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Peter the Great is one of the greatest rulers in Russian history. He brought new ideas to Russia - opened new schools, ordered nobles to adopt western way of clothing, gave certain rights to women in society, introduced foreign languages, beautified St. Petersburg to look like western capitals.
Explanation:
It is hard to mention all of the things that Peter did to strengthen his authority, but also to modernize the country. He is regarded as the ruler who totally changed the course of Russian policy, and was even seen as someone who introduced Russia as a great European force.
A <em>stupa</em> is a type of Buddhist monument that houses sacred relics (of Buddha or other saintly persons and even sacred concepts) and serves as a place of meditation. It features a hemispherical form, although in some countries it has adopted other forms (bell, or with multiple stories). Worshipers walk around the building in a clockwise direction.
Conducting House business within the Committee of the Whole is done to prevent filibusters, a parliamentary procedure wherein a proposed piece of legislation is delayed due to an extended debate over the topic.
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C. restructuring and openness
Explanation:
Unlike those before him, Gorbachev tried to open up the Soviet Union to other countries and to help Soviets that were struggling to survive. Gorbachev knew that if he didn't do anything, then the Soviet Union would collapse, hence why he worked to restructure it. Despite his efforts though, the Soviet Union collapsed anyway in 1991.
