Democratic Russia

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As you may know, in the vanilla version of HOI4 it is not possible to bring democracy to the Soviet Union through focuses (apparently the developers believe that democracy in Russia is impossible), but you can do it yourself and transform the Soviet Union into the Russian Federation with the ruling party being democratic using this guide. To carry out the steps described, the No Step Back expansion is required. If you do not have this expansion, you can click[www.playground.ru] to download it along with all DLCs for free.

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There are two ways to win the civil war: the first is faster but more difficult, while the second is simpler but takes longer. Let’s start with the first method.

Look at the image: the focuses you need to complete are highlighted in yellow, while those that do not need to be completed are in white. They must be finished before the civil war begins. Also, set up production, making sure not to forget anti-aircraft units.

Note that organizing a secret headquarters is not required. The first method involves the automatic creation of occupied territories in the european part of the Soviet Union at the start of the civil war. Also, keep in mind that once you complete all the steps, you should not reduce Stalin’s paranoia.
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Accumulate 150 political power to ban the fascist ideology — this will increase democracy’s support at the start of the civil war. Also, appoint Kliment Voroshilov to gain 5 army points for creating a division template.
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After receiving 5 army points, create the template shown in the image and apply it to the entire Soviet army.
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As soon as you receive a notification that Stalin has started mobilizing troops, pause the game and put all equipment and vehicles up for sale so that Stalin does not get them. Then, after the civil war begins, remove everything from sale. (Do not forget to save before this and proceed to the step “Civil War” first method)
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Look at the image: the focuses you need to complete are highlighted in yellow, while those that do not need to be completed are in white. They must be finished before the civil war begins. Also, set up production, making sure not to forget anti-aircraft units.
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Organize a secret headquarters in Chita through the decisions menu and begin agitating the regions of the Soviet Union to your side. If you are unsure which regions are best to choose, refer to the image. Keep in mind that you should not give Vladivostok or Sakhalin in exchange for weapons. It is better to give Germany Baku oil, unless, of course, you are playing with tanks or motorized infantry.

Also, accumulate 100 political power and ban fascism to increase democracy’s support after the civil war begins.
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As soon as you receive a notification that Stalin has started mobilizing troops, pause the game and put all equipment and vehicles up for sale so that Stalin does not get them. Then, after the civil war begins, remove everything from sale. (Do not forget to save before this and proceed to the step “Civil War” second method)

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If you spawn near Moscow, Kyiv, or Stalingrad, convert all your units to cavalry and send them to the cities. You should get something similar to what is shown in the image. During the civil war, divisions will also join your side — convert them to cavalry as well and send them to capture cities or territories. (If you spawn far from these cities, it is better to reload a save and try again.)

Important: if republics rise up while you are capturing cities, do not engage them in war. It is better to capture them later rather than sending cavalry against them now. (Once you achieve victory, proceed to the step “Post-war period”)
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You can take the focus shown in the image to receive additional divisions.
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As soon as you spawn, select all your units and divide them into armies. Your main forces (90–100%) should be concentrated on the western front, moving exclusively toward Moscow, Leningrad, Kyiv, and Stalingrad. Keep in mind that republics may rise up during the war. If things are going well on the front, you can declare war on them, but if not, it is better to deal with them later. (Once you achieve victory, proceed to the step “Post-war period”)

You can also take the focus shown in the image to receive additional divisions.

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Start raids against the Communist Party (and the fascist party if you forgot to ban it). Once its popularity drops, ban it. Also, make sure you have completed all the focuses highlighted in yellow.

Once the popularity of the Democratic Party reaches a certain level, go to the decisions menu and hold a referendum to make the ruling party democratic.
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If you have followed all the instructions, you can now officially be called the Russian Federation with Alexander Kerensky :)

Keep in mind that you can proceed through “Reconvene the Zemsky Sobor” and choose neutrality or fascism, but make sure the popularity of neutrality or fascism does not rise above a certain level, as in that case you will be forced to change the ruling party under pressure.

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Since you are reading this, I suggest that, given our context, you take a look at the last postage stamp issued in the Soviet Union. It is dedicated to the dissolution of the Soviet Union following the August Сoup[en.wikipedia.org] in Moscow.
The stamp depicts the House of the Government of Russia[en.wikipedia.org] (which houses the entire executive branch) and the barricades of Russian citizens who defended democracy in Russia.

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