Post-apocalyptic Soviet Union scenario
So, in an alternative universe, the Cold War turns hot after some satellite communications errors, nukes are now flying both ways but for the purpose of the question let's just focus on the Eastern part of the conflict, the USSR. The American attacks target military, economic and industrial facilities and some big cities (Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev). So let’s suppose that the western part of the Soviet Union is wiped out and that the Ural mountain range prevent the bombs effects (at least the blast and the first waves of radiations) to reach the central part of the Union.
Now the biggest cities on the other side of the mountain range are Omsk, Novosibirk and more in the south Tashkent. During the first weeks, what was left of the government and/or military on the east side was waiting for some good news from the capital and was trying to manage the crisis and the rising chaos. But as weeks pass and expeditions to the east side not reporting anything but desolation, citizens starts rioting over food and the military starts reposting back. In the south a revolt begins and Tashkent starts claiming independence from the USSR. The Soviet Union (or whats left of it) lost the civil war and retreated to the protect Omsk and Novosibirk. 434
After things starts turning to hell for them a leader (government or military) takes over either Omsk or Novosibirk Oil Plant which is the most important thing after food and starts expanding from ther using a War Communism strategy. He starts taking over factories and controlling trades over the two cities then starts going south raiding the freshly independent territories of Tashkent. Now I said raiding not taking over because here where it goes from a realistic setting to a <PERSON> like post-apocalyptic one. So he coordinates raids over those territories with heavily armed badass cars, because, well it takes a lot to run charts and they are slow for raids.
So let’s quickly summarize the actual situation:
* After a nuclear attack the western part of USSR is now a wasteland
* The Ural range prevent the damage reaching the eastern part
* The most eastern part is starving
* The north part is freezing
* The central Russia is controlled by a crazy dictator
* And central south (Kazakhstan) regains lands in a civil war started shortly after the attacks but is now constantly raided by the dictator.
Now the question. The missing part in this scenario is how the USSR government and army lost to the new leader, you can't just loose an Oil Plant and then all the factories... I just can’t figure it out so I’m seeking help. And another request if there are any contradictions or illogical things in this scenario (except for the raids and the Mad Max cars) can you please tell me. 222