Sergey Taboritsky

Sergey Taboritsky (born August 2, 1897) is a pro-Romanov monarchist politician, possible leader of Komi,and the Regency of Holy Russian Empire. Entering Russia as part of Vladimir’s expedition, he has developed a rabid loyalty to the Romanovs, believing that the Tsarevich Alexei had survived the revolution and accused Vladimir of being a pretender. After being exiled from Vyatka, he now remains in Komi to continue spreading his ideas. Staunchly a megalomaniac and antisemitic, he leads the small OVRI, an extreme far-right fringe group associated with the larger Passionaryy.

Early-lifeedit | edit source
Sergey was born in August 2, 1897 as the illegitimate child of a baptized Jewess, a dressmaker and the owner of a fashion store Anna Vladimirovnr. Sergey and his brother, Nikolai, unsuccessfully appealed to the Petrograd spiritual consistory with a request to recognize them as children of a "Russian Orthodox person" and to save them from the "Cain mark," citing religious and monarchist feelings. His feelings about the "Cain" and shame of being born to a Jew would follow him even into his late age. When the Russian monarchy was overthrown in 1917, he was in a Kiev prison where he met with a monarchist named Pyotr Nikiforovich Popov.

Political career
As leader of the OVRI, the Society for the Restoration of the Russian Empire, he calls for the restoration of Tsarevich Alexey, a Romanov who is presumed dead, to the Russian throne. Taboritsky considers Vladimir III, the last known claimant to the Russian throne to be an imposter. In the meantime, Taboritsky would act as Alexei's regent until his return. As regent, Taboritsky hopes to purge Russia of its filth and establish a Holy Russian Empire for the "true" successor, Alexei Romanov. Many within the Komi government see Taboritsky and his following as a laughing stock that would never come close to attaining power.

Taboritsky's coup
Despite Taboritsky starting out as a very minor player in Komi politics, he can build his influence up until he takes control. If the player attempts to gain Taboritsky through coups, his band of stormtroopers will begin his regency of terror. In Komi, there are three unwritten rules; (1) no killing the leaders of the many factions, for the good of the Republic, (2) prevent unnecessary death and aid the injured if you can spare it, and (3) do not interfere with the lives of civilians. These rules are immediately ignored for the Regent who orders the elimination of all political opposition. No death is too costly for the True Emperor.

If Taboritsky does not take control, and is defeated, what happens to him depends on who defeated him, and how he is defeated.


 * If Igor Shafarevich and Ivan Serov form a coalition to defeat Taboritksy and Lev Gumilyov after the Passionariyy secures Komi, Taboritsky will surprisingly take his defeat gracefully, having a brief breakdown. After recovering, he will acknowledge he may have been wrong (or at least, was not worthy) merely ask that Serov and Shafarevich follow "the will of the skein" and leave. This leaves everyone but a few of Taboritsky's supporters speechless.
 * If he is forced to flee Komi due to either the Komi center or left-wing taking control, he will attempt to travel west to the Aryan Brotherhood.
 * If he is killed by either the Komi center or left-wing, he will immolate himself in a small chapel, rather than allow himself to be executed.
 * If he is imprisoned by the Komi center or left-wing, as opposed to be killed or exiled, Taboritsky will be visited by a vision of Alexei and the Virgin Mary in his cell, and is comforted by them.



Victory in the National Assemblyedit | edit source
Once the Passionariyy takes control of Komi, an election can be held to decide which faction leader of the Passionariyy will control the fate of the country. In the meantime, the player can boost Taboritsky's monarchist faction in the hopes of the monarchists winning this election. Once the National Assembly casts its votes and announces its winners, Taboritsky will drum his fingers on the table. Could he win? What would he do if he lost? Then in the peak of the suspense, a man walks up to the podium and declares Taboritsky the winner of the election. The entire room is shocked and in utter disbelief. A group of men shout unintelligibly about a rigged vote. Some begin shaking, searching for the traitors who could have voted for Taboritsky, others immediately begin a beeline for the exit door. Some attempt to rush Taboritsky's men, but are stopped by police. In the midst of this, Taboritsky's smile spreads across his face.

He will initially take charge as a despotic leader, but will soon convert to the Burgundian System through an event. Taboritsky cannot peacefully unify with any nation at either the regional or super-regional stages. Additionally, if he is not able to conquer whatever nation is left to face him at the super-regional stage quickly enough, he is likely to fail, as his forces will be hit with the massive "Silent Regent" debuff.

Triviaedit | edit source

 * The Siberian Black League and the Divine Mandate of Siberia will have unique flavor events should they face Taboritsky at the regional and super-regional stages, respectively.
 * Dmitry Yazov will condemn him for his history as a Nazi collaborator, and also for his insane dedication to his doomed plan to create a Russian Empire under the Burgundian System for the deceased Alexei to rule when he returns.
 * Alexander Men will explicitly compare Taboritsky to the Antichrist, calling him worse than Nero, Elizabeth Báthory, Ivan the Terrible and Adolf Hitler combined.
 * In addition to Men's label, Taboritsky's empire as a whole displays several traits associated with the Antichrist - he is shown to quote scripture to convince Russia of his holiness and use Jesus Christ on his flag (replacing Jesus) while running an empire that, in reality, is based around worship of him and Alexei (false messiahs), and if successful, will bring immeasurable ruin.
 * Strangely, there are no events should he face Mikhail II as his last opponent, despite the latter being a Romanov but having even less of a claim to the throne than Vladimir III, or Rurik II, despite him having no claim to the throne (although in that case, it could merely be because he's not a Romanov).
 * Ironically, despite Taboritsky's hatred of communists, and his fanatical devotion to Alexei, his death is identical to that of Joseph Stalin. Namely, dying of a fatal stroke in a room, with his guards afraid to enter his room and intervene.