Soviet Union (Joseph Stalin)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Map by Janboruta
Leader	Josef Stalin
Capital	Moscow
Start Bias	None
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy
Culture req. mod	Totalitarian
Traits req. mod	Imperialistic, Industrious
Map Labels Language req. mod	Slavic
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The Soviet Union led by Stalin is a custom civilization by JFD and Janboruta, with contributions from Leugi, Danrell, and TheLohoped.

This mod requires Brave New World. It does not replace Catherine's Russia.

Overview

The Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Marxist–Leninist state on the Eurasian continent that existed between 1922 and 1991. It was governed as a single-party state by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital. A union of multiple subnational Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized.

Stalin

His birth name was Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, but to the world he will always be known simply as Stalin ("man of steel" in Russian). Stalin was born in 1878 to a poor Georgian family. His father was a cobbler who often beat his wife and young son. At the age of eight, Stalin began his education in the Gori Church School, where instruction was conducted in Russian and he was mocked for his Georgian accent. Stalin graduated first in his class at the age of fourteen and began attending school next at the Tiflis Theological Seminary. Stalin had no interest in becoming a priest, but the seminary was one of the few institutions of higher learning permitted in Georgia by the repressive tsarist government.

During his reign Stalin encouraged the development of a sycophantic cult of personality where he was worshipped as little less than a god. When he finally died in 1953 there was an enormous outpouring of genuine grief across the Soviet Union.Overall, it must be said that Stalin was successful in changing the backwards agricultural state of the tsars into a modern global superpower. No country deserves more credit for defeating Nazi Germany than the Soviet Union.

Dawn of Man

We are humbled by your power and greatness, glorious Stalin of the Soviet Union. The empire that you took control of in 1928 was vast. Spanning from the Baltic Sea in the West to the Pacific Ocean in the East, and covering the Northern Asias, mighty Russia longed for direction. Her meek kings had failed to tame these ferocious lands, and so was the necessity of your harsh and demanding rule; to transform the Motherland from a decrepit, backwards empire into a powerful machine of industry and war. With determination and an unyielding will, you took up the mantle as a champion of socialism, and guarded mighty Russia from the moral pestilence of the West, setting the stage for a great clash of giants in the decades to come.

Leaderscene by Leugi

Great comrade, the Russian people long for your return as their glorious and wilful leader. Though the Soviet Union has fallen, its people do not forget for that which it once stood and remain united beneath the banner of their great yearning. Will you strengthen the bonds of your scattered people? Can you stand for the equality of your brothers and the fallen glory of your soviet union? Can you build a civilization that will stand the test of time?

Introduction: "Hmph. You look like trouble, but I don't judge a book by its cover. Unless on that cover is a religious icon. Then I burn it. Do you come bearing religious icons?"

Introduction: "I am Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of these united socialist republics; bound in blood and sweat against the tyranny of arbitrary kings and gods. That's right; you should tremble before me."

Defeat: "You may taste the ash of this victory upon your tongue for now, but I have left my mark upon the hearts of men, and one day those men will rise up against you."

Unique Attributes

Soviet Union (Stalin)
Art by janboruta Warsaw Pact Enemy units may take extra damage inside your borders, or in the borders of allied City-States or civilizations that share your Ideology. Earn Influence per turn with City-States from which you could demand tribute.
Art by janboruta IS-2 (Tank) May attack twice whilst in friendly territory, or in territory belonging to allied City-States or civilizations that share your Ideology -3% Production Cost
Art by janboruta Commissariat (Constabulary) +10% Production towards Land units for every City-State Connection (up to 30%)

City List Moscow Leningrad Kiev Minsk Kharkov Stalingrad Sverdlovsk Gorky Krasnodar Vladivostok Novosibirsk Krasnoyarsk Kuybyshev Baku Tbilisi Alma Ata Tashkent Omsk Ufa Chelyabinsk Sevastopol Molotov Kaliningrad Riga Tallinn Kazan Odessa Kirov Ulyanovsk Dnepropetrovsk Stalino Khabarovsk Tolyatti Barnaul Ustinov Ordzonikidze Ashgabat Stalinabad Novokuznetsk Tselinograd Karaganda Frunze Shcherbakov Arzamas 16

Spy List Pantiuşa Ursula Mikhail Ain-Ervin Susemihl Valery Konon Reino Yuri Moura Vladimir

Strategy

A Diplomatic Civ boasting strong defensive traits. Your City-State Influence will mostly come from armies parked outside their borders. Whether they are intimidated is based on (among other factors) the raw Combat Strength of the Units, so Melee is more efficient than Ranged. Your UB incentivises Trade Routes to City-States, by providing more Units with which to scare them into alliance. The IS-2, combined with the first part of your UA, will make you very difficult to successfully invade.

Music

Peace Theme	War Theme
Sowjet Union - Stalin Peace	Soviet Union - Stalin War
"Journey to Pugachev" by James Hannigan.	"Soviet Song" from the soundtrack of Call of Duty 5.

Mod Support

Mod Support
Civ IV Traits	Yes
Community Balance Patch	Yes
Cultural Diversity	Yes
Ethnic Units	Yes
Events and Decisions	Yes
ExCE	Yes
Map Labels	Yes
Mercenaries	Yes
Piety	Yes
Sovereignty	Yes
Unique Cultural Influence	Yes
Wish for the World	No
YnAEMP	Yes

Events and Decisions

Foster a Cult of Personality

From ashes you have forged this glorious, utopian empire, great Stalin! But the people seem to forget where their gratitudes should lie - that is: with you, glorious comrade! We must do everything in our power to ensure that the people know that it is upon your shoulders that this glorious state is raised.

Requirements/Restrictions:

• Player must be the Soviet Union (Stalin)
• May only be enacted from the beginning of the Industrial Era
• May only be enacted once per game

Costs:

• 300 Culture
• 1 Magistrate

Rewards:

• Receive a free Great Artist
• +25% Tourism to civilizations fighting a common enemy

Establish the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs

There are many enemies to the state - and some of them lie beyond our borders. A moment of weakness could be their gain, and the undoing of this glorious empire. We should establish a People's Commissariat for the explicit assurance of our own security - and the implicit guarantee of foreign compliance to our goals.

Requirements/Restrictions:

• Player must be the Soviet Union (Stalin)
• Player must have a Commissariat in the Capital
• May only be enacted from the beginning of the Industrial Era
• May only be enacted once per game

Costs:

• 900 Gold
• 1 Magistrate

Rewards:

• 1 free Spy
• Chance of rigging election in City-States doubled

Workers on Strike

A worker strike has begun in [City]. Disgruntled labourers are accusing our government of not taking their interests seriously, and that our pledge to the cause of the working man is mere empty rhetoric. We must put an end to these demonstrations, and show that they cannot be tolerated.

Option 1: We will put them down with force!

• [City] enters 1 to 3 turns of Resistance
• Receive a free Gun Unit

Option 2: Let them strike.

• [City] enters 1 turn of Resistance

Revolutionary Movement

We have been informed by one of the loyal members of our government that one of our high-ranking Ministers is co-operating with an underground revolutionary movement. This kind of disloyalty is of the highest treason and must be put to an end.

Option 1: Have the minister put on trial.

• 30% chance that Rebels will spawn near the Capital
• The Capital begins celebrating 'We Love the King Day' for 25 turns

Option 2: The minister will be forgiven.

• Nothing.

Exploration Continued Expanded

The Commissariat grants +5% Loyalty.

Unique Cultural Influence

"Our people are now adopting the ideals of internal socialism and collectivised agriculture. I worry the rest of the world will also succumb to the influence of your culture."

Full Credits List

Dropbox Download
Steam Workshop
Latest Version:	v 13
Last Updated:	2 February 2015

• JFD: Author.
• Leugi: Artwork (Leaderscene).
• Janboruta: Artwork.
• danrell: Graphics.
• The Lohoped: Research (City-List).
• James Hannigan: Journey to Pugachev (Peace Theme).
• Call of Duty 5: Soviet Song (War Theme).