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Why does it stay a duchy instead of becoming an empire like Russia? It seems like there is little point in forming when compared to the glory of Russia.
This was overlooked when they released Third Rome. Ruthenian and Byelorussian states are permanently locked to Duchy rank unless they culture-shift. AFAIK there was never any statement from Paradox concerning this.