The Livonian War: The Forgotten Victories of Ivan the Terrible 1558–1561

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In January 1558, the regiments of Ivan the Terrible crossed the Russian-Livonian border. The tsar intended to recover from the Livonians the “Yuryev tribute” they had promised, but never paid, to achieve the abolition of discriminatory measures against Russian merchants, to open the gates to the West in order to receive technology, invite specialists, and buy raw materials that were not available in Russia. For three years, the Baltics were engulfed in the flames of the war, which soon became known as the Livonian. Russian rati defeated the Livonian Confederation, and its territory was divided among powerful neighbors...
The history of the forgotten, but victorious for Ivan IV military campaign of 1558-1561, despite its great importance for the entire subsequent history of not only Russia and the Baltic states, but also Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, is still poorly understood, replete with stereotypes and myths. NEW BOOK by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor V.V. Pensky is a real chronicle of military operations in Livonia and the most difficult diplomatic struggle for the “Livonian heritage”. The winter campaign of 1558, the capture of Narva and Derpt (Yuriev), the feat of the small Russian garrison of the Ringen castle, the siege of Marienburg and Fellin, the battles of Tirzen 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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Publication language: Russian

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