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FIGURE 17.2 image The Increase of Population in Europe, 1650–1850Population grew across Europe in the eighteenth century, though the most dramatic increases occurred after 1750. Russia experienced the largest increase and emerged as Europe’s most populous state, as natural increase was complemented by growth from territorial expansion. Source: Data from Massimo Livi Bacci, The Population of Europe (Wiley-Blackwell, 2000), p. 8.