After the decapitation of the king by an outrageous crowd at the Grôtü Mârt there wasn't a monarchy anymore. But actually no one knew what to do next. They got rid of the king, but what to put in place of the monarchy? There were many committees established, and all had a different idea of what to do next. Some of them wanted to appoint another king, some were more revolutionary, and wanted a republic.
It ended up in an urban guerrilla with each group controlling another part of the city. There was a civil war in the city for three months until a neighbouring country took the opportunity and occupied the city and the other parts of the country. The other nations didn't agree with the occupation, and on a large conference was decided that a marionette government was to be installed, and thereby the first republic in modern history was created.
The experiment got a bit out of hand. The president was a clever man, and he turned the state into a powerful trading nation and managed to beat the other nations in a series of wars, making it one of the most powerful nation in the world.
For Komsomol this period was the most glorious one in history. The city grew to record size, making it one of the biggest cities in the world. The city boundaries were extended time after time for its growing population. The city attracted many merchants and industries, making it one of the richest and most powerful cities ever. Many famous politicians, artists, painters and scientists were born in Komsomol and worked there their entire lives. Komsomol was the centre of the entire nation.
There were also many foreigners in the city. Many countries had an ambassador in Komsomol, and the city also attracted many foreign tradesmen and scientists who studied at the big Komsomol University, the pride of the city.
All things come to an end, and so does the third Golden Age. About 200 years after the Republic was established the city lost a lot of its wealth and fame due to an economic depression. The people became poor once again and the foreign investors and students moved away. The mayor was killed by robbers in a back street and the crisis was complete. The city didn't have enough money to pay maintenance on the buildings, city walls and canals. The canals changed into stinking piles of mud and rubbish, and it smelled awful. This caused many epidemics and in 15 years almost a quarter of the population died of typhoid, cholera and flu.
As many important industrials were also killed the cities backbone died as well. Because many of the people were ill, the factories had to close because there weren't enough workers, leaving the remaining standing on the street without money. This was a chain reaction, and it left the city paralysed for many years.

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