text_original: He found Eussia a semi barbarous and in 1708 THE CHARACTER OF PETER. 21 almost every sense an Oriental Power, and he suc  ceeded in establishing her firmly as a recognised European dominion, admitted on equal terms to the position of European sovereignty.
text_transcription: HE FOUND RUSSIA A SEMI BARBAROUS AND AN ALMOST EVERY SENSE AN ORIENTAL POWER AND HE SUCCEEDED IN ESTABLISHING HER FIRMLY AS A RECOGNIZED EUROPEAN DOMINION ADMITTED UNEQUAL TERMS TO THE POSITION OF EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNTY
phonemes: hiː fˈaʊnd jˈuːʃə ɐ sˈɛmaɪ bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv pˈiːɾɚ. twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛvɹi sˈɛns ɐn ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl pˈaʊɚ, ænd hiː sˈʌk sˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ hɜː fˈɜːmli æz ɐ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən dəmˈɪniən, ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ˌɔn ˈiːkwəl tˈɜːmz tə ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti.