Czechoslavakia…. At Niiiiggghhhtttt

In  MUNUM’s Thirty-Seventh annual Midnight Crisis, delegates were transported back to Russia as Czech soldiers to discuss how to properly take on the Bolshevik army and to properly escape from Russia

Russia, Europe- As the second day of MUNUM Thirty-Seven came to a close, an incredibly skilled group of sixteen delegates met up at the Michigan Union in order to participate in the Midnight Crisis. The room was filled with jitters, anxiety, and wonder as to what the topic of this crisis could be. The delegates were soon after transported back into the times of the Czechoslavakian Legion, an army group put together of war prisoners from Russia in order to fight for the freedom of Czechoslovakia, and themselves. 

Papers flew and so did discussions, as debate opened with going over specific positions and powers, but they were soon interrupted with a crisis update of a Czech soldier fighting a small group of Bolshevik soldiers, where a tussle took place due to something orange, or they were possibly drunk as well. This caused major pushback against the Czech soldiers due to their fighting, springing the committee to take action.

There were many different ideas, such as major general Radaba Gajida who called for the Bolsheviks to take total blame for the events that took place. He mentioned his military prowess, specifically stating, “I am not a doctor. I am a soldier, I have been a soldier, and I will die a soldier.”

But there were more ideas on how to not only fight the Bolsheviks, but to raise the morale of their troops. Traveling jester with the army Aleksander Kotomkin had ideas for this, calling for support by saying, “Roses are red, violets are blue, I support, and you should too.” He would then call for mandatory poetry, play, and sports sessions to help raise the moral, physicality, and mentality of the soldiers. 

The delegates would soon call for an unmoderated caucus, which could only be described as a reenactment of the Russian Civil War itself. Papers flew, words fought, and some delegates almost fell over in attempting to get people to support their ideas. But while they were meeting, Princess of Czechoslovakia, Anastasia, would be kidnapped and put onto a moving armored train, testing how quickly the committee could save her. 

These ideas came to a head in a rapid fire voting session where every paper was passed, aside from one that called for the total bombing of a prison that contained Czech and Russian soldiers. But soon after the committee was enticed by gold, as well as killing Russians on their way back to their home. The taste of victory has never seemed so sweet. 

Written By IPC Delegate Jack Maloney