Peter The Great: Autocracy In Russia

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In class, we defined autocracy as a system of government with a single ruler, for example, the Tsar. Autocracy can be beneficial in some instances, such as when decisions need to be made quickly without consulting with a large group of people. Autocracy sometime requires strong leader in order to get things accomplished quickly and efficiently. Autocracy in Russia can be seen as a progressive as: Peter the Great attempts to establish Russia as a great nation through reforms, Catherine the Great’s education reform, and her believe that autocracy is the most suitable for Russia due to its size.
Autocracy could be used to improve Russia. We can see this when Peter the Great’s reform the domestic structure of Russia. At the age of ten, Peter the

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