Did the rule of "all communications lead to Moscow" apply during the Tsarist times?

score:7

Even when St. Petersburg was the capital, Moscow was still the "hub" for land transportation. Land communications from St Petersburg are only economically viable if they go south-west, south (Dyneburg, etc.) or south-east (Moscow). All other geographical directions are impractical because of rough terrain, lakes or lack of industrial centers. Hence St. Petersburg lacked direct connection to Arkhangelsk, Petrozavodsk or any east-bound connection that bypassed Moscow. Land communication between St. Petersburg and a majority of empire had to go through Moscow because of geographical constraints.

The map of Russian railroads ca. 1900 shows it quite clearly, St. Petersburg was a strategically critical sea port.

kubanczyk 6163

📝 White on Polish coat of arms
📝 Was the Somerset Decision in 1772 in England the real underlying cause of the American Revolutionary war?
📝 When did hunting from trains stop?
📝 Did anyone in Europe predict the existence of the Americas?
📝 Why was agriculture more conducive to slavery in U.S. South than the North?
📝 How did Bligh navigate during his open boat voyage after losing The Bounty?
📝 What politics were implemented to accomplish the Christian tradition and try to keep what is written in the Holy Bible?
📝 Why was sugar cultivation more profitable in the Caribbean/Brazil than West Africa?
📝 How can I evaluate the relative fiscal burden on different groups in the US, for various periods between 1790 and 1846?
📝 Why didn't Syria operate the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther tank?
📝 Open database with brutalist architecture?
📝 How did Italy and Germany get rubber in WWII?
📝 Why did Sparta turn on its ally Elis during the First Macedonian War?
📝 How was Canadian sovereignty in the arctic threatened in the 1950s?
📝 Did Army Group Center have easier going up to Smolensk than between Smolensk and Moscow?
📝 Can you identify the markings on this WW1 trench art?
📝 Which of Ben Franklin's grandsons was blessed by Voltaire?
📝 Did the end of the British Raj in India create an economic loss for Britain?
📝 Why did so many rulers want to aquire more land?
📝 Where and when is this sword from?
📝 What were the acceptance criteria in universities of medieval Europe?
📝 Why did the French insist on reclaiming Indo-China after WWII?
📝 Did the Olympics make the Star Spangled Banner the US national anthem?
📝 When did h*m*sexuality become unacceptable in Europe?
📝 What is the logic for the map maker classifying the map this way, specifically in Canada?
📝 Other than coffee and tobacco what major product became Cuba's source of wealth in the 18th century?
📝 Was Tajmahal Tejo Mahal?
📝 Did the Portuguese get anything in return when they handed back Macau?
📝 What were the Allies' plans if they caught Hitler alive?
📝 How many RAF and USAAF/USAF airfields were built in the UK between the mid-1930s and 1960?

Source: stackoverflow.com

Travel Tips

Search Posts

📝 Did the rule of "all communications lead to Moscow" apply during the Tsarist times?
📝 Did the US manage to eavesdrop on KMT communications during World War 2?
📝 When did the allies find out about the killing of Jews during WW2
📝 How did the authorities not find the speakeasy clubs during the prohibition?
📝 Did the Soviets excel in one area of weaponry during World War II?
📝 How did the Nazis plan to defeat America during World War II?
📝 Where did Asian Americans go to school during the 'separate but equal' era?
📝 Did the King of Siam offer war elephants to the Union during the Civil War?
📝 Did people use to marry much younger during the last millennium?
📝 Why did the Soviet Union out-pace the US during the space-race?
📝 How did people deal with ice on the roads during the horse-and-buggy era?
📝 Did people in China resort to cannibalism during the reign of Mao?
📝 During the Great Depression, did the US Army do a study involving paying people to dig a hole and fill it back up?
📝 During the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, did society question whether or not recovered patients will remain immune?
📝 Why did the Mongols destroy the library during the siege of Baghdad in 1258?
📝 Did Northern troops attempt to re-enslave African Americans in Southern plantations during the Civil War?
📝 Why did Churchill become the PM of Britain during WWII instead of Lord Halifax?
📝 What effect did the Attack on Mers-el-Kébir have on Great Britain's international relations during WW2?
📝 Why did the Soviets not shoot down US spy satellites during the Cold War?
📝 Why did the Arabs start the 1973 War during Ramadan, and did it affect their performance?
📝 How did the Allies communicate during World War II?
📝 Did the Axis try to "bribe" Turkey into joining them during World War II?
📝 Did the Germans have a team equivalent to the one from Bletchey Park in the UK during WWII?
📝 Did a Japanese medieval castle withstand US battleship fire during the Pacific War?
📝 What role did the Ancient Samurai heritage play on Modern Japan during WW2?
📝 Did Hitler have an end goal during the "appeas*m*nt" phase, or was he just picking a fight?
📝 What did the Soviets know about the Hunger Plan during WWII?
📝 Did the Bill of Rights apply to slaves?
📝 In what ways did the rise of a true middle class in Europe during the late 19th century become apparent?
📝 What role did the space race play in reducing the nuclear threat during the 1960s?

Did the rule of "all communications lead to Moscow" apply during the Tsarist times?

More post

Search Posts

Related post