Slavic Union
Slavic Union Związek Słowiański (language?) Словенска унија (language?) | |
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Motto: 'United, indivisible, under god' | |
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Anthem: 'Anthem of the Slavic Union' | |
 Lands of the Slavic Union; claimed but not controlled in Light Green | |
| Capital |
Warsaw (North) Belgrade (South) |
| Administrative center | Kiev |
| Other languages | Polish, Serbian, Czech, Slovakian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Russian, Croatian, Slovenian, Albanian, Bulgarian |
| Demonym(s) | Slavic |
| Government | Political union of federations |
| Legislature | Slavic Congress |
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,802,000 km2 (696,000 sq mi) (15th) |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 132,603,000 (10th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $2,772,200,000,000 |
• Per capita | $21,002 |
| HDI (2017) |
0.861 very high |
| Driving side | right |
| ISO 3166 code | SL |
The Slavic Union is a country in Central, Southern and East Europe. It is a political union of 12 majority Slavic countries making up 2 federations, the Federation of Northern Slavs and Federation of Southern Slavs. It is a continuation of the former United Slavic Republic which existed in Europe from 1919 until 1939.
The Slavic Unions roots begin with the rise of pan-slavism in Europe and the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire, leading to pan-slavist militants attempting to establish a united republic of slavic peoples in Europe. This goal was partially realised, however much of Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltics, all of Russia and Bulgaria were kept from becoming a part of the union, largely due to the Bolsheviks refusing to join the union, incorporating much of these territories into the Soviet Union.
The United Slavic Republic existed from 1919 until 1939 when the Federation of Northern Slavs was invaded jointly by the German Reich and the Soviet Union, beginning World War II. Following the beginning of the invasion, the Federation of Southern Slavs declared independence and declared its neutrality, beginning a civil war with Bulgaria breaking free of the Federation. In 1941 the Federation was invaded by the Axis and dissolved.
After World War II, Stalin decided not to reinstate the union, creating independent republics in its former lands. The Federation of Southern Slavs kept the old flag of the union as the SFR Yugoslavia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly independent countries created an alliance to support each other. This eventually led to a congress where the countries decided to enter a political union with each other.
The Slavic Union is considered to be part of the Non-Aligned Movement but in recent times has begun a swing towards the West. It is a member of the European Union and NATO as well as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In recent times, euroscepticism, far-right movements as well as nationalism have led to internal tensions. Kosovo officially seceded from the union in 2008, with the Federation of Southern Slavs refusing to accept the declaration as legitimate, but with the North supporting it. Additionally, Russian aggression towards the Northern Federation and rising ethnic tensions in the Southern Federation have led to concerns of the dissolution of the union.