The Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun (ARCHIVE)

On the 10th of December, the Commune of The Stig (and therefore Kravat Oblast) expanded to include the whole property of TH Mayor Jeremy. On this day, another boat was registered in our Navy, namely "The Clarksoon", currently kept in the Commune of The Stig. Also on this day, whilst cleaning his desk, HIM Tsar Kuri I discovered a document (the Pile Document) that clearly described the foundation date and laws of Gishabrun's little-known ancestor; The Wild Isle micronation. On it was written that the Wild Isle nation was founded on the 23rd of June 2009, pushing the date of our foundation back one day.

Yesterday, The Stig Oblast has joined Kravat Oblast as the Commune of The Stig, with its' Mayor being The Honorable Jeremy Clarksoon. The area that was Kravat before the unification has become the Commune of Kravat, with its' Mayoral position being vacant. There shall be elections within the Commune of Kravat, and all citizens of the Commune of Kravat will be eligible to vote (with the exception of those who are candidates).

Today, a new oblast, namely Potatoman's Room Oblast, has joined our mighty Gishabrunian Empire, raising our total population from 15 to 16. With its' joining, a division of the LOB called the Police Force will enforce the Imperial Laws and bring wrongdoers to the attention of The Council, as mention in our constitution. The leader of the Police Forces is Potatoman.

Also, today was the date that the Abolition of the Krais Act (2010) was passed, returning all krais too far away from any Gishabrunian oblasts or Autonomous Regions to be visited and watched easily, leaving our Empire with only Wild Isle Krai, Carolinian Krai, and Ancient Willow Krai, and makes it illegal to claim any krai that is too distant from any Gishabrunian inhabited areas to be visited easily. "This will make our claims much more realistic," says HIM Tsar Kuri I, "Now we can easily monitor foreign activity in our three remaining krais, and enforce our laws upon them."

Today, the people of Gishabrun have decided upon our national dish - the "Grenka", a sort of fried egg-bread that looks like this...

How to make them:

  Ingredients:

1. Bread
2. Egg(s)
3. Vegetable oil

  Procedure:

1. Crack egg(s) into bowl, mix until white and yolk are mixed.
2. Dip bread in this bowl, until both sides of bread are dripping with egg liquid.
3. Pour oil on frying pan so that the oil barely covers the pan surface.
4. Put bread on pan.
5. Fry for about five (5) minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Flip bread to other side and repeat step 5.
7. DONE!

We hope you enjoy this new cultural item.

In other news, a new oblast, namely Sméagol-Gollum-Gollum oblast, has joined Gishabrun, raising the population from 14 to 15.

Today, a new oblast, namely Llama Oblast, has joined the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun, under the leadership of TRH Ambassador Mr. Llama. This has raised the population of Gishabrun from 13 to 14.

Also, Somewhere Oblasts expanded a few days ago on the 3rd of November to include a grassy field behind the house of HEE Sovetus I, giving us a possible area to fight in in case of war.

A few days ago, the Tobacco Act (2010) was changed so that non-citizens of Gishabrun may legally smoke in krais, while in oblasts smoking is still illegal.

As you may know, the Principality of Annina Kravat, previously an independent micronation, became a part of the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun (at the time known as the Tsardom of Moya Kravat) in early 2010. However, there was no treaty signed between the two parties, formally continuing Annina Kravat's existance...until now! Upon noticing this mistake, HIM Tsar Kuri I wrote the treaty of formal annexation, which was signed by both Gishabrun and Anna I, the Princess of Annina Kravat. "This is a very emabarrassing mistake," says HIM Tsar Kuri I, "Such belated treaties will not happen again!"

In other news, Gishabrun's area and population has expanded once more through the Autonomous Empire of Maccrage, as two new lesser districts (federal subjects within federal subjects) were captured. The first, captured yesterday, is a large, uninhabited 'territory' called Tallasar; and the second, captured today, is an inhabited 'state' called Nurthis. The annexation of Nurthis raised the population of Gishabrun as a whole from 12 to 13.

Today, the Imperial Heraldic Authority, under the leadership of HIM Tsar Kuri I, reformed the National Armorial Achievement of Gishabrun, so as to make it of better quality and more realistic details. "We have been considering this for many months," says HIM Tsar Kuri I on behalf of the IHA, "Now, instead of our badly drawn previous version, we have a professional-looking one, increasing our chances of gaining independence!" The coat of arms itself took three days to make.

Today, while on a LOB special excursion through Canadian territory, HIM Tsar Kuri I and HEE Sovetus I captured a new krai, namely Carolinian Krai. The land captured is forested hills, with a cliff on the borders. Because of this, the krai has an enormous selection of biodiversity, containing species such as Ostrich Ferns, Oak Trees, Sugar Maples, White-tailed Deer, etc... This Krai is also our largest, being more than twice as large as all our other claims. "Carolinian Krai is a great krai," says HIM Tsar Kuri I, "It will open up opportunities for Scientific Research, Military Training, Sustainable Exploitation of Natural Resources, and will be the first stepping-stone on the pathway to Gishabrun's independence." It contains a river, which could be used for fishing, sugar maples, which could be used for maple syrup, and a large quantity of edible plants that could be used to Gishabrun's advantage (in an environmentally-friendly way, of course!). Because of Carolinian Krai, Gishabrun's area has nearly quadrupled in size. It completely consists of a national park of the same name.

As of today, the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun has become the second member of the Movement for Tradition (the other member being the Empire of New Europe). This is one of the many organisations Gishabrun is a part of, and we hope that it brings many positive things to our mighty Empire.

Yesterday, the election for the position of Consul of the Oblasts was held, giving all non-candidates residing in oblasts a vote. The results are:

-Jason Alger (Meritocratic Party): 1 Vote (16.666... %)

-Sovetus I (Communo-Meritocratic Party): 4 Votes (66.666... %)

-Randomguy (Fun Party): 1 Vote (16.666... %)

-Jeremy Clarkson (Communist Party): 0 Votes (0%)

Therefore, The Right Honorable Sovetus I is now the first Consul of the Oblasts. We congratulate him on obtaining this position, and all other candidates for participating.

The next election will be in April 2011.

Today, The Council, the legislature and governing body of Gishabrun made up of all the Ambassadors of Oblasts, passed the "Council Reform Act (2010)", which authorised the reform of the national legislature from a unicameral system to a tricameral system. The changes include the renaming of The Council (consisting of all Ambassadors of Oblasts) to The Oblastian Assembly, creating a second council consisting of all Governors of Autonomous Regions (which were previously unrepresented in Gishabrunian politics) named The Chamber of Comrades, and creating a third council (consisting of a Consul (representative) from the Oblastian Assembly (elected by Gishabrunian citizens residing in Oblasts), a Consul from the Chamber of Comrades (elected by Gishabrunian citizens residing in Autonomous Regions), and HIM the Tsar (as Consul of the Krais, non-elected) called the Elite Duma. All three councils together are called The Council of Gishabrun.

As the position of Consul of the Oblasts is currently vacant, please vote in the upcoming elections on the 1st of October 2010.

Today, the Tsarist Empire welcomes our next oblast, namely Stay Out Oblast, which borders Ontario, Canada. HIM Tsar Kuri I has appointed The Right Honorable Randomguy to be the Ambassador of this oblast, which raises our population from 10 to 11.

Today, HIM Tsar Kuri I signed the Bench War Treaty to signify the formal end of the Bench War, which began as a dispute over the ownership of a small bench between us and the Unnamed Empire on the 20th of July, 2010. The treaty also ensured that the Unnamed Empire become a part of Gishabrun as an autonomous region, namely the Autonomous Empire of Macragge. This basically means that they have all the rights of an oblast, except for the fact that their leader is not a part of The Council, and they abide by their own laws. This raised our population from 9 to 10, and also made us a Fifth World nation. Both Empires thank all who participated in the war or the treaty-drafting.

Today, The Right Honorable, Ambassador Sovetus has achieved the first place in the Intermicronational Chess Championship, making Gishabrun the leading micronation in the Intermicronational Chess Federation for 2010. We congratulate TRH Sovetus for this great victory in the field of chess, and encourage every Gishabrunian citizen to play and study the wonderful game of chess. Please visit javascript:mox(IMCF); for more information.

As of today, The Council has decided that the trade, growth, and use of the tobacco plant and any of its' derived substances and products is illegal everywhere  in the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun (except if that tobacco or derived substance is used for medical, religious, or scientific purposes). This is to ensure that no tobacco-related illnesses or deaths happen in Gishabrun. If you see anybody trading, growing, and otherwise using tobacco or its' derived substances on Gishabrunian territory, it is your duty to kindly tell them to leave or dispose of the tobacco outside the borders. If the offender does not react after you tell him kindly to do what is described above three times, you have the right to confiscate/destroy the tobacco product and/or force the offender to exit from Gishabrunian land and/or charge the offender any amount of money between 1 Canadian cent and 10 Canadian dollars, inclusive, or the equivalent amount in any other modern currency. Thank you.

Tobacco Act 2010.

Today, the Empire has become friends with the Principality of Uc, a recently-formed, European micronation.

Today, a new oblast has been captured from USA territory, namely Eternal Summer Oblast, and is the largest oblast and southernmost federal subject of the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun.

Yesterday, Anna I, Princess of Annina Kravat, decided to run for the position of Ambassador of Kravat Oblast. Since Kravat Oblast had enough people, there was an election, which resulted in HIM Tsar Kuri I retaining his Ambassadorship, and also made history as the first Gishabrunian election.

In other news, yesterday the Empire opened foreign relations with the Kingdom of Zealandia.

Yesterday, the Empire captured a new krai, namely Loyalist Krai, consisting of about 2999.7869 square metres of forest. It was declared a national park of the same name.

Today, HIM Tsar Kuri I has founded the LOB (Logocratic Organisation for Security) the intelligence and secret agency of our empire.

Yesterday, HIM The Tsar captured a new Krai, namely Fjord Krai, raising our area to 12298.411033333333... square metres. Also, Cormorant Krai and Thorn Krais merged to form a new krai, by the name of Cormorant Krai. Also, today the Holy Salanian Empire became our newest ally, and because of that we joined the World Micronational Alliance.

As of today, the Empire has adopted a new peerage system to honor those who contribute to Gishabrun or anything else. See

http://micronations.wikia.com/wiki/Peerage_System_of_Gishabrun

for more information.

Today, one of our allies, the Principality of Garagstan, has given out its' FAO (Foreign Affairs Office) Awards, an awards ceremony held every four months by the Garagstani Government. Our micronation, the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun has won the Best Allie (sic) Award! Let's hope we keep our title in the December awards! 

In other news, the Empire has become recognised by both the Kingdom of Kirbin and the Duchy of Orenburg.

Today, Somewhere Oblast has expanded its' borders to include the whole property of The Right Honorable Sovetus, raising the population from 5 to 6. Also, after a re-measuring of the empire's area, it turns out that the area of Kravat Oblast was incorrect: the correct area is 298.851 square metres.

Today, a new oblast, called Kvartirskaya Oblast, has joined our Empire, increasing the population from 4 to 5. It is also our tenth federal subject.

Today, HIM Tsar Kuri I captured two new krais from Canadian territory - Thorn Krai and Cormorant Krai, both of which are islands and are the first pieces of Gishabrunian territory to be captured by the Imperial Navy. Both islands were declared national parks.

A few days ago, HIM Tsar Kuri I instituted the Imperial Navy with the maiden voyage of the HIMS Shmel. Currently, three people are members of the navy.

Today, on an Imperial expedition to Ancient Willow Krai, HIM the Tsar re-captured the rest of the Bench from the Unnamed Empire, and since the Unnamed Empire did not have any other land claims, it was conquered by our mighty Imperial Army. HIM Tsar Kuri I has succeeded Cyril I as Emperor of the Unnamed Empire.

Today, a micronation called The Principality of Garagstan recognised our Empire in return for our recognition of it, adding yet another micronation to our friends list. You can see their site on the "Links" page.

Today, the Oblast of Annina Kravat has joined Kravat Oblast, because there was no point in Annina Kravat Oblast being separate.

Today, while on an excursion through Canadian territory, HIM Tsar Kuri I claimed an area of 13.5 square metres of land containing an ancient willow tree and a small bench. However, a friend of HIM the Tsar who was traveling with him, namely Cyril, the Emperor of the Unnamed Empire, disputed the new krai, claiming that the bench was Unnamed territory. This sparked a small conflict called The Bench War. After a few scuffles and fights, the Imperial Army declared peace and in return gave The Unnamed Empire 5/6ths of the bench (about 1 square metre), while Gishabrun got to keep the rest. The Krai was declared a Park (which means tourists may visit it regularly) and the Ancient willow was declared a National Monument. Ancient Willow Krai has 12.5 square metres of land.

As of today, two new micronations, namely Eleytheria and Wellington, have decided to ally with the Empire, and the Empire sincerely thanks them for this. As of today, the Empire has 5 allies/friends.

Today a new oblast, called The Stig Oblast, join our mighty Empire, raising the population from 3 to 4.

As of today, the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun has been admitted into the Organisation of Active Micronations, which is a great honour.

As of today, The Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun is proud to be an informal friend of the Republic of Molossia, one of the most well-known and well-developed micronations.

Today a new oblast with about 10 square metres of land joined our mighty Empire - namely, Somewhere Oblast. Somewhere Oblast is now governed by The Right Honorable Sovetus, and we hope that it shall be a resourceful and loyal oblast.

On this day, the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun has contacted the Slinky Empyre, another micronation, and their ruler, Kyng Fyrst, has officially accepted our request for friendship, a glorious new milestone for our Empire.