15th century Ivan III War with Lithuania
Today, Lithuania is a small state compared to Russia. But
in the 14th century, the situation was reversed. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania
occupied vast Russian lands – the entire territory of modern-day
Belarus, as well as parts of Ukraine and Russia. Just imagine the scale of this
extent! And Lithuania had no plans to stop there. It wanted to annex other Russian lands as well. There was every opportunity for this, since the Russian principalities were not only dependent on the Horde, but were also at odds with each other. However, Lithuania's plans were not destined to come to fruition.
After watching this episode, you will learn who prevented Lithuania from becoming
"the gatherer of the Russian lands," as well as details about how Western Russian territories were returned to
our country.