) ▁and ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁near ▁Day ton , ▁Nev ada . ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mol oss ia ▁has ▁claimed ▁itself ▁a ▁nation , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁country ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁or ▁any ▁major ▁government . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁B augh ▁hosted ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁Mol oss ia , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁website ▁Atlas ▁Ob sc ura . ▁Kevin ▁B augh ▁continues ▁to ▁pay ▁property ▁tax es ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁Store y ▁County ▁( the ▁recognized ▁local ▁government ), ▁although ▁he ▁calls ▁it ▁" fore ign ▁aid ." ▁The ▁land ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁identified ▁as ▁being ▁within ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁Man ufact ured ▁Home ▁Convert ed ▁to ▁Real ▁Property . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁B augh ▁has ▁stated , ▁" We ▁all ▁want ▁to ▁think ▁we ▁have ▁our ▁own ▁country , ▁but ▁you ▁know ▁the ▁U . S . ▁is ▁a ▁lot ▁bigger ". ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁Mol oss ia ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁mic ron ation ▁child hood ▁project , ▁called ▁The ▁Grand ▁Republic ▁of ▁V uld stein , ▁founded ▁by ▁B augh ▁and ▁James ▁Spiel man ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁V uld stein ▁was ▁run ▁and ▁populated ▁by ▁King ▁James ▁I ▁( Sp iel man ) ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁B augh , ▁although ▁James ▁soon ▁left ▁V uld stein . ▁B augh ▁used ▁this ▁name ▁for ▁several ▁nom adic ▁kingdom s ▁as