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The Petrine transformation was launched in the period of early
modern history |
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Development of economic relations based on the market |
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New geographical discoveries and pioneering scientific inquiries |
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Appearance of more efficient means of travel and communication |
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The dawn of globalisation: countries and
continents actively interacted as parts of a single system |
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A nation’s economic or social backwardness posed a real threat to
the sovereignty of the state |
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The government systems of more advanced countries provided models to
be imitated |
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Attempts to “catch up” are described as modernisation
(Europeanisation or Westernisation) |
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Peter’s reform pioneered the process of modernisation |
