Yet at the economic and technological level, Russia was losi
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- The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers whole source · open book
Yet at the economic and technological level, Russia was losing ground in an alarming way between 1815 and 1880, at least relative to other powers. This is not to say that there was no economic improvement, even under Nicholas I, many of whose officials had been hostile to market forces or to any signs of modernization.
chapter: The Crimean War and the Erosion of Russian Power