Russian explorers completed the exploration of the world. Russians had contact with all kingdoms on earth.
Finland declared itsself indepedent. The finnish capital was just some miles away from Sankt-Peterburg. Finnish claimed Karelia, spawning border disputes.
As it happens in almost any russian war, russians accumulate military knowledge. Mikhail Romanov was born in Kiev.
Our rivals started to fund espionage against us. Russia must build its defences.
The mongol civil wars let Russians to claim eastern lands. They built administrative centers to consolidate their power.
Russians taught Mughals the new military tactics and taught them about the mounted muskets. Mughals on the other hand taught Russians a new form of mass information, the newspaper. Russian philosophers amased by Mughal spirituality adopted the mughal philosophy. Philosophers brought a new spiritual movement to the empire, but they were pleased with the abolishment of fanaticism for the time being.
Our explorers brought a new type of edible plant from americas, the corn. Budapestians and Caricynians managed to create the first corn fields boosting their population.
A new guild was formed, the bankers. Bankers traded money. It was a weird idea, but seemed usefull.
Bankers brought new economic theories to the russian system. Some officials want to stop Russian exports. Moreover, they believe the russian beaurocracy should handle the russian economy on each own.
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