In Its Competition with Its European Neighbors,Russia Had the Following

In its competition with its European neighbors,Russia had the following weaknesses EXCEPT

A) large distances, bad weather, poor transportation, and communication.
B) a lack of natural resources.
C) negligible influence from the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, or the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions.
D) ethnic, religious, and cultural disunity contained by force.
E) an overwhelming agricultural economy with a tiny middle class.