ðɪs wʌz ʃˈɔːɹtli ɹᵻvˈɜːst ɪnðɪ ˈæftɚmˌæθ ʌvðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv pˈɛɹaɪˌæslæv, wˌɛn ɹˈʌʃə ɡɹˈuː tʊ ɛŋkˈʌmpəs ɪts ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
This was shortly reversed in the aftermath of the Treaty of Pereyaslav, when Russia grew to encompass its eventual empire.