Why didn't Russia build an overseas colonial empire? - Quora

Answer: This is Russia in 1533, the year that Tsar Ivan IV ('Ivan the Terrible.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Why didn't Russia build an overseas colonial empire? Stephen Tempest 73.3k views This is Russia in 1533, the year that Tsar Ivan IV ('Ivan the Terrible') came to the throne: And this is the Russian Empire in 1914, on the eve of the First World War: ... Read More » Is false surrendering a war crime? Kelly La Rue, Veteran, Master Electrician, and much else 23.9k views Faking a surrender or “perfidy” is a warcrime. In WWII the Japanese made a practice of pretending to surrender to lure the Americans into ambushes. It’s a big reason we didn’...  Read More » From a recent session What is the Chairman for a Presidential candidate in charge of throughout the campaign? John Podesta, Hillary Clinton Campaign Chair, fmr COS to Pres. Clinton & Counselor to POTUS 120.1k views I’ve worn a lot of different hats in politics over the past few decades. I was a staffer on Capitol Hill, served in the past two Democratic administrations—as chief of staf...  Read More » What would happen if there were 1 decillion people on earth? Dave Consiglio, Chemistry and Physics High School Teacher and Community College Professor 38.6k views 10^33 people? Oh my… The land area of Earth is around 5.1 x 10^14 square meters. This means that on every square meter of land we will need to fit around 2 x 10^18 people. T...  Read More » What were the greatest bluffs ever made in history? Lewis Graham 110.1k views An ingenious bluff was by an 18th century sailor, Captain Thomas Cochrane. His ship was being followed by a much larger French vessel intent on destroying him come day brea...  Read More » Were some military helmets better designed or more efficient than others during world wars one and two? Franjo Lacković 178.6k views Yes, absolutely. The best one was definitely the Stahlhelm. ​ ... Read More » If every human being on earth turns vegetarian/vegan, won't it create a problem in the food chain? David King 564.1k views xkcd: Land Mammals This is one of the most frightening images I’ve ever seen. We already have a huge problem with the food chain. On a genome level, it’s easy to make the ar...  Read More » What would the Founding Fathers think of our congress today? Sam Morningstar, Just a tribal guy, knows a thing or two about Native issues. 19.3k views Well, I hate to break with the American tradition of glorifying the “Founding Fathers.” But, if you transported the whole lot from the past…to the present… and let them obse...  Read More » How did soldiers avoid shooting medics? Cassius Fragomeni, Author, History Lover, Youtuber, Blogger. Owner of LagSwitchGaming. 72.2k views In many cases, they, unfortunately, didn't to the point that they were even targeted leading the disbanding of the red cross armband by many medics! Medic treating a wounded...  Read More » Is Barack Obama a nice person when there isn't a camera around? Neil Brandom 88.4k views My son Dusty, and our whole family, met the President in the Oval Office in 2011 as part of a Make A Wish. As we entered Hilary Clinton was leaving. He has also had a tough...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Choose which emails we send you through Email Settings or Unsubscribe.