It was recaptured by the Iranians during the war of 1826 - 28 and than taken back.Lost in the peace negotiations or during the war?
It was recaptured by the Iranians during the war of 1826 - 28 and than taken back.Lost in the peace negotiations or during the war?
But most British positions never relised that tho, brition never felt comfortable whith Russian expansion in central Asia, everything iv read has brition being very woride about this, they never relised that an invation of indea was implosable.Invading India from Russia was a technical/geographic impossibility and eventually this was acknowledged by the British politicians (and ended the Great Game). To be fair, until quite late in the XIX the region in between was not researched well enough to recognize this reality on the British side. Russians had been quite busy with the conquest of the CA and by the time it was over, there was the whole Afghanistan between them and India and the whole idea of conquest was quite absurd.
But most British positions never relised that tho, brition never felt comfortable whith Russian expansion in central Asia, everything iv read has brition being very woride about this, they never relised that an invation of indea was implosable.
Germany has a pretty good shot at being the first one to get the bomb, everything needed can already be found in Germany.Theoretically, if Russia were to surpass Germany, what would Germany need to do in order to beat Russia?
I voted 1917 because of the following excerpt from the diary of Kurt Riezler, the secretary of German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, on July 7, 1914, recording something Bethmann had said:
“’Russia grows and grows. She has become a nightmare’. The generals, says Bethmann-Hollweg, all say that there must be a war before it is too late. Now, there is a good chance that it will all work out. By 1917, Germany has no hope. Therefore, now: if the Russians go to war, better 1914 than later.”
If the German generals felt that Russia would surpass them by 1917, who am I to argue?
Paul I after which the Brits financed his assassination
Not the most reliable of sources, though is it? That's probably a healthy dose of justification and paranoia. That and it's referring to the military situation (rail networks and troop numbers) rather than Russia as an economic concern.
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Theoretically, if Russia were to surpass Germany, what would Germany need to do in order to beat Russia?
Thanks.As for your other question (it is not addressed to me and I’m not a specialist), just a general consideration: during the reign of Alexander II Russia maintained low import tariffs and its industries practically did not grow being killed by a foreign competition. During the reign of Alexander III tariffs had been raised and Russian industries started growing in a fast rate. Similarly, between Tilsit Treaty and 1812 Russian manufacturing saw a considerable growth due to an absence of the British imports.
Thanks.
My understanding was from late 19th century onward, railways and the construction thereof dominated Russian heavy industry and this constant improvement to infrastructure not only propped up Russian industry, but generated significant revenues to the state and opened up access to further Russian resources. My understanding was the Russian economy continued to be woefully non-competitive in most categories of production, except perhaps for agriculture.
A previous poster had suggested the Germans were on a sweetheart deal to the extent it stifled the overall Russian economy, which sounded bogus. At best, a trade agreement negotiated during a time of Russian weakness might have been overly protective of German agriculture, which overall would arguably be more detrimental to Germany than Russia - IMHO.
Exactly, not totally wrong tho, Russia did want the streates and purssia and China, just to open Russian trade in the Mediterranean, create a more defencable border, and to open markets in Asia for its growing industry, not to attack indea like most british politicians did.Paranoia - an unrealistic distrust of others.
Mexico and Brazil both are members of the G20.Why would it? Brazil or Mexico are both significantly more populous than Germany, but well Germany gets to go to the G8/G20 meetings.
The Russian Empire had a population of 160 million at the start of WWI while Mexico was at 15 million and Brazil 23 million. I believe Russia also had them beat in GDP per capita and literacy. In spite of this Mexico and Brazil are both G20 as said above.Why would it? Brazil or Mexico are both significantly more populous than Germany, but well Germany gets to go to the G8/G20 meetings.