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> insane monarchy that delayed industrialization That actually isn't true. Russian monarchy wasn't late to industrialize, and around half of industrial success
by thriftwy 9y ago
> insane monarchy that delayed industrialization
That actually isn't true. Russian monarchy wasn't late to industrialize, and around half of industrial success claimed by USSR is rooted before 1917. For example, Donbass was already a thing back then.
The other half was built by the USA.
- Spooky23 9y agoMost sources talk about the industrial revolution hitting Russia in the 1890s — it was an agrarian society with feudal governance. It was decades behind the UK and others. That’s not to say there was no industry, but over half of output was peasant agriculture circa 1900, and the old methods were unable to adequately feed the nation.
- thriftwy 9y agoOf course it was behind UK. Everybody was behind UK at the time. It's like comparing with South Korea today. Soviet period is when mass starvations happened. And not only during wars.