17TH CENTURY. THE THIRTEEN YEARS' WAR OF THE RUSSIAN TSARDOM. Russian History. Historical Project
1654. The Russo-Polish War begins. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth provokes the campaign by sending its punitive forces to slaughter Ukrainian cities.
However, the Ukrainians have been legally under the protection of the Russian Tsardom for almost a year, and Moscow views the Poles' actions as aggression directed, among other things, against Russia. True, by taking the Ukrainians under his protection, Russian Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich does not expect a protracted conflict with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. However, things turn out differently. The Russo-Polish War will be one of the most difficult and grueling for all its
participants...
After watching this episode, you will learn: why did the Russo-Polish War
last for 13 years? How did Sweden and the Crimean Khanate end up among its participants? And what role did copper coins play in the history of this military conflict?
Learn about this and much more in this episode of the "Russian History" project.