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The Battle of Poltava (8 July 1709) was the decisive victory of Peter the Great (Peter I of Russia) over the Swedish Empire forces under Field Marshal Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld , in one of the battles of the Great Northern War . It was the beginning of the Swedish Empire's decline as a European great power, while the Tsardom of Russia took its place as the leading nation of north-eastern Europe. ...
Great Northern War 1700-1721. Prisoners of war and their descendants in Russia. There were many non-ethnic Swedes. From the Baltic States, Ingermanlandia (Kexholm, Vyborg, Narva, Noteburg (Oreshka), Nyenskans). Joining projects: in the project page, click "Actions" > "Join project". This also includes Swedish soldiers who were captured in Poltava, Russian Empire during the great Northern wa...