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The name ''"Sovia"'' was initially chosen during [[Devoted 2.0]] in 2016 for ambiguous reasons. It was likely chosen to project power, under the old Sovian king Henry_VIII[[Henry_VII]] alongside leader [[Laikalike]] who ruled a constitutional monarchy under a communist aesthetic. After [[Pirater]]'s [[re-unification]] of the Sovian lands during Devoted 2.0, the name was retained and has stuck ever since.

Sovian culture is one of the oldest continuous cultures on the civ genre, stretching back over 6 years with the initial formation of Sovia on Devoted 2.0. Sovia is a hard-working nation, with everyone from highly skilled builders, grinders and PvPers. Historically, Sovia is a nation against hegemony, and against those who attempt to impose their will on independent nations. Anarchism is a core component of the Sovian mind, as Sovians would rather fight for their freedom than concede to the will of foreign tyrants. Despite the excellence of the [[Sovian Black Army]], fighting is often a last choice, only used in the face of attempted invasion or those who attempt to harm Sovians without due reason.

Sovians have a history of cartography, art work, civball drawing{{Cn|date=March 2022}}, propaganda designing and much more. In previous iterations, Sovia was a cultural powerhouse producing memes and propaganda at a high quality level, allowing Sovian culture to spread. The national animal of Sovia is the caracal{{Cn|date=March 2022}}, a freedom-loving animal which is friendly but violent when provoked or attacked. A popular religion in Sovia is the [[Cult of the Caracal]], with several discord channels dedicated to posting gifs of the majestic animal.

Sovian culture holds an agrarian character, with farms and cities often bordering, and this integration of rural and urban creates an interesting dichotomy. In historical iterations, Sovians went as far as to have farms on their rooves, providing a green touch to the cities. This harmony between agriculture and living is essential to Sovia, as it places each citizen close to the center of the economy. XP production has been critical historically. On CivClassics 2.0, [[wjkroeker]] established the first XP Co-Operative/Exchange in [[New Sovia]]. Despite the small amount of time it lasted for (as a result of the WP[[World Police]] invasion), this was a game-changer for the server, with even those who disliked Sovia (such as [[Icenia|Icenians]]) adopting the system. This system allows citizens to farm ingredients, then exchanged them for emeralds. This allows citizens to specialize in a certain type of crop (e.g. Carrot Farmer), and exchange it using Item Exchanges for experience. This system was revolutionary at the time, and remains so to this day. Up until 2021, New Sovia's XP in 2019 was sold for the cheapest price possible, a whopping 1-2 diamonds less than all their competitors. Alongside this system, public farms give citizen the opportunity to make some easy XP through simply doing a small amount of farming in return for proportional XP.

The politics of Sovia are a form of synthesis anarchism, with a majority of members spanning across both libertarian left and libertarian right. A variety of unions exist from building to fighting, each ran democratically and allowed to determine its own destiny. Each union will be in charge of its infrastructure and the unions all contributing to the wellbeing of eachother will theoretically produce a healthy, free society where everyone is free from poverty and free to pursue their own goals on the server. As the territory lacks full centralization, it is protected under the military union/black army, under the nation's ''ataman'' Pirater to enable the society to run without great threat from raiders and invaders. The council is made up of any active citizen who invests enough time and effort into the city, and aims at an egalitarian form of government where each citizen who truly contributes to the territory will be admitted. The council is used for the purposes of foreign diplomacy, internal decision making and co-ordination between unions.

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