But the contributions are radically different as the current remains reveal. Worldwide English is the language of commerce and throughout the remains of the fo

But the contributions are radically different as the current remains reveal. Worldwide English is the language of commerce and throughout the remains of the former British Empire English for traders continues to be extremely common and global in scope and impact. In almost every city colonized by the British there remain enduring street grids with broad rights of way and predictable block sizes that are in many cases still the most lively and economically active areas. In contrast modern Baltic people speak English for international commerce and Russians when they need to talk to their neighbors. Also most of the construction the Russians were responsible for were military or industrial installations that have mostly been replaced or fallen out of use. It is these artifacts of colonial force that remain that bring into question the idea that the whole business had zero positive impact.