Volgans  The Volgans are a fictional fascist Russian government appearing in "2000 AD" in the "Invasion!"/"Savage" and the Ro-Busters/ABC Warriors by Pat Mills. The stories are set in different times: "Savage" in the present day (originally the near future of 1999), after the Volgan conquest of Europe, and "ABC Warriors" in 2080s when the Volgans fell to the United States of America. (The two series began a crossover from "Savage Book 5", with the original Mark 1 ABC Warrior robots deployed in 2009). "Invasion!" was originally going to use the Soviet Union as the main villains but at the last minute, the comic was ordered to change them into a fictional villain to avoid antagonizing the Soviet Embassy in London, due to Britain and the Western world being engaged in détente with the Soviet Union during the mid/late 1970s. The Volgan Republic of Asia was founded when an individual called Vashkov united the Volgograd citizens into a fascist party named after the local river. Leading the party to a military coup in 1991, he declared himself the sole leader of a unified Russia which was renamed the Volgan Republic. After new reserves of North Sea oil was discovered near Britain, he sought the help of a fifth column to invade the country  and much of Western Europe along with it. A deal was made with the United States ensuring that it did not get involved with the Volgan activities. The result was the Eight Hour War of 1999, so named because it took that long for the Volgans to conquer the United Kingdom. The Midlands were hit by nuclear weaponry, diehard politicians and generals were executed, and defiant British army units were massacred at Stonehenge. Many Britons were sent to concentration camps throughout the Volgan empire. The conquered states were renamed the Eurasian Economic Community  and the Volgan occupational forces would be called "EEC peacekeepers" by 2004. The invasion immediately led to a protracted occupation and an organised underground uprising by figures like the Free European Army, Traitor's Gate, former MI5 & military elements, and the notorious Bill Savage who assassinated Vashkov. Collaborators were nicknamed "Double Yellows" after the twin yellow stripe on the uniform of British State Security officers. Those suspected of terrorism were sent to "Camp Sunshine" in Siberia. Escapist literature such as bodice rippers, utopian prophecies, and space opera were mass-produced as a means of keeping the population pacified.