Name:
Russia

Appearance:


Allegiance: Entante

Personality:
Few nations exist in this world that make cruelty and sadism into an artform like Russia.
A woman of very few words, Russia relies far more on presence than oration. When she steps into a room, all go quiet, and the very air becomes a deathly cold. Nations have good reason to be afraid, for hiding behind the blank, emotionless gaze is a mind that has been hardened and made savage by life in the harsh wastes of the east. Many know of the horrible things that she has done to those who have stood before her in the past.

It is also well known that Russia is a violent alcoholic. To say that she is a mean drunk is a gross understatement, and once the vodka begins flowing, the cold and calculating facade that she sets up gives way for a bloodthirsty monster that strikes with all the ferocity and savagery of the bears that her land is so famous for. She seems to have a particular fondness for dealing with her enemies in slow and agonizing ways, in particular, crippling them and leaving them to freeze to death in the wastelands that compromise her dominions.

Other nations would take notice that lately, her mental health has been deteriorating further, and no longer is the fearsome eastern juggernaut keeping her cold and emotionless demeanor, but more and more her personality becomes violent and erratic, with her engaging in acts of self-mutilation and fits of insanity where she screams and begins to take on unusual personality traits for times. It is speculated that it will not take long for her to finally snap.

Likes:
Vodka, Winter, France, Maintaining order in her realm, Orthodox Christianity, dark humor, bearded men,
humiliating her enemies

Dislikes:
Germany, The Ottoman Empire, Japan, The mess that has become of the Balkans, the voices screaming in her head for change and revolution

Special Talent:
Ice Queen: Russia's domains are vast and dangerous. She holds the largest contiguous land-based empire, which she holds together with an iron fist. With so many resources at her disposal, Russia can seemingly summon an unending downpour of fire upon her enemies, throwing soldiers at them like nothing, taking bombings in her vast and mostly uninhabited lands with ease, and even using the horrifying weather of her lands to stop her enemies in her tracks.

Weaknesses:
Insanity: Lately, Russia has not been doing well. While she has had a reputation of cruelty before, she is doing significantly worse now, and it is likely she will not be able to maintain a stable and healthy state of mind for muchlonger. Voices in her head call for her to change her life, and she is finding it harder and harder to fight them.

Familial Relationships:

Russia is a cousin to the Slavic nations of Central Europe and the Balkans. While not the oldest, she is certainly the most successful, and many other Slavic nations look up to her as a paragon of virtue. She has, however, largely disowned Bulgaria.

She can proudly claim Mongolia as her grandfather of all people, as he sired her father, Muscovy, with Kiev. Some like to joke that she got her violent and sadistic streak from her dedushka. Muscovy would later go on to produce three children of his own, Russia, and her two siblings, Ukraine and Belarus.
Currently, Russia houses Ukraine and Belarus in her own home, whether they like it or not.

While not biologically related, Russia considers Greece like a brother, as he is the child of Byzantium, who was like a father figure to Russia in the absence of her own father. Russia was very attached to Byzantium and was absolutely crushed at his death, even vowing to take on his legacy and proclaiming herself the Third Rome. It is very much a possibility that the grief she felt after his death was what triggered her descent into a cold unfeeling machine, and started her habit of heavy drinking. She is protective of his memory, and will not tolerate any insults to him.

France is the mother that Russia never had. Russia absolutely idolizes France and spent a good deal of time trying to emulate her in every way, following her to a tee in fashion, literature, and even the very way she ran her country. Russia doesn't nearly idolize her as she did before, but she still holds her in high regard.