An 1870s Russian naval programme focused on the Baltic and Black Sea

What fleet programme would make sense for a Russian naval leader taking office in 1870?

Build useful cruisers and Baltic capital ships, learn from foreign construction, and avoid dispersing scarce resources to an underdeveloped Pacific or northern infrastructure.

The proposed programme seeks four General-Admiral-type armoured cruisers, screw corvettes for overseas presence, and a stronger Baltic battle force. Petr Velikiy's slow construction, machinery problems, and poor metacentric height argue against simply repeating the domestic turret ship. Ordering three British Dreadnought-type turret ships with breech-loading guns would provide working technical benchmarks while easing a naval war scare with Britain. Existing coastal vessels still cover Black Sea and harbour defence, so scarce money can concentrate on the Baltic. A Pacific fleet and a large northern deployment remain premature because the Trans-Siberian Railway, ports, and supporting infrastructure do not yet exist.