Russo-Polish War
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The Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667, also known as the Thirteen Years' War, was a major conflict between Russia and Poland for control of Ukraine. The war began when Russia accepted the Pereyaslav Agreement, a proposal to annex Ukraine made by Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, who had led a revolt against Polish rule.1
Control of Ukraine shifted multiple times during the war, with inhabitants divided in their allegiances. The conflict concluded with the Truce of Andrusovo in 1667, which divided Ukraine along the Dnieper River. Russia received the eastern portion of Ukraine, along with the cities of Kyiv and Smolensk. This truce was later confirmed by a treaty in 1686.1
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UkraineThe Khmelnytsky insurrectionMoscow now entered the war against Poland. No decisive breakthrough occurred, however, despite occasional joint victories, and Khmelnytsky became increasingly disillusioned with the Muscovite alliance. There were disputes over control of conquered territory in Belarus and conflicts over Russian interference in internal Ukrainian affairs. Especially galling to the hetman…
Read MoreMoscow now entered the war against Poland. No decisive breakthrough occurred, however, despite occasional joint victories, and Khmelnytsky became increasingly disillusioned with the Muscovite alliance. There were disputes over control of conquered territory in Belarus and conflicts over Russian interference in internal Ukrainian affairs. Especially galling to the hetman…
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Afanasy Lavrentyevich Ordyn-Nashchokin…territorial distribution, and pursued his war against Poland until 1666, when he commissioned Ordyn-Nashchokin to conclude a peace settlement with Poland. After eight months of negotiations, Ordyn-Nashchokin and the Poles agreed upon the Truce of Andrusovo (January 1667), which placed those parts of Ukraine east of the Dnieper River, as…
Read More…territorial distribution, and pursued his war against Poland until 1666, when he commissioned Ordyn-Nashchokin to conclude a peace settlement with Poland. After eight months of negotiations, Ordyn-Nashchokin and the Poles agreed upon the Truce of Andrusovo (January 1667), which placed those parts of Ukraine east of the Dnieper River, as…
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