Velké Téma Republiky - Viltannian National Anthem

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The Great Theme of the Republic (Velké Téma Republiky) is the national anthem of the Grand Viltannian Republic, written by the Úřad Státní Hymny in 1920. It uses a few themes present in the Accord parade song, "Accord, Victores Aeterni", as a way to mock the Accord, who Viltannia fought against in the Second Continental War. These themes are noticeable mainly in the fanfare at the start of the anthem. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Grand Viltannian Republic is an authoritarian republic established in 1873 after the New Way Party formed a vast majority government in the 1873 parliamentary elections. It dominated for quite a while, eventually overturning the 1862 constitution, and establishing a two-party only authoritarian democracy. Viltannia itself is a very old kingdom, once one of the big three powers of the north, along with Minesia and Rundan, and a permanent member of the Northern Alliance. After the First Continental War, Viltannia was annexed into the Rodlish Empire. Then, during the February Revolutions in 1856, they would declare their independence, fighting against their Rodlish occupiers for 6 years, before agreeing to peace with Rodland in exchange for the southern half of the country remaining under Rodlish control. The Viltannian Republic would be established in that same year, under the 1862 Constitution. In 1909, the Empire of Rundan, a member of the League, found itself struggling greatly against Rodland. It invoked the Northern Alliance Treaty, drawing the Grand Republic of Viltannia, now under the authoritarian 1890 Constitution into the Second Continental War on the side of the League. While this briefly turned the tides in Rundan's favor, it ultimately amounted to nothing. Viltannia would withdraw from the war in December of 1911, and would be spared from the Grave Robber Treaties after the death of Friedrich III, under the condition that they officially withdraw from the Northern Alliance Treaty, and greatly demobilize the Viltannian Defence Forces. While Viltannia had lost the war, they still felt proud of their contribution, punching well above their weight for quite a while, making great gains into Rodland for a few months before the front stabilized. Eventually, a new national anthem, one written specifically for the Grand Republic, would replace the old anthem of the Kingdom of Viltannia in 1920.