Russia discovers electricity, they also find new methods in advanced metallurgy.
The Siberian railway is nearly complete, and many oil rigs are being constructed. A refinery has been constructed and opened.
Russia looks into ways of combining the power of oil and steam, to perhaps create something new, perhaps a new engine.
Resources have been allocated for the construction of what is perhaps the largest warship to date. She is to be named "Dreadnought".