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53.2 The Swedish Deluge, Poland 1655
53.2 The Swedish Deluge, Poland 1655
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Oct 2, 2020
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A Cossack uprising breaks out in 1648 partly a response to local grievances but also an attempt to retain a degree of autonomy. However, by appealing to Moscow for help, Bohadan Khmelnitsky triggers the invasion of Sweden as well as Russia, which ultimately caused devastation, and the beginning of the end of Poland as a major power. The events are known as the Swedish Deluge, or just the Deluge in Poland, and as ‘the Ruin’ in Ukrainian historywww.patreon.com/historyeuropeMusic Courtesy of musopen.orgMazurka in C sharp minorPolonaise in A flat major Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ahistoryofeurope.
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