Editing Anna of Russia (section)

===Westernization===
Westernization continued after [[Peter the Great]]'s reign in areas of prominent Western culture such as the Academy of Science, cadet corps education, and imperial culture including theater and opera.{{sfn|Lipski|1950|pp=1–11}} Although not at the fast-paced speed of Westernization under her Uncle Peter's reign, it is evident that a culture of the expansion of knowledge continued during Anna's rule and affected mostly the nobility. It is argued that this success in Westernization is due to the efforts of the German court nobility;  the foreigners' impacts are viewed both positively and negatively.<ref>Lipski.{{full citation needed|date=December 2016|reason=Not enough to tie into one of the three long citation}}</ref>

Anna's reign was different from that of other imperial Russian rulers in one respect: her court was almost entirely made up of foreigners, the majority of whom were German. Some observers have argued that historians isolate her rule from Russian history due to their long-term prejudice towards Germans, towards whom Anna seems to have been sympathetic.{{sfn|Curtiss|1974|p=72}}

There is a lot of mention of Germans throughout the reign of Anna. For example, she often gave them ruling positions in her cabinet and other important decision-making positions. This was because she had very little trust in the Russians. It was because of this strong German influence in government that many Russians came to resent them.{{sfn|Lipski|1956|p=488}}

The Imperial Theatre School, known as [[Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet]] after 1957, was founded during Anna's reign on May 4, 1738.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Vaganova Academy - History of the Vaganova Ballet Academy |url=https://vaganovaacademy.ru/academy-eng/history-eng.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=vaganovaacademy.ru}}</ref> It was the first ballet school in Russia, as well as the second in the world. The school was established through the initiative of the French ballet master and teacher Jean-Baptiste Landé.<ref name=":0" />