... , 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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... had, for instance, designed a new stove that used minimal fuel and radiated maximum heat. He also designed new functional clothing for the masses. In 1919 the Department for Artistic Work of the People's Commissariat for Enlightenment commissioned Tatlin to produce a monument for the Third International. This was the work Tatlin is probably best known for, even though it was never built. It was more massive than ... the Eiffel Tower and was far too expensive to build anyway. A double concentric spiral form thrust into the sky at a 70degree angle to symbolise the new ... ...

• Word Count: 1906
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... had, for instance, designed a new stove that used minimal fuel and radiated maximum heat. He also designed new functional clothing for the masses. In 1919 the Department for Artistic Work of the People's Commissariat for Enlightenment commissioned Tatlin to produce a monument for the Third International. This was the work Tatlin is probably best known for, even though it was never built. It was more massive than ... the Eiffel Tower and was far too expensive to build anyway. A double concentric spiral form thrust into the sky at a 70degree angle to symbolise the new ... ...

• Word Count: 1935
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... 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 ... ...

• Word Count: 1763
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• Grade Level: High School