ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Why was Russia undeveloped in the 1900’s? Look at economic, social, and political reasons. Russia covered over 8 million square miles. Due to this vast size Russia appeared to be an empire of great strength, however this is not the case. There were a wide variety of people of different race, language, religion and culture, and there were many problems controlling and maintaining such a population of people over this large territory. This was …showed first 75 words of 633 total…

…showed last 75 words of 633 total…as dangerous, uncharted land but with a lot of potential in the long term. In Russia many Western companies have opened up offices giving jobs to young children and are paying them a small wage. Parts of the Russian economy, particularly the underdeveloped services, have been growing at an astonishing pace. As the market has matured and the economy stabilised, many multinational companies have started putting down deeper roots in Russia and opened manufacturing plants.