Industrialism in Russia The Tsars The attempts by the Tsars to modernize Russia were well-founded. While they may not have enjoyed success as some Western European countries, they created a degree of industrial independence for the country. They developed their transport and communication systems, which promoted agriculture and other economic activities. The need for industrialization led to excessive borrowing from foreign countries. However, the country benefitted from the investment since, by 1900, the country was the world’s fourth-largest supplier of steel (Llewellyn et al., 2019). Challenges, such as the surge of the urban population, would eventually be detrimental to the regime of the Tsars. Nonetheless, the benefits of industrialism outweighed the demerits. Lenin’s View of Socialism Lenin’s concept of socialism
