That's pretty much what I meant
Ok heres a map that's a while after OTL peters rule closest I could get though
You could! or I could
But I am so lazy
curse you Procrastination!
Well weekly update if I'm lucky and I am only 13 years old so my writing style won't be that good.no problem, I could help where I could and a weekly update would be A marvelous thing!
Hey the only way to improve is to do!
erggg, this a little bit before my strong suit, I'll do some research and put up the Vaguest general idea possible.
His son?Great but before I even think about doing a tl we still need to talk about the fun stuff so since Peter the great and his son already layed the political reforms and everything we need a tsar ruler to become a colonialist emperor and expanisonists emperor.
If not a cousinwe assume he have to have a healthy male heir.
Agricultural productivity was always a problem in Russia. Even in ~1910, when Russia accounted for ~1/3 of global grain exports, productivity per hectare or per worker was way lower than in Western Europe, and growth was mostly extensive.How could Russia become a more powerful more modern power?
I am not saying to push out of it's original borders but how could Russia keep up with other foreign powers like Great britain or France or prussia?
Agricultural productivity was always a problem in Russia. Even in ~1910, when Russia accounted for ~1/3 of global grain exports, productivity per hectare or per worker was way lower than in Western Europe, and growth was mostly extensive.
Here's some reading for you (pdf).
Improving efficiency in agriculture would free labour for an earlier industrial revolution. You can start at almost any moment.