In order to live a life that is both successful and rewarding, one must develop a particular skill that is in demand by the marketplace and diverse outside interests to amuse one throughout life.

the answer is: the start of world war i, and russia’s hopes of benefiting from it

during world war i russian joined due to in their current crisis they were being supported by france and the war was already declared to them by germany, they needed to maintain their political goal and leadership role in the balkans, and is the same feeling that this excerpt evoke the eager of maintain the land value.

yes this is an analog in my view