Q11. What was the major difference between Russia and other European countries at the beginning
of the twentieth century?
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Over the last five centuries, Russia and Europe have been closely interconnected politically, economically and culturally. Particularly from the 18th century onward, the relationship between Russia and other European countries and societies extended beyond dynastic links, political alliances, economic trade and individual cultural transfers. The relationship between Russia and Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries was characterized by a high degree of cultural interconnection. Over the past three centuries, Russia and Europe were observed and commented upon in relation to one another in travelogues, the press, literature, the philosophy of history and historiography. Thus, comparisons between the two regions must be incorporated into a history of reciprocal perceptions and interactions.
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- Russia is mostly Orthodox Christian and western Europe is Catholic. Russia once was ruled by czars, western Europe never had czars. Western Europe is ruled by democratic republics but Russia was ruled by communism. To westernize Russia so that the country could compete militarily and commercially with Western Europe.