doi:10.1080/03468750050115591KujalaAnttiTaylor & Francis GroupScandinavian Journal of HistoryKUJALA Antti. 2000. The Breakdown of a Society: Finland in the Great Northern War, 1700-1714. Scandinavian Journal of History 25, no. 1/2 (June): 68-86....
Biopic of Peter I, Czar of Russia, from childhood in 1682 to the Great Northern War against Sweden during the 1700s. 彼得大帝的演职员· ···(全部 53) 马文·J·乔姆斯基导演 劳伦斯·席勒导演 马克西米连·谢尔演员 瓦妮莎·雷德格雷夫演员 奥马尔...
but in the 16th century the Swedes revolted and established a separate state. By the 17th century Sweden was a major European power, controlling most of the Baltic coast. It lost much of its territory in the Great Northern War (1700-1721) but acquired Norway (1814) in the Napoleonic Wars...
This invasion was perpetrated, apparently, to avenge a campaign by the Novgorod-allied Karelians within the borders of Norway (possibly this refers to the northern parts of Finland and Norway). The Karelians had caused great damage, having "beat them and warred and captured." As the first ...
His defeat at Poltava, in the Ukraine, proved the turning-point of the Great Northern War, heralding the collapse of the Swedish Empire and the rise of Russia, the effects of which would be felt for almost three hundred years. Swedish historian Peter Englund's vivid account of the three ...
"Peter the Great waged the Great Northern War for 21 years," he said. "It would seem that he was at war with Sweden, he took something from them. He did not take anything from them, he returned [them]." Referring to Russia's invasion of Ukraine he said: "Ap...
The true watershed battle of the Civil War. Had Robert E. Lee won, foreign intervention might have resulted in Confederate independence. Image size is 16" x 20"; overall size is 18" x 28". One side has the morning battlefield and represents the northern half of the field. The reverse ...
In part three of this blog series, we’re going to be looking at some of the Roman monuments and additions to the great city of Athens that appear in the novel. Let’s get started! Pericles’ funeral oration for the dead of the Peloponnesian War in the Kerameikos of Athens by Philipp ...
, an army base dating back to world war i, are both in kentucky. the nation’s gold reserves have traditionally been stored at fort knox. , kentucky is a top producer of corn, soybeans, hay and wheat, and creates much of the world's supply of bourbon. ,[object object], read more...
Today, the Brandenburg Gate is an emblem of the reunification of both Berlin and Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall that divided the country during the Cold War. It's completely free to visit. Take note that protests sometimes converge around the gate, in which case it should still...