บท 180: Echoes of the Forthcoming War Part II

It was not surprising to Bruno that Russia had spent the last half a decade focusing on rapid industrialization efforts and modernization of its industry. In fact, as a Prince of Russia, Bruno himself had invested heavily in at least one of these things. 

When it came to the extraction, refinement, and manufacture of natural resources into usable goods, Bruno had spent a pretty sum acquiring all the means to do so within Russia, contributing to the growth of its economy, and more importantly, providing many employment opportunities to the millions of people displaced by the Russian Civil War. 

He did not realize it yet, but Bruno was more beloved in Russia than he was in Germany at the moment by the people, the Orthodox Church, the nobility, and even the House of Romanov; he was seen as an exemplary man of virtue and might—a rare combination in this world.