History A-Level
Westernisation and Enlightenment
What Westernisation and Enlightenment means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Westernisation and Enlightenment
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Her reign accelerated Westernisation through the founding of Moscow University in 1755 and the Academy of Arts in 1757, fostering a new educated Russian elite.
Topics that use Westernisation and Enlightenment
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – The epoch of palace coups, 1725–1762 (AQA A-Level)
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