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Russia was opposed by the British, French, Turks and Piedmontese |
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The war showed Russia to be military inferior to the more
industrialised countries of Western Europe |
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The Russians’ weapons and military equipment proved obsolete |
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The country’s transportation system failed to serve adequately the
needs of the war |
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Serfdom was blamed for the backwardness of Russia’s military
industry as well as the ignorance and poor health of the army’s rank
and file (conscripted serfs) |
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Russia’s defeats underlined the pressing need for fundamental
reforms |
