Russia was not, in reality, a strong state; and it was still
Citations (1)
- The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers whole source · open book
Russia was not, in reality, a strong state; and it was still one which, given the drift in leadership, was capable of blundering unprepared into foreign complications, notwithstanding the lessons of 1904. How then, are we to assess the real power of Russia in these years?
chapter: The Position of the Powers, 1885–1914