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A 5 page research paper that discusses the radical changes that Peter the Great instigated in Russia in the eighteenth century. The writer describes how Peter's goal was to reshape Russia in the cultural image of Europe. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Russia and Westernization Research Compiled for
, Enterprises Inc. By - May, 2011 Tsar Peter the Great ruled Russia from 1689-1725. When he took the throne in 1689, the
country was just beginning to emerge from medievalism, as Russia was largely isolated from the radical cultural transformations that had transformed the West.1 Peter set about a program of reforms
with the objective of reshaping Russian culture and society, as well as politics, according to European template.2 The following discussion examines both the benefits and drawbacks that Peters Westernization campaign
brought to Russia. Originally, Peter was regarded as by Russian scholarship as bringing the benefit of enlightenment, exemplified by Age of Reason philosophies, to his people.3 The veneration of
Peter the Great and the Western influences that he brought to Russia lasted for over a century, particularly among the educated public, who were themselves defined by the parameters of
Petrine reform.4 By the 1830s, this situation had changed as the Enlightenment beliefs of the late eighteenth century, which promoted education and progress, appeared to have little, if any, relationship
to the Europe created by the French Revolution, the Napoleonic wars and reoccurring conflict.5 The Slavophiles argued that the Petrine reforms were a ghastly mistake and they promoted returning to
Russian principles.6 This development can be interpreted in terms of Russian society failing to adapt successful to the modernity brought to Russia by Petrine reforms.7 The legacy of Peter the
Great was grounded primarily in the landowners, that is, those who controlled the serfs.8 While this class had their complaints against Peter, they were united in the common objective to
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