The Livonian War: Forgotten Victories of Ivan the Terrible 1558–1561
The Livonian War: Forgotten Victories of Ivan the Terrible 1558–1561
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In January 1558, Ivan the Terrible's forces crossed the Russo-Livonian border. The Tsar intended to collect the promised but unpaid "Yuryev tribute" from the Livonians, to abolish discriminatory measures against Russian merchants, and to open the gates to the West to acquire technology, invite specialists, and purchase raw materials unavailable in Russia. For three years, the Baltics were engulfed in the flames of war, which soon became known as the Livonian War. Russian armies routed the Livonian Confederation, and its territory was divided between its powerful neighbors...
The history of this forgotten, yet victorious for Ivan IV, military campaign of 1558–1561, despite its enormous significance for the subsequent history of not only Russia and the Baltics, but also Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Sweden, and Denmark, remains little studied, rife with stereotypes and myths. A NEW BOOK by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor V.V. Pensky is a true chronicle of military operations in Livonia and the complex diplomatic struggle for the "Livonian inheritance." The winter campaign of 1558, the capture of Narva and Dorpat (Yuryev), the heroic deeds of the small Russian garrison at Ringen Castle, the sieges of Marienburg and Fellin, the battles of Tiersen and Ermes—the reader will learn about these and other events of the first stage of the Livonian War on the pages of this book.
The history of this forgotten, yet victorious for Ivan IV, military campaign of 1558–1561, despite its enormous significance for the subsequent history of not only Russia and the Baltics, but also Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Sweden, and Denmark, remains little studied, rife with stereotypes and myths. A NEW BOOK by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor V.V. Pensky is a true chronicle of military operations in Livonia and the complex diplomatic struggle for the "Livonian inheritance." The winter campaign of 1558, the capture of Narva and Dorpat (Yuryev), the heroic deeds of the small Russian garrison at Ringen Castle, the sieges of Marienburg and Fellin, the battles of Tiersen and Ermes—the reader will learn about these and other events of the first stage of the Livonian War on the pages of this book.
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