Ruthenia

Primary culture

Ruthenian (East Slavic)

Capital province

Kiev (280)

Government

Tsardom

State religion

Orthodox

Technology group

Eastern

Ruthenian ideas

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Notes:

For countries with Ruthenian or Byelorussian primary culture.

Traditions:

+15% National manpower modifier

+10% Manpower recovery speed

The Mother of Russian States

+0.5 Yearly legitimacy

+0.5 Yearly prestige

Foreign Influences

+2 Tolerance of heretics

Zaporozhian Cossacks

+15% Cavalry combat ability

East and West

+10% Global trade power

Heritage of the Old Rus'

−10% Stability cost modifier

Reuniting Rus'

−5 Years of separatism

Birth of Russian Orthodoxy

+1 Tolerance of the True Faith

Ambition:

+5% Discipline

For the region, see Ruthenia (region).

Ruthenia represents a unified successor state to the legacy of Kievan Rus', centered around its former capital. Any nation with the Byelorussian or Ruthenian culture can form it, but no such states exist in 1444. Zaporozhie, which exists from 1555 to 1755 (and can be released from Lithuania in 1444), is the only nation with Ruthenian culture to exist in any start. Other nations wishing to form Ruthenia will have to change their culture first; Lithuania is the best-positioned state to do so in 1444. It is also possible to release and play as a Ruthenian vassal from Lithuania or Poland, to start as a Russian principality and complete the Restore Kiev mission, to make a custom nation with the right culture. Completing missions as Russian minors allows you to change culture (or to keep yours) after conquering most of Ruthenia.

Tsardom[edit | edit source]

The Tsardom is a special government for Orthodox Russia and Ruthenia with fixed empire rank. It uses ‘Russian Government’ mechanics as well as ‘Russian Principalities’ and ‘Veche Republics’. The Tsardom has the following benefits:

+20% National manpower modifier
−0.05 Monthly autonomy change
+350 Governing capacity
+0.5 Yearly absolutism

Russian Government abilities[edit | edit source]

Uses Russian government mechanics: Each year, this government gathers 3 + ruler skill progress in each category (//). Once 100 progress in a category is reached, the related government interaction can be activated:

Icon	Ability	Type	Effects
	Reform Sudebnik		−10% local autonomy in all provinces
	Support Oprichnina		−30% progress for all rebel factions
	Raise Streltsy		−2 war exhaustion, raises 20% of forcelimit as streltsy units in the capital.

If not activated the points continue to gather until 150 is reached and any more is lost.

Fabricate Claim on Area[edit | edit source]

A tsardom can claim an entire area owned by a country instead of individual provinces for just +50% the spy network cost. Since most areas are 3-5 provinces large, this is both time and spy network efficient, while also allowing to have claims on non-bordering provinces of neighbours.

Formation[edit | edit source]

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Reclaim Ruthenian Legacy

Centuries ago the land of the Rus' was united under a single banner and ruled from the legendary city Kiev. But then came the Mongol hordes, advancing from the great steppe, pillaging and burning. They destroyed our kremlins and the towns fell one by one, even Kiev itself could not avoid this fate. In terror our people fled the plains of Rus' and went north. Into the forests and hinterlands of the land we today call Russia.
Now a new and arrogant city of the north is on the rise. It draws in the petty states around it and its ruler envisions a new Rus'. A Rus' centered in Moscow and not Kiev.
However us Ruthenians will not go silent into the pages of history. We will not allow newcomers and pretenders to claim the legacy of our forefathers. Kiev shall rise once gain and we shall restore it to its former glory and splendor. So too shall the Rus'.

Potential requirements

Ruthenia does not exist.
The country:

was never an end-game nation.
has not yet enacted this decision.
is not a colonial nation.
has Byelorussian or Ruthenian as primary culture.

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.
has at least 3 cities

Playing with normal or historical nations

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
owns its core provinces:
- Kiev (280)
- Zaporozhia (283).
either owns its core provinces Halicz (261) and Volhynia (279) or has a ruler with a diplomatic skill of at least 5.

Kiev (280) is part of a state

Effects

The country:

becomes Ruthenia.
gains 25 prestige.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
removes all provinces from the Holy Roman Empire, if it is a member and not an elector or the emperor.
if has enacted ‘Veche Republic’ or ‘Russian Principality’ government reform and is not revolutionary:
- becomes a monarchy,
- becomes an empire,
- enacts ‘Tsardom’^[1] government reform.
if has nomadic technology group:
- switch to eastern technology group and unit type
gains a permanent claim on:
- Ruthenia (region)
- Red Ruthenia area

If Kiev (280) is part of the HRE, but its owner is not a member then:

the province is removed from the HRE.
the Holy Roman Emperor:
- gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the owner, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.
- loses 1 imperial authority.