... powerful nation which gained influence over their subjects. Prior to the age of enlightenment, these monarchs ruled under the guise of holy doctrines, such as the bible, in a Christian society. The enlightenment period gave the monarchs opportunity to rule for the good of the people and not necessarily the divine will of God although the concept of a hierarchy system was still imposed. Ergo, it ... 1778) with both Diderot and Voltaire, Catherine has expressed her gratitude to the enlightenment. Although the "enlightened absolutist" such as Catherine the Great, and many despots of this era...

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... also known as Catherine the great was one of the first leaders to really push the enlightenment movement. She used an absolute monarchy to get power, and to reform her country into an enlightened country. Catherine II was born Sophia Augusta Frederika of Anhalt-zerbston April 21, 1729 in Stettin. At the age of 14 Catherine was requited to marry Peter III the prince of Russia ... . Before she was to be the Czarina she had a good ... to this. Surfs were gambled with and were sold as part of the land. Although Catherine's plan to govern Russia wasn't flawless it was very good. Sure it had ...

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... stimulate thinking in the same direction: the prize essay, recommending abolition, was chosen by Catherine in 1765. By her own very public example of inoculation against smallpox (in contrast to the royal families of France, Spain and Austria who refused to undergo it on religious grounds), she sought both to save lives and to demonstrate the real benefits of the Enlightenment faith in scientific ... empiricism and humanitarian zeal. Hospitals and the Foundlings' Home (1764) which she established also saved young lives which, in turn, she intended to turn into useful lives. (See Janet H...

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... , she sought to take Constantinople (modern day Istanbul), only to withdraw, instead making a treaty with the Ottoman Empire. Catherine was an avid student of the Enlightenment, which was the European intellectual movement whose ideas about the social contract and human rights were being shaped by their own notions of the legitimate role of government.8 Many critics such as K. Waliszewski and Grigorii A. Gukovskii had been highly critical ... about her importance throughout her participation in the Enlightenment. Voltaire even called her "Nakaz" "The finest monument of the age,"9 which h...

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... . They opposed the Old Regime and led a revolt. The philosophers of the Enlightenment were also saying that the right to govern should lay in the hands of the people. In 1789, they reinstated the Estates-General in order to make it appear as though everyone had a vote. This ended absolutism. The outbreak of violence with the attack on Bastille marked the beginning of the first phase, known as the Girondist Phase (The Constitutional Monarchy ... Phase). The Constitution of 1791 ... ...

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... some of his uglier qualities. He would throw live animals from towers and got pleasure from doing it. Ivan was Russia's first Tsar at the age of seventeen. Three weeks after receiving this honor he got married. He had to choose his bride in a national virgin competition. A ... a religious brotherhood and made them swear to protect God's Tsar or in other words himself. They were ready to commit any crime in the Ivan's name. These police killed over sixty thousand citizens. Ivan sentenced thousands of his people to internal exile in far away of his empire ... horseman. Ivan died on Marc...

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... ruler like Peter I, Catherine II strongly felt that Russia should take on western ideals to be a truly cultured nation. However, unlike Peter I, she did not focus on reforming the government or economy. Catherine took on many ideas of the French Enlightenment, borrowing from Western philosophers. In her "Instruction" of 1767, Catherine stated that a Monarch must be given full support, for they are ... the absolute authority and all other authorities would ruin the nation. Also, if a society obeys their autocrat, they will have a peaceful and happy society, without any discourse, this ha...

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... ruler like Peter I, Catherine II strongly felt that Russia should take on western ideals to be a truly cultured nation. However, unlike Peter I, she did not focus on reforming the government or economy. Catherine took on many ideas of the French Enlightenment, borrowing from Western philosophers. In her "Instruction" of 1767, Catherine stated that a Monarch must be given full support, for they are ... the absolute authority and all other authorities would ruin the nation. Also, if a society obeys their autocrat, they will have a peaceful and happy society, without any discourse, this ha...

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... by some 200,00 square miles, bringing a large part of that area under Russian rule. By the time of Catherine's death on November 17, 1796, Russian society had been pushed into the modern era. Russia was also playing a determining role in world affairs. She began the enlightenment by codifying the laws, opening and funding hospitals, starting an educational system, and expanding Russian power. Although opinions ... of Catherine the Great fluctuate, she undoubtedly played an influential role in the development of Russia as a world ruler. ...

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... all of this was business expansion and it had made the Bourgeoisie more wealthy and powerful. The "Age of Enlightenment" had also capsulated some of the French intellectuals who began to challenge the dogmas of absolutism. This enormous movement of ideas, worked against the state. After the storming of the Bastille and the Le Grande Peur, the National Assembly met and the abolition of feudalism was brought about. Tears accompanied this ... as many of the members gave up their privileges in the search for equality ... ...

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