Obscurium was founded by Zar Antonov on the 3rd of March 2018 as the "United People's Republic of Mars" (UPRoM), with the ambitious goal of establishing a communist state on Mars. However, after a year of stagnation and no advancements whatsoever, the UPRoM was renamed to the "United Republic of Obscurium" on the 29th of April 2019 and renounced its claims to Mars. During the same month, the Green Garden Territory was acquired, providing Obscurium with a physical Territory which was soon referred to as "Obscurium proper" in many cases. The territory received much attention in the form of land management projects (including a potato field), the construction of a chapel, several monuments and road signs. It was also the site of archaeological excavations, which unearthed ancient artefacts and sightings of the infamous Greenhouse Spectre.

 

Since 2019 Obcurium has advanced considerably. On the 27th of June 2020 President Antonov signed Obscurium's first inter micronational treaty with the Cassiopeia Sovereign Empire, one of many treaties established since then. Obscurium currently has formal diplomatic treaties with 15 other governments and informal relations with many more. In June of 2020 Obscurium also joined the United Sovereignties (UsoV), an organisation through which relations with some of Obscurium’s current allies were forged. President Antonov also attended Microcon 2019 in Toronto (Canada) and visited both Nordonia and New Westphalia on official state visits not long after.

 

At this point however, not much was being done by anyone during that time, not in Obscurium or in the UsoV, which was disbanded in February of 2020. An exception would be the events of the 26th of November 2020 when Obscurium buried it's Official National Time Capsule which will be opened in 2050, 30 years later.

 

After a state visit to Duckionary in the summer of 2021 and the loss of two of its citizens Obscurium finally managed to become active again for a short time with the addition of a new 6th citizen, Thoclus Kyle, and his appointment as Obscurium's first Vice President on the 18th of November 2021. But then, in a most unfortunate turn of events, Thoclus Kyle, was removed from all his official posts in the United Republic of Obscurium and lost his status as a citizen of this state on the 11th of December 2021, to preserve the national stability. He was nevertheless responsible for starting Obscurium's monthly newspaper, the Herald of Obscurity (first published on the 31st of December 2021).

 

On the 26th of November 2021 Obscurium also relinquished all its claims over the Green Garden Territory. The garden had been maintained exclusively by President Zar Antonov and a second person since Obscurium acquired it in 2019 and due to a busy work schedule and not much time for any work in the territory it had slowly but steadily been reclaimed by nature. Furthermore, the possibility of the President moving from Kiel to another place in Germany or somewhere else for a long time was also under consideration. Despite the fact that the Green Garden has been referred to as Obscurium proper many times Obscurium does not rely on physical territory to exist and this decision did therefore not have a lasting effect upon the nation.

 

The year 2022 started with pledges to create a new Obscurian constitution since the old one had been abandoned in 2021. The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted as a provisional constitution and was to serve as the basis for the new document.

On the 11th of March, Obscurium also celebrated its very first Obelisk Day, a day used to contemplate historical significance, inspired by an Obelisk found in the park of Charlottenburg palace in Berlin.

In May, the Micro Flag Archive, created by President Antonov 2019, got its own website and has continued to add new micronational symbols to its collection while at the beginning of June, Obscurium’s first cultural exchange was conducted with the Kingdom of Atlia. Lasting for one week, the exchange featured talks about the two nation’s histories, a culinary exchange and the signing of a new treaty of friendship, inspiring Obscurium’s cultural exchange with Karnia-Ruthenia in January of 2023. During the latter, information was mainly exchanged via both nation’s heads of state asking their counterpart 10 questions about their respective nation and also feautured the exchange of drawings of the Great Auk.

The Ministry of Dragons, later renamed to the society of Dracology, was also created on the 6th of June 2022, with the goal of mapping out places where dragons (meaning statues, monuments and such) can be found. The month also saw a visit by the King of Bavaria and a trip to the Museum Obscurum in Denmark, which inspired the name of the nation.

The main event that June however, was the Micro Euro Summit 2022, held in Chyse, Czechia on the 25th of June and hosted by Obscurium and Duckionary. The summit was attended by 5 micronations and was a full success, with a second summit taking place on the 15th of July 2023 in the same location. It also saw the signing of the Chyse Charter, a document promoting honesty and professional conduct among micronations and the differanciation between micronations and similar but hostile entities.

During the same summer, the President also visited the micronations of Christiania, Ladonia, Edristan, Duckionary, The Sohnland, New Strathclyde, held a virtual state visit to Dracul and a visited the Seborga Consulate in Munich. The last visit was conducted along with Arthur of Duckionary and marked and important moment in micronational history, as Seborga had never before conducted a meeting with other micronations.

Obscurium also joined the League of Hellenistic Micronations after being invited to do so, marking the first time Obscurium has joined a micronational organisation since the USoV was disbanded in 2020.

October, the President was visited by the Grand Prince of Belakray, followed by the appointment of Andrew Franson as Obscurium’s third Vice President in November.

In February of 2023 Obscurium introduced its first currency, the Draco, postal stamps and opened an online store where hand made Obscurian art can be purchased.

On the 5th of March 2023 Obscurium celebrated its 5th Declaration Day, with in person attendees from Duckionary, Belakray and Obscurium and digital appearances by representatives of Pibocip, the Bavarian Democratic Republic and Atlia. Obscurium’s largest ever parade (4 people) was conducted on that day and followed by speeches by the aforementioned delegations and a diplomatic dinner. The main ceremony was conducted on a former military property in Kiel Holtenau, Germany and annexed as a ceremonial claim of Obscurium, the Free Protectorate of Flagpolis, during the festivities, giving Obscurium a physical place to hold ceremonies and festivities. Long time supporter of Obscurium Jan Olav Spiekermann was also made a full citizen and Supreme Judge of Obscurium during the celebrations and signed Obscurium’s new constitution, the Basic Law, into existence, together with President Antonov, after Obscurian citizens had worked for it for over a year.

While everything went as planned on the ground, the first live stream failed to record anything and hence the parade was only captured in a few photographs with President Antonov later referring to it as the “Phantom Parade”.

To conclude Obscurium’s 5th Dec Day celebrations, an Obscuro-Duckonian delegation visited the Bavarian town of Furth im wald to bear witness to a demonstration of Tradinno, a 15 meter long robotic dragon, used in the town to play the main character in Germany’s oldest festival, the “Drachenstich”. Gifts were handed over to the dragon and dragon crew, including specially numbered bank notes, an Obscurian made painting, drawings from an Italian school and more.

 

Over the course of the year 2023 Obscurium also released 13 more stamp issues, including some joint intermicronational stamp issues, the first of which was released at the Micro Euro Summit 2023, together with Duckionary.A drawing contest in June was also used to create a new stamp design and to encourage art and creativity among the Citizens.

 

Obscurian diplomacy also continued unabated, with President Antonov conducting two cultural exchanges, one with Karnia-Ruthenia and one with Elevatia, during the first half of the year. These exchanges, conducted online and by mail, facilitated the standard Obscurian format for such exchanges: The gaining of exclusive and interesting information through questions by both parties, followed by a creative, special part, which can be adjusted to fit the theme of the exchange, such as the drawing of a picture depicting the Great Auk or the construction of a micro embassy.

 

Furthermore, President Antonov once again went on diplomatic trips, visiting Romkerhall for this purpose but to also film a documentary about the fairy tale Kindgom, which was released in late 2023. He also visited the Archduchy of Mimas for five days in July, spending much time with Archduke Christoph II. exploring Southern Sweden and even visiting Nimis, Ladonia once again with him, where they both met Ladonian Minister of Art and Jump, Frederik Larsson. A culinary exchange was also conducted while the President visited Mimas, where Obscurium’s new National Dish, Thüringer Dragon Dumplings, was prepared for the first time.

In June, President Antonov also visited Postmaster General Jürgen Schwarz of the Federated Micronations of the Musanian Lands, who still prints almost all Obscurian postal stamps.

 

In addition to this, Obscurium decided to create two new holidays and adopt its first legal code. Dragon Day, on the 7th of July, is a day to celebrate anything and everything dragon related, while Rainbow Day, on the 28th of June, is a day to celebrate pride and commemorate the struggles of LGBTQ+ people.

 

The aforementioned MES 2023 vastly surpassed the previous Micro Euro Summit, with almost 20 attendees from 10 micronations. This fasciliated the MES as an annual event, which will be hosted in Chyše for one more time, before moving to other locations in the coming years.

But that was not the only summit attended by an Obscurian delegation in 2023, for after visiting the Bavarian Democratic Republic, President Antonov also went to Ypres, Belgium, for MicoCon EU 2023. Hosted by Ladonia and Flandrensis, this event was so successful and fun that it ensured further MicroCons, separate from the North American one’s, will be held in Europe.

The summer went on with the President traveling to Aigues Mortes and Monaco and then staying in the Parlimentary Republic of Zentih for a few days, a very special visit since Obscurium had supported Zenith since before their foundation. A joint delegation traveled to the Principality of Seborga and President Antonov also spent his birthday in Zenith, before moving on to Duckionary, for his, now customary, summer visit.

This time, he not only attended their 5th anniversary summer party but also the Coronation of Archduke Arthur I., a truly great micronational event.

As the year drew to a close, President Antonov also visited the Republic of Pleiso, a micronation he’d been introduced to in Ypres. He even came back for a second time in December, for their 3rd anniversary celebrations and bore witness to the first public performance of Pleiso’s new national anthem.

 

To assist with future diplomatic efforts, Edward Thrupney, who joined Obscurium in May of 2023, was appointed as Obscurium’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs and has already been helping immensely in this position and by editing some issues of the Herald of Obscurity.

 

A third, smaller, exchange was also conducted in October, this time between the Micronational Flag Archive and the Micronational Directory, a new site striving to create a register of all micronations.

 

The latter half of 2023 also saw the Free Protectorate of Flagpolis being used. As a site for a temporary Obscurian display, to educate people on Obscurium and micronationalism, for the President’s 2023 Christmas Address and for beautiful snowy winter photos.

Furthermore, the 2024 Declaration Day Parade once again took place in Flagpolis.

2024 turned out to be a most extraordinary year, since it was the Year of the Dragon. Obscurium held a few art contests and a cultural exchange with other micronations, as its way of celebrating this most auspicious year. The International Society of Dracology was also finally registred within Germany and started in August by organizing a dragon art exhibition in the German Dragon Museum Lindenfels, which was well received. The Year of the Dragon Came to an end in January of 2025 with a “dragon run”, during which the newly constructed Obscurian Forest Dragon was carried along the shores of Kiel, and a ceremony at the Chapel of the Holy Dragon, where the Obscurian Year of the Dragon was formally ended, which was followed by a joint live stream with some participants of the first cultural exchange, at the start of the year.

As usual, President Antonov also conducted a lot of state visits, including visits to Edristan, Duckionary, Waronia, Kugelmugel, A micronational meetup in Neutral Moresnet and in Amsterdam and visits to Duex-Acren, Hakkelaarsbrug and Satoshi. He also co-organized the Micro Euro Summit 2024 in Chyše, Czechia, which was the last Micro Euro Summit to take place there, for the near future and attended the Golden Bucket Gala in Aigues-Mortes, where he founded the Order of the Salt Mountain.
The President also received visitors in Flagpolis, from Zelesynthe, another micronation located in Kiel, from Pleiso and from the United Federation of Bavaria and Saxony in Feburary of 2025 and once again co-hosted the Digi Micro Summits in Summer and Winter of 2024.
Obscurium also started participating in sports events, with the President and Consul Spiekermann participaing in the annual Kiel Run and by participating in the Chauslantique games.

Meanwhile, the Red Trident received a new vessel, which was christened the “RTV Ogogpogo” in September, while an Obscurian Space and Air Force was created to oversee a new Obscurian Rocket Program, which was inaugurated at the 7th Declearation Day celebrations in 2025. The Obscurian constitution was also changed to lessen the requirements for Citizen activity.

Territory wise, June of 2024 saw the creation of the new Atlo-Obscurian Condominium of the United Counties of Ibexia Alpina and Mount Rubinox and of Rio de las Torres, a project in the Austrian Alps to facilitate the srong friendship between Atlia and Obscurium.

The beginning of 2025 also brought much joy but also sadness. Vice President Franson ,unfortunately, had to step down from his post due to private reasons while Obscurium and Duckionary founded and then opened the Helgi Hallvarðsson Naval Academy, as the currently only functioning micronational naval academy, in March of 2025.
Lastly, Obscurium’s 7th Decleration Day was celebrated on three different days, due to Declaration Day being on a monday. On Saturday there was a private visit to the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg, while the annual Dec Day Parade took place on Sunday and online festivities followed on Monday.

As of March 2025, Obscurium has 14 citizens.