Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia's boyars ________
A. gained power
B. became the primary agents of modernization
C. lost much of their power
D. were exiled to Siberia
E. launched two devastating insurrections
Answer: C
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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