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In 1932, Russia, along with [[Japan]] and [[China]], [[Russo-Corean War|declared war]] against the burgeoning empire of Corea. Ending in 1935, the war resulted in the annexation of [[Poeja]] and an assertion of Russian influence in northeast Asia. The same year, Russia entered the [[Great War]] in the spring of 1935 when the [[Ottoman Empire]] declared war against them. Russia joined the [[United Kingdom]], [[Portugal]], and others in forming the [[Factions of the Great War#Cordial%20League|Cordial League]]. In 1936, Tripartite League forces laid siege to the city of Kiev for months. Chairman Ozero was forced to sign the Treaty of Akmolinsk in 1937, granting independence to the new Orkhonist state of [[Turkestan]]. Also in 1937, the Russo-Ottoman Compromise created the [[Rumelia|Rumelian National Republic]] and made Constantinople a Russo-Rumelian condominium. Russia's claims were formally acknowledged in the [[The Great War#Aftermath|Congress of Amsterdam]].
==== Ozero Muromsky
During Ozero Muromsky's tenure as chairman, the National Republic of Russia was governed based on a power-sharing agreement between the political Vosstanist class and the military, led by the Supreme Commander of the All-Russian Forces, Mikhail Orlov. Muromsky's primary focus was on reforming and building the institutions of national republicanism within Russia, while Orlov ensured the enforcement of these reforms and the suppression of any resistance. Throughout the 1930s, Muromsky successfully established National Republican control, effectively bringing the nation under Moscow's dominance by 1940, with numerous autonomous national republics and nominally-independent sister republics being established.
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Muromsky ruled the nation for 17 years until his unexpected death from a stroke in 1943. His demise led to a brief political power struggle, which was quickly resolved by Mikhail Orlov. Leveraging his popularity from the Great War and his ability to consolidate support, Orlov emerged victorious in the power struggle and assumed control of the nation.
==== Mikhail Orlov
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Upon becoming chairman, Orlov enacted a brutal purge of his rivals, a campaign known as ''The Summer of Blood'' (Russian: Лето крови). Widespread executions and arrests of his political rivals occurred throughout the mid-1940s, effectively eliminating opposition and solidified Orlov's dominance in the government.
===== Leadership =====
Orlov ruled as an authoritarian leader with a strong personality cult. He projected himself as "the embodiment of the nation's strength and stability", fostering widespread public support.
Despite his dictatorial leadership, Orlov allowed for more freedom in private enterprise and granted the autonomous national republics (ANRs) greater leeway, provided they remained loyal, a stark contrast to Muromsky's policies. He loosened some of the strict trade controls, promoting a slightly more open economic environment without fully abandoning Kuznetsovian economic principles. This approach facilitated a degree of economic liberalization while retaining overall state control.
Orlov’s rule, though marked by purges and authoritarianism, was popular among the common people. Minorities, in particular, flourished under his regime due to the greater autonomy and rights granted to them, contrasting with the more repressive policies of the Muromsky era.
===== Demise =====
Mikhail Orlov's rule ended abruptly with his death in 1947, only ruling for 4 years. The party, seeking to move away from the intense personality cult of Orlov’s era, selected Semyon Kiselev as the new chairman. Kiselev was seen as the perfect candidate to succeed Orlov because of his more moderate and less controlling approach. His demise sparked controversies, with some alleging that he was assassinated by more moderate members of the National Republican Party to prevent them from being sidelined from power, but no evidence to support this was ever found.
== Imperialism ==
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