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September 23, 2012
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This simple alternate-history map shows a small scale Cold War in Europe, led by two rivaling blocs - the technocratic 'Alliance of Baltic Technates' and the communistic 'United Workers Republics'.

I don't really have much of a backstory to this. It's vaguely based on my previous map ( 'Federal Technocracy of Aistia' ), and may be considered a "prequel" to it, of a sort.

The Alliance of Baltic Technates is mainly led by Scandinavia and Aistia. The United Workers Republics is mainly led by the People's Republic of France, and, to some extent, by the United Workers Republics of Britain.

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This was made using GIMP v2. I used the Victoria II world map ( fan-made, as far as I know ) as a basemap for the territory and geography shapes.

Feedback would be appreciated.

Download for full view ( 2400x1500 ), so as to see the various states ( countries ) and their names clearly.
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~Zifker Sep 24, 2012
Interesting... Didn't technocracy have a bigger following in France than in the rest of Europe? What changed?
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~GTD-Orion Oct 18, 2012
Well, why do you think both groups are upset with each other? :p
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~mdc01957 Sep 24, 2012
Let me guess: you used the Victoria template right? ;)

But I kid. This is nicely done as always!
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~NocturnalDarkness Sep 24, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Excellent, as always. The Vic II basemap is briiliant, isn't it? :D
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*WhippetWild Sep 23, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
can I ask where the name Aistia comes from?
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~GTD-Orion Sep 23, 2012
It comes from the word 'Aestii', that were people described by Tacitus in his work Germania. In Lithuanian it was 'Aisčiai' - a name, suggested by Kazimieras Jaunius, to refer to the Balt tribes ( that, at the time, didn't have a common name/term ). For some time it was considered a more historical name for the Balts.

Supposedly, now, this name survived as the name of 'Estonia'. Although, originally, it was most likely meant to refer to the Balts.
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*WhippetWild Sep 23, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Ah okay, that is pretty cool. and learn something new too
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