tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post269494062888051422..comments2023-10-23T16:48:31.631-04:00Comments on AP European History: To what degree and in what ways was Peter the Great successful in westernizing Russia?Ms. Isikdaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13562151343256475720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post-22456621642405291812008-11-09T16:57:00.000-05:002008-11-09T16:57:00.000-05:00Yeah, the book seemed to enjoy elaborating on the ...Yeah, the book seemed to enjoy elaborating on the way Europeans looked down on Russians. It went into great detail explaining the barbaric way Peter looked to western Europeans when he visited there for a year. I wonder how he then convinced 1,000 experts to come back with him to Russia?Becca DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055835150327748657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post-35119140129434067402008-11-08T09:24:00.000-05:002008-11-08T09:24:00.000-05:00i agree, the vibe i got from the book was that rus...i agree, the vibe i got from the book was that russians where regarded as a kind of barbarians, and Peter (by westernizing) threw off that title.Laxgoalie21https://www.blogger.com/profile/00370771126448636145noreply@blogger.com