Hello comrades! Nice to meet you.
This story started out as a straight historical novel, but… I couldn't resist mixing in Marvel and anime.
Yes, this is history, but I'm going to play dictator and throw Marvel + anime in the mix, so buckle up.
As you guessed this novel takes place in soviet union in 1991. Right at the moment the Soviet Union collapsed.
The coup against Gorbachev by communist hardliners failed, and the USSR collapsed. But this time, history will be rewritten because Comrade Andrei, a transmigrator, is here to change the game.
The novel is about kingdom-building, dictatorship, and the brutal world of politics and geopolitics in the 1990s. At its core, it's about how the Soviet Union could survive the collapse but frankly playing as a dictator .
Marvel and anime do exist in this world, though they're secondary. The real tension comes from seeing how someone with no superpowers can control, manipulate, or even dominate those who do. And remember this is the 1990s, long before the Marvel heroes you know really took the stage.
A few historical characters you should know about a bit or Just google it for more info.
Historical figures(First encountered) -------
(Gorvochov): The Soviet union's last leader. A libaral-ish democratic minded person. Who tried to reform but ended up breaking the state apart.
(Boris Yeltsin) : President of Russia after the breakup of Soviet union. A principal, direct architect of the fall of the Soviet union and the main beneficiary.
(Gennady Yanayev): the vice president at that time, a leader in the coup, though he claimed he was forced after the coup's failure.
(Boris Pugo): the prime minister, protagonist's maternal grandfather.
Some terms you'll encounter: Politburo, KGB, Alpha Unit, GRU, CPSU, gulags, dachas… (Google them if you're curious, it's worth the dive).
This novel is to explore what sick stuff would I do if I became a dictator.
Don't take the MC's twisted choices as moral lessons. This is entertainment.
So: the coup failed. The Soviet Union collapsed. Let's see if Comrade Andrei can hold it together or make it even worse.
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