Well, in keeping with my posts to update you on my new Russian Campaign, let me tell you where I am. It is my first real Russian Campaign.
I still am a little behind Poland in Land Tech in 1650. However, Afghanistan is powerful in my southwest and I had to butcher them since they were continually invading me. I took 8 provinces and now have a very bad rep. But they won't be a threat anymore. Now I have to recover and reduce BB. That is OK, Byzantine Empire is my vassal and is really what OE usually is in games. If I dip annex them I am in business.
Just waiting for my tech to catch up to start eating into Poland.