Therefore‚ he believed he must use his authority to represent the common people and their interest. Frederick abolished torture as a step towards enlightenment‚ and believed that punishment must be used cautiously and justly. Frederick also demanded civil obedience and loyalty in exchange for respect with individual’s beliefs‚ meaning he will not intervene. In contrast‚ Peter I of Russia may have good intentions to modernize his country‚ but his obsession to reform Russia stripped away the Russian
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Peter had returned from his journey through Europe‚ but Something troubled the tsar. The country he had left now seemed to the tsar not fitting to his persona and to the day and age. He felt that the people‚ ideas‚ religion‚ education‚ and government where all centered around ancients teaching. No place or person wanted to modernize or become better ‚ to become like the people he had meet in his travels. Peters Russia sadly was to old and stuck in her ways‚ she was not even close enough to the
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RUSSIAN CULTURE AND BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
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Due to Mongol influence‚ Russia existed in isolation‚ however‚ tsars such as Peter and Catherine the Great tried various things in an effort to westernize the isolated territory. By late 17th century‚ Russia experienced a great internal change. Peter and his successors used westernization to bolster Russia’s expansionist empire. Westernization had a great impact on Russia and its development. Prior to Peter’s attempt for westernization‚ he and his predecessors extended tsarist
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Byzantine empire 1000 years of a strong and large empire 500’s-1463 Location: on the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Therefore good fisherman‚ sailors Therefore good economy‚ good trade. Therefore a lot of cultural diffusion -In ancient times this is called Asia Minor -Not to far from Greece Therefore a lot of Greek influences. 1) Spoke Greek 2) Influenced by Greek Architecture 3) Influenced by a new form of Christianity Greek orthodox church=Byzantine Empire is called the Eastern Orthodox
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When you think of Peter I or Peter the Great‚ as he gave himself that name‚ one thinks of Russia and the many Tsars that ruled this interesting part of the world. To learn of Peter the Great is to explore his life during 1682 . Peter was responsible for bringing Russia out of darkness and into a more civilized country in hopes that Russia‚ the Motherland‚ would gain the respect of the rest of the European theatre and become a great power. To do this required many changes and reforms which Peter
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V. The Transformation of Eastern Europe‚ 1648-1740 26. THE “WESTERNIZING” OF RUSSIA pgs 234-245 Muscovy turned into modern Russia Russia = northern Asia and Eastern Europe Converted to Greek Orthodox branch of Christianity Geography made it commercially hard with Western Europe (1462-1505) Ivan III threw off Mongol rule (1682-1725) Tsar Peter the Great underwent closer European relations Europeanizing/Westernizing Russia = expansion of European civilization; purpose was to gain scientific
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On Nikita Mikhalkov’s "12" The movie "12" is undoubtedly an accurate representation of reality in Russia and countries of former USSR. The brilliance of this movie is in its simplicity. With a tiny budget of $2.5 million‚ the movie surpasses all expectations and is nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in September of 2007. Turns out having expensive stuns‚ video effects‚ equipment‚ top paid cast is not the only way to get on the nominee list. The fact that people chose content
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Louis XIV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as the king of both France and Navarre with one of the longest reigns in European history with a span of over 72 years starting from when he was five years old. On the other hand‚ Peter the Great was a leader who ruled the Russian Empire and steered the Tsardom into becoming a huge empire which became a major European power. The efforts of Louis XIV and Peter the Great to gain absolute control over their respective countries were strikingly similar‚ yet had
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McDonald ----marketing environment 1. PEEST analysis (Macro environment ) Political Under Soviet Union’s government It took 14 years of negotiation with 4 different Soviet leaders. Face new negotiation team every time and solve all problem all over again The Soviet government is shaking but standing Economical In 1990s‚ the economy was collapsing due to the disorder in the Soviet Union The currency was not convertible because there was hyperinflation Ecological Low temperature
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