Here's a map done for the Doomsday-verse. Or rather, it's a heavily altered remake of the earlier United Magyaria map, except this time it's set in 2012. This puts focus on "Hungary's Children" or her successors in the AU, though it's not necessarily the same as in the source material: Sopron (aka Julia) and Partium (aka Janos). Consider this a preview to the long-delayed Sopron fic arc as well.

So without further ado, here it is! Feel free to critique! And also, expect to find a cameo from a certain bird/ghost/guardian angel hidden in the description.

*UPDATE* Some details were added, tweaked and adjusted in the last minute, as well as the links fixed. Hopefully this one's improved!

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Despite the defiant but doomed 1956 Revolution, Hungary was still considered by the USSR to be a valuable asset due to its proximity to the Iron Curtain. This meant that even against the wishes of the otherwise loyal Communist government, Soviet soldiers and missiles were stationed in the country in the last years of the Cold War. It came as no surprise therefore that America and its NATO allies viewed the ancient land as a major target in the event of nuclear war.

This was exactly what happened on the 23rd of September, 1983. Several cities and bases were destroyed during Doomsday, including the capital Budapest. At the same time, the remaining Soviet forces violated Austria’s neutrality as they attempted to invade the neighboring country only to be brutally forced back. And with the Kremlin and their Warsaw Pact puppets destroyed, those who remained degenerated into glorified warlords, ravaging what was left. It wasn’t long before the country was effectively destroyed, the bloodshed leaving behind a depopulated ruin now known as the Hungarian Wastes. Yet from the ashes of the plains, two beacons of civilization had emerged, giving some shred of hope to the shattered Magyars:

The Sopron Frontier

Having risen up against the Soviets and their cronies with the help of the Austro-Swiss Union, Sopron was effectively the sole-surviving part of western Hungary that still remained intact. Before long, however, it became (and remains to this day) a sanctuary for refugees fleeing what was described as “an endless orgy of destruction,” as well as a stronghold against the chaos beyond what was already being called the Frontier. Despite the difficulties, the region survived long enough to not only become an Austrian protectorate in 1987 but eventually be formally recognized by the Alpine Confederation in 2009.

Today the survivor-nation remains a young but determined bastion of order and civilization. Due to its history and culture, the region is also known for a peculiar union of Austro-Hungarian influences that is in a way an enduring legacy of the old Habsburg Empire. Although not internationally recognized as a successor state to Hungary it has claims through the Alpines, especially Austria, over Western Hungary (despite a lack of resources due to the Sicily incident) and remains a valued member of the Confederation.

The Republic of Partium

Amidst the chaos and violence, Debrecen managed to survive, thanks in part to a military group fighting off the warlords until its future was secured by the arrival of the Transylvanians, themselves having survived the destruction of Romania. With the aid of their larger neighbors, the inhabitants once more felt safe enough to not only begin rebuilding their shattered corner of the country but also bring the surrounding region under control. Eventually, the city state became stable enough to proclaim itself the Republic of Partium in 2000.

Under the protection and guidance of Transylvania, Partium today is as stalwart and resilient as it had been in its founding all those years ago. Due to the influence of its more powerful neighbor, the survivor-nation has developed a culture that could be described as part-militant and part-Romanian. Though those same ties, it is also recognized internationally as an official successor to Hungary and with aid has laid claim to all of eastern half of the former country, although control beyond the immediate vicinity of Debrecen remains shaky at best.

Together, the two peoples had become known colloquially as “Hungary’s Children.” Despite all the changes brought about by circumstance and survival, both still remain in essence “Hungarian,” even if in increasingly different ways. With the Danube once more relatively safe for travel and trade (though the same cannot be said of the wasteland surrounding the old river), contact between the divided Magyars has become ever more commonplace. But time would tell whether the two halves would reunite. Then again, the future remains an open book.

…although a strange bird flying about the Children’s lands seems hopeful that they would…

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Information on:

Doomsday-verse Hungary can be found here: [link]

Sopron: [link] (Proposal Version)

Alpine Confederation: [link]

Partium: [link] (Actual source)

Transylvania: [link]
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As a disclaimer, I neither own Hetalia or 1983: Doomsday, which belong to their respective owners.

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Alpine Confederation Map-File (Earlier): [link]
Alpine Confederation Map-File (Updated/Revised): [link]
Kingdom of Prussia Map-File: [link]
United Magyaria Map-File: [link] (Possible Doomsday-verse Future)