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Topic: Ingrian War, or Russo-Swedish War of 1610-17

Ingrian War, or Russo-Swedish War of 1610-17

Years: 1610 - 1617

The Ingrian War between Sweden and Russia, waged between 1610 and 1612 can be seen as part of the Time of Troubles; it is mainly remembered for the attempt to put a Swedish duke on the Russian throne.

It ends in 1617 with a large Swedish territorial gain in the Treaty of Stolbovo, which lays an important foundation to Sweden's Age of Greatness, when it emerges as one of Europe’s Great Power.

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― George Orwell, 1984 (1948)