Russian events

This is a list of all of Russia's events from /Europa Universalis IV/events/FlavorRUS.txt.

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The Pomjestija Reform

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After Muscovites invaded Novgorod in 1471 and Lithuania failed to come to Novgorod's assistance, Novgorod was forced to accept the Korostyn' Treaty, which further limited its independence. Ivan III, still wary of uprisings because of what happened to his father, deported many of the citizens of Novgorod. He also replaced leaders of the Novgorodian church with Russian Orthodox leaders. Lands were taken from the natives and given to cavalrymen in return for military service. After establishing the reform of land management, called the pomestie system, there, he introduced it into Muscovite. By seizing the local nobles', called boyars, estates and giving it to his army, he helped bolster and centralize his power and create loyalty in his army and other servants. By 1489, Novgorod was a shell of its former self and now part of the ever-growing Russian state.

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Trigger conditions Year is 1450 or later None of: Year is 1550 or later At least one of: All of: Is Muscovy None of: Russia exists Is Russia

Mean time to happen 300 months

Let us reform If: Limited to: None of: Has completed all government reforms If DLC Dharma is active, gain 15 reform progress Gain country modifier “Pomjestija Reform” for 9125 days, giving the following effects: −10% Military technology cost +10 Morale of armies Let us become more like Novgorod If: Limited to: None of: Has completed all government reforms If DLC Dharma is active, gain 15 reform progress Gain country modifier “Novgorodian Reform” for 9125 days, giving the following effects: +25% Institution spread 10% Trade efficiency

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Malyuta Skuratov

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Malyuta Skuratov was one of the most prominent leaders during the Oprichnina - when Ivan the Terrible and his secret police carried out thousands of executions and land confiscations. Skuratov had made a name for himself in 1569 when he participated in the trial and execution of Ivan's only cousin, Vladimir of Staritsa - a possible pretender to the throne. Later that same year he strangled the Metropolitan of Moscow, Philip II, for criticizing the trials, and in 1570 he was responsible for killing thousands of citizens during a punitive expedition to Novgorod. Skuratov was killed in 1573 at the siege of Weissenstein during the Livonian War.

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Trigger conditions Year is 1560 or later None of: Year is 1573 or later At least one of: All of: Is Muscovy None of: Russia exists Is Russia Owns province Moskva	Mean time to happen 38 months
An Excellent Minister! Gain 40 administrative power Gain 40 diplomatic power Gain 40 military power If: Limited to: None of: Advisor with ID 1 026 exists Gain skill 3 Spymaster advisor named Malyuta Skuratov in Moskva (50% cheaper to employ)

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Russian claims in the East

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In 1552, Czar Ivan IV the Terrible had launched an expedition against the Khanate of Kazan, east of Nizhny-Novgorod and a blocking point on the Volga. The use of heavy bombard guns breached the walls of the Tatar city, which was promptly overwhelmed and annexed. In 1556, in the wake of his success against Kazan four years earlier, Czar Ivan IV the Terrible launched a new expedition against the Khanate of Astrakhan, southward down the Volga. The capture of Astrakhan opened an access to the Caspian Sea and put the whole Volga basin under Russian control. Cities like Samara (1586), Saratov (1590) and Tsaritsyne (1589) were founded along the river to ensure proper control.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia	Mean time to happen 60 months
It all belongs to Mother Russia Gain 10 prestige Ural: Limited to: None of: Province is owned by (Our country) None of: (Our country) has a permanent claim None of: Is a core of (Our country) Russia gains a permanent claim on this province

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Russian claims on Poland-Lithuania

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Ivan IV of Russia had extended the borders of his homeland far to the South and the East, but had met with strong resistance in the West, in particular in Livonia. Wars with Poland, Lithuania (then a part of Poland) and even Sweden would last till 1583. Poland had annexed Lithuania in 1569 and, after many defeats at the hands of the Polish army, Ivan had to sign a peace treaty in 1582 where he lost all his previous western territorial gains. Enmity between the two countries would remain high, culminating with the Polish occupation of Moscow (1610) during the Time of Troubles (1598-1618).

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Trigger conditions Is Russia White Ruthenia: At least one of: Province is owned by Poland Province is owned by Lithuania Province is owned by Commonwealth All provinces in Smolensk area: Province is owned by Russia Is a core of Russia

Mean time to happen 32 months

It all belongs to Mother Russia White Ruthenia: Limited to: At least one of: Province is owned by Poland Province is owned by Lithuania Province is owned by Commonwealth (Our country) gains a claim on this province If: Limited to: White Ruthenia: Province is owned by Poland Poland: Gain opinion modifier “rus_claimed_land” towards (Our country) If: Limited to: White Ruthenia: Province is owned by Commonwealth Commonwealth: Gain opinion modifier “rus_claimed_land” towards (Our country) If: Limited to: White Ruthenia: Province is owned by Lithuania Lithuania: Gain opinion modifier “rus_claimed_land” towards (Our country) It would jeopardize our diplomacy Lose 5 prestige

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Russian claims on the Steppes

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Immediately after the fall of Astrakhan, in the year 1557, Ivan IV launched a campaign in the steppes south of Kazan, the realm of the Nogaï Horde, heirs of some Mongol people. This was the first stepping stone for the expansion eastward. The Russian expansion eastward, led between 1560 and 1581 by Cossacks under Yermak and the private venture of the Stroganov merchants of Nizhny-Novgorod had seen much land fall under control of the Russian Czar. The conquest of the Khanate of Sibir in 1584 and the destruction of the last realm of Genghis Khan's heirs in Siberia was the last step before the exploration and control of the vast hinterland, that would eventually see the Cossacks build cities out of their Ostrogs (simple fortifications to ensure transit) and reach the Pacific ocean at Okhotsk in 1645.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia All provinces in Kazan area: Province is owned by Russia Is a core of Russia All provinces in Samara area: Province is owned by Russia Is a core of Russia All provinces in Tambov area: Province is owned by Russia Is a core of Russia All provinces in Saratov area: Province is owned by Russia Is a core of Russia	Mean time to happen 32 months
It all belongs to Mother Russia Pontic Steppe: Limited to: None of: Province is owned by (Our country) Russia gains a permanent claim on this province Nogai: Limited to: None of: Province is owned by (Our country) Russia gains a permanent claim on this province Lower Yik: Limited to: None of: Province is owned by (Our country) Russia gains a permanent claim on this province

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The Chosen Council

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In 1543, only 14 years old and with astonishing force and bravery, Grand Prince Ivan IV ended the reign of terror of the Boyars. Behind him stood his friend Alexi Adashev and the talented priest Sylvestr, who would succeed the wise Makari as metropolitan of Moscow. Sylvestr and Adashev belonged to a group of advisors called the Chosen Council, which was of great help in reforming Russia during the earlier part of Ivan IV's reign but fell out of favor following the death of Ivan's first wife Anastasia in 1560. Ivan, who had become unbalanced after his grave illness in 1553, accused his old friends of having poisoned his wife and had them exiled, leaving no one to temper his brutality.

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Trigger conditions Year is 1540 or later None of: Year is 1560 or later At least one of: All of: Is Muscovy None of: Russia exists Is Russia Owns province Moskva	Mean time to happen 60 months
Excellent Ministers! Gain 25 administrative power Gain skill 2 Statesman advisor named Alexi Adashev in Moskva (50% cheaper to employ) Gain skill 3 Theologian advisor named Sylvestr in Moskva (50% cheaper to employ)

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The Sacking of Moscow

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Ivan felt that trade with Europe depended on free access to the Baltic and decided to turn his attention westward. In 1558 he went to war in an attempt to establish Russian rule over Livonia. Russia was at first victorious and succeeded in destroying the Livonian knights, but their ally Lithuania became an integral part of Poland in 1569. The war dragged on - while the Swedes (guarding their own interests in Estonia) supported Poland against Russia, the Crimean Tatars attacked Astrakhan and even made an extensive incursion into Russia in 1571 - they sacked and burned Moscow, leaving only the Kremlin standing.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Capital: None of: Province is controlled by (Our country) Province is Moskva	Mean time to happen 1 month
Avenge this horrible insult Gain 10 army tradition Capital: Province controller: Our country: Gain opinion modifier “Sacked Moscow” towards (Previously mentioned country) Use it to crush the opposition Gain country modifier “Opposition Crushed” for 3650 days, giving the following effects: −10% Stability cost modifier

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The Treasury Reform and the Abolition of the Kormlenije System

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Some of the most important Russian reforms of Government were instituted by Ivan IV. Ivan had built on the works of Ivan III and bound the Pommiestie-class even closer to the monarchy. He also created a separate Chamber of Finance directly at his disposal, which provided a certain efficiency in the in- and outflow of cash. The abolition of the Kormlenije-system, a payment system for the provincial administration where salaries were paid 'in natura' directly from the hands of the peasants, and the redressing of the provincial administration organization made the monarchy much more efficient and powerful. Unfortunately for Russia, these reforms were not enough to hold the State afloat after the costly and disastrous Livonian Wars at the end of Ivan IV's reign.

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Trigger conditions Year is 1550 or later None of: Year is 1650 or later Is Russia

Mean time to happen 300 months

Reform Treasury and abolish Kormlenije Lose 50 administrative power Gain country modifier “Chamber of Finance” for 9125 days, giving the following effects: +10% Global tax modifier Gain country modifier “Kormlenije Abolished” for 9125 days, giving the following effects: (unrecognized string “adm tech cost modifier” for Template:Icon) −10% Administrative technology cost Only reform Treasury Gain country modifier “Chamber of Finance” for 9125 days, giving the following effects: +10% Global tax modifier Only abolish Kormlenije Gain country modifier “Kormlenije Abolished” for 9125 days, giving the following effects: (unrecognized string “adm tech cost modifier” for Template:Icon) −10% Administrative technology cost

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The Russian Orthodox Church Declares Independence

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Not long before the Byzantine Empire collapsed, the Russian Church became, in effect, independent from the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Metropolitan Jonah, installed by the Council of Russian bishops, was given the title of Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia. Ever since the Russian Church has been growing more and more independent of Constantinople, instead allying itself with the Russian state.

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Trigger conditions At least one of: Country flag patriarchate_mission is set All of: None of: Has completed mission “Russian Patriarchate” Is Russia Religion is Orthodox None of: Byzantium exists

Mean time to happen 120 months

Let us lead the True Faith from [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName]. If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power. Gain 10% Patriarch authority Every known country: Limited to: Religion is Orthodox Gain opinion modifier “Orthodoxy Led From Moscow” towards (Our country) Let us help our brethren to reclaim Constantinople. Lose 25% Patriarch authority Every province in the world: Limited to: At least one of: Is a core of Byzantium Province is Macedonia Province is Constantinople (Our country) gains a claim on this province It is our destiny to free Constantinople from the Turks! Lose 50% Patriarch authority Every province in the world: Limited to: At least one of: Is a core of Byzantium Province is Macedonia Province is Constantinople (Our country) gains a permanent claim on this province

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The Peasantry is brought into Serfdom

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Boris Godunov was elected in 1598 to succeed Fedor. He consolidated Russia's territorial gains, but, soon after he came to power, drought, famine, and plague killed half a million people in Muscovy. Peasants fled their villages, leaving their holdings reclaimed by weeds. In response Godunov decreed that the peasants were forbidden to leave the estates on which they were born (Ivan IV had passed a similar decree in 1581). The peasants had truly become serfs.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1600 or later None of: Year is 1700 or later	Mean time to happen 300 months
Enserf the peasants Gain country modifier “Enserfed Peasants” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +10 National manpower modifier −10% Institution spread −1 National unrest Do not enserf them Lose 10 legitimacy

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Hundred Chapter Synod

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In 1551 Metropolitan Mascarius convened the Church in what became known as the Hundred Chapter Synod in order to unify Church ceremonies and duties all over Russia. They also demanded that the government cancel its jurisdiction over the Church.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1500 or later None of: Year is 1600 or later Religion is Orthodox	Mean time to happen 100 months
Affirm these changes Gain 10% Patriarch authority Prohibit these ideas If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power. Lose 10% Patriarch authority

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Boris Morozov

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Russian statesman and treasurer with a long career at the Kremlin court. He was brother-in-law and tutor for Tsar Alexis and led the government during Alexis' early reign. Supervising Payroll and the Grand Treasury, Morozov tried to increase the state's income by lowering salaries and introduce new taxes. The high tax on salt caused, and gave name to, the Salt Riot of 1648. After a short exile in a monastery, Morozov was able to return to Moscow where he maintained a low profile while controlling much of the government. He later participated in drafting the Sobornoye Ulozheniye, a new legal code to replace the Sudebnik laws by Ivan III. It cemented serfdom as well as the nobility's exclusive privilege of owning serfs and stipulated class as both hereditary and unchangeable.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1620 or later None of: Year is 1660 or later Owns province Moskva	Mean time to happen 120 months
An Excellent Minister! Gain 50 administrative power If: Limited to: None of: Advisor with ID 1 038 exists Gain skill 2 Treasurer advisor named Boris Morozov in Moskva (50% cheaper to employ)

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Full Serfdom enforced by Sobornoye Ulozheniye

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Czar Alexis received a superficial education from his tutor Boris Ivanovich Morozov before acceding to the throne at the age of 16. Morozov, who was also Alexis' brother-in-law, initially took charge of state affairs, but in 1648 a popular uprising in Moscow forced Alexis to exile Morozov. Alexis bowed to the rebels' demands and convened a land assembly (zemski sobor), which in 1649 produced a new Russian code of laws (Sobornoye Ulozheniye), which legally defined serfdom.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1650 or later None of: Year is 1750 or later Government is monarchy

Mean time to happen 300 months

Enforce If: Limited to: Has country modifier “Enserfed Peasants” Remove country modifier "Enserfed Peasants" Gain country modifier “Legal Serfdom” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +20 National manpower modifier −20% Institution spread Accept deteriorating Economy and Burgher Uprisings If: Limited to: Has country modifier “Enserfed Peasants” Remove country modifier "Enserfed Peasants" Gain country modifier “Deteriorating Economy” for 3650 days, giving the following effects: −25% Goods produced modifier +5 National unrest If: Limited to: Burghers estate exists Burghers loses 25 loyalty

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Nikons Reform and the Raskolniks

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Nikon was the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1652 to 1666. He undertook an extremely vigorous reform of church discipline and ritual with a view to purging accretions and eccentricities from the Russian rites. His reforms, particularly his correction of service books from the Greek (1654), created a schism in the Church and inspired the formation of a major opposition sect, the Raskolniki, who retained the older usages banned by Nikon. Heterodox sects such as the Dukhobors formed and attached themselves to the Raskolniki to avoid persecution. By 1658, Nikon had aroused sufficiently powerful opposition to bring about his banishment, and in 1666 he was deposed and degraded. He was a figure unique in Russian church history, for he opposed any interference by the state in church affairs and considered the two institutions to be distinct and separate. His reforms were maintained after he was deposed.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1650 or later None of: Year is 1750 or later Religion is Orthodox None of: Country flag RUS_raskol_flag is set	Mean time to happen 300 months
Immediate effects Set country flag RUS_raskol_flag
Let us modernize the Church Gain 10% Patriarch authority Follow the heed of the Raskolniks If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power. Lose 10% Patriarch authority

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Raskol

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Leading Russian Church officials had noticed a number of discrepancies between Russian and Greek sermons, rites and books, and in 1652 Patriarch Nikon convened a synod to study these matters. A second synod was convened in 1666 where a number of reforms were issued to correct this as well as condemning much of the traditions of the past. This led to a great schism - raskol - where the those who opposed these changes came to be known as Old Believers or raskolniki.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1650 or later None of: Year is 1750 or later Religion is Orthodox None of: Country flag RUS_raskol_flag is set	Is triggered only by {{{triggered only}}}
Immediate effects Hidden effect: Set country flag RUS_raskol_flag One random owned province: Limited to: Is a core of (Our country) Is not the country's capital Set province flag raskol_uprising_2 One random owned province: Limited to: Is a core of (Our country) Is not the country's capital None of: Province flag raskol_uprising_2 is set Set province flag raskol_uprising_1
These reforms are necessary Gain 25% Patriarch authority One random owned province: Limited to: Province flag raskol_uprising_2 is set Peasant rabble (size 2) rise in revolt Clear province flag raskol_uprising_2 One random owned province: Limited to: Province flag raskol_uprising_1 is set Peasant rabble (size 1) rise in revolt Clear province flag raskol_uprising_1 Support the Old traditions Lose 10% Patriarch authority

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The Reforms of Peter the Great

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During the late 17th and early 18th century Peter the Great instituted a series of reforms aimed to make Russia into a modern European state. The government and army were reformed under the supervision of advisors from Western Europe and Peter, dreaming of making Russia a maritime power sought to take control of the Baltic and Black Sea coasts. The drastic reforms met strong opposition as people were affronted by the sudden dispense of their traditional life and traditions and were followed by several uprisings.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1680 or later None of: Year is 1720 or later Religion is Orthodox Any neighbouring country: Has embraced at least 2 more institutions than this country

Mean time to happen 10 months

The reforms are necessary If: Limited to: None of: Has completed all government reforms If DLC Dharma is active, gain 15 reform progress Gain 5 army professionalism Gain ruler modifier “Western Reforms” for -1 days, giving the following effects: −20% Institution embracement cost +25% Institution spread Avoid outside influence If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power. If: Limited to: None of: Has completed all government reforms If DLC Dharma is active, gain 15 reform progress

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The Bulavin Rebellion

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The Bulavin Rebellion broke out in October 1707 when Kondraty Bulavin and a band of Don Cossacks ambushed and killed a group of bounty hunters sent by Peter the Great to arrest fugitive peasants hiding out in the Don region. The underlying reasons were that Peter's newly-reformed state was expanding, something that had started to infringe on both the Cossack's lands as well as their semi-autonomy. The rebellion turned not against the Tsardom but against Peter and his advisors, who were seen as evil forces whose reforms were seen as trying to destroy Russia.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Religion is Orthodox Has ruler modifier “Western Reforms”	Mean time to happen 24 months
Immediate effects Hidden effect: One random owned province: Limited to: Is a core of (Our country) Is not the country's capital Set province flag bulavin_rebellion_3 One random owned province: Limited to: Is a core of (Our country) Is not the country's capital None of: Province flag bulavin_rebellion_3 is set Set province flag bulavin_rebellion_2
Crush the rebellion Lose 1 stability One random owned province: Limited to: Province flag bulavin_rebellion_3 is set Noble rebels (size 3) rise in revolt Clear province flag bulavin_rebellion_3 One random owned province: Limited to: Province flag bulavin_rebellion_2 is set Noble rebels (size 2) rise in revolt Clear province flag bulavin_rebellion_2 Revert some reforms Remove country modifier "Western Reforms" Gain country modifier “Reversed Reforms” for 1825 days, giving the following effects: +10% Technology cost Hidden effect: Every owned province: Clear province flag bulavin_rebellion_3 Clear province flag bulavin_rebellion_2

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Fyodor Baikov's Diplomatic Intermezzo

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Fyodor Baikov went to Beijing in 1656 in an effort to open up diplomatic relations with China. However, misinterpreting the Chinese etiquette made him behave in a way that got the Chinese ministers to believe that Russia acknowledged China as her Master. A message was dispatched to Moscow. The letter contained instructions on the yearly tribute that the vassal 'Russia' must now pay. The Czar had no chance to protest as no one in Moscow could understand Chinese. The Russian government ignored the event as if it has never taken place and China was too busy being subjugated by the Manchu dynasty to care.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Has a border with Ming Ming exists	Mean time to happen 240 months
Ignore the demands Ming: Gain opinion modifier “Ignored Vassal Demands” towards (Our country) Pretend to be a Chinese Vassal Lose 5 legitimacy Ming: Gain opinion modifier “Paid Vassal Respect” towards (Our country) Pretend to be a Chinese Vassal and pay Tribute Lose 5 legitimacy Lose ducats equal to 0.25 years of income Ming: Gain opinion modifier “Paid Vassal Tribute” towards (Our country)

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Stenka Razin's Cossack Uprising

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Stenka Razin (or Stepan Timofeyevich) was a Don Cossack hetman who carried out a series of successful raids on Persian and Russian settlements 1667-69. Having acquired great fame and wealth, Razin launched a new campaign in 1670 against the czar's fortress cities on the Volga. With a force of about 7,000 Cossacks, he seized Tsaritsyn and Astrakhan. In both towns Razin and his men engaged in drunken orgies and perpetrated savage atrocities against the nobles and military officers - he also replaced the local governments with Cossack institutions of self-rule. Razin continued his advance up the Volga, and along the way he incited the serfs and urban lower classes to join his rebellion. He captured Saratov and proceeded to Simbirsk, while his insurrection spread throughout the Volga region and even into some of the central Russian provinces. Alarmed at Razin's success, Czar Alexis sent an army to relieve Simbirsk. The force inflicted a decisive defeat on Razin's undisciplined and badly equipped troops. Razin fled to the Don, but on April 24, 1671, he was captured by loyalist Cossacks and turned over to the tsarist authorities. Brought to Moscow and tortured, Razin was executed by quartering in Red Square.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1650 or later At least 4 of the following are true: Any owned province: Has Steppes terrain	Mean time to happen 200 months
Immediate effects Hidden effect: One random owned province: Limited to: Has Steppes terrain Set province flag cossack_uprising_2 One random owned province: Limited to: Has Steppes terrain None of: Province flag cossack_uprising_2 is set Set province flag cossack_uprising_1
Quell all separatist movements If: Limited to: Cossacks estate exists Cossacks loses 10 loyalty One random owned province: Limited to: Province flag cossack_uprising_2 is set (size 3) rise in revolt Clear province flag cossack_uprising_2 One random owned province: Limited to: Province flag cossack_uprising_1 is set (size 2) rise in revolt Clear province flag cossack_uprising_1 Give more autonomy to provinces Hidden effect: Every owned province: Clear province flag cossack_uprising_2 Clear province flag cossack_uprising_1 Every owned province: Limited to: Has Steppes terrain Gain 50% local autonomy

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The Treaty of Nerchinsk

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The permanent Russian exploration and colonization of Siberia that started under Ivan the Terrible, had regularly continued throughout the 17th century, with most of eastern Siberia discovered by the end of the century (Kamchatska was reached in 1679). The Amur basin had been explored by Khabarov in the 1650s and in 1689, a Russo-Chinese border conflict was settled by the first Chinese-European agreement, the Treaty of Nerchinsk, fixing the Amur border. In 1727, the Kyakhta treaty would even make provisions for a Russian trading station to be established in Peking, the capital of the new Manchu dynasty (1644-1911).

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1650 or later At least one of: Ming exists Qing exists Any owned province: At least one of: Province is in West Siberia region Province is in East Siberia region At least one of: Ming: None of: Is at war with (Our country) Any owned province: Any neighbouring province: Province is in Manchuria region Province is owned by (Our country) Country's total development is at least 1 000 Qing: None of: Is at war with (Our country) Any owned province: Any neighbouring province: Province is in Manchuria region Province is owned by (Our country) Country's total development is at least 1 000	Mean time to happen 200 months
Immediate effects Hidden effect: If: Limited to: Ming: None of: Is at war with (Our country) Any owned province: Any neighbouring province: Province is in Manchuria region Province is owned by (Our country) Ming: Set country flag nerchiinsk_treaty If: Limited to: Ming: None of: Country flag nerchiinsk_treaty is set Qing: None of: Is at war with (Our country) Any owned province: Any neighbouring province: Province is in Manchuria region Province is owned by (Our country) Qing: Set country flag nerchiinsk_treaty
Accept the Treaty One random country: Limited to: Country flag nerchiinsk_treaty is set Gain opinion modifier “Treaty of Nerchinsk” towards (Our country) Every province in the world: Limited to: Province is owned by (Our country) Province is in Manchuria region Cede province to (Previously mentioned country) Clear country flag nerchiinsk_treaty West Siberia: (Our country) gains a claim on this province East Siberia: (Our country) gains a claim on this province Every country in the world: Limited to: Any owned province: At least one of: Province is in West Siberia region Province is in East Siberia region Gain opinion modifier “Claimed Western Siberia” towards (Our country) Reject the Treaty as Preposterous One random country: Limited to: Country flag nerchiinsk_treaty is set Gain opinion modifier “Refused Treaty of Nerchinsk” towards (Our country) Clear country flag nerchiinsk_treaty West Siberia: (Our country) gains a claim on this province East Siberia: (Our country) gains a claim on this province Every country in the world: Limited to: Any owned province: At least one of: Province is in West Siberia region Province is in East Siberia region Gain opinion modifier “Claimed Western Siberia” towards (Our country)

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The Great Northern Conflict

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In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislaw Leszczynski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St. Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish provinces around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1680 or later None of: Year is 1730 or later Sweden: (THIS) is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. Country's total development is at least 200 Has a border with Russia None of: Is allied to Russia Any enemy country: None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival

Mean time to happen 100 months

Seek closer ties with their enemies Gain opinion modifier “Political Aggressions” towards Sweden Sweden: Every enemy country: Limited to: None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival Gain opinion modifier “Enemy of Sweden” towards (Our country) Our country: Gain opinion modifier “Enemy of Sweden” towards (Previously mentioned country) Let others move first Lose 5 prestige

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Governmental Reforms and the Absolutism

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In the course of Peter the Great's reign, medieval and obsolescent forms of government gave place to effective autocracy. In 1711 he abolished the boyarskaya duma, or boyar council, and established by decree the Senate as the supreme organ of state to coordinate the action of the various central and local organs, to supervise the collection and expenditure of revenue, and to draft legislation in accordance with his edicts. Martial discipline was extended to civil institutions, and an officer of the guards was always on duty in the Senate. From 1722, moreover, there was a procurator general keeping watch over the daily work of the Senate and its chancellery and acting as 'the eye of the sovereign'.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1680 or later None of: Year is 1720 or later Government is monarchy

Mean time to happen 60 months

Institute the Reforms If: Limited to: None of: Has completed all government reforms If DLC Dharma is active, gain 15 reform progress Gain country modifier “Absolutism” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +1% Yearly legitimacy −0.04 Monthly autonomy change +1 Yearly absolutism The Old Way is better! If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power.

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The State takes control of the Russian Church

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In 1721, in order to subject the Orthodox Church of Russia to the state, Peter the Great abolished the Patriarchate of Moscow. Thenceforward the patriarch's place as head of the Church was taken by a spiritual college, namely the Holy Synod, consisting of representatives of the hierarchy obedient to the czar's will. A secular official - the ober-prokuror, or chief procurator - was appointed by the tsar to supervise the Holy Synod's activities. The Holy Synod ferociously persecuted all dissenters and conducted a censorship of all publications.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1720 or later None of: Year is 1740 or later Religion is Orthodox	Mean time to happen 60 months
Abolish the Patriarchate Lose 100% Patriarch authority Gain country modifier “State-Controlled Church” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +10% Global tax modifier −10% Stability cost modifier If: Limited to: Clergy estate exists Clergy loses 25 loyalty Leave the Patriarchate alone Gain 25% Patriarch authority

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The Kurland Succession of 1726

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The death of the last Duke of Kurland, Frederick William, in 1711, left no heirs to the Duchy except the weak and ill Ferdinand, and a lot of contenders in Russia and Poland. In 1726, the Polish Sejm managed to impose Maurice of Saxony, the bastard son of the current Polish King, as Duke, but only to change her mind and ask his withdrawal. At the same time, Russia was pushing for her own candidate, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, son-in-law of the Czarina Catherine I. After much bribing, negotiation and behind the scene diplomacy, Maurice was summoned to either leave or suffer war. It started in 1727, with Russia firmly committed and sending 8,000 troops to conquer the Duchy within 8 days. The war did not last long enough to embrace all of Europe and Maurice fled to France where he then had a brilliant military career.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Kurland exists Kurland: Does not have an heir Has a border with Russia (THIS) is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. Government is monarchy	Mean time to happen 12 months
Immediate effects Hidden effect: Kurland: Every owned province: Every country with a core: Limited to: None of: Is (Our country) Exists Set country flag courland_succession
Prepare to grab Kurland Kurland: Every owned province: Limited to: None of: Is a core of (Our country) (Our country) gains a claim on this province Every country in the world: Limited to: Country flag courland_succession is set Gain opinion modifier “Claimed Courland” towards (Our country) Clear country flag courland_succession Ignore this petty matter Every country in the world: Limited to: Country flag courland_succession is set Gain opinion modifier “Did Not Claim Courland” towards (Our country) Clear country flag courland_succession

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The Duma and the Legislative Reform

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In 1767 Catherine the Great convened a commission composed of delegates from all the provinces and from all social classes (except the serfs) for the purpose of ascertaining the true wishes of her people and framing a constitution. The debates went on for months and came to nothing. Catherine's Instruction to the commission was a draft of a constitution and a code of laws. It was considered too liberal for publication in France and remained a dead letter in Russia.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1750 or later None of: Year is 1770 or later Has country modifier “Absolutism”	Mean time to happen 60 months
Ignore the Injustice in Society One random owned province: Peasant rabble (size 1) rise in revolt Do something about the Injustice in Society Remove country modifier "Absolutism" Gain country modifier “Liberal Constitution” for -1 days, giving the following effects: −5% Liberty desire in subjects −5% State maintenance Lose 25 Absolutism

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Mercantilist Reforms

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In the late 18th century Russia adopted an increasingly mercantilist policy as a consequence of the growing monopolization of the power of the aristocracy.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1700 or later None of: Year is 1800 or later	Mean time to happen 200 months
Yes, we need to reform Gain country modifier “Mercantilism Reforms” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +5% Provincial trade power modifier No, we shall opt for Free Trade Gain country modifier “Free Trade Reforms” for -1 days, giving the following effects: 5% Trade efficiency

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The Pugatchev Uprising

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The revolt started in 1773 in the Urals region. Led by Emelian Pugatchev, it was an uprising of displaced Cossacks and peasants, following a leader who claimed to be Peter III, the assassinated husband of Czarina Catherine II. In the winter of 1773-1774, the revolt had taken control of most of the Volga basin and even threatened Moscow, bringing the realm of Catherine to the brink of collapse. Finally, regular troops under Suvarow managed to capture Pugatchev near Tsaritsyn and he was executed in Moscow.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1750 or later None of: Stability is at least +1 Ural: Province is owned by Russia	Mean time to happen 32 months
The Masses are moving... Set country flag rus_pugachev_uprising Ural: Limited to: Province is owned by Russia Gain 10 unrest One random owned province: Limited to: Province is in Ural region Peasant rabble (size 2) rise in revolt

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The Reactionary Policy

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After the Pugachev revolt, Catherine realized that for her the people were more to be feared than pitied, and that, rather than freeing them, she must tighten their bonds. Before her accession to power, Catherine had planned to emancipate the serfs, on whom the economy of Russia was based. When confronted with the realities of power, Catherine saw very quickly that emancipation of the serfs would never be tolerated by the owners, whom she depended upon for support, and who would throw the country into disorder once they lost their own means of support. The fortune of a noble was evaluated not in lands but in the 'souls' he owned. Catherine instead turned her attention to organizing and strengthening a system that she herself had condemned as inhuman. She imposed serfdom on the Ukrainians who had until then been free. By distributing the crown lands to her favorites and ministers, she worsened the lot of the peasants, who had enjoyed certain autonomy. At the end of her reign, there was scarcely a free peasant left in Russia.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Government is monarchy Has had country flag rus_pugachev_uprising for at least 730 days

Mean time to happen 64 months

Keep the Masses in Chains Remove country modifier "Enserfed Peasants" Remove country modifier "Legal Serfdom" Gain country modifier “Complete Serfdom” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +25 National manpower modifier −30% Institution spread Let us introduce the idea of 'Freedom' Remove country modifier "Enserfed Peasants" Remove country modifier "Legal Serfdom" Gain country modifier “Increased Freedom” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +10 Morale of armies If: Limited to: Nobility estate exists Nobility loses 50 loyalty

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Czar Paul I's Liberal Legislation

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Paul I, in an effort to strengthen the autocracy, reversed many of Catherine's policies - he reestablished centralized administrative agencies she had abolished in 1775, increased bureaucratic control in local government, and sought to impose limits on the authority of the nobles. While Catherine caused many ordinary Russians to be enslaved through serfdom, Paul was the first Russian czar to limit the work required of these unfortunate people. At Gatchina, Paul educated their children, lent them money, instituted a system of free medical care, gave them more land for their use, and upgraded agricultural technology. In short, he was a model landlord. When it came to Russia's most humble people, as both czar and grand duke, he sought to end their suffering and improve their lives. In this, he put into action the Enlightenment ideas parroted, but never followed unless it suited her, by his mother.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1750 or later At least one of: Has country modifier “Enserfed Peasants” Has country modifier “Legal Serfdom” Has country modifier “Complete Serfdom”

Mean time to happen 60 months

Restrict Serfdom If: Limited to: None of: Has completed all government reforms If DLC Dharma is active, gain 15 reform progress Remove country modifier "Enserfed Peasants" Remove country modifier "Legal Serfdom" Remove country modifier "Complete Serfdom" Gain country modifier “Restricted Serfdom” for -1 days, giving the following effects: −1 National unrest +25% Technology cost If: Limited to: Nobility estate exists Nobility loses 20 loyalty It is perfect as it is If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power.

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Czar Alexander I's Liberal Legislation

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Alexander abolished many barbarous and cruel punishments then practiced and in 1802 introduced a more orderly administration of government by the creation of eight ministries. He improved the condition of the serfs and promoted education, doubling the number of Russian universities by establishing those at Saint Petersburg, Kharkiv, and Kazan. Nevertheless, despite the humanitarian ideas inculcated in him by his tutor La Harpe and despite his own wish to make his people happy, Alexander lacked the energy necessary to carry out the most urgent reform, the full abolition of serfdom. The institution of serfdom was, in the Czar's own words, 'a degradation' that kept Russia in a disastrously backward state. But to liberate the serfs, who composed three-quarters of the population, would arouse the hostility of their noble masters.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1780 or later At least one of: Has country modifier “Enserfed Peasants” Has country modifier “Legal Serfdom” Has country modifier “Complete Serfdom” Has country modifier “Restricted Serfdom”

Mean time to happen 100 months

Abolish serfdom If: Limited to: None of: Has completed all government reforms If DLC Dharma is active, gain 15 reform progress Remove country modifier "Enserfed Peasants" Remove country modifier "Legal Serfdom" Remove country modifier "Complete Serfdom" Remove country modifier "Restricted Serfdom" If: Limited to: Nobility estate exists Nobility loses 20 loyalty Leave it be If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power.

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The Anjala League

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A large group of Finnish officers in the service of the Swedish king has sent us a dispatch declaring the ongoing war illegal and asking us if we would consider helping them form an independent nation of Finland. It could be useful as a buffer state...

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here)
Give them our support Lose ducats equal to 0.25 years of income Sweden: One random owned province: Limited to: Is a core of Finland Nationalist rebels (size 2) (friendly to (Our country)) rise in revolt Reject their pleas Sweden: Gain opinion modifier “Rejected Anjala League” towards (Our country)

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Mikhailo Shcherbatov

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Mikhailo Shcherbatov was an important statesman, historian and philosopher in 18th century Russia. He became a member of the Board of Trade in 1770 and a president of the Chamber Council and a Senator in 1779. Though a leading representative of Russian conservatism and a proponent of the Russian Enlightenment movement, he is perhaps best know as an author. His 'History of Russia from the Earliest Times' was published between 1771 and 1791 in seven volumes. Shcherbatov's final work 'On the Corruption of Morals in Russia' was published in 1797 and contained a scathing attack on the contemporary social customs.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1763 or later None of: Year is 1783 or later	Mean time to happen 60 months
Excellent Gain 10 administrative power Gain 10 prestige

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Vasily Tatishchev

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Russian statesman and ethnographer Vasily Tatishcev graduated from the Engineering school in Moscow and participated in the Great Northern War (1700-1721) against Sweden. He became an important figure in Peter the Great's Foreign Office and later backed the ascension of Anna of Russia in opposition to the Supreme Privy Council. His most prominent role came as the author of 'Russian History Dating Back to the Most Ancient Times', one of the earliest full-scale works on Russian history.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1716 or later None of: Year is 1746 or later	Mean time to happen 90 months
Excellent Gain 10 administrative power Gain 10 prestige

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Mikhail Lomonosov

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At the age of nineteen Lomonosov obtained admission into the Slavic Greek Latin Academy in Moscow by pretending to be a son of a priest. A scholarship to the University of Saint Petersburg was later followed by studies abroad at the University of Marburg under the tutelage of German Enlightenment philosopher Christian Wolff. Lomonosov would go on to become an important Russian scientist in a variety of fields, but perhaps best known for discovering the atmosphere of Venus. He was appointed secretary of state in 1764 but dies only one year later.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Year is 1741 or later None of: Year is 1765 or later	Mean time to happen 75 months
Excellent Gain 10 administrative power Gain 10 prestige

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Grand Embassy

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An idea has been put forth at court to send [Root.Monarch.GetName] on a journey through Europe together with a large delegation - a Grand Embassy - in order to seek better relations with other European leaders - especially those who share common enemies with us. Another benefit could be the chance to study the technological advancements made in western Europe in order to help us to modernize.

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Trigger conditions Is Russia Is not at war Ruler is a general Is not in a regency At least one of: Ruler's administrative skill is at least 6 Ruler's diplomatic skill is at least 6 Ruler's military skill is at least 6 Ruler's administrative skill is at least 3 Ruler's diplomatic skill is at least 3 Ruler's military skill is at least 3 Any known country: Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of (Our country) is at least +10 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival	Mean time to happen 12 months
Immediate effects Set country flag RUS_had_event_1010
Embark on a journey through Europe Set country flag grand_embassy Lose ducats equal to 0.25 years of income One random known country: Limited to: Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of (Our country) is at least +50 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival Trigger country event “Grand Embassy Arrives in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName]” in 30 days Our country holds the knowledge we need If the country has a stability of less than +3, then it gains 1 stability, else it gains 50 administrative power.

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Grand Embassy Arrives in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName]

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A grand embassy has arrived from [From.GetName] led by [From.Monarch.GetName] [Root.Monarch.GetHerselfHimself]. [Root.Monarch.GetSheHeCap] is traveling the continent in order to secure better relations with other European states - especially those who share a common enemies. How should we great [Root.Monarch.GetHerHim]?

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here)
Immediate effects Set country flag grand_embassy
Invite [Root.Monarch.GetHerHim] to stay FROM: Gain opinion modifier “Received Grand Embassy” towards (Our country) Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Grand Embassy in [From.Capital.GetCapitalName]” in 30 days Politely turn [Root.Monarch.GetHerHim] away Lose 15 prestige FROM: Gain opinion modifier “Rejected Grand Embassy” towards (Our country) for 10 years Send [Root.Monarch.GetHerHim] packing! FROM: Gain Diplomatic Insult casus belli against (Our country) for 24 months Gain opinion modifier “Rejected Grand Embassy” towards (Our country)

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Grand Embassy in [From.Capital.GetCapitalName]

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Overwhelmed by our warm welcome, [From.From.Monarch.GetName] has informed us that he wishes to extend his visit in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName]. In [From.From.Monarch.GetHerHim] quest to modernize Russia, [From.From.Monarch.GetSheHe] is most eager to get a chance to study the technological advancements of western Europe.

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here)

Invite [From.From.Monarch.GetHerHim] to stay and study our governmental institutions (custom tooltip - delete this line) One random country: Limited to: Country flag RUS_had_event_1010 is set Gain opinion modifier “Invited to Study Institutions” towards (Our country) Set country flag grand_embassy_government Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Generous Offer to Stay” in 10 days Invite [From.From.Monarch.GetHerHim] to stay and study our army (custom tooltip - delete this line) One random country: Limited to: Country flag RUS_had_event_1010 is set Gain opinion modifier “Invited to Study Institutions” towards (Our country) Set country flag grand_embassy_army Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Generous Offer to Stay” in 10 days Invite [From.From.Monarch.GetHerHim] to stay and study our navy (custom tooltip - delete this line) One random country: Limited to: Country flag RUS_had_event_1010 is set Gain opinion modifier “Invited to Study Institutions” towards (Our country) Set country flag grand_embassy_navy Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Generous Offer to Stay” in 10 days [From.From.Monarch.GetSheHeCap] has overstayed [From.From.Monarch.GetHerHis] welcome... One random country: Limited to: Country flag RUS_had_event_1010 is set Gain opinion modifier “Rejected Grand Embassy” towards (Our country) Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Request to Stay Turned Down” in 10 days

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Generous Offer to Stay

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Hearing of [Root.Monarch.GetName]'s reforms to modernize [Root.GetName], [From.GetName] has graciously invited us to extend our stay in [From.Capital.GetCapitalName] to take the opportunity to study their technological advancements.

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here)

Option conditions  Enabled if: Country flag grand_embassy_government is set Let us stay and study their governmental institutions Lose ducats equal to 0.1 years of income Capital: Gain 10 progress towards the next non-present institution Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Extended Visit Pays Off” in 30 days  Enabled if: Country flag grand_embassy_army is set Let us stay and study their army Lose ducats equal to 0.1 years of income Capital: Gain 10 progress towards the next non-present institution Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Extended Visit Pays Off” in 30 days  Enabled if: Country flag grand_embassy_navy is set Let us stay and study their navy Lose ducats equal to 0.1 years of income Capital: Gain 10 progress towards the next non-present institution Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Extended Visit Pays Off” in 30 days  Enabled if: Any known country: None of: Country flag grand_embassy is set Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of Russia is at least +10 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival No, we have other countries to visit Lose ducats equal to 0.1 years of income Hidden effect: Change variable grand_embassy by 1 Clear country flag grand_embassy_government Clear country flag grand_embassy_army Clear country flag grand_embassy_navy One random known country: Limited to: None of: Country flag grand_embassy is set Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of Russia is at least +50 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival Trigger country event “Grand Embassy Arrives in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName]” in 30 days  Enabled if: Always enabled: The time has come to return home Clear country flag grand_embassy_government Clear country flag grand_embassy_army Clear country flag grand_embassy_navy Clear country flag grand_embassy

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Request to Stay Turned Down

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In our attempts to modernize [Root.GetName], the study of technological advancements in western Europe could be valuable. Unfortunately, a request to prolong our stay in [From.Capital.GetCapitalName] in order to do so has been denied.

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here)

Option conditions  Enabled if: None of: Value of variable grand_embassy is at least 6 None of: Country flag grand_embassy is set Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of Russia is at least +50 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival Very well, we have other countries to visit Hidden effect: Change variable grand_embassy by 1 Clear country flag grand_embassy_government Clear country flag grand_embassy_army Clear country flag grand_embassy_navy One random known country: Limited to: None of: Country flag grand_embassy is set Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of Russia is at least +50 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival Trigger country event “Grand Embassy Arrives in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName]” in 30 days  Enabled if: Always enabled: The time has come to return home Clear country flag grand_embassy_government Clear country flag grand_embassy_army Clear country flag grand_embassy_navy Clear country flag grand_embassy

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Extended Visit Pays Off

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[Root.Monarch.GetName]'s extended visit to [From.From.Capital.GetCapitalName] to personally study their technological advancements seems to have been worth the while.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here)
Immediate effects Hidden effect: One of the following at random: Province Gotland: Set country flag minor_gain Province Berlin: Set country flag medium_gain Province Gotland: Set country flag major_gain
Option conditions  Enabled if: Country flag grand_embassy_government is set Our governmental institutions will benefit from this! If: Limited to: Country flag minor_gain is set Gain 10 administrative power If: Limited to: Country flag medium_gain is set Gain 30 administrative power If: Limited to: Country flag major_gain is set Gain 50 administrative power Gain country modifier “Western Governmental Influence” for 3650 days, giving the following effects: (unrecognized string “adm tech cost modifier” for Template:Icon) −10% Administrative technology cost Clear country flag minor_gain Clear country flag medium_gain Clear country flag major_gain Clear country flag grand_embassy_government Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Grand Embassy Successful” in 10 days  Enabled if: Country flag grand_embassy_army is set Our armed forces will benefit from this! If: Limited to: Country flag minor_gain is set Gain 10 military power If: Limited to: Country flag medium_gain is set Gain 30 military power If: Limited to: Country flag major_gain is set Gain 50 military power Gain country modifier “Western Military Influence” for 3650 days, giving the following effects: −5% Recruitment time +10% Artillery cost Clear country flag minor_gain Clear country flag medium_gain Clear country flag major_gain Clear country flag grand_embassy_army Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Grand Embassy Successful” in 10 days  Enabled if: Country flag grand_embassy_navy is set Our navy will benefit from this! If: Limited to: Country flag minor_gain is set Gain 10 diplomatic power If: Limited to: Country flag medium_gain is set Gain 30 diplomatic power If: Limited to: Country flag major_gain is set Gain 50 diplomatic power Gain country modifier “Western Naval Influence” for 3650 days, giving the following effects: −5% Shipbuilding time −5% Ship cost Clear country flag minor_gain Clear country flag medium_gain Clear country flag major_gain Clear country flag grand_embassy_navy Hidden effect: Trigger country event “Grand Embassy Successful” in 10 days

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Grand Embassy Successful

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Our visit to [From.From.From.Capital.GetCapitalName] has been a success but the time has come to move on. The question is where to?

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here)

Option conditions  Enabled if: None of: Value of variable grand_embassy is at least 6 None of: Country flag grand_embassy is set Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of (Our country) is at least +50 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival We still have other countries to visit Hidden effect: Change variable grand_embassy</ty> by 1 One random known country: Limited to: None of: Country flag grand_embassy is set Capital: Continent is Europe Has at least 5 more tech levels than this country Opinion of (Our country) is at least +10 None of: Is this country's rival None of: Has chosen this country as a rival Trigger country event “Grand Embassy Arrives in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName]” in 30 days  Enabled if: Always enabled: The time has come to return home Clear country flag grand_embassy_government

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The Decembrist Revolution

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Revolution! The autocratic government has fallen and the Tsar justly beheaded at Peter’s Square. It is time to create a new Russia, a Revolutionary Russia!

The new regime takes its leaders from the formerly secret ranks of the Union of Salvation, a cabal of Imperial Army officers who took a stand against oppression and led the uprising against the Tsar. Pavel Pestel was the ideological heart of the Union, while Mikhael Lunin and Nikita Muraynov led the charge from the front lines. Sergei Trubetskoy, nominally the leader of the Union, has only recently returned to Russia following ill-health. Each places a bid for leadership of the new Russian state.

The revolutionary state aims to abolish serfdom, establish equality under the law, and redistribute the land of oppressive nobles between the State and the peasantry. With a strong foundation in political liberalism, the revolution carries an unwavering resolve to challenge autocracy throughout the world.

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Trigger conditions DLC Third Rome is active

Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here) 1 day

The Union of Salvation will lead the revolution! One of the following at random: Province Gotland: A new ruler comes to power with the following attributes: Named Mikhail Sergeyevich Lunin 3 administrative skill 3 diplomatic skill 3 military skill Province Gotland: A new ruler comes to power with the following attributes: Named Pavel Pestel 3 administrative skill 3 diplomatic skill 3 military skill Province Gotland: A new ruler comes to power with the following attributes: Named Nikita Muraynov 3 administrative skill 3 diplomatic skill 3 military skill Province Gotland: A new ruler comes to power with the following attributes: Named Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy 3 administrative skill 3 diplomatic skill 3 military skill

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The Third Rome

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Our soldiers parade into the newly christened city of Tsargrad, formerly Constantinople, in celebration of the heroic victories that have led to this moment. With this new conquest, [Root.GetName] will be seen in the eyes of the world as the true Third Rome!

All that remains is to decide on the capital of our renewed nation; shall it remain in the great city of [Root.Capital.GetName], or shall we relocate the court to Tsargrad?

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Trigger conditions DLC Third Rome is active

Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here) 1 day

Option conditions  Enabled if: Province Constantinople: Is not the country's capital Tsargrad shall be our capital! Province Constantinople: Province becomes the new capital. If it was in the empire and the country isn't, it is removed from the empire. Change religion to that of (Our country) Change culture to ROOT Gain province modifier “The Third Rome” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +1 Yearly legitimacy +100% Local manpower modifier −20% Local development cost +20% Local defensiveness +20% Local tax modifier  Enabled if: Always enabled: [Root.Capital.GetName] shall be made even more glorious! Capital: Gain province modifier “The Third Rome” for -1 days, giving the following effects: +1 Yearly legitimacy +100% Local manpower modifier −20% Local development cost +20% Local defensiveness +20% Local tax modifier

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The Restoration of Kiev

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Kiev was once the capital of the first great empire of the Rus. Over the years it has been sacked by impertinent Princes, burned to the ground by the Mongols, and subjected to the rule of Lithuania.

Now the city has fallen under our control, and we have the means to restore the once-magnificent city to its former glory. If we choose this path, we would be embracing the legacy of Kievan Rus and adopting a distinctly Ruthenian cultural identity; a great empire will be reborn.

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Trigger conditions DLC Third Rome is active

Is triggered only by (please describe trigger here) 1 day

Option conditions  Enabled if: Always enabled: Restore Kiev! If: Limited to: None of: Primary culture is Ruthenian Change primary culture to Ruthenian Province Kiev: Province becomes the new capital. If it was in the empire and the country isn't, it is removed from the empire. Gain 4 base tax Gain 3 base production Gain 3 base manpower  Enabled if: Province Kiev: Is not the country's capital Improve [Root.Capital.GetName] instead Capital: Gain 4 base tax Gain 3 base production Gain 3 base manpower