Modern Pomerania

In the end, there was the Reductions, and Pomerania was erased forever. "Forever," as it turned out, was less than a century; by 1840, the Germanized Baltic littoral had won its independence in a ferocious revolt, which was recognized by Saxony in the Treaty of Meissen. Pomerania was back.

Modern Pomerania 101

Skipping the why a bit, here we go:

• Who? Modern Pomerania's still as Güntherite as its forebears, but it's much less ethnically diverse; it's overwhelmingly either German or Germanized. Modern Pomerania, colored by its own private Counter-Reformation during the Polish generations, is a much less diverse state than it was the first time around.
• What? In state dogma, modern Pomerania is a continuation of sansinger Pomerania: a revolt with a state. In practice, the two look almost nothing alike. Modern Pomerania's usually described as "Spartan," and the description works: it's a corvée democracy, organized on very military lines and built on a foundation of compulsory state service.
• Where? Modern Pomerania's rather reduced from its former territory, but it still stretches from the Oder River east a fair ways.
• When? After the UCNA (which started on April 5), modern Pomerania has the most specific date of founding I can think of: the signing of the Treaty of Meissen in 1836.

Moving on a bit...

Modern Pomeranian history in a nutshell

After living in one of the more democratic societies in Europe, the Pomeranians took to life under Polish tyranny about as well as you'd expect. That it was Poland-Ruthenia, congenitally disorganized enough to be Europe's most free monarchy at the time, didn't make them feel any happier about it. The churches that Günther built were reverted back to Papist use, and when they rebelled in 1800 they got nothing for their troubles but the Sejm's wrath.

The Burning Thirties: It started on Christmas Eve, when a bishop [who?] insulted Günther. [details?] It was a tipping point; that Christmas was an ugly one, and the recriminations dragged on into the New Year.

• The next year, the King of Poland-Ruthenia [who?] died; the Archbishop of Gniezno [who?], noted Sodalite and open supporter of the insulting bishop, was appointed vicar of the Commonwealth until the acclamation of a new king - which took longer than expected. [details?] As the process dragged, the Güntherites started campaigns to push for the prospective kings to force an apology; the longer it dragged, the more demanding they became.
• In 1832, a new king was crowned. [who?] Political drama ensues, and eventually the trouble goes hot as an insurrection starts.
• After dragging on for an astonishingly long two years, Russia launches an invasion of the Ukraine. Fearing a two-fronted war, the Polish-Ruthenian king (who by now is struggling for political capital) signs the Treaty of Meissen, granting Pomerania its independence again.
• One side effect of this is that a lot of the elites and aristocrats flee the region. Others, especially overseas, settle wherever they land. In particular, one of those landing points is in Cabralia.

Stuff happens here, but I'm not sure what. While I figure this out, consider this whole article to be a work in progress. It will be expanded upon.
 
The Russian Wars: Pomerania was quick to exchange embassies with the Vechist government. [details?] They were equally quick to recall that ambassador.

Pomerania today

At present, Pomerania looks something like this:

• Language: Low German is the official language of state, government, and nation.
• Religion: The (reconstituted) Holy Church of Pomerania is the state church, and all others exist more or less at its leisure.
• Poland-Ruthenia had spent thirty years trying to enforce Catholicism by the time the Burning Thirties got underway, and the revolt's leadership had never known anything else. They responded in kind; the Sodality was outlawed, and a number of orders were ruthlessly suppressed. (A very few monasteries, mostly historic ones, were allowed to live on the understanding that they'd stay out of politics.)
• Pomerania's framers counted amongst their numbers "the cuckoos" [who?] - the children of forced converts who'd been raised as Gonzalans. Modern Pomeranian Güntheritism is accordingly very conscious of its Gonzalan roots, probably more than Günther himself would be okay with.
• Government: Pomerania is an aggressively plebeian republic, and the trendsetter for the rest of the Baltic diaspora.
• Pomerania's chart sets forth a very rigid chain of succession in the case of accidents. This is a legacy of the revolt; Pomerania's provisional government was established while the Revolt was underway, and deaths in battle led to a lot of cabinet openings.
• Other states practice conscription. Modern Pomerania is a conscript society; conscription is a basic part of Pomeranian life. In particular, it was the first to make service a prerequisite of suffrage, a trend that other authoritarian states have adopted since.
• Economy: Like most republics of Andalusada, Pomerania's is a maritime economy, shaped strongly by how Spartan it is.
• The state has always pursued a self-sufficient military policy, in particular one that's a step ahead of their neighbor and nemesis, Poland-Ruthenia. This has also led Pomerania to become, like the CRC, a major player in the world arms trade.
• Foreign relations: Pomerania's wary of all its neighbors, and for good reason. Relations between Poland-Ruthenia and Pomerania have always been sour, and while they're a bit more sympathetic to Vechist Russia, they're very leery about its imperial ambitions.
• Pomerania is on good terms with Axamalla; when they emigrate to the New World, it's usually to Hispano-Baltic Texas.
• Pomerania's warming up to Saxony now that Saxony's started promoting the Wehrverein.