3. Which of the following best describes the similarities on reforms between Catherine the Great and Peter the Great

A. Both embraced Western ideas and worked to bring Russia fully into European cultural and political life.

B. Both rejected Western ideas and introduced policies that would isolate Russia from the West.

C. Both worked behind the scenes to introduce reforms that would increase human rights throughout Russia.

D. Both sought the opportunity to abolish autocracy to introduce policies that would allow citizens to exercise their power

The correct answer is A) Both embraced Western ideas and worked to bring Russia fully into European cultural and political life.

The statement that best describes the similarities in reforms between Catherine the Great and Peter the Great is "Both embraced Western ideas and worked to bring Russia fully into European cultural and political life."

These rulers of Russia were interested in maintaining close ties and relationships with western European nations. They received the influence of other European rulers and customs from other parts of the continent.

Both Peter and Catherine considered that a good education was a good investment and although were dictators -Emperors in that time- they ruled to expand Russia's territory. However, both failed in improving the living condition of their subjects that remained poor.