Confidence votes 29. He wanted to turn Russia into a great power. At the time when he became tsar, it was a a backwards, old-fashioned nation. He believed that Western Europe offered the best model for a progressive, modern, technologically advanced country.
makeup definition: The definition of makeup is forgiving. (adjective) An example of makeup used as an adjective is in the sentence, Give your friend a makeup handshake, which means to give your friend a handshake to show that the fight is over....
1. the way in which a thing is composed or made up; makeup; composition. 2. the physical character of the body as to strength, health, etc.: a strong constitution. 3. the aggregate of a person's physical and psychological characteristics. 4. the act or process of constituting; establishment.