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Since Peter had insisted on looking West, Russian's Slavic traditions were all too often neglected.
由于彼得一直堅持向西方學習，俄國的斯拉夫傳統常常被忽略
Peter had recreated the Russian upper classes in his own image.
彼得還按照自己的形象，重新塑造了上層階級
But they had become literally too Western in their ways for the Russian peasantry's liking.
但是有點過于西化，不符合俄國農民的喜好
By moving the capital to St. Petersburg, Peter literally turned his back on the physical center of the Third Rome, Moscow.
把首都遷到圣彼得堡，彼得基本上是忽略了莫斯科這個第三羅馬帝國
Both of these actions help to create the so called dualized Russia of the Westernized "haves",
這些舉措都促成了所謂二元化的俄國，擁有很多西化的東西，
end up the traditionally Russified Russian "have nots".
但是卻缺少了很多，傳統俄羅斯的元素
It was almost as though Russian society was evolving backwards and to the old Roman Patrician Plebian construct.
就仿佛俄羅斯社會正在倒退，回到了古老的羅馬貴族與平民的時代
Although Peter built universities, he also created a secret police which helped stifle Russian intellectual growth.
雖然彼得創立了大學，他還建立了秘密警察以鎮壓俄羅斯知識分子的勢力
Finally, Peter did nothing to better the lot of the average Russian peasants in their communes.
最終，彼得使農民生活水平完全沒有任何改善
Peter depended on the local nobility to run his far flung empire.
他依靠當地的貴族管理他龐大的帝國
And the local nobility depended on serf labor in order to stay solvent.
而當地的貴族又依賴那些勞作的農奴來清償債務
Peter also refused to do anything to better the practice of agriculture.
彼得也拒絕花錢改善農業生產
By the early 1700's, important advances had been made in the art of farming.
18世紀年早期，農耕技術有了重大進展
But Peter made no effort to share them with the masses.
但是彼得一點也不重視
