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Parts of Poland were under Prussian rule and had some accumulation of industry, infrastructure and expertise. Russia was an agrarian country before communism.
by hcho 8y ago
Parts of Poland were under Prussian rule and had some accumulation of industry, infrastructure and expertise. Russia was an agrarian country before communism.
- lainga 8y agoSpecifically the concept of "Poland A" and "Poland B", where Silesia and "Poland A" had been in Prussia and the eastern half "Poland B" in Russia before 1919.