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Warfare, loyalty, and rebellion : the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Great Northern War, 1709-1717 /

This book examines the politics of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the crucial period between the Russian tsar Peter the Great's victory over Sweden at the battle of Poltava and the 1717 Silent Sejm, the Polish-Lithuanian parliament's session which is traditionally seen as responsible...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Šapoka, Mindaugas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2018.
Subjects:
Lithuania (Grand Duchy) > History.
Northern War, 1700-1721.
Lithuania (Grand Duchy) > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • Warfare
  • The council of Warsaw
  • Efforts to continue the war
  • The Lithuanian budget
  • Local politics
  • Between loyalty and rebellion
  • Russian influence
  • The internal struggles
  • Fatal decision
  • Rebellion
  • The Confederation of Vilnius
  • Nationwide uprising
  • Constructing the peace agreement
  • Conclusions.