problems in russia 1900

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Why was Russia undeveloped in the 1900's? Look at economic, social, and political reasons.

Russia covered over 8 million square miles. Due to this vast size Russia appeared to be an empire of great strength, however this is not the case. There were a wide variety of people of different race, language, religion and culture, and there were many problems controlling and maintaining such a population of people over this large territory. This was a major problem for the Russian government.

Russia traces its history back to a state that emerged in Europe during the 800's. Over time, large amounts of territory and many different people came under Russian rule. For hundreds of years, Tsar (emperors) and empresses ruled Russia. They had almost complete control over most aspects of Russian life. Under these rulers, the country's economic development lagged behind other countries in Western Europe in the


Eventually Russia did take a number of steps toward modernisation. Agricultural changes were made, important adjustments were made within the foreign policy hoping that an effort be made in increasing national security. These were however very small changes and had a lot to do to catch up with other countries. It was asked quite often if Russia would be able to keep up and if these new changes would be accepted among all of Russia, it was thought by many other countries that Russia was incapable to change. Russia had reacted to change rather than reform which was needed.



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Approximate Word count = 625
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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