Veyshnoria

Veyshnoria
Borders of the state Veyshnoria (shaded in blue) according to Zapad 2017[1]
In-universe information
TypeFictional country
LocationsEurope

Veyshnoria (Russian: Вейшнория, romanized: Veyshnoriya, Belarusian: Вайшнорыя, romanized: Vajšnoryja) is a fictional state created for Zapad 2017, a joint Russo-Belarusian military training exercise. It neighbours Belarus and is an enemy of the Union State. Veyshnoria occupies most of Grodno Region and the northwestern parts of the Minsk and Vitebsk regions.[1][2]

There are two other fictional enemies of the Zapad 2017 participants: Vesbaria and Lubenia.[3] Lubenia straddles the Suwałki Gap and covers parts of northeastern Poland and southwestern Lithuania, while Vesbaria covers the rest of Lithuania and central Latvia.

The "proclamation" of the state caused a response on the Internet, often humorous.[4] Since September 2017, a web-based Veyshnoria have been proclaimed, which started acquiring the signs of an Internet-based micronation with more than 18,000 people signing for "citizenship".[5][6][4]

  1. ^ a b «Вейшнорыя», «Весбарыя» і «Лубенія» нападаюць на Беларусь і Расію — сцэнар вучэнняў «Захад-2017» ФОТА ["Veyshnoria", "Vesbaria" and "Luben" attack on Belarus and Russia – a scenario of the "Zapad-2017" exercise PHOTO]. Nasha Niva (in Belarusian). 29 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Belarus at 'war' with imaginary country of Veyshnoria". BBC News. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mikus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Republic of Veishnoria - Official page". vie.today. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ Как придуманное государство стало бизнес-проектом [As invented the state has become a business-project]. Office Life (in Russian). 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ Что заставляет белорусов эмигрировать в Вейшнорию и «брать с собой тюрьму» [What makes Belarusians emigrate to Veyshnoria and "take prison with them"]. dev.by (in Russian). 17 February 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2024.