attacked the Western world mainly for what it sees as aiding the United States. On 11 March, 2004 for example, terrorists destroyed several trains in Madrid's commuter rail system, killing 191 people and bringing down José María Aznar's government along with them, as the bombings took place three days before the Spanish General Elections that year. Then, came the bombings in a compound in Riyadh, a year earlier, killing 35 people and injuring over 160 more. And then there were the constant peal of bombs set up by suicide bombers in the Middle East, specifically in Israel and Iraq, where insurgents, mainly disgruntled Sunni Muslims and Baath Party loyalists, constantly pick on American troop positions in the cities and countryside.

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The aftermath of the Riyadh compound after it was blown to bits by suicide bombers.

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One of the damaged trains headed from Madrid's Atocha station, the scene of destruction brought on by the Madrid bombings.

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A car bomb explodes over a roadway in the Sunni triangle in Iraq.​

Then, suddenly, the Russian Federation too was attacked by terrorists, in a little corner of the Northern Caucasus. On 1 September, 2004, 32 Chechen seperatists forcibly took over a local school in the village of Beslan, in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, and took many children hostage. In the resulting shootout, over 334 hostages perished, including 186 children. This tradegy would come to strengthen Russia's central government, as well as earning the criticism of other groups, who stated that the resulting power grab is eroding the political freedoms that Russians had enjoyed since 1991. In response, the Russian Government told them that it was "to preserve the security of the Russian people, and to prevent such disasters from ever happening again".

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Russian soldiers look on as the bodies of the dead are piled in Beslan's School #1​

Still, despite all of its ups and downs, it was the greatest two years for one particular player in Russian politics. In 15 March 2004, after a long and hard campaign battle, the Russian people had re-elected Vladimir Putin back into the Presidency, giving him another four-year term in office. Thousands cheered as their most popular man to take that role was re-elected to the Presidency, giving the Russian leader himself time to formulate his next plans for the future.

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Little did the people of Washington, Brussels, and Beijing knew, the presidential electionwas a symbol that meant only one thing. The Bear is Back.

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And that's a wrap on this latest update.
 
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Messenger and KcindX - It's true, Russia is in fact trying to get stronger and better under President Putin.
Zeldar155 and Patukov - Actually, Putin wanted to set up an empire that is also ruled by a strong, vibrant republic and federation
Hax - Yes, Russia's gaze is mainly towards Central Asia, but he's also looking at multiple directions simultaneously, towards the Ukraine, the Caucasus, to India and Serbia, and even the Philippines.
 
Kaioo said:
I can't wait to see the next update of this :)
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Yes, there's a new update next week (I update every other week, since I have to work on my map mod on DH also), and it's going to talk about the foreign affairs of Russia all through 2004.
 
Here's the week's update.
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Chapter I: Section V: The Bear is Back

As the Russian Federation was busy re-arming and upgrading its troops inside its own borders, it was also busy promoting its interest outside its borders, in both big and small ways. In 2 April, 2003 for example, Russia began seeking more closer ties with the French Fifth Republic and the German Federal Republic, which have for years have criticised American foreign policy and the invasion of Iraq. Many in the European continent saw the war as nothing more of a war for U.S. imperialism, which was why the German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder began to offer a plan to both President Putin and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac. He offered them a chance for their countries to stand up to the U.S. by creating a new axis of power between them. For President Putin, it was an offer he couldn't possibly refuse, though he privately later remarked "I wish that they could put the axis under my control instead of his.", as he was referring to Schröder's leadership role in this axis.

By 3 April, the deal was signed in a modest ceremony in Stuttgart.​
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The Deal ultimately gave Russia new partners in France and Germany.​

By the time 2003 gave way to 2004, he had also began focusing in Asia and Africa as well, sending UN peacekeepers out into places like the Darfur region of Sudan, East Timor, and other trouble spots near or in Muslim countries that could potentially give support to terrorists on the Northern Caucasus. All the while, the Russians began influencing the Philippine Government to cede some oil concessions in the Sulu Sea and the East Palawan Basin to Russian oil companies like Gazprom and Rosneft, but all were turned down by the Philippine Government, as they told them that only Philippine citizens and companies could own most of the assets inside the country. President Putin was chagrined at this developement, but he eventually kept cool of himself, knowing that in time, the Filipinos would submit to Russian interests, and the Philippines, with its warm-water ports, would be a part of his burgeoning empire.

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One of the oil rigs found in the Sulu Sea, ​

Later in the year, more good news followed for Russia, and its plans abroad. On 10 May, 2004, the people of India had elctions determining both the dominating party and also the identity of its new prime minister after outgoing prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned. After the vote had been counted, the people of the world's largest republic by population had elected the conservative Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), and its party leader Rajnath Singh, to power. Confident about India's latest achievements to its plans in Asia, President Putin put fowards a proposal for an alliance between the two countries, and after a heated debate in the Lok Sabha, the Parliament of India, it was passed by a vote of 475-65 with 3 abstentions.

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Rajnath Singh, now the Prime Minister of the Indian Republic​

Meanwhile, on 4 November, after a long hard-fought campaign battle, the people of the United States had re-elected George W. Bush to another 4-year term in office. President Putin however, was concerned that he would be a thorn to Russia's side and be an impediment to its plans, but nevetheless, he congratulated the election of the President. George W. Bush would be sworn in for his second and final term on 20 January, 2005.
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George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States (2001-2004, 2005-2009)​

Still, during the closing months of the year, Russia and India would then support the outcome of a very contested election in what people usually call "The Breadbasket of Europe". After several runoff elections staring on 29 October, the people of the Ukraine had reelected Viktor Yanukovych back into power. In response, a group of citizens began calling for the runner-up, the US-backed Viktor Yushchenko, to become President, citing that the election was flawed. However, after Yanukovych's power base in the east threatened to secede and the Russian Colossus began leniding his support for the embattled president-elect, support for the aborted "Orange Revolution" and its protesters diminished to a significant extent, leading Yanukovych to enjoy his electoral victory in peace.
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The Decision by President Putin to back Ukrainian President Yanukovych was one of the reasons why the Orange Revolution failed to topple him.​

Little did the rest of the world knew, Yanukovych, along with some of the leaders of Russia's neighbor countries would formulate a plan that could change the geopolitcal landscape of Eurasia forever.

The question now was, would President Putin sign up to it?

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Reading this, I think it is important to understand what has happened in Chechnya. To put things into perspective, there were about 1 million people living there. Now about 150 000 are dead according to some figures and about 200 000 people displaced. And the footage and war immages that I saw were horific. I dont condone actions taken by individual extremists or whoever thought it was a good idea to bomb the place to hell, but seeing that those events were continually refered to, I beleive that the readers and the author of this interesting looking AAR should keep the seriousness of what is going on there in mind.
 
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