Gergenzed
Gergenzedian Tsardom Царство Гергензедское (Russian) | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Motto: Χαίρε! (English: "Rejoice!") | |
| Anthem: folk song "A tree stood there in the field" | |
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| Capital | Romanovka |
| Largest city | Balašov |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Demonym(s) | Gergenzedian |
| Government | federal constitutional monarchy |
• Tsar | Dmitrij I Alexejević |
• Posadnik | Alexandr Ilühin |
| Legislature | National Council |
| Establishment | 6 April 2020 |
| Currency | Gergenzedian kuna |
| Time zone | UTC +3 |
Gergenzed (/ˈgɝgɪnzɛd/), officially the Gergenzedian Tsardom (Russian: Царство Гергензедское), is a micronation in the west of the Saratov oblast, Russia, that was created and is currently headed by Dmitrij Hodzĭko.
The country's capital is the urban-type settlement of Romanovka. The only official language is Russian. Gergenzed is a federal constitutional monarchy.
Gergenzed is a member of the League of Independent States and the Commonwealth of the Countries of Chernozemia.
Etymology
The name of the state was inspired by the names of countries in the Hungarian language. In it, the second root -ország is added to the main root, denoting "country". Example: magyar ("Hungarian") + ország ("country") = Magyarország ("Hungary", literally - "state of the Hungarians").
It is from the word ország that the final part of the name of Gergenzed was formed — -zed.
History
2020
The Gergenzedian Tsardom was founded on April 6, 2020 by Dmitrij Alexejević Hodzĭko. In the first two months of the country's existence many laws were passed and several people acquired the country's citizenship. Diplomatic relations were established with countries such as Arandia, Lovegrasia and Waldreich. On June 2, an era of stagnation began in the country, which lasted four and a half months.
On October 21, Tsar Dmitrij I announced the revival of the state and the beginning of democratic reforms. On October 22, a temporary advisory committee of six citizens was convened, created to update and democratize the legislation of the young state — the Constituent Assembly.
With the beginning of November, activity in the state fell again, along with which another stagnation era began, which lasted until May 21, 2021.
2021
On May 21, 2021, the work of the Constituent Assembly finally began to show results. On May 23, the expansion of the state's borders that was proposed on October 23, 2020 by a member of the CA Pavel Korćagin was finally legislated. The Constitution was adopted on May 29. On May 31, the legislative elections were held. On the same day, the Constituent Assembly was dissolved, and all of its members were awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland".
On August 31, the parliamentary elections of the National Council's II convocation were held, on which the the Arandian Socialist Revival Party headed by Sergej Maximov took the majority. The newly elected Chairman of the National Council began actively proposing country's reforms. These attempts caused unrest among a certain part of the population, which is why Sergej left his post on September 12.
Despite Sergej Maximov's resignation, the reforms were nevertheless carried out, but in a milder form — on September 14, the Constitutional Commission was formed, and on September 29, the second edition of the Constitution was adopted.
On September 30, the snap elections of the current National Council's III convocation took place.
2022
On January 5, 2022, the country's first population census was held.
On February 28, the elections of the National Council's IV convocations were held. They were originally supposed to be held on December 1, postponed due to the fact that only one party applied to participate in the elections.
On April 6, Tsar Dmitrij I Alexejević addressed the nation on the occasion of the second anniversary of Gergenzed. In it, he touched upon the problems of the state and announced large-scale reforms. On April 7, the Constitution was suspended, and on April 9, the number of deputies of the National Council was reduced from eleven to seven people. In addition, on the same day, the state switched to a federal form of administrative structure — instead of krajs, autonomous principalities were formed. On April 10, the State Council was created — an advisory body to the Tsar which deals with issues of the internal and external policy.
Om June 28, the Charter of the National Council was adopted. This is the first document intended to replace the cancelled Constitution. The post of the Chairman of the National Council was renamed and is now called Posadnik. Elections will be held every six months instead of three.
On July 1, the elections of the National Council's V convocations were held.
On September 19, Gergenzed joined the League of Independent States.
On October 3, Gergenzed joined the Organization of European Micronations.
Geography
Gergenzed is located on the territory of Balashovsky, Romanovsky, Turkovsky and parts of the Arkadaksky and Rtishchevsky districts of the Saratov oblast of the Russian Federation.
The country is located between the Oka-Don Plain and the Volga Upland. The highest point is 207 meters (679 feet) above sea level.
The country's territory lies within the zone of temperate climate.
Chernozem soils are widespread throughout the territory.
Internal structure
Government
Gergenzed is a unitary state and a constitutional monarchy, wherein the Tsar is the head of state and the guarantor of the Constitution and national sovereignty, the rights and freedoms of people and citizens. The country's government is composed of three branches:
- Legislative: The unicameral National Council, composed of 10 deputies, adopts laws and approves treaties.
- Executive: The Tsar coordinates the work of public authorities and signs international treaties.
- Judiciary: The Supreme Court, whose judges are appointed by the National Council.
The National Council is elected by popular vote for a six-month term. It is headed by the Posadnik.
| Convocation | Term of office | Name |
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| I | 31.05. — 31.08.2021 | Pavel Korćagin |
| II | 01.09. — 12.09.2021 | Sergej Maximov |
| II (acting) | 12.09. — 30.09.2021 | Pavel Korćagin |
| III | 01.10.2021 — 28.02.2022 | Pavel Korćagin |
| IV | 01.03. — 01.07.2022 | Alexej Inšakov |
| V | 02.07.2022 — 03.01.2023 | Alexej Skvorcov |
| VI | 04.01.2023 — 03.07.2023 | Dmitrij Brovkin |
| VII | 04.07.2023 — 03.01.2024 | Alexej Inšakov |
| VIII | 04.01.2024 — present | Pavel Korćagin |
| IX | 09.07.2024 — present | Alexandr Ilühin |
Administrative structure
Gergenzed is a federal state that consists of three principalities (Balašov, Romanovka and Turki), one capital district (Romanovka) and the Free city of Balašov.
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Administrative division of Gergenzed
Foreign policy
Gergenzed pursues a predominantly neutral foreign policy that is friendly towards other micronations. Gergenzed is a member of the League of Independent States.
Diplomatic relations with other micronations
Only treaties in force are listed.
| Flag | Name | Treaty signed |
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Waldreich | 22 May 2021 |
| Țauomor | 15 July, 2021 | |
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Levedia | 30 July 2021 |
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Bakhetia | 22 September 2021 |
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Witoldia | 13 January 2022 |
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Teweria | 18 January 2022 |
| Desnarus | 24 March 2022 | |
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Zelesia | 10 April 2022 |
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Laugrasia | 13 April 2022 |
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Esgeldia | 13 April 2022 |
| Diveria | 14 June 2022 | |
| Velikoyelie | 12 July 2022 | |
| Moskvoland | 2 October 2022 | |
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Konakia | 27 October 2022 |
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Kamenrus | 15 January 2023 |
| Aukstauta | 18 May 2023 | |
| Kayrimar | 18 August 2023 | |
| Erdaneria | 24 August 2023 | |
| Aniota | 4 January 2024 | |
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Avinea | 14 January 2024 |
| Hortusland | 29 January 2024 |
Membership in micronational organizations
| Name | Period |
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| Organization for Security and Co-operation of Micronations | 27 May 2021 — 13 June 2022 |
| Eastern European Cooperation Organization | 22 September 2021 — 29 August 2024 |
| League of Independent States | since 19 September 2022 |
| Organization of European Micronations | 3 October 2022 — 1 July 2023 |
| Basis Imperii | 18 April 2023 — 1 January 2024 |
| Commonwealth of the Countries of Chernozemia | since 7 January 2024 |
Culture
From the very beginning of its existence, Gergenzed's culture was inspired by the culture and aesthetics of the Moscow Principality of the 16th-17th centuries, as well as by the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. Russian pre-reform orthography was used on the official before May 29, 2021.
Religion
Orthodox Christianity is the official religion, but despite this, freedom of religion is guaranteed to everyone. Pascha and the Twelve Great Feasts are holidays with the national status. According to the 2023 census, 48% of citizens identify themselves as Orthodox. Christianity is the largest religious group in the country.
Calendar
On September 4, 2021, the Gergenzedian calendar was introduced, which is used in parallel with the Gregorian and is mostly symbolic. For example:
March 6, 2022 — 1st of Berezenĭ, year 2nd
National romanization standard
On April 21, the Gergenzedian national standard for the romanization of the Russian language was officially adopted.
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Romanization | Special provision | Examples |
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| А (а) | A (a) | Астрахань = Astrahanĭ | |
| Б (б) | B (b) | Балашов = Balašov | |
| В (в) | V (v) | Владимир = Vladimir | |
| Г (г) | G (g) | Гергензед = Gergenzed | |
| Д (д) | D (d) | Данилкино = Danilkino | |
| Е (е) | Je (je) |
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| E (e) | All other cases | Перевесинка = Perevesinka | |
| Ё (ё) | Jo (jo) |
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| Ë (ë) | All other cases | Семёновка = Semënovka | |
| Ж (ж) | Ž (ž) | Жуков = Žukov | |
| З (з) | Z (z) | Вязьма = Väzĭma | |
| И (и) | I (i) | Иркутск = Irkutsk | |
| Й (й) | J (j) | Йошкар-Ола = Joškar-Ola | |
| К (к) | K (k) | Карай = Karaj | |
| Л (л) | L (l) | Лунино = Lunino | |
| М (м) | M (m) | Макарово = Makarovo | |
| Н (н) | N (n) | Новосибирск = Novosibirsk | |
| О (о) | O (o) | Омск = Omsk | |
| П (п) | P (p) | Перевесинка = Perevesinka | |
| Р (р) | R (r) | Романовка = Romanovka | |
| С (с) | S (s) | Семёновка = Semënovka | |
| Т (т) | T (t) | Турки = Turki | |
| У (у) | U (u) | Углич = Uglić | |
| Ф (ф) | F (f) | Федоровка = Fedorovka | |
| Х (х) | H (h) | Хабаровск = Habarovsk | |
| Ц (ц) | C (c) | Цимлянск = Cimlänsk | |
| Ч (ч) | Ć (ć) | Чебоксары = Ćeboksary | |
| Ш (ш) | Š (š) | Шахтёрск = Šahtërsk | |
| Щ (щ) | Ś (ś) | Усть-Щербедино = Ustĭ-Śerbedino | |
| Ъ (ъ) | ' | Объезд = Ob'jezd | |
| Ы (ы) | Y (y) | Тында = Tynda | |
| Ь (ь) | Ĭ (ĭ) | Тюмень = Tümenĭ | |
| Э (э) | E (e) | Электрогорск = Elektrogorsk | |
| Ю (ю) | Ju (ju) |
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| Ü (ü) | All other cases | ||
| Я (я) | Ja (ja) |
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| Ä (ä) | All other cases | ||
| Ѯ (ѯ) | X (x) | Archaic Cyrillic letter; used in Gergenzed only in loanwords | |
| Ѱ (ѱ) | Ps (ps) | Archaic Cyrillic letter; used in Gergenzed only in loanwords |
Economy
The country's state currency is the Gergenzedian kuna. Only one banknote's design is known. The exchange rate is set to the Latvian lats at a ratio of 1:1 (€1.42287). The subunit of the Gergenzedian kuna is rezana.
The right to issue the Gergenzedian kuna is vested in the Central Bank. The monetary policy of the Tsardom is determined by the Central Bank in cooperation with the National Council and is implemented by the Chairman of the Central Bank.
The Chairman of the Central Bank is elected by the National Council for an unlimited term until a decision is made to remove the current Chairman.
The main activity of the Central Bank is Christian lending on a gratuitous basis. As of 2024, the services of the Central Bank of Gergenzed have been used by Rumelia, Kayrimar, Avinenska and Amuria. Interbank interactions are recorded using the Financial Messaging System of the Central Bank of Gergenzed.
| Borrower | Loan amount | Amount paid |
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| Rumelia | 0,31 GRK | 0 GRK |
| Kayrimar | 41 GRK | 41 GRK |
| Avinenska | 22 GRK | 22 GRK |
| Total | 63,31 GRK | 63 GRK |
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1 kuna banknote
