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Russia has been the Ottoman's Empire greatest foe for chipping away at its territory from the Caucasus to Crimea while aiding independence groups in the Balkans. Now assuming if it took its time to industrialize and modernize (if it was needed) how much would Russia permanently annex parts of the Ottoman Empire and help other groups gain their independence from it (in terms of how much territory it could potentially chip off from the Ottomans)?
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