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The Tsarist Empire posed unique problems to its rulers. Peter Waldron examines the challenges that faced them in terms of geography, culture, finance and military power, analysing the sources of the Russian Empire's strength and the reasons why - when other European monarchies were forced to surrender authority - the tsars were able to maintain their unlimited power for so long.