Moscow — Not random

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1433

Description

Yuri, formerly prince of Suzdal and a prince of a collateral branch of the royal house, has risen in revolt, claiming the thrones of Moscow and Vladimir. Shall we support the present prince Vasily or the upstart Yuri?

Actions

A. Support Yuri

• Monarch Yuri IV becomes active
• Monarch Vasily II Temny becomes active
• Stability -2
• Innovativeness -1
• Centralization -1
• Global revolt risk +2 for 12 months
• +50 relations with Vladimir-Suzdal

B. Support Vasily

• Stability -4
• Innovativeness +1
• Centralization +1
• Global revolt risk +5 for 12 months
• -50 relations with Vladimir-Suzdal

Moscow — Not random

Conditions

• Own Novgorod

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1460
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1820)

Description

After Muscovites invaded Novgorod in 1471 and Lithuania failed to come to Novgorod's assistance, Novgorod was forced to accept the Korostyn' Treaty, which further limited its independence. Ivan III, still wary of uprisings because of what happened to his father, deported many of the citizens of Novgorod. He also replaced leaders of the Novgorodian church with Russian Orthodox leaders. Lands were taken from the natives and given to cavalrymen in return for military service. After establishing the reform of land management, called the pomestie system, there, he introduced it into Muscovite. By seizing the local nobles', called boyars, estates and giving it to his army, he helped bolster and centralize his power (remember during this time, land is power) and create loyalty in his army and other servants. By 1489, Novgorod was a shell of its former self and now part of the ever-growing Russian state

Actions

A. Let us reform

• Centralization +2
• Land +1
• Quality +2
• Land tech investment: +1000
• Moskva becomes a center of trade
• Center of trade in Novgorod closes
• +10000 cavalry in a random province
• +10000 cavalry in a random province

B. Let us become like Novgorod

• Centralization -2
• Offensive Doctrine +2
• Aristocracy +1
• Trade tech investment: +800
• +6 merchants
• +30 artillery in a random province

Moscow — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1495
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1501)

Description

In the year 1497, in the month of September, the Grand Prince of all Rus' Ivan Vasilievic, with his children and boyars, compiled a code of law on how boyars and major-domos (okolnichii) are to administer justice.

Actions

A. Introduce it

• Aristocracy +2
• Serfdom +2
• Stability +1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +800
• Gain Fine Arts Academy in the capital province

B. Encourage a Free Peasantry

• Aristocracy -2
• Serfdom -3
• Stability -2
• Global revolt risk +6 for 12 months
• +2 national manpower