The Great Northern War. Shkvarov A.G.

The Great Northern War lasted more than twenty years - from 1700 to 1721. Its result was the transformation of Sweden into a secondary power and the emergence of the Russian Empire with the capital of St. Petersburg. But few people think that the Northern War was only an episode - although the most bloody - almost a seven -hundred -year confrontation of Russians and Swedes. In the book of Alexei Shkvarov, written in the footsteps of research in the Swedish archives and based on the latest research of the Scandinavian and Russian historians, it is told not only about battles, tactics, strategies, the organization of the armies of the confrontation of the parties, but also about what preceded and accompanied by military operations, The internal motives of the actions of Peter I and Charles XII are opened. For the first time, clashes in Finland and Russian landings in Swedish territory are described in detail. And this book is a real feast of exact numbers, which means an invaluable source for those who are deeply interested in military history.

Alexey Shkvarov is a candidate of historical sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (University of Helsinki).