Catherine the Great's Effort to Codify Russian Law Along Enlightened

question 41

Multiple Choice

Catherine the Great's effort to codify Russian Law along enlightened models was abandoned after:

• A)the Russian nobility threatened to revolt.
• B)her husband,Peter III,was assassinated.
• C)the Ottomans suddenly invaded.
• D)a massive peasant revolt intervened.
• E)Catherine herself decided to pursue enlightened reforms through the more efficient means of royal decree.

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