text_original: Eussia was then only beginning to make herself known as a 1707 CZAR PETER AND MARLBOROUGH. 3 power in Europe. The policy of Peter the Great had seemed to be directed, above all things, to the internal organisation and the economic strengthen  ing of his country, to her improvement in all the industrial and mechanical arts, and to promoting whatever trade and commerce could bring out and employ the natural resources of the country.
text_transcription: RUSSIA WAS THEN ONLY BEGINNING TO MAKE HERSELF KNOWN AS A POWER IN EUROPE THE POLICY OF PETER THE GREAT HAD SEEMED TO BE DIRECTED ABOVE ALL THINGS TO THE INTERNAL ORGANIZATION AND THE ECONOMIC STRENGTHENING OF HIS COUNTRY TO HER IMPROVEMENT IN ALL THE INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL ARTS AND TO PROMOTING WHATEVER TRADE IN COMMERCE COULD BRING OUT AND EMPLOY THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRY
phonemes: jˈuːʃə wʌz ðˈɛn ˈoʊnli bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tə mˌeɪk hɜːsˈɛlf nˈoʊn æz ɐ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən zˈɑːɹ pˈiːɾɚ ænd mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ. θɹˈiː pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp. ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt hæd sˈiːmd təbi dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd, əbˌʌv ˈɔːl θˈɪŋz, tə ðɪ ɪntˈɜːnəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən ænd ðɪ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk stɹˈɛŋθən ˈɪŋ ʌv hɪz kˈʌntɹi, tə hɜːɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ɪn ˈɔːl ðɪ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ænd mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˈɑːɹts, ænd tə pɹəmˈoʊɾɪŋ wʌtˈɛvɚ tɹˈeɪd ænd kˈɑːmɜːs kʊd bɹˈɪŋ ˈaʊt ænd ɛmplˈɔɪ ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi.