B) inexperienced leaders is wrong
ottoman empire
Russia's empire was territorially contiguous.
Russia
maintaining their large empire
Maintaining good and fair government, providing internal and external security, and maintaining prosperity and taxing fairly.
Ukraine was in Russian Empire and in Soviet Union WITH Russia, but never IN Russia.
They provided a network for trade between the Byzantine Empire and Russia.
byzantine empire
byzantine empire
Maintaining peace, security and prosparity.
Britain, France, Sardinia, and the Ottoman empire won. Russia lost.
Russia's empire is territorially contiguous.