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Sounds like Trotskyite deviationism, comrade.Clearly this is a sign that we need a strong central executive figure that can take necessary actions without worrying about the fickle wants of politicians.
@Curby , I think the bigger problem is the ones where there's a variable number of demands. Like, most of the "plans" for the second group didn't give the Germans three things, but two, and disagreed on which two as far as I can tell?
Different parts of SovNarKom working at cross-purposes so that the whole ends up overpromising feels like the voting system producing the intended result, honestly.
And hey, silver linings, this way all the concessions we demanded will be empowered. Beeg Ukraine, smol reparations, machine reproduction licenses.
Yeah, this feels entirely in character for the sort of political era that we're in. Our delegate to the negotiation is going to be receiving a hectic array of competing and sometimes contradictory orders and has to make sense of them as best as possible.
I'm sure we'll hear as much from Luxemburg, Myasnikov, &co.I mean, I dunno, in this case we're intentionally giving the Germans more to strangle world revolution forever. Like this might actually be the, "We've lost the Quest in the sense of actually spreading world revolution" vote.
That's largely my opinion as well. It will take time Germany doesn't have for us to get that Coal and Oil to them.
I don't think this is a realistic perspective to have based on the actual text we're working from. Germany is doing better than it was OTL.
You're bringing in the OTL perspective, where Germany was absolutely doomed by this point, into what is a different timeline.
The British blockade is less effective in this timeline due to the falling out between the UK and US.As long as the british blockade remains germany is doomed, at this moment in time starvation at home is likely causing as many deaths as the actual battles, if not more.
As long as the british blockade remains germany is doomed, at this moment in time starvation at home is likely causing as many deaths as the actual battles, if not more.
I mean, I dunno, in this case we're intentionally giving the Germans more to strangle world revolution forever. Like this might actually be the, "We've lost the Quest in the sense of actually spreading world revolution" vote.
This implies we may have actually done the world/German revolution a service by guaranteeing empowerment of all requests with three concessions (assuming empowered low-reparations means minimizing in-kind grain reparations payments). Can't eat coal or oil; can't even make fertilizer out of 'em.The German food situation is indeed growing worse, though it is not as bad as IOTL:
-The recent conquest of Romania has provided much needed foodstuffs.
-Italian war reparations mean more food for Austria.
-Austrian partial demobilization allows for some food to be exported to Germany.
-American neutrality means Dutch policy is more friendly to Germany, entailing more import of food through neutrals ports.
-The British blockade is less effective ITTL because some of the ships had to be diverted to convoy duty against the submarine campaign.
-Food distribution is also run a bit more effectively than IOTL.
Right now, there is widespread malnutrition, but not much starvation.
[X] First Soviet Census
Motion to add to the agenda: With the civil war raging on, large numbers of people are either mobilized or internally displaced. This motion proposes organizing a census for the purposes of getting an accurate picture of current demographics.
Reason for agenda item: The population numbers have wide-ranging effects, impacting everything from production numbers, military recruitment, agricultural output to ethnic distribution and demand for social services, to even parliamentary representation. Bad and outdated information is likely to affect any policy by the people's government negatively, creating either delays or directives which does not match the local material situation.
Proposed Policy Directive: This motion proposes the organization of a census by the SovNavKom in an effort to get an accurate understanding of rapid demographic developments following the civil war. While the organization of this census will take a significant effort and be a financial burden, it is also necessary for sound governmental policy and administration. With an early organizing of this census, the availability of the data could allow the government to better govern and service it's population.
[X] Agricultural Potential Survey
Motion to add to the agenda: Russian agriculture suffers from a number of serious problems. This motion proposes the organization of an independent body to objectively survey existing agricultural production and the issues hampering agricultural output.
Reason for the agenda item: Agricultural production is a key issue of this government, impacting both the economy, living standards and national security. Furthermore, Russian agriculture has a low rate of mechanization compared to other nations, meaning that the civil war impact agricultural production significantly, with the availability of basic food stuff being a key issue. An independent and objective study of agricultural production and it's challenges is thus self-evidently useful for ensuring sound economic and agricultural policy.
Proposed Policy Directive: This motion proposes the organization of an independent body of agricultural experts to study the actual agricultural production of regions controlled by us and the problems hampering production. This would mean collecting data on a number of topics from the crops grown, land ownership structure and land useage, the amount of food exported, logistical integration into the wider economy, soil quality, water availability and climate conditions. Based on this knowledge, the government would be able to improve food production more effectively, while avoiding dangerous errors like the overestimation of regional food production.
Position | Officeholder | Party |
Chairman | Vladmir Lenin | Bolshevik |
Head of Council-Administration. | Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich | Bolhevik |
Commissariat of Foreign Affairs. | Adolph Joffe | Social-Democratic |
People's Commissariat for Agriculture | Vladimir Milyutin | Bolshevik |
People's Commissar of Military Affairs | Joseph Stalin | Bolshevik |
People's Commissar of Naval Affairs | Pavel Dybenko | Bolshevik |
People's Commissariat for Labour | Julius Martov | Social-Democratic |
People's Commissariat for Trade and Industry | David Riazanov | Social-Democratic |
People's Commissariat for Education | Anatoly Lunacharsky | Bolshevik |
People's Commissariat for Food | Matvey Skobelev | Social-Democratic |
People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs | Alexei Rykov | Bolshevik |
People's Commissariat for Justice | Nikolai Kylenko | Bolshevik |
People's Commissariat for Nationalities. | Sergo Ordzhonikidze | Bolshevik |
People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs | Lev Kamenev | Bolshevik |
People's Commissariat for Railways | Victor Nogin | Bolshevik |
People's Commissariat for Finance | Yuri Lurin | Social-Democratic |
People's Commissariat for Social Welfare | Alexandra Kollantai | Bolshevik |
People's Commissar for Local Self Government | Lev Karakhan | Social-Democratic |