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Peter the Great westernized Russia to prove it was European, to create imperial unity, to pursue military supremacy, and to centralize authority over church and nobility.
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Westernization
Peter the Great westernized Russia to prove it was European, to create imperial unity, to pursue military supremacy, and to centralize authority over church and nobility.
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Jiang reads Anna Karenina's opening as showing Russianization or Europeanization as a corruption of the Russian soul through imported French/European aristocratic manners.
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"Second Rome was Constantinople. The third Rome now is Moscow. And not only that, but they believe they are the true heir to the..."
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"Okay? So, Peter the Great wants to subject the church to his authority as well as the nobility. Right now, the great threat, the..."
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"Happy families are all alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Everything was confusion in the Oblotskys' house. The wife had..."
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"...blood. And they actually spoke French at home. Okay? So, this westernization created a process where the nobility now is very European. They speak..."
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"...So, now let's talk about the civilization. And, as I discussed, Westernization has been a major trend in Europe. But because of Westernization, there..."
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"...At. This. Time. Okay. Dostoevsky. Is. Also. Saying. Like. Toy. Story. Westernization. Of. Russia. Is. Only. Corrupting. Us. What. Need. To. Do. Is. Return...."
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"...Okay. So. So. I. Mean. It's. Problematic. Because. I. Mean. Americanization. Westernization. Has. Such. A. Huge. Impact. On. Global. Culture. Right. And. We. Think...."
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