POLITYKA RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ WOBEC MOSKWY W LATACH 1672–1699
THE POLICY OF THE POLISH-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH TOWARDS MOSCOW, 1672–1699
Author(s): Artur KijasSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, International relations/trade, Evaluation research, 17th Century, The Ottoman Empire, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Commonwealth’s eastern policy; Andrusovo; John III Sobieski; Ottoman threat; military alliance with Russia; permanent peace treaty;
Summary/Abstract: A fundamental transformation of the Polish-Russian relationship occurred in the second half of the 17th century. The war begun in 1654 ended in 1667 with the Truce of Andrusovo, when the palatinates of Smolensk, Chernihiv and the Left-Bank Ukraine were ceded to Moscow. Andrusovo represented a major turning point in the Polish-Russian relationship. Not only did the Commonwealth irretrievably lose its eastern lands, but the outcome confirmed the Russian ascendancy in the field of bilateral relations. The danger from the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate to Central and Eastern Europe led to Russia becoming a major member of the anti-Turkish coalition. The issue of an alliance with Russia against Turkey became of particular relevance during the reign of John III Sobieski.
Journal: Prace Historyczne
- Issue Year: 146/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 319-329
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish