Empire of Pavlov
The Empire of Pavlov (Ukrainian: Павлівська Імперія), is a micronation with enclaves in the the Netherlands, Slovakia, Ukraine, Turkey, Serbia, Russia, the Czech Republic, Brazil, and Antarctica. The Empire of Pavlov is not recognized as a country by the United Nations or any world government. It operates under the autocratic constitutional monarchy of its self-styled Emperor, Dionisiy Bekbulatov (Alexander IV) and was founded in 2012.
Pavlov considers itself the continuation of the Kyivan Rus' and the Eastern Roman Empire. After Pavlov's registration as an NGO, the official mission statement of Pavlov was decided as "[..]to defend and promote the cultural heritage of Rus’ and of the Roman Empire through creating an ecosystem where their society, customs and traditions are modeled in a contemporary framing." In this context most aspects of the political, civil and religious discourse are under direct Rus' or Eastern Roman inspiration.
In 2022, Emperor Ivan VII inherited the throne. One of his first actions as ruler was to attend MicroCon 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
History
The origins of Pavlov come from a micronation teenhood project, called The Kingdom of Pavlov, founded by Bekbulatov and Tom Prins on July 8, 2012, as an experiment of how an absolute monarchy would function in the 21st century claiming a piece of Antarctica. As membership in the government grew over the course of late 2012, Pavlov experimented with other types of government, including a short period as a republic, before finally becoming a constitutional monarchy in December. In March 2013, friendly diplomatic ties between Pavlov and the Russian micronation Federal Republic of Lostisland grew following the election of His Majesty Alexander IV as one of the Captain Regent of the Republic of Lostisland while the other Captain Regent, Yaroslav Mar, was elected Prime Minister of Pavlov.
Merger with Lostisland
As the leadership of both Pavlov and Lostisland was involved heavily in the other internal affairs, a merger was proposed and discussed by both countries. Following successful referenda, in which both Pavlov and Lostisland voted to merge, a treaty of unification was signed between the leaders of the two countries. On 19 April 2013, the Federal Republic of Lostisland was established and former Lostislandic Yaroslav Mar was selected to serve as Federal President while His Imperial Majesty Alexander IV was selected to serve as Prime Minister. Pavlov was integrated within the new union as the Federation of Pavlov.
Although the initial month was relatively stable, tensions between the federal government and the Federation of Pavlov began following a series of pro-separatist civil unrest led by the Alexander IV's cousin, a prominent Pavlovian nobleman. Following the end of the unrest, Alexander IV's cousin was exiled. The exile of his cousin eventually led to Alexander IV stepping down as Prime Minister of Lostisland and unilaterally declaring the independence of the Republic of Pavlov. Following the proclamation of the Republic of Pavlov, the conflict expanded to an international level.
In an effort to end the crisis, Federal loyalists and forces loyal to the Republic of Pavlov began negotiating a solution to the conflict. The negotiations eventually ended with the dissolution of the Republic of Pavlov and the re-integration of the Federation of Pavlov (later renamed to Belastrova) within the Federal Republic of Lostisland.
Great Reset
At the end of 2020, Pavlov had her first female Head of Government since foundation in 2012. On Christmas-eve 2020, the Monarch announced the registration of Pavlov as an NGO. A subjectship census took place in January 2021, ousting nearly 200 inactive Pavlovian subjects from their subjectship. Emergency passport were issued to the immediate members of the Imperial family. The Monarch received tacit recognition from the Holy See and Monaco.
Emperor Alexander IV abdicated on 17 February 2022. HS Duke Erik Haroldovych White ascends to the throne being the first in line and takes the regnal name Emperor Ivan VII, continuing the numeration of Russian emperors according to the Pavlovian tradition.
Territory
Pavlov is regarded by the founder as a socio-cultural project, as was incorporated as a Dutch non-governmental organization to achieve this goal. The land plots claimed as "sovereign territory" by Pavlov in the the Netherlands, Slovakia, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, and Antarctica are ceremonial claims and part of Pavlov's "cultural heritage." Pavlov has sent letters to the Governments in which they claim land, informing them of the ceremonialness of the claims and that they do not dispute the territorial integrity of the countries they claim land in. Pavlov considers herself a sovereign subject of international law around the "Imperial throne." On New Year's Eve the Pavlovian Senate passed an Act declaring the territory within a 1 km radius around the Monarch, his consort and the Heir to the Throne Pavlovian sovereign territory.
Government
Pavlov doesn't have a specific number of available ministerial portfolios, in accordance with its principle to "find positions for people, not people for positions." In practice, this means that when a citizen knowledgeable in a particular field joins Pavlov, a ministerial position may be created especially for him, and disestablished if they resign or get dismissed. According to the Basic law of the Empire, the only fixed positions are those of the Consuls.