<Tr> <Td> Anglicans </Td> <Td> 4,183 </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Other Christian religions </Td> <Td> 3,952 </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> </Tr> <P> The ecclesiastical heads of the national Russian Orthodox Church consisted of three metropolitans (Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev), fourteen archbishops and fifty bishops, all drawn from the ranks of the monastic (celibate) clergy . The parochial clergy had to be married when appointed, but if left widowers were not allowed to marry again; this rule continues to apply today . </P> <P> The Russian Empire's military consisted of the Imperial Russian Army and the Imperial Russian Navy . The poor performance during the Crimean War, 1853--56, caused great soul - searching and proposals for reform . However the Russian forces fell further and further behind the technology, training and organization of the German, French and particularly the British military . </P>

The russian empire expanded during the 1800s at the expense of (see textbook & map in online lesson)