After the Russian Civil War and Lenin’s death, a violent power struggle erupted in the Soviet Union. Against the odds, Nikolai Bukharin emerged victorious, consolidating power after a mysterious factory accident that killed Joseph Stalin. A firm believer in the New Economic Policy, Bukharin initially brought stability. But fate soon turned cruel: widespread famine swept the Soviet lands, leaving millions starving. To maintain control, Bukharin relied on the Red Army to brutally suppress rebellions. By 1936, the famines finally ended, and the first Five-Year Plan was launched. It failed spectacularly. A new plan in 1937 offered hope, but industrial underdevelopment and weak central control left the Red Army dangerously underprepared. As Mikhail Tukhachevsky, you watch with growing fury, knowing that neglecting the army would lead to catastrophe. That catastrophe comes on June 22, 1941. Soviet forces along the German-Soviet border fall silent; all communications with Moscow are lost. Two days later, news reaches Bukharin: Operation Barbarossa has begun. The Wehrmacht, stronger and better-prepared than ever, tears through Soviet defenses. By December 1, 1941, German forces are less than fifty kilometers from Moscow. The incompetence of Bukharin’s leadership has left the country exposed, and the Bolshevik Party murmurs its growing discontent. Then, on December 4, disaster strikes. Bukharin and the government abandon the capital, fleeing eastward. Panic erupts across the city. Civilians loot, resources vanish, and morale plummets. Moscow teeters on the edge of collapse. The responsibility to defend the heart of the Soviet Union falls entirely on you and the remaining generals. You fortify every street, every bridge, every barricade you can. Fires burn in the distance; sirens wail across the frozen city. The Red Army, though weakened, fights with desperation. Each day is a battle against both the German advance and the creeping chaos within your own lines. You can feel the weight of the city pressing down, the fate of millions resting on every decision you make. You will not surrender. Moscow will not fall without a fight.