WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Peter the Great modernized Russia-which, at the start of his rule, had greatly lagged behind the Western countries-and transformed it into a major power. Through his numerous reforms, Russia made incredible progress in the development of its economy and trade, education, science and culture, and foreign policy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Modernization processes in the Russian countryside can be divided into three phases: The first phase: the end of the 19th–the middle of the 20th century; the second phase: mid-twentieth century–late 1980s; and the third phase: early 1990s–early 2000s.