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« on: November 10, 2007, 12:57:04 am »
Episode 1: Origins
The land of Gruthenia is not a very ancient one; the land itself is as old as dirt, because it is dirt, but as an organized entity, not so much. It is, however, the longest-lived Communist government in existence.
Gruthenia was founded by Irish nationalist refugees fleeing the Great Potato Famine in 1851 as a base to liberate Ireland from. During the long voyage to the southern Russian steppes that would eventually become their new homeland, the literate member of the group happened across a copy of the Communist Manifesto and decided that it would be a good idea to adopt Communism as their new economic system as a gesture of spite towards capitalist Great Britain.
Once in Russia, this ornery band of extremist refugees trekked along the endless steppes, and, after being rejected in their numerous attempts to simply take over a Russian village, finally settled down in the middle of nowhere, where absolutely nobody would know about their existence for the next 140 years. The settlers christened their new rogue nation "Fuckbritain" in honor of their place of origin, and celebrated their good fortune for having this wonderful plot of land all to themselves by ripping apart Sean McFlaherty, who chose this spot to settle in, limb by limb.
For the next 90 years the village-nation existed in peace under an ostensibly communist government, slowly building up for the day when they would bring liberation from Great Britain and the evil robber-baron overlords to Ireland. No communication with the outside world existed at this time, and the economy was based around subsistence farming.
Stay tuned for Episode 2 of this smash-up documentary, which will chronicle first contact with the outside world up to the present day!