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What is the Arstotzkan Union?

The Arstotzkan Union, officially the Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union (Russian: Независимая Федеративная Республика Арстоцкого Союза, Dutch: Onafhankelijke Bondsrepubliek van de Arstotzkan-unie), or simply just The Union, is a landlocked state inside of New Zealand. The country is home to 280 people.

The nation has had a short history, which was created on 22 August 2019, but since then it has risen to become one of the most prominent micronations in New Zealand. Because of this prominence, it has gained a reputation for being essentially violent in its actions to protect itself, including the Arstotzkan - Confederate War which was the result of the failing of relations between another micronation that was established in the Arstotzkan Union in 2020. The nation remained in the longest period of peace until the beginning of the Arstotzkan - Alliance War, lasting 451 days.

Leadership in the Arstotzkan Union tends to remain the same, since 22 August 2019, the nation's incumbent First President, has been in power most of the nation's history except for a period in 2021, where he stepped down from Arstotzkan but still held control over the Office of the Presidency until his return. Because of this, many have criticised the actions of the nation in having a very un-democratic state, but many at high levels of government have dismissed this.

The Arstotzkan Union has also been a major supporter of Micronationalism in New Zealand and in 2021 founded the Tauranga Commonwealth of Micronations. In July 2022 aided in the establishment of a new Micronational Empire in Tauranga, known as Ward Empire.