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What if Russia broke into pieces?

14 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 19.8% of the world.

2026: Russia falls apart into a dozen states. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Russia did better than 132 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 19%
2. 2036: 11.8%
3. 2051: 13.5%
4. 2076: 14.4%
5. 2126: 10.8%
6. 2176: 10.9%
7. 2226: 10.7%
8. 2326: 12.3%

Year by year

• 2026: Novosibirsk Commune broke away.
• 2026: Republic of Yekaterinburg broke away.
• 2026: Kingdom of Vladivostok broke away.
• 2026: Grand Duchy of Irkutsk broke away.
• 2026: Makhachkala Commune broke away.
• 2026: Grand Duchy of Sapporo broke away.
• 2026: Holy Tomsk Union broke away.
• 2026: Khabarovsk Commune broke away.
• 2026: Republic of Irkutsk broke away.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2039, against Grand Duchy of Irkutsk.
• The first piece to break away was Novosibirsk Commune, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Khabarovsk Commune, Republic of Irkutsk, Latvia, Grand Duchy of Irkutsk.
• 39 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 12.3% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 129 nations were left standing.

"I would call that a win. Quietly." Max, for the record

What players did

Players have run this 6 times. Russia was still standing 100 years later in 100% of them, holding 10.4% of the world on average.

Run it yourself

Same seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.

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Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.

Every page is a real run of the Play God on Earth engine (deterministic: same seed, same result). Historical facts are not implied; this is a game.