. A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . itted, Peterwaged war, in the years 1722 and 1723, with Persia, and acquired theprovinces of Derbent, Baku, Ghilan, Mazandaran, and Astrabad, com-prising the entire southern and southwestern coast of the Casjnan gave immediate attention to the military security and industrialimprovement of the newly conquered territory. From this time onPeter assumed, instead of the title of the Czar of Muscovy, that of Emperor of Russia. It is true he was able to obtain for his newtitle recognition from Prussia a
. A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . itted, Peterwaged war, in the years 1722 and 1723, with Persia, and acquired theprovinces of Derbent, Baku, Ghilan, Mazandaran, and Astrabad, com-prising the entire southern and southwestern coast of the Casjnan gave immediate attention to the military security and industrialimprovement of the newly conquered territory. From this time onPeter assumed, instead of the title of the Czar of Muscovy, that of Emperor of Russia. It is true he was able to obtain for his newtitle recognition from Prussia and Holland alone. Peter had toleave it to his successors, by their active participation in the destinies TUE SUCCESSES OF PETER THE GREAT. 89 of Europe, to force the other states to acknowledge the title whichhe claimed. If one desires to reach a just decision concerning the entirecareer of Peter the Great, the fact must not be overlooked that hefound neither intelligence in liis people, nor fidelity, honesty, andsagacity in the majority of his officials. The unspeakable difficulties f. Fig. 10. — Gordon. Original in the gallery of Peter the Great, in the Winter Palace at St. which every one of his steps cost him explain as well his exasper-ated and fierce moods, as the small effects produced by many ofhis measures. The earliest and must trusted helpers of Peter the Great wereforeigners, like Gordon tlie Scot (Fig. 10) and Lefort of Geneva(Fig. 11); later the Germans, Ostermann and Mlinnich, came to hisside, and rendered the greatest services to Russia; he also had na-tives about him. A few only retained the czars confidence to the 90 TJIE NORTH OF EUROPE ABOUT THE YEAR 17S5.
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