The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 632 - 482: Railway Tender and University Expansion

The news of the Russian civil war immediately made headlines in European and American nations. A war is always big news at any time, especially a civil war in a powerful nation, which not only attracts media coverage from all over, but also draws attention from major countries.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Russia’s civil war is closely related to the interests of many countries. Firstly, Russia and Australasia have very close connections; the millions of immigrants that Russia sends to Australasia each year ensure that Arthur cannot sit idly by and ignore the civil war in Russia.

If the Workers’ Alliance wins the civil war, even if they wish to continue the immigration treaty, Arthur would definitely not dare to accept it.

Joking aside, the brainwashed Russian populace would absolutely spread the revolution in Australasia, which is something they definitely do not want to see, and something that Arthur must prevent and safeguard against.

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Secondly, a Republican Russia does not align with Australasia’s interests. During the reign of Nicholas II, it could be guaranteed that Russia was a close ally of Australasia.

But if Russia’s power is held by the Workers’ Alliance, the new Russia would only be an adversary of Australasia.

In addition, Britain, which has disputes with Russia in certain regions, is closely watching Russia’s developments.

France, which has an alliance with Russia, also values the Russian civil war, as do Russia’s two allies, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So, the number of powerful nations closely watching Russia’s situation is as high as five.

Theoretically speaking, the majority of nations, including Britain and Australasia, still support Tsarist Russia under the rule of Nicholas II.

Especially countries like Romania and Serbia, which are close to Russia and always clung to Russia’s legs, have successively agreed to provide aid to Tsarist Russia to help them confront the evil Soviet Russia regime.

These countries have good reasons to feel panicked. If Nicholas II loses in the Russian civil war, those facing the trouble of the Russian revolution could be Russia’s neighboring countries.

Even defeated nations like Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire cannot escape, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The contradictions between the Imperial Government and the Hungarian Kingdom Government have become very apparent, and any accidents could lead to the collapse of this ancient empire.

The good news is that there is currently still a significant power disparity in the Russian civil war. Although a large area in the southeast has been occupied by the Workers’ Alliance, the armed strength of the Workers’ Alliance has not surpassed 500,000 to date.

In contrast, on the Tsarist Russia side in the north, they have successfully received the previous Russian army, plus the weapons and equipment prepared by Nicholas II, causing the number of troops to quickly exceed 500,000, even moving towards one million.

Even without the help of other countries, Tsarist Russia could still fight against Soviet Russia for a period of time.

After all, Britain’s attitude is clearly in support of Tsarist Russia, which also means that the compensation paid by Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Russia would essentially go to Tsarist Russia.

The stark imbalance in the financial ratios between the newborn Soviet Russia regime and the Tsarist regime controlled by Nicholas II is the biggest factor restricting the power of the Workers’ Alliance.

In any era, purchasing supplies and enhancing strength requires massive funds. The newly established Soviet Russia is impoverished and lacks resources, coupled with most countries not having favorable impressions of this new regime. Under Britain’s lead, they directly refuse to trade with Soviet Russia.

In fact, Nicholas II’s SOS was soon delivered to the World Alliance and various European countries, and naturally, Australasia would not be an exception.

To win this civil war and bring the rule of the Romanov family back to all Russian territories, Nicholas II placed down a hefty order to Australasia for over 1.5 million rifles, 500 million bullets, 2000 machine guns and 1500 artillery pieces.