Why did peter the great want to decrease the power of the nobility in russia and have an absolute monarchy?

1)if a revolution merely replaces one authoritarian ruler with another, is it still a a revolution? a turning point? 2) “the great events of history have a way of defying ideological manipulation”, according to serge schmemann, a pulitzer prize winning journalist. do you agree, why or why not? other thoughts?

According to this passage, what can be expected of people appointed as judges temporarily?

What were the main characteristics of the renaissance? write your answer in the form of a bulleted list.