Index | Pre-Civil War Reichskommissariat Ukraine | Ukrainian Civil War | Post-Civil War Reichskommissariat Ukraine | Stus' Republic of Ukraine | Dziuba's Republic of Ukraine | Ohloblyn's Republic of Ukraine | Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic | Post-Civil War Ukrainian State | Klyachkivsky's Ukrainian State | Shukhevych's Ukrainian State | Stetsko's Ukrainian State
Ivan Dziuba is one of the most charitable humanitarians running in the election. Prioritizing the needs and culture of the Ukrainian people, Dziuba arranges all of their needs to be fulfilled through charity missions. Expelling the German and Dutch settlers, the Ukrainian land is returned to the indigenous people, where they receive compensation and food to aid their reconstruction. Dedicated to justice, Dziuba also exposes the atrocities committed by UNRA members who were once collaborators, targeting Oleksandr Ohloblyn or Tara Bulba-Borovets that would publicly delegitimize the Spivavtory or United Struggle, respectively.
Culture and knowledge are priorities for Dziuba and he wastes no time to satiate the people's need for them. Radio messages and stories of Ukraine's history are used to educate the masses and teach them to be proud of their country. Many will learn that Ukraine has been subjugated for centuries by the Tsar, communists, and Nazis, yet the people have survived time and again. With this message, the people have their hopes raised that Ukraine is not yet lost.
With Dziuba's all-loving hand, it's as if Ukraine is on the road to become a paradise. However, Dziuba is ignoring a massive elephant in the room: an inevitable German invasion to restore the Reichskommissariat. For most of his campaign, Dziuba has ignored the issue, yet he cannot answer his internal questions of how he plans to ward off the threat. Dziuba's own nationalist rhetoric starts to backfire too, as Ukrainians start discriminating against other groups and reserving aid for themselves. These problems start to rear their ugly head when Dziuba is elected, as the crowds celebrate a new golden age, yet the President clearly envisions his Republic being quashed by the numerically superior Germans. Dziuba tries brainstorming an ingenious solution to his predicament, but he cannot come up with a satisfactory answer, ending his first days in presidency on a dismal note.
This route routes provides examples of:
- And Then What?: A self-inflicted example, where Dziuba meets his millions of supporters, yet cannot deny his fear that Germany will come back. He realizes that he has virtually no plan for what to do about them, after he's won the election.
- Armor-Piercing Response: When Dziuba convenes in Horlis' office, a furious Ohloblyn accuses him of misusing government food stocks to win voters to his side. Much calmer, Dziuba simply retorts that he's just trying to feed the people during a time of crisis and adds that he could do the same, if he really wished.
- Ascended Meme: The focus description for "Never, Ever Again" opens with "The Babi Yar massacre was one of the greatest crimes of the twentieth century". This references Klyachkivsky's old biography, which memetically opened with "The murder of Stepan Bandera in the Mauthausen concentration camp was the greatest crime of the 20th century". The difference is that Dziuba's argument has merit; Klyachkivsky's perspective is just Moral Myopia.
- Cliffhanger: Dziuba's path ends with him closing his eyes and brainstorming a way to ward off the inevitable German invasion, where it is unclear if he ever will come up with a good answer.
- The City vs. the Country: While some accept the Culturalists' supplied agricultural machines, others dismiss them as city folk who don't understand the rural lifestyle. Fortunately, these disagreements do not dampen the general hope that they can work towards a better future together.
- Due to the Dead: Dziuba visits the Babi Yar ravine and pays a moment of respect to the 30,000 Jews murdered there, swearing that Ukraine will never return to the Nazi's subjugation.
- Empathic Environment: As Dziuba oversees Kyiv recovering from the civil war and thinks about the bright future ahead, a blue sky hangs over Ukraine, much brighter than Dziuba has ever seen.
- Everyone Has Standards: If Dziuba exposes Ohloblyn's crimes, many of his more pragmatic, moderate supporters will jump ship, disgusted by the massacres he carried out.
- False Reassurance:
- When Dziuba publicly reveals Borovets' ties to the OUN, Stus tries to reassure his ally that United Struggle can recover their poll numbers, comparing the situation to the UNRA's survival against the much stronger Nazis. However, Borovets tunes out that part of the speech, knowing that his old ties have severely harmed their electoral chances.
- In his electoral victory speech, Dziuba promises that the Ukrainian culture will flourish under his watch and that everyone's well-being will be safeguarded. While the masses cheer, Dziuba reels during his exit, unsure if he can live up to his reassurance, given the looming German invasion.
- I Need a Freaking Drink: If his atrocities are exposed, Ohloblyn secretly takes a long swig from his flask, being the only comfort he has while his reputation is going down the drain.
- Kick the Dog: A Culturalist handing out food snubs off a starving Bulgarian child, telling him that it's only for Ukrainians. The boy doesn't protest this, implying that this cruel sentiment is widespread among the Culturalists.
- Mundane Luxury: With how much oppression they've faced under the Nazis, a village is impressed when the Culturalists send basic farming machines to them, like tractors, threshers, and plowers.
- Never Learned to Read: In addition to being kicked out of school at the age of ten, a young boy also never learned to read or considered how unfair this situation is. Fortunately, the Culturalists offer literacy classes to him and many others.
- Rule of Symbolism: After Ohloblyn's crimes are potentially exposed, the grass in a ravine will sway slightly from the wind, as if the victims of the Babi Yar massacre are satisfied that its perpetrator is facing some justice in a ruined reputation and diminished chance of winning the election.
- Took a Level in Cheerfulness: After living a sad life of not learning his father's cobbler trade or how to read, a young boy feels much more fulfilled when the Culturalists offer him a proper education on his language and culture.
