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What Were the Main Internal Problems In the Russian Empire In the Period 1881-1917 and Why Were They So Difficult To Resolve?
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WHAT WERE THE MAIN INTERNAL PROBLEMS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN THE PERIOD 1881-1917 AND WHY WERE THEY SO DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE? In appearance, Russia in 1881 was a great empire. It covered over 8 million square miles. At its widest points from west to east, it stretched for 5000 miles, at its longest points, north to south, it measured 2000 miles. It covered a large part of two continents. European Russia extended eastward from the borders of Poland to the Urals mountain range. Asiatic Russia extended eastward from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean. The greater part of the population was concentrated in European Russia. It was in that part of the empire that the major historical developments had occurred and it was here that Russia's major cities, Moscow and St Petersburg, the capital, was situated. One person, the tsar, governed the peoples of the Russian empire. Tsar Alexander 111 ruled late...
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