History A-Level
Economic stagnation vs. growth
What Economic stagnation vs. growth means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Some economic expansion occurred, particularly in foreign trade and the metallurgical industries of the Urals, but overall development was severely constrained by the persistence of serfdom.
Topics that use Economic stagnation vs. growth
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Catherine the Great and Russia, 1762–1796 (AQA A-Level)
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