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Message from Russia to all
"Moscow Izvestia"
January 15, 1909
This country, ravaged by war, economic stagnation, and the unfilled promises
of allies, seems to have finally turned the corner toward prosperity and
security. The riots and unrest which plagued this city during the Turkish
occupation have dissipated in the euphoria of repatriation by Mother Russia
and the report of the raising of the 3rd Guards Army in Warsaw. Rumors have
spread like wild-fire that both Sevastopol and St. Petersburg will be
liberated next year.
Rumors of covert operations have surfaced and there are reports of national
flags appearing in abundance both here in Moscow, and in enemy occupied
cities. Flyers supporting the Czar and warning the heathen Turks and English
of their impending doom are also widespread. When asked by reporters of his
plans for the next year, the Czar merely smiled and murmured, "Corporate
mergers and union solidarity". He declined to make any further comment;
leaving many to wonder about the unspoken possibilities that may lay within
this phrase.
Supplies and arms are arriving on a daily basis. Hospitals, many of which
have been visited by the Tsarina, are reporting that injured soldiers are
anxious to return to their duties, even against the advice of medical
personnel. One young lad told this reporter that he would prefer the risk of
dying in battle to the disgrace of lying safe in a hospital bed while his
comrades fought to restore our nation. Churches are keeping their doors
open around the clock, special masses are being held and many parishioners
keep a constant vigil, praying for victory against those allies who have
betrayed the confidence of this nation.
The Bolsheviks, of course, continue their doom-saying, warning that France
too will turn on Russia, or else will come to so dominate the continent that
Czar Nicholas will end up as no more than Chamberlain for the Dauphin. The
spectre of Napoleon's attempt to conquer Europe does indeed loom large, but
the general population seems more focused on the immediate prospects for
economic improvement.
England: Fleet Belgium SUPPORT Fleet English Channel → North Sea (*cut, dislodged*)
England: Army Denmark → Kiel (*bounce*)
England: Army Edinburgh → Norwegian Sea → Norway
England: Fleet English Channel → North Sea
England: Army London → Yorkshire
England: Fleet North Atlantic Ocean HOLD
England: Fleet Norwegian Sea CONVOY Army Edinburgh → Norway
France: Fleet Aegean Sea SUPPORT Italian Fleet Smyrna → Constantinople
France: Fleet Brest SUPPORT Fleet Western Mediterranean → Mid-Atlantic Ocean
France: Army Burgundy SUPPORT Army Paris → Picardy
France: Fleet Ionian Sea → Greece
France: Fleet Marseilles → Spain (south coast)
France: Army Munich HOLD
France: Army Paris → Picardy
France: Army Ruhr SUPPORT Russian Fleet Holland → Belgium
France: Army Trieste HOLD
France: Fleet Venice → Adriatic Sea
France: Fleet Western Mediterranean → Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Italy: Army Bulgaria SUPPORT Fleet Smyrna → Constantinople
Italy: Army Galicia → Warsaw
Italy: Army Rumania SUPPORT Russian Army Moscow → Sevastopol (*void*)
Italy: Army Serbia SUPPORT Army Bulgaria
Italy: Fleet Smyrna → Constantinople (*bounce*)
Italy: Fleet Syria → Smyrna (*bounce*)
Italy: Army Ukraine SUPPORT Army Galicia → Warsaw (*dislodged*)
Russia: Fleet Holland → Belgium
Russia: Army Kiel SUPPORT French Army Munich (*cut*)
Russia: Army Moscow SUPPORT Army Warsaw → Ukraine
Russia: Army Warsaw → Ukraine
Turkey: Army Ankara SUPPORT Army Constantinople
Turkey: Fleet Black Sea SUPPORT Army Constantinople
Turkey: Army Constantinople HOLD
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