A. Peter the Great
B. Lenin
C. Catherine the Great
D. Stalin
2007-12-14 00:46:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Peter the Great, and he did so with little regard to Russian traditions and culture. In his efforts to "Westernize" he made French the official language of the court, which certainly made it difficult for his nobles, let alone the commoners--imagine, if you will, the US suddenly changing the official language in which it does business and you can see the problems for yourself.
Some of the reforms seem either funny or shocking to us today--for example, you could be executed for going to bed with your boots on, and he insisted that his courtiers abandon traditional Russian dress for that of the West.
I guess what's most surprising is that there was no Russian nationalist backlash in protest.
2007-12-14 03:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peter the Great
2007-12-14 08:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by sunnyfroglady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Peter the Great. And in doing so, he destroyed it. Russia is NOT a western culture. Petersburg was an artificial city and that is where the russian revolution was ultimately born, centuries later.
2007-12-15 16:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peter The Great.
Single-handedly changed Russia to a serfdom-based medievel society to a modern Western nation.
2007-12-14 13:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess Peter, since he built St' Petersbuurg to rival Venice Italy
2007-12-14 08:49:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If westernize means sexual depravity then it was Catherine the great
2007-12-14 08:51:03 · answer #6 · answered by pctoefish 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I made a 100 on this exam its A.Peter the Great.Jen i'm almost done with Physical Science if you need help on it.
2007-12-16 22:09:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just ask all your history questions at one time? It would be easier to answer.
A
2007-12-14 08:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋