The Anarchist Society of the Ukraine, or simply Ukraine, was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe that existed from 1911 with its secession from Russia to 1931 with the Russian invasion.
History[]
Prelude and Independence[]
Through the turn to the 20th century, Russia was very poor, and after a stock market crash affecting all of Europe in 1903, multiple countries declared independence, including The Ukraine, however Republican ideals failed to motivated the rebels, so a completely new ideology, anarchism was formed, and the rebels chose in favor of it, seeing that the Ukraine would be the founder of modern anarchism, and a possible superpower.
Despite their radical beliefs, the rebel armies proved victorious against the failing Russians, who had to thin their armies, focusing on Byelorussia and the other rebel states. Although highly unstable, the anarchist society was formed.
Growth and Collapse[]
Throughout the rest of its short-lived period, the Ukraine struggled with high crime rates, not having a police, as it was against anarchism to do such a thing. Murder was very common, and nearly half of the population emigrated out of the country to more stable regions, most especially the rest of the Ukranian region that hadn't been taken by the Anarchist society, and which had returned to stabler Russian control.
Most revolutionaries personally disapproved of the emigration rates, but they nevertheless began a propaganda campaign to invite more people to move to the Ukraine, although it was mostly unsuccessful, as the emigration rate kept increasing.
Russia finally invaded the Ukraine in 1928, seeing its high instability as an opportunity, however the Ukrainians didn't go on without a fight, fierecly resisting the Russians and committing high atrocities against Russian civilians. By 1931, the Anarchist Society had collapsed, and the region occupied by Russia.
Aftermath[]
In 'payment for the atrocities', the Ukraine was neglected in terms of food, and over the next 20 years suffered a huge famine, killing three quarters of the population. The famine was mostly covered up by the Russian press, in fear of the Tsar's secret police, while some historians agree that Russia had actually used the famine as a strategy to prevent later Ukrainian independence by letting most of the native Ukranian populace to die of starvation.
After the majority of the native population died, an influx of ethnic and linguistic Russians moved into the region, beginning its Russianization (shortly afterwards, the Ukranian language was outlawed, and Russian replaced as the primary language in the region of Ukraine.
As of today, what was once controlled by the Anarchist Society of Ukraine is still a part of Russia, and while remain to be for the future as well, most likely. The Ukrainian famine killed 3/4 of the native Ukrainian population, and along with them, any possible chance of independence in the future.