Many have wondered about the history of Russia during the 19th and 20th centuries. Nowadays, Russia is one of the foremost world powers. Much of the world obeys when their leaders demand things. They are a modern superpower.
Most people are aware that this glory truly began during the 19th century, but many seem to believe that it came out of nowhere. They believe that a backwater state simply modernized quickly and began to take over the world.
That’s not the case. Russia didn’t gain all of their influence in a day or a year. It was in the making for centuries. To truly get a sense of why Russia became as powerful as it did, and, more importantly, why it remained that powerful, requires a look at its history before the 19th century.
This book will cover that as well. Why? is the most pertinent question of all time, and it is the question historians seek to answer. Why is a simple question, but the answers to that question are long and last multiple centuries - sometimes millennia.
This book will be organized by topic, not by chronology. Simply listing events in chronological order has been done many times, but ordering them by topic is surprisingly rare. Answering the question of “why?” is far easier if we organize our data by what specific question is being answered.
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As you guys can see, I have another AAR! This one will cover a Victoria II game, but as an in-universe history book, so it will also cover much real life history and some extrapolated history beyond the Victoria II timeframe.
Most people are aware that this glory truly began during the 19th century, but many seem to believe that it came out of nowhere. They believe that a backwater state simply modernized quickly and began to take over the world.
That’s not the case. Russia didn’t gain all of their influence in a day or a year. It was in the making for centuries. To truly get a sense of why Russia became as powerful as it did, and, more importantly, why it remained that powerful, requires a look at its history before the 19th century.
This book will cover that as well. Why? is the most pertinent question of all time, and it is the question historians seek to answer. Why is a simple question, but the answers to that question are long and last multiple centuries - sometimes millennia.
This book will be organized by topic, not by chronology. Simply listing events in chronological order has been done many times, but ordering them by topic is surprisingly rare. Answering the question of “why?” is far easier if we organize our data by what specific question is being answered.
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As you guys can see, I have another AAR! This one will cover a Victoria II game, but as an in-universe history book, so it will also cover much real life history and some extrapolated history beyond the Victoria II timeframe.
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