Svanskinahya People's republic

[art128 4,618]

Hello to all and welcome to my new region ! After a lot of month, maybe a year, on Maroanestra, I decide to start another things. Always in the same style as my last MD, I try this time to make it more looking like some Russes' city. Soo you will see more commie block as in Maroanestra. So without further delay, I present you comrade, my last project, the SSPR.

This region have commercial accords with Maroanestra

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- Full name: Svanskinahya Socialist People's republic.

- Common name : Svanskinahya.

- Independence : August 20 ,1987

- Government type : Communist republic

- Ressource : Oil, natural gas, Iron mine, wood.

- Major economic sector : Industry, agriculture, logging, manufacturing.

- Major exports : Oil, natural gas, Ore, military equipment (tanks, heavy weapons, rifles ...).

- Major imports : Automobiles, luxuries, agriculture goods.

- Currency : Vhram.

- Land area : -----------

- State population : 4535 at the moment.

- State capitale : Kalmykia.

- Other important cities : Bir_Hakeim, Kaznavac, Volgodonsk.

- Languages : Russian, English, French.

- Religions : Russian Orthodox 85% - Christianity 15%

History of the Svanskinahya People's Socialist Republic:

The first record of civilization in the Svanskinahya People’s Socialist Republic go back to the Turkish invasion of 1700, who created a citadel in this place to fight the Russian offensive to reclaim the territory.  The city was founded on the banks of the Volga river, which makes it the first port in the region for trade in minerals and cattle at the time. Hands back to the Russians in 1780, the town was razed (with the exception of walls and the church citadel) and rebuilt in the crowd in a Russian style. While expanding, the city, whose population has doubled in 10 years, becomes the capital of the region in 1810, attracting many farmer who came with the hope of finding better paid work. In 1860, the city was declared free and can be grown quiet, and still attracted many people from the  Russians' neighboring lands to come to Svanskinahya for work, and a better quality of life. In 1901, the inhabitants of the city rebels against the Russians and the Monarchs was shots in the streets.

general aspect of the city

The city was occupied during the Russian civil war of 1919 by the Red Army, and it became a region of the USSR. Later, the region began to industrialize and specialized in arms, making industrial capital of Russia from the south and east of the Black Sea.

The red plaza

In 1987, residents of Svanskinahya, and more strongly those of Kalmykia, had declared that they were deceived and abused by the capitalist government of the USSR and demand independence under which they continue to use the socialist model.   [skip a few years since this part of history is not important] In 2003, the region opened a line of commerce between Kalmykia and Simferopol in Maroanestra (ancient region) and once a match started Svanskinahya became the first supplier of oil, natural gas and military equipment of Maroanestra. the Valdir plaza, on the est bank of the river.

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Svanskinahya's transportation system:

The region is an important river port of Goods (Ore. ..) but also a passenger, many Russians and people of Black Sea countries spend their holidays in Svanskinahya. Among other ports, there is also an International Airport who have 4Terminals with one for freight,  with 3 runways, the airport can accommodate large aircraft such as Boeing747 and Airbus380. Noted an excellent rail network across the region and through the end of the line Rostov on Don (Russia) <-> Kalmykia. In addition to the rail network, Kalmykia has 3 tramways lines (1.5 for the time being are created in the game). the tram through the city for the pleasure of the travelers, while maintaining the old trains os 1950' while adding the comfort of today. Many bus lines are available and also a line of subway and study at this time. Regarding the road and highways (motorways) network, it is a bit outdated because it was built when Svanskinahya was part of the USSR, it was never updated.

Some view of the tramway and the city

an old mosaic to start.

this quarter is located at west of the citadel (you can see the walls) and near the central station. We can see at south (top) the Karnav' ghetto, wich is the bigger ghetto in the city center. you can also see the tral line 1 running the mosaic frome left to right and the tram line 2 from south to north.

That area will be redone (well is redone at the moment) for the next update, with a new train station (underground).

Now some night pic: 

Hope you liked it, next update will be on the city of Kaznavac, totally in a Soviet style, around the Nuke powerplant and will be tomorrow ! 

[Keegan V50 15]

How awesome,great start here Arthur and keep up the good work,love the misty effects you have photoshopped in your pics!

all the best

victor

[jacqulina 162]

awesome start and intro my friend

[Bobbi 1]

Great start here!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Sweet! Your work just keeps getting better. I am looking forward to this one.

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

You must really like the SBU, you keep making countries bordering it

Looking good so far, you know I always like to see more commie-ness on ST. Your State population has only 4535 residents? It looks like you could fit that many in that first mosaic! Anyway, great job

-Todd

[art128 4,618]

Originally posted by: SimHoTToDDy

You must really like the SBU, you keep making countries bordering it

Looking good so far, you know I always like to see more commie-ness on ST. Your State population has only 4535 residents? It looks like you could fit that many in that first mosaic! Anyway, great job

-Toddquote>

Oh yeah, my bad, it's around 45.000 

As for the commie blocks on the first mosaic, uhm they're ploped, but shhhhhhhhh... Anyway, like I said the area is rebuilding at the moment, so I think the future commie blocks will be personal growable lots. Also thanks for the comment, yeah I like to make region around yours..  But you know, I like the area in Russia.. 

And BTW, thanks all ! 

-Arthur.

[art128 4,618]

Here's the update as promised ! 

Victor Valdes - Thanks a lot Victor ! I'm glad you like the misty effects.

Jacqulina - Thanks my friend, as usual it's always great to have a comment by you ! 

Bobbi - Thanks  ! 

Schulmanator - Thanks a lot !

SimHoTToDDy - Thanks Todd ! 

This teaser will be on the fourth city of the SPSR, Kilinino. The city was built during the 60s, when the Nuclear power plant was started building. Like many others Russians or other Soviet country cities, Kilinino was built mainly with commieblocks, that you can see at north, south, east, west.. well anywhere of the town center.  The city is the last stop of the train line Kalmykia <-> Kilinino. A big part of the inhabitants of the city work at the Nuke power plant.. Beside that, some of them work at the heavy industries that are at the gates of the city.

I hope you liked and enjoyed this mosaic-teaser. 

The next update, focused again on the city but also on the Nuke Power plant and the heavy industries will be Friday afternoon (I don't have school    After the next week-End I will be able to update more regularly, like I'll be on Autumn break for 1,5 week.

Regards,

-Arthur.

[Larks2242 251]

Great job city looks really cool

[Benedict 3,119]

Nice start to your new cj - great map! Please consider adding it to the transit map thread in the city-building concepts section. I also really like that last image - with the rail curving around to the roundhouse - very well done.

[Keegan V50 15]

Great update!,i really like on how the way you plan out your city and it looks very detailed!!

all the best

victor

[Kryptowhite 9]

Well, the basic rule is that "russian font=cool cj" so i suppose your CJ must be pretty cool. But the cities are nice too

[TmiguelT 10]

Awesome details... you really show a true Russian City ...

[TekindusT 3,809]

It's nice to see the cool and the not-so-cool places of Svanskinahya! Keep up the good work!

[ironicepitome 0]

the motherland lives on through you, comrade art!

[Kusajika Yachiru 9]

It looks great, impressive work. Very real looking

[Bobbi 1]

Looks very good!

[whoatemydinner 4]

Great work with this update, Art! I love how you manage to keep this USSR feeling from Maroanestra while still making something fresh and new. I love those blocks of flats, I love those w2ws, and, perhaps the most of all, I love those railways on the top of the pic.

Absolutely awesome work, my friend!  

Piotr

[Twenty20 28]

Great job, awesome details, it looks really like a russian city !

[art128 4,618]

Thanks ! A new update soon.....

[lucky7 73]

Excellent start of your new CJ, Arthur, I like it a lot. And it really looks very RRRussian, again, very good building choice. Additionally, the greyish color adds an extra touch to the pictures. Looking forward to the next update my friend, take care,

Ren

[Gilikov1994 4]

Realy great, Love all Soviet CJ's! Esspecialy these

[art128 4,618]

Larks2242

- Thank a lot !

Benedict - Thanks you very much !

Victor Valdes - Thanks !

Kryptowhite - Thanks ! lol, you can be sure that this CJ will be cool !

TmiguelT - Thanks for the compliment !

TekindusT - Thanks ! Here's some more not-so-cool place !

ironicepitome - Thanks !

Kusajika Yachiru - Thank a lot.

Bobbi - Thanks my friend !

Krzakulek49 - Thank a lot, Piotr ! I'm glad you like the USSR feeling !

Twenty20 - I'm glad you find it as a real Russian city, It was what I wanted to do, recreating a city like Pripiat in Ukraine. 

lucky7 - Thank a lot my friend, here's the next update, greyish like no one !

Gilikov1994 - Thanks ! I like Soviet cities too.

Here's the new teaser. In these pictures (actually a picture and a mosaic) you'll be able to see the newest megalots I done for the new city, but again Kilinino. Anyway, the depressing feeling is again here ! Be carefull, it's depressing like no way !

So without futher delay, here's the pictures (and also because I don't have any more things to say for the moment.  )

I hope you liked that teaser.

The next update will follow during the firts week of November, I have some others megalots to do !

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

Nice lotting art! I guess I'm not the only one basing my urban planning off of Pripiat

I need to do a lot of network Lotting for when I actually go to make the city, perhaps I'll go the route Glenni did and just make road props.

[TekindusT 3,809]

Seems that the hanging sheets in the first pic are going to get a little wet... I really liked that communist parking lot!

[Larks2242 251]

Great teaser, love the detail

[TmiguelT 10]

Love the teaser ... How do you make those cool rain effects?

[whoatemydinner 4]

Great work with those block of flats! They look very depressing, and I think that's what you wanted  Awesome lotting, planning and photoshopping (nice rain effect!). BTW, when I see those communist era tall high-rises 'growing' in those sad looking, gray tenements, can't help but hear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRu9yzlTRI... 

Keep up the great work!

Piotr

[tankmank 853]

Wow, You've captured the deppressing commie estates so well

[Benedict 3,119]

Depressing... and the rain doesn't help! Great atmosphere.