130: Russia: From the Great War to Revolution with Deputy Provost Kat Brown
History That Doesn't Suck
The Irony of the Ruling Elites
Russia's ruling elites were so focused on being ruling elites, the investment necessary was just not taking place. They didn't have the chemicals or technology to create a railway line from Moscow to St Petersburg. Russia has this weird series of rules in Russia where the ruling elites cannot dirty themselves with industry. And so that also keeps them from investing their wealth into the country.
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