text_original: Peter's reign was indeed a despotism of the most thoroughly Oriental character, but unlike all other Oriental despots he had a keen eye to the advantages of European civilisation and he under  stood, as hardly any other European Sovereign of his time could have done, how to build and consolidate the fabric of national greatness.
text_transcription: PETER'S REIGN WAS INDEED A DESPOTISM OF THE MOST THOROUGHLY ORIENTAL CHARACTER BUT UNLIKE ALL OTHER ORIENTAL DESPOTS HE HAD A KEEN EYE TO THE ADVANTAGES OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION AND HE UNDERSTOOD AS HARDLY ANY OTHER EUROPEAN SOVEREIGN OF HIS TIME COULD HAVE DONE HOW TO BUILD AND CONSOLIDATE THE FABRIC OF NATIONAL GREATNESS
phonemes: pˈiːɾɚz ɹˈeɪn wʌz ˌɪndˈiːd ɐ dˈɛspətˌɪzəm ʌvðə mˈoʊst θˈʌɹoʊli ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl kˈæɹɪktɚ, bˌʌt ʌnlˈaɪk ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl dˈɛspɑːts hiː hæd ɐ kˈiːn ˈaɪ tə ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən ænd hiː ˌʌndɚ stˈʊd, æz hˈɑːɹdli ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm kˌʊdɐv dˈʌn, hˌaʊ tə bˈɪld ænd kənsˈɑːlᵻdˌeɪt ðə fˈæbɹɪk ʌv nˈæʃənəl ɡɹˈeɪtnəs.