▁by ▁Peter ▁the ▁Great ▁because ▁his ▁grand father ▁had ▁s ided ▁with ▁Ivan ▁Maz ep a ▁against ▁the ▁ts ar ▁during ▁the ▁Swedish ▁invasion ▁of ▁Russia . ▁M iro v ich ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁pover ty ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁and ▁was ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁her itage , ▁he ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁sen ate ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁recover ing ▁his ▁family ' s ▁lands ▁twice ▁and ▁was ▁refused ▁both ▁times . ▁He ▁approached ▁the ▁het man ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁but ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁his ▁claims ▁were ▁hop eless , ▁the ▁het man ▁said ▁to ▁M iro v ich : ▁" make ▁your ▁own ▁career ▁young ▁man . ▁Se ize ▁fortune ▁by ▁the ▁for el ock ▁as ▁others ▁have ▁done ." ▁M iro v ich ▁would ▁remember ▁these ▁words ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Att empt ed ▁rescue ▁of ▁Ivan ▁VI ▁ ▁M iro v ich ▁was ▁later ▁assigned ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁to ▁Sh l iss el burg ▁Fort ress , ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁in ▁which ▁Ivan   VI ▁of ▁Russia ▁was ▁ja iled . ▁M iro v ich ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁realize ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁prisoner ▁whose ▁name ▁was ▁with h eld ▁from ▁the ▁prison ▁staff , ▁and ▁he ▁determined ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁res c uer . ▁M iro v ich ' s ▁original ▁intent ions ▁for ▁doing ▁so ▁were ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁his ▁own ▁fame ▁for ▁res cu ing ▁the ▁true ▁ts ar , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁enjoy