POLITBURO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION
Agenda:
Deliberating on the succession of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the security and political issues facing the Soviet State post the Death of Vladimir Lenin.
Freeze Date: 22nd January, 1924
ABOUT COMMITTEE
“The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.”
-Vladimir Lenin
Comrades, it is 1924.
​The news of a dead Vladimir Lenin spread like wildfire across the Motherland. The architect ofOctober, the voice that bent history to the will of the proletariat, has fallen silent. The one man who taught the workers to hear the drums of liberation is gone, and with him the one force capable of holding the Bolsheviks together. The Soviet state now stands weakened, its foundations strained by famine, exhaustion, and more importantly, uncertainty. Fields lie barren, factories restless, and power once firmly grasped by a single man, now waiting to be seized. The Union, victorious yet fragile now stands on the brink of another revolution.
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​A fire burns in Petrograd, but the question is: who will extinguish it?
​Many will enter the Politburo believing history rewards patience. It does not. History remembers
those who act.
​Veni. Vidi. Vici.
​I came. I saw. I conquered. The only question is; who among you will earn the right to say it?
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​Comrades, history does not move gently for it advances with the weight of iron and the will of those who dare to shape it. Across the vast expanse of the Motherland, storms gather above factories, fields and frozen frontiers. The Politburo now stands at the very heart of a nation forged not by privilege, but by struggle: steel and sweat and sacrifice having cemented a state that refuses to bend before emperors, exploiters, or the decaying order of the old world. Here, diplomacy isn't a luxury but a battlefield. Dog eat dog. Comrade kill Comrade. Each battling gruesomely for their own survival. Leadership here means treading a fine line between loyalty and survival, conviction and calculation, with the sharpness of a sickle and the strength of a hammer.
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Yet the question remains, who will extinguish that fire and perhaps more importantly, who will
dare let it burn?
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Welcome, where communism breeds.
​Welcome to the Land of Fire.
​Welcome, to the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
CHAIRPERSONS' ADDRESS
Greetings Delegates,
An eye for an eye makes the world blind. Perhaps, it allows the Politburo to see.
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Ever since we stepped into our first Cabinets as raw, inexperienced students eager to make their names in the MUN circuit, we have dreamt of the day where we get to chair our very own Cabinet. There is something incredibly alluring about this committee. Even keeping aside its disruptive nature, it has great flexibility in its mode of operation. A calm discussion can escalate into a crisis in minutes. Power in this room will not be equally divided, nor will it remain the same. Those who don't kill will get killed. Your speeches must command attention, your paperwork must justify authority, and your responses must show control over chaos. Those who can remain steady while others hesitate will shape the committee. Those who cannot will be shaped by it. Delegates you will walk into the Politburo as a man, but walk out a changed one. Int hat spirit, this committee has been formulated in the hopes of achieving extraordinary levels of debate and crisis-handling. All we want is to be impressed.
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A bit about the chairpersons:
Kritam is the true definition of Napoleon’s famous quote “My enemies are many, my equals are none”. Though he may be a bit tall in stature, his intellect in physics towers above it even more, earning him the reputation of a true mathematical genius. His ability to unravel most complex problems with ease and clarity is nothing short of extraordinary. But delegates, Kritam is not just a thinker but also a master of words and persuasion or just the reincarnation of Bill Cipher himself. His lobbying is well known in the circuit, where some delegates even say we can casts pells on others. With his very sharp rhetoric and persuasive public speaking abilities, he can captivate an audience and make them turn their heads toward him with one hold on the microphone. When he is not immersed in equations or delivering compelling speeches, you might find him playing chess at 1 a.m. in the morning or tackling defenders on the football pitch with his abnormally well dribbling skills or binging the bing bang theory till he falls asleep (He is the Sheldon Cooper of the batch).
"I'm like a god in human clothing! Lightning bolts shoot from my fingertips!" ~ Saul Goodman
When you think of a person representing Barcelona's Remontada against PSG, you think of Rayirth Basak, full of chaos and a Model United Nations comeback to remember for the ages (although he is a Cristiano Ronaldo fan). If you need someone to draw your portrait or fight a legal case then you Better Call Ray! With an evident extroverted personality his mantra is "bechalant, who cares". When you think of a person representing freedom and chaos, who derivesh is thought-process from Fyodor Dostoevsky, Vincent Van Gogh and Kurt Cobain, you get Rayirth Basak. A naturally talented guitarist, artist and a budding lawyer, he will succumb you tohis grilling through the nuances of notes or the intricacies of strokes or the complications ofcourse. Known in the circuit for his grasp on the most creative paperworks and speeches, he will maintain a calm mindset throughout any experience (unless you ragebait him to which he will have a “valid” crashout). The biggest binge-watcher in the Secretariat by far, Rayirth spends his time enveloped by Breaking Bad and One Piece (a well-used anime quote is bound to get you a toffee). An experience with him in MUN is unforgettable but just remember one thing, as he is atrue believer in George Orwell, "Rayirth Basak is always watching".
Until May,
Rayirth Basak and Kritam Agarwal,
Chairpersons,
Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union,
La Martiniere Calcutta Model United Nations, 2026.