Aukstauta
Federal Republic of Aukstauta Aūkstāutās Federātīvā Republīki | |
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| Motto: "Глубже вспашешь - вкуснее хлеб поешь" "If you plow deeper, you will eat better bread" | |
| Anthem: Петр_Ильич_Чайковский_-_Марш_98-ого_Юрьевского_пехотного_полка_(256_kbps).mp3 | |
 Territories of Aukstauta's mainland | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | Parts of Dmitrov, Solnechnogorsk and Klin districts of Moscow region, Russia |
| Capital | Ragsanai (Rogachevo) |
| Largest city | Savyolovo, The United Volosts |
| Official languages | Russian, but most of the documents are written on Old East Slavic; East Galindian, but often substitute with Old Prussian |
| Recognised regional languages | Many of them |
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| Demonym(s) | Aukstautians |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
• Duke | Daniel the I |
• Minister-President | Alexander Ilyukhin |
| Legislature | Seym (Veche, Ting) |
| Independence from the Russian Federation | |
• Foundation of the first previous state | September 2015 |
• Independence | 7 November 2022 |
• Foundation of the republic | 13 April 2023 |
| Area | |
• Total | 582 km2 (225 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0,03% |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 22 201 |
• 2024 census | 8 |
| Membership | 8 |
| Currency | Bitcoin Cash |
| Time zone | UTC-2; -3 (XST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1; -2 (XDT) |
| The main territory of the state is divided into two time zones: UTC+2 and UTC+3 along the meridian of 37.5° east longitude | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +7 |
| Internet TLD | .su |
Website escaltiagov | |
Aukstauta, officially the Federal Republic of Aukstauta, is a micronation in Easten Europe which was founded in 2022. However, the modern state was preceded by several state entities that existed since 2015. Due to this, Aukstauta is at the same time a young public education, but at the same time with a rich history and cultural heritage. The capital is Ragsanai (Rogachevo) - village near Dmitrov town, Russia.
Currently, Aukstauta positions itself as a Baltic nation in the Moscow region. This is due to the fact that a separate group of the Baltic Galindian tribe lived on the territory of Ancient Aukstauta. Based on this fact, the country is a member of the Baltic Union. In addition, among the citizens of Aukstauta there are descendants of ancient noble families who lived here since the High Middle Ages (when these lands were part of the Dmitrov Principality).
The peculiarity of the state is its own system of law, developed on the basis of Ancient Russian with significant influence of older forms that existed even before the creation of the Russkaya Pravda of Yaroslav the Wise. At the same time, the state is one of the few among the Russian segment that implements its social character in practice. According to the laws of the republic, a minimum wage is set for civil servants, which is regularly paid in real currency. In addition, slavery has been decriminalized in the country.
The state is known for a large number of historical, cultural and natural monuments of various eras. The Nikolo-Peshnosh Monastery, a fortress of the XIV century, is located here, which has preserved buildings from the time of the appanage principality. Against its background, bunkers and launching units scattered throughout the country, left over from Soviet times, contrast.
The Federal Republic of Aukstauta has access to the sea due to several island possessions on the Baltic Sea, but does not have a single seaport. Among the micronations, it borders on the Konakian Union State (through the Republic of United Volosts), the city-state of Dmitrov in the east, and the Tsardom of Gergensed (through the Paulistia Republic).
According to the state structure, it is a federal parliamentary republic, which includes subjects of different levels and degrees of autonomy, starting from the associated sister republics (the Republic of United Volosts, the Republic of Rannapungerja, the Kingdom of the Green Grove, the Republic of Sosnovoborye, the Republic of Idelia, the Republic of Bearland and the Paulistia Republic), as well as second-level subjects, of which there are 19 on the territory of the metropolis (20, including the Autonomy of Mount Volen).
Despite the democratic political regime, there is an institution of monarchy in the country. The head of state is Duke of Aukstauta, who inherits power and rules for life. De jure, the prince's power has been limited by the Constitutional Charter since April 13, 2023 (when the republic was proclaimed), but he still has the right to legislative initiative in the Seym. The Prince of Aukstauta since November 7, 2022 is Daniel I of the Karpov dynasty, who held the title of King until April 13, 2023. Alexander Gostunovich has been the Minister-President (de jure Tysyatskii) of the Republic since April 13, 2023. In 2020, Prince Daniel ruled in the Yakhroma Principality that existed on the site of the modern Aukstauta, which played a role in choosing his candidacy for the post of head of the new state.
The official languages are Russian (Old East Slavic is used in jurisprudence), Galindian (due to insufficient restoration, it is replaced by Old Prussian or Sudovian or Curonian, less often Latvian and Lithuanian). The currency is Bitcoin Cash, although de facto it is used only in government settlements, while in fact the Russian ruble, euro and rarely the currencies of the predecessor states (for example, manyors) are used.
Etymology
The English name "Aukstauta" is the same in sound and comes from the self-name "Aūkstāutā". The self-name comes from the Dnieper Baltic words "Aūks", which means a hill, and "Tāutā", which means country. Thus, the name "Aūkstāutā" means a hilly country. In Russian, the name of the country sounds like "Эскалтия". The name of the predecessor state was retained for the sake of euphony. In all other languages, the name of the country, as a rule, coincides with the English and Old Prussian versions.
The meaning of the name is obvious if you look at the geography of the country. A third of it is located in the middle of the Klin-Dmitrov ridge, a hill stretching from west to east from the city of Klin to the city of Sergiev Posad. The average heights here range from 150 to 300 meters above sea level. Even in those regions of the country that are already on the territory of the Upper Volga lowland, hills are visible, for which the country got its name.
Geography
Aukstauta is located in Eastern Europe. The geographical center of the European part of Russia is located on the territory of the Kingdom of the Green Grove, which is part of it (56.72705284304554, 37.178098219585856). The extreme points of the federation and the extreme points of the metropolis are highlighted separately.
The northernmost point of the federation is located on the island of Rodsher, belonging to the Republic of Rannapungerja. The extreme eastern point of the federation is located near the Novoye Demkino village in Paulistia republic. The southernmost point of the federation is located at the southern tip of the flooded part of the Denezhny island, belonging to the Republic of Idelia. During the spring and summer floods, the southernmost land point of the country is flooded by the waters of the Volga River. The extreme western point of the federation is located, again, on the island of Rodsher.
Borders
The length of the metropolitan borders is 170 kilometers without the Autonomy of Mount Volen. Of these, about 7 kilometers is the border with the city-state of Dmitrov, which is a condominium of the members of the Dmitrov League, including Aukstauta itself.
Relief
Most of the state is located on the territory of the great Eastern European plain, or rather on the territory of the Smolensk-Moscow upland, in the area of the Klinsko-Dmitrov ridge, where heights from 150 to 260 prevail (on the territory of the Aukstauta itself). However, the ridge itself affects only one of the historical regions of the metropolis - the Mountainous Aukstauta. The other two (Old Aukstauta and Meadow Aukstauta are located in the foothills and belong to the Upper Volga lowland). It is dominated by heights from 123 (in the floodplain of the Yakhroma River) to 150 meters above sea level without sudden elevation changes.
The highest point of the metropolis is Salkov Hill (260 meters), the highest point of the federation is Trishkina Mountain (283 meters) near the village of Fedorovka of the Paulistia Republic. The lowest point is the island of Vigrund, located at an altitude of sea level (0-0.5 meters). On the territory of the metropolis, the lowest point is the entire floodplain of the Yakhroma River, located at an altitude of 123 meters above sea level. Thus, the height difference in the entire territory of the federation is 283 meters.
From a scientific point of view, there is not a single mountain in Aukstauta, although the hills located on its territory are often so called by locals. The hills of the Klin-Dmitrov ridge are of glacial origin and, from the point of view of geology, are characterized as kames. They were formed by the movement of a glacier that descended at the end of the Pleistocene - the beginning of the Holocene.
The geological structure of the Aukstauta metropolis is characterized by the absence of Paleogene and Neogene deposits. Here, Jurassic and few Cretaceous sediments pass immediately into the Pleistocene, which is associated with the movement of the glacier, which carried away the layers of the Paleogene and Neogene. This situation is typical for the entire geological region of Moskovia.
Jurassic sediments are characterized by sands, and Pleistocene clays and loams. Clastic rocks, such as limestone, are common among the Jurassic deposits, as well as earlier rocks that fall here, including granites and quartzes. In the Mesozoic era, the territory of modern Aukstauta was located at the bottom of the ancient tropical Central Russian Sea. Numerous remains of marine fauna can often be found among the Jurassic sediments, ranging from belemnites (called devil's fingers in Aukstauta) to the teeth of helicoprion sharks.