Open AccessPoltava and Fredrikshamn, 1709—1809
Author(s) -
V. V. Roginsky.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2009-6-9-65-79
Subject(s) - epic , politics , treaty , ancient history , history , key (lock) , russian history , geography , political science , economic history , law , art , literature , ecology , biology
The two epic dates in Russian and Nothern Europe history. The article dwells on the interconnection of the two key moments in 18—19 centuries Russian history. The author shows interdependence of batlle near Poltava of 1709 and the Fredrikshamn peace treaty of 1809. The two drastically changed the Nothern Europe political landscape.