Like Germany, Russia could value the reach and status conferred by a fleet while still facing immediate land threats that forced the army to come first. An army could add infantry relatively quickly, but naval power could not be expanded by buying hulls alone. Naval investment required industrial capacity, bases, trained crews, maintenance, and supporting institutions. Those costs continued after construction and increased with use. The navy's limited priority therefore reflected a structural allocation problem, not simply indifference to maritime power.
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Why Russia repeatedly funded the army before the navy
Russia's continental borders made the army unavoidable, while effective sea power demanded continuous spending on ships, bases, crews, training, and sustainment.