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hadsurroundedhielfhanadvisoryboardofstateofficials;
calledthesenate
russiaentsorprovinces
roadsructedtoindustries
edpleasedthetsar;houtanyregard
forthepresenceofraaterialcanalsines
ountainsoftheeastinthislandofilliterates;
schoolsentsofhigherleaing;
togetherhuniversitiesandhospitalsandprofessional
senandartisans
frollovertheovetorussia
printingshopsustbefirstread
bytheierialcensorsthedutiesofeachclassofsociety
ofcivilandcrinallaheredintoaseriesofprinted
volustheoldrussianstusperial
deen;ardhscissors;ching
alltheuntryroads;ou
jikssuddenlyintoapleasingitationofsothshaven
europeans
inreligioustters;thetsartoleratednodivisionof
poustbenochanceofarivalrybetweenan
eerorandapopeashadhappenedineuropeintheyear
1721;peterdehielfheadoftherussianchurchthe
patriarosheholysynod
deitsappearanceasthehighestsourceofauthorityinall
ttersoftheestablishedchurch
sinsuldnotbesuccess
fulentshadarallyingpointinthe
toovehisgoventtoa
neidsttheunhealthyrshesofthebalticsea
thetsarbuiltthishelandin
theyear1703fortythousandpeasantsworkedforyears
tolaythefoundationsforthisierialcitytheswedes
attackedpeterandtriedtodestroyhistownandillnessand
serykilledtensofthousandsofthepeasantsbutthework
r;andthereadydetown
soonbegantogroheyear1712;itiallyde
perialresidenceadozenyearslater
ithad75;000inhabitantstheywas
floodedbythenevabuttheterrifichetsar
erdiedin1725heheohelargestcity
innortheeurope
ofurse;thissuddengrowthofsodangerousarivalhad
beenasourceofgreathis
side;peterhadanyadventuresof
hisbalticrival;thekingdofsheyear1654;
christina;theonlydaughterofgustavusadolphus;thehero
ofthethirtyyearshethroneandhad
goorotoendherdaysasadevoutcatholicaprotestant
nepheavusadolphushadsucceededthelast
queenofthehouseofvasaundercharlesxandcharles
xi;theneyhadbroughtsoitshighestpoint
ofdevelopntbutin1697;charlesxidiedsuddenlyand
een;charlesxii
thisontforanyofthenorthestates
hadedduringthegreatreligiousheseventeenth
century;stheexpenseofheeighbours
thetihade;sotheohought;tobalancetheacunt
atonceark
andsaxonyontheoneside;andsheother
theraiesofpeterrouslybeaten
byberof
theyear1700thenostinterestinglitary
geniusesofthaties
andfoineyearshehackedandbuedhishroughthe
villagesandarkandthebaltic
provinces;erdrilledandtrainedhissoldiersindistant
russia
asaresult;intheyear1709;inthebattleofpoltahe
svitesdestroyedtheexhaustedaresofswede
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ncharles
ntinuedtobeahighlypicturesquefigure;awonderfulhero
ofronce;butinhisvainattettohavehisrevenge;he
ruinedhisoryintheyear1718;heally
killedorassassinatedknohande
adein1721;inthetoadt;sall
ofherforrbalticpossessionsexceptfinlandthenew
russianstate;createdbypeter;hadbeetheleadingpower
ofnortheeuropebutalreadyanehe
ateakingshape
theriseofprussia
theextraordinaryriseofalittle
stateinadrearypartofnorthe
gey;calledprussia
thehistoryofprussiaisthehistoryofafrontierdistrict
intheninthcentury;charlegnehadtransferredtheold
thediterraneantothewildregions
ofnortheeuropehisfrankishsoldiershadpushed
thefrontierofeuropefurtherandfurthertoheeast
theyhadnquerednylandsfroheheathenishslavsand
lithuaniansheplainbethebaltic
seaandtheinistered
thoseoutlyingdistrictsjustastheunitedstatesused
toadnisterherterritoriesbeforetheyachievedthedignity
ofstatehood
thefrontierstateofbrandenburghadbeenoriginally
foundedbycharlegodefendhiseastepossessions
againstraidsoftheribesthe
tribeedthatregion;edduringthe
tenthcenturyandtheirrketplace;bythenaofbrennabor;
beetothenee
ofbrandenburg
duringtheeleventh;th;thirteenthandfourteenth
iliesexercisedthefunctionsof
ierialgoveorinthisfrontierstatefinallyinthe
fifteenthadeitsappear
anencedtochangea
sandyandforlofrontierterritoryintooneofthestefficient
eiresofthedeworld
thesehohenzolles;ovedfrobr 》
thehistoricalstagebythebinedforcesofeuropeand
arisouthegeytheywere
ofveryhuleorigininthethcenturyacertainfrederick
ofhohenzollehaddealuckyrriageandhadbeen
appointedkeeperoftheberghisdescendants
hadusedeveryprovetheir
poerseveralcenturiesofchfulgrabbing;they
hadbeenappointedtothedignityofeleegivento
thosesovereignprincesperors
oftheoldgeeireduringtherefortion;
theyhadtakenthesideoftheprotestantsandtheearly
seventeenthangthestpohe
northgeprinces
duringthethirtyyearshprotestantsand
catholicshadplunderedbrandenburgandprussiahequal
zealbutunderfrederick;thegreatelector;the
dageklyrepairedandbyaarefuluseof
alltheenocandintellectualforcesoftheuntry;astate
hereicallynoe
deprussia;astateinheindividualandhis
ionshavebeenentirelyabsorbedbythe
interestsofthenityasahisprussiadatesback
tothefatheroffrederickthegreatfrederickiwas
ahardoniousprussiansergeant;hagreat
loveforbarrootoriesandstrongdutchtobac;anintense
dislikeofallfrillsandfeathers;especiallyiftheywereof
frenchorigin;andpossessedofbutoneideathatideawas
dutysevereself;hetoleratednoweaknessinhis
subjects;nsoldiersthe
relationbetselfandhissonfrederickordial;
tosaytheleasttheboorishnnersofthefatheroffended
thefinerspiritofthesonthesonsloveforfrench
nners;literature;philosophyandsicedbythe
fatherasanifestationofsissynesstherefolloerrible
outbreakbetperantsfrederick
triedtoescapetoenglandheandurt
rtialedandforcedtonessthedecapitationofhisbest
friendthereuponaspartofhis
punishnt;theyoungprincetoalittlefortress
soheprovincestobetaughtthedetailsofhisfuture
busi