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Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? [180]
It seems German Tsars purposefully also kept Russia in prolonged fuedalism to keep Russia from being able to keep up with Germany
Erm...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great
Under her direct auspices the Russian Empire expanded, improved its administration, and continued to modernize along Western European lines.
Catherine's rule re-vitalized Russia, which grew stronger than ever and became recognized as one of the great powers of Europe....
...During her reign Catherine extended the borders of the Russian Empire southward and westward to absorb New Russia, Crimea, Northern Caucasus, Right-Bank Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Courland at the expense, mainly, of two powers - the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. All told, she added some 200,000 miles² (518,000 km²) to Russian territory.
Catherine's patronage furthered the evolution of the arts in Russia more than that of any Russian sovereign before or after her.
Catherine had a reputation as a patron of the arts, literature and education. The Hermitage Museum, which now occupies the whole Winter Palace, began as Catherine's personal collection. At the instigation of her factotum, Ivan Betskoi, she wrote a manual for the education of young children, drawing from the ideas of John Locke, and founded (1764) the famous Smolny Institute, admitting young girls of the nobility.[/quote]
...she isn't called "Great" for nothing! ;)
Then Germans invented Communism & Sent the Bolsheviks to Russia to destroy Russia when Russians started to hate German Tsar Nicholas II
He:)
You can call these bastards Germussians...makes it much easier to blame them for all polish warts and woes! :)
