Reichskommissariat Kaukasien (also spelt Kaukasus), is a colony of the Greater Germanic Reich, administered by Reichskommissar Josias zu Waldeck und Pyrmont. The colony is comprised of most of the North Caucasus (formerly part of the Russian SFSR), the entirety of the former Azeri SSR and most of the Georgian SSR.
Geography
Kaukasien is bordered by Reichskommissariat Moskowien to the north, the Republic of Turkey and the Imperial State of Iran to the south. It is a largely mountainous region, with plains in the north. Kaukasien is rich in natural resources and as such is used as a mining colony by the Germans. The unrestricted industrialization and mining has caused Kaukasien to be heavily polluted and covered in smog, leading to its unflattering nickname "the Black State" (along with the lack of information leaving the country).
Government
Reichskommissariat Kaukasien is led by Reichskommissar Josias zu Waldeck und Pyrmont. Josias is an Esoteric Nazi, and as such Kaukasia is one of the only two Esoteric Nazi states at game start, the other being the SS State of Burgundy itself. RK Kaukasien's society is largely characterized by heavy governmental surveillance, a strict racial hierarchy and general paranoia and fanaticism. Josias' rule is controversial even in Germany, and there are many who would wish to replace him with someone less radical but Josias' allies in Germania and Nanzig ensure that this is unlikely.
Politics
National spirits
| Memories of the Tiflis Three |
The Tfilis Three were the leaders of the Transcaucasian Soviet, a partisan group who launched an organized uprising during the West Russian War. They were captured and publicly hanged in 1961, but much to the Reichskommissar's consternation, the natives have turned them into martyrs and lionized their cause. |
| Das Bergbaureich |
Kaukasien is renowned not for its land, but for what lies beneath it. The earth offers up endless rivers of oil and tons upon tons of metals and minerals, and the German occupiers partake deeply and greedily in the bounty. |
| Shipments to the Reich |
While Ukraine may be the breadbasket of the Reich, Kaukasien is its gas tank. After taking what is necessary to function, the Kaukasian administration forwards all of its resources and profits to the Reich, to the tune of millions of Reichsmarks a day. |
| A Stratified Society |
A hierarchy of sorts has arisen in the Reichskommissariat. At the bottom are the "three loathsome pests," Georgians, Armenians, and Circassians, all loathed by the Germans for their continued rebelliousness. Above them are the other ethnic minorities, only slightly less disdained. Then come the German skilled laborers and their families, and on top sit the bureaucracy and army, thoroughly dominated by Josias's men. |
At some point, Paul Pleiger (National Socialism) can replace Josias as Reichskommissar. Then, the spirit A Stratified Society would change into:
| Slipping Stratification |
As time goes on, it seems that there are more opportunities for non-Aryans in the Reichskommissariat's society. Where one may have only once found German engineers and bureaucrats, there is occasionally an Avar or a Chechen pushing pencils. While these advancements are stil meager, some take it as a sign that minorities may learn to live peacefully under the Reich's close watch. |
Gameplay
Kaukasien only has skeleton content which triggers after the German Civil War. Josias zu Waldeck und Pyrmont can proclaim himself the King of Kaukasia and switch his ideology to 
Absolute Monarch
or stay as a reichskommissar or get replaced by Paul Pleiger. It is also possible for Kaukasien to slip into anarchy and get "No Authority" as its "leader" and experience rebellions in its more southern and mountainous regions.
Notes
- ↑ The Tiflis Three are Lavrentiy Beria, Vasil Mzhavanadze and Valerian Kobakhia.
Gallery
| Flag | Country name | Ideologies | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Caucasian Federation | Collaborator Government | |
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Kaukasische Militärregierung | Pleiger | |
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Reichsprotektorat Kaukasien | Reichsländer |
