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....
-mies, n. 1. an imitation, representation, or copy of something, as for use in a display: lipstick dummies made of colored plastic. 2. a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows. 3. Informal. a stupid person; dolt. 4. a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs.