Polish Commonwealth

The Polish Commonwealth, sometimes abbreviated to P.C. or the R.P. in Polish, is a unitary state primarily run by a Polish bicameral parliament, officially created in 2047 after the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth reunited in 2035 through a common democratic decision, as part of the Baltic Coalition- a meeting of several West Slavic countries that agreed in several capacities to counter the growing power vacuum in human-inhabited space, due to the ability for greater powers to freely explore in comparison to less developed countries.

Following the Oslo Summit, the Baltic Coalition formed a common organisation- the Riga Aeronautics and Space Association (RASA), and Lithuania joined Poland formally. First as a federal region, changed to a semi-autonomous territory after elections.

The RASA and the new Commonwealth proceeded to colonise 5 worlds, securing 29 total systems for strategic purposes in the cluster that their colonies inhabit. These colonies are highly compact, and known for their layered defensive measures.

Polish history prior to the 2nd millenium began with migrations into the valleys beside the Baltic Sea and around Carpathia by Slavic tribes, who formed common pagan unions that lasted into the 10th century, before encountering mainland Christianity. The feudal states that formed under the Piast nobles began to crush old tribal collectives, with uprisings lasting for decades.

Poland formed into a common cultural entity after these uprisings left a vacuum of beliefs and population in the area, allowing the new kingdom to consolidate influence and create traditions respected to this day by Poles.

Polish-German relations are an important mark of this historical period, as Teutonic and Holy Roman incursions disturbed the peace of a growing country, which wore down the ambitions of Polish rulers through military weakenings- a Mongol attack was barely returned by the Poles, and only in the mid-14th century did the country see real prosperity, as the Teutons had been crushed and the Germans disunited.

After the 1500s, however, this Golden Liberty (as named by the kingdom) would not last- the old Commonwealth that the modern Polish state names itself after had been created, and kicked back down by renewed warfare in the region, alongside cultural tensions and economic decline.

Finally, the Polish Commonwealth was partitioned over a series of years in the 18th century, birthing a defensive revolutionary sentiment- the bitter hatred for German and Russian conquerors in the region lasted into the formation of the Second Republic, unsuccesfully invaded in 1920 by Russia, before being taken in by the Soviet Union following the Second World War.

This long history of uncertainty, the recurring diaspora of Poles in Europe and elsewhere, as well as the fresh possibilities of power for the Poles has surged nationalism in the population.