At the end of paragraph 3, the word “civilized” most likely appears between quotation marks in order to
Questão
Fundação Getúlio Vargas - FGV
2019
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A
highlight the fact that the expedition was going to spend a lot of time traveling in and studying what was then considered an uncivilized part of Russia.
B
comment ironically on the fact that, despite its scientific pretensions, the expedition was essentially an exercise in Russian imperialism.
C
point out that, despite European beliefs to the contrary, Russia was in many ways as well developed as any of the so-called “great “ countries.
D
emphasize the fact that Russia was still a backward country whose development was dependent on Western science and technology.
E
show that, even when dealing with such an important scientific expedition, Russian planning tended to be characterized by extravagance and incompetence.