text_original: The Russia of Alexander II, faithful to its historic traditions, never lost its interest in Constantinople and its brothers of the Orthodox Faith. Austria, forbidden by Sadowa to mix in German affairs, had a natural inclination to look for some compensation in those of the Balkans ; but its policy could not act in the Lower Danube country without coming against the policy of Russia.
text_transcription: THE RUSSIA OF ALEXANDER THE SECOND FAITHFUL TO ITS HISTORIC TRADITIONS NEVER LOST ITS INTEREST IN CONSTANTINOPLE AND ITS BROTHERS OF THE ORTHODOX FAITH AUSTRIA FORBIDDEN BY SADOVA TO MIX IN GERMAN AFFAIRS HAD A NATURAL INCLINATION TO LOOK FOR SOME COMPENSATION IN THOSE OF THE BALKANS BUT ITS POLICY COULD NOT ACT IN THE LOWER DANUBE COUNTRY WITHOUT COMING AGAINST THE POLICY OF RUSSIA
phonemes: ðə ɹˈʌʃə ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, fˈeɪθfəl tʊ ɪts hɪstˈɔːɹɪk tɹɐdˈɪʃənz, nˈɛvɚ lˈɔst ɪts ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ænd ɪts bɹˈʌðɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks fˈeɪθ. ˈɔːstɹiə, fɚbˈɪdən baɪ sˈædoʊə tə mˈɪks ɪn dʒˈɜːmən ɐfˈɛɹz, hæd ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən tə lˈʊk fɔːɹ sˌʌm kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən ɪn ðoʊz ʌvðə bˈɔːlkənz ; bˌʌt ɪts pˈɑːlɪsi kʊd nˌɑːt ˈækt ɪnðə lˈoʊɚ dˈænuːb kˈʌntɹi wɪðˌaʊt kˈʌmɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ɹˈʌʃə.