Russia suffered Bodily_harm multiple defeats by Japan , but Tsar Nicholas II was convinced that Russia would win Getting and chose Choosing to remain Presence engaged Participation in the war Hostile_encounter ; at first , to await the outcomes of certain naval battles , and later to preserve Preserving the dignity of Russia by averting Preventing_or_letting a `` humiliating peace '' .

Here they reform Reforming_a_system and await the Poles ' attack , confident that the terrain will give them an advantage .

Other improvements generally had to await further economic growth and associated Collaboration wage increases .